Tomato 'White Wax'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'White Wax'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that White Wax 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.

Growing White Wax 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 White Wax about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting White Wax

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 White Wax is a tender plant.

Harvesting White Wax

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

White Wax folklore & trivia

Seed from William Woys Weaver, who obtained the seed from his Mennonite grandfather.