Tomato 'Hillbilly'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Hillbilly'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Hillbilly likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Hillbilly is thought of as tender, so it is really important to plant out well after your last frost date. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.0 and 6.0 as Hillbilly likes to be in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Hillbilly from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Sow at a depth of approx. 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) and aim for a distance of at least 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) between Tomato plants. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Hillbilly about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Hillbilly

Transplant out when around 15cm (6 inches) high.

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Hillbilly is a tender plant.

Harvesting Hillbilly

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

Hillbilly folklore & trivia

Originally from the hills of West Virginia, USA. Reportedly from the 1880’s.