Tomato 'Walter's candy stripe'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Walter's candy stripe'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Walter's candy stripe is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Walter's candy stripe requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 - 7.5 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Walter's candy stripe 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 0.39 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 Walter's candy stripe about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Walter's candy stripe

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 Walter's candy stripe is a tender plant.

Harvesting Walter's candy stripe