Tomato 'Malakhitovaya Shkatulka'

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

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 Malakhitovaya Shkatulka about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplant at about 6-inches tall. Plant to first leaves to promote strong roots.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Malakhitovaya Shkatulka is a tender plant.

This variety will turn a slight yellow shade when it is ready to be picked.

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

The name means Malachite Box in Russian, named after jewellery boxes made from the mineral that were popular in Russia during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Grown/bred in the Svetlana Farm in Russia, then test-grown in Siberia. These seeds were sent to Tatiana Kouchnareva in 2006, she then shared them the next year with SSE members.

Malachite Box, Malachite Green