Tomato 'Beauty King'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Beauty King'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Beauty King 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. Beauty King requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.0 - 6.0 - it grows best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Beauty King 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 Beauty King about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Beauty King

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 Beauty King is a tender plant.

Harvesting Beauty King

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Beauty King folklore & trivia

Found on Brad Gate’s Wild Boar Farms, mostly likely a cross between Big Rainbow and another unknown variety.

Other Names for Tomato 'Beauty King'

Beauty King