Tomato 'Aunt Lucy's Italian Paste'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Aunt Lucy's Italian Paste is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 5.5 and 7.5 as Tomato is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Ensure a distance of 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 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 Aunt Lucy's Italian Paste about 42 days before your last frost date.

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 Aunt Lucy's Italian Paste is a tender plant.

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

Originally from Italy via Toni Casell’s Aunt Lucy.