Tomato 'Kus Ali'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Kus Ali'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Kus Ali is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Kus Ali requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 - 7.5 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Kus Ali from seed

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 Kus Ali about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Kus Ali

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 Kus Ali is a tender plant.

Harvesting Kus Ali

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Tomato Kus Ali Etymology

Ali may mean tomato.

Kus Ali folklore & trivia

Obtained by the USDA from the Botanical Garden, Peiping [Beijing], Feb.24, 1931.1

Other Names for Tomato 'Kus Ali'

Early Kus Ali

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