Tomato 'Fantome du laos'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Fantome du laos'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Fantome du laos 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 5.0 and 6.0 as Tomato is a moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil loving plant.

Growing Fantome du laos from seed

Start 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 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Fantome du laos about 49 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Fantome du laos

Transplant seedlings when they have been hardened off and are 6" high. Plant to first set of leaves to promote strong root growth.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Fantome du laos is a tender plant.

By our calculations, you should look at planting out Fantome du laos about 7 days after your last frost date.

Harvesting Fantome du laos

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

Tomato Fantome du laos Etymology

Fantome Du Laos is French of “Ghost of Laos”.

Fantome du laos folklore & trivia

There is a Laotian tale about this tomato:
On the nights of full moon, the villagers deposit it on the edges of the windows and if the tomato becomes fluorescent, a ghost is not far.

Misspellings of Tomato 'Fantome du laos'

Fortune Du Laos

Other Names for Tomato 'Fantome du laos'

Ghost of laos