Tomato 'Bloody Butcher'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Bloody Butcher'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Bloody Butcher is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Bloody Butcher requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.0 - 6.0 - it grows best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Bloody Butcher from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

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

Transplanting Bloody Butcher

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 Bloody Butcher is a tender plant.

Harvesting Bloody Butcher

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Bloody Butcher folklore & trivia

Introduced by K. Sahin, Zaden B.V. in 1998, Netherlands. Kees Sahin passed away in Oct 2006 but his wife Elizabeth continues running Sahin Seeds business.