Tomato 'Northern Lights'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Northern Lights'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Northern Lights 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 Northern Lights 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 Northern Lights about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Northern Lights

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 Northern Lights is a tender plant.

Harvesting Northern Lights

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

Tomato Northern Lights Etymology

Heirloom from alaska

Misspellings of Tomato 'Northern Lights'

Northern Light, North Light