Tomato 'Black and Brown Boar'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Black and Brown Boar'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Black and Brown Boar 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. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.0 and 6.0 as Black and Brown Boar likes to be in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Black and Brown Boar 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 0.78 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 Black and Brown Boar about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Black and Brown Boar

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 Black and Brown Boar is a tender plant.

Harvesting Black and Brown Boar

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

Black and Brown Boar folklore & trivia

Hybridized by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms in California, USA.