Tomato 'Fargo Yellow Pear'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Fargo Yellow Pear 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. Fargo Yellow Pear 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.

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 Fargo Yellow Pear about 42 days before your last frost date.

Can be safely transplanted at 6-inches tall.

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 Fargo Yellow Pear is a tender plant.

By our calculations, you should look at planting out Fargo Yellow Pear about 14 days after your last frost date.

Expect harvests to start to occur in early summer.

Named ‘Fargo Yellow Pear’ after the city in which it was bred (Fargo, ND, USA), and from one of its parent plants (‘Yellow Pear’).

Bred in 1932 by Dr. AF Yaeger at the College of Agriculture in Fargo, ND. First released by McFayden’s Seeds in 1937.
Cross between [Bison]x[Yellow Pear]

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