Tomato 'Djena Lee's Golden Girl'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Djena Lee's Golden Girl is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 5.5 and 7.5 as Tomato is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Ensure a distance of 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 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 Djena Lee's Golden Girl about 42 days before your last frost date.

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 Djena Lee's Golden Girl is a tender plant.

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

This family heirloom dates back to 1929, when Djena Lee won 1st prize at the Chicago Fair 10 years in a row.¹

Family heirloom of Djena Lee since the early 1920’s. ‘Djena Lee’s’ tomato later won first prize at the Chicago Fair 10 years in a row! Introduced by SESE in 1987. Djena (pronounced ‘Zshena’) was part Indian and granddaughter of Minnesota financier Jim Lee. She grew this tomato in Minnesota and on moving to Illinois in 1929 gave started plants to Reverend Morrow (then 15 years old) who has since nurtured this variety and kept it alive.

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Chicago Fair, Chicago heirloom

¹ Tatians Tomato Base