Tomato 'Granny's Heart'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Granny's Heart'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

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

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 Granny's Heart is a tender plant.

Harvesting Granny's Heart

Granny's Heart folklore & trivia

Family heirloom. The grandmother crossed a beefstake and a plum tomato (of unknown parentage) to breed this tomato. Dates back at least to the 1950’s.