Tomato 'Grub's Mystery Green'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Grub's Mystery Green'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Grub's Mystery Green 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.

Growing Grub's Mystery Green from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Look to ensure a distance 1.62 feet (50.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

Transplanting Grub's Mystery Green

Plant to first leaves to promote strong roots.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Grub's Mystery Green is a tender plant.

Harvesting Grub's Mystery Green

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

Grub's Mystery Green folklore & trivia

David “Grub” Lockwood found this plant in Australia in 2005. The plant he found was regular leaf, but later plantings were potato leaf.1

Misspellings of Tomato 'Grub's Mystery Green'

Grubb’s Mystery Green

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