Tomato 'Agona Local'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Agona Local 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. Agona Local requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 - 7.5 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Look to ensure a distance 0.78 inches (2.0 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.

Plant to 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 Agona Local is a tender plant.

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Seed is named for a city located in Ghana, where the seed was originally collected in a market.

Original seed came from a market collected in Agona, Ghana. Seed was then donated to Plant Gene Resources Canada in 1989 by a Mr. Agbale.¹

Agona

¹ Populuxe Seed Bank