Tomato 'Amish Salad'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Amish Salad'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

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

Transplanting Amish Salad

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

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

Harvesting Amish Salad

Amish Salad folklore & trivia

Heirloom Amish variety.