Tomato 'Big Sungold Select'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Big Sungold Select'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Big Sungold Select 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. Planting Big Sungold Select in loamy soil with a ph of between 5.5 and 7.5 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Big Sungold Select from seed

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 0.39 inches (1.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Big Sungold Select about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Big Sungold Select

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

As Big Sungold Select is tender, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Harvesting Big Sungold Select

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

Big Sungold Select folklore & trivia

De-hybridized by Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany, and released in the late 2000s.