Tomato 'Jack White'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Jack White'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Jack White 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 5.5 and 7.5 as Tomato is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Jack White from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Look to ensure a distance 0.78 inches (2.0 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 Jack White about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Jack White

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 Jack White is a tender plant.

Harvesting Jack White

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

Tomato Jack White Etymology

Named after Jack White, lead singer/guitarist from The White Stripes.

Jack White folklore & trivia

Developed by Alan Bishop of Hip-Gnosis Seed Development, Indiana, USA.


A stabilized cross between Great White, White Beauty and White Tomesol.