Tomato 'Vita Gold'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Vita Gold'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Vita Gold 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 5.5 and 7.5 as Tomato is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Vita Gold 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 Vita Gold about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Vita Gold

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 Vita Gold is a tender plant.

Harvesting Vita Gold

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

Vita Gold folklore & trivia

Hybrid from the USA.