Tomato 'Porter's pride'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Porter's pride'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Porter's pride is thought of as tender, so it is really important to ensure that the outside temperature is well above freezing before planting or moving outdoors. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 as Tomato is a moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil loving plant.

Growing Porter's pride from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Look to ensure a distance 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Porter's pride about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Porter's pride

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 Porter's pride is a tender plant.

Harvesting Porter's pride

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

Porter's pride folklore & trivia

Commercial heirloom developed by Porter Seed Co.

Other Names for Tomato 'Porter's pride'

Improved porter