Tomato 'Dancing with smurfs'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Dancing with smurfs 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 Dancing with smurfs 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.

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.

Plant to first set of leaves to promote strong roots.

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

harvest when color has turned to red-orange and purple

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

If you leave a picked Indigo Rose tomato in sunlight up to one week after picking, you can turn all shaded areas purple.

Indigo Rose