Tomato 'Lambert's General Grant'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Lambert's General Grant 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 Lambert's General Grant likes to be in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

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 Lambert's General Grant 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 Lambert's General Grant is a tender plant.

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

Resurrected in the mid-90s by Williams Woys Weaver of Paoli, Pennsylvania, who found an unknown large pink tomatoes growing in an area of Pennsylvania where Lambert’s General Grant tomatoes used to be grown, he thought this may have been the Lambert’s General Grant tomato and labeled it such.¹

General Grant

¹ Lambert’s General Grant – Tatiana’s TomatoBASE