Tomato 'Burnley Bounty'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Burnley Bounty'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Burnley Bounty 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. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.5 and 7.5 as Burnley Bounty likes to be in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Burnley Bounty from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 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 Burnley Bounty about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Burnley Bounty

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 Burnley Bounty is a tender plant.

Harvesting Burnley Bounty

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

Burnley Bounty folklore & trivia

Developed in Australia, possibly at the Melbourne Burnley Research Institute which was part of the Agricultural Department of Victoria. It no longer exists at Burnley.