Tomato 'Missouri Pink Love Apple'

Missouri Pink Love Apple likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Missouri Pink Love Apple is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Missouri Pink Love Apple needs a loamy soil with a ph of 5.0 to 6.0 (moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil).

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 12°C / 54°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Missouri Pink Love Apple about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplant out when around 15cm (6 inches) high.

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

Missouri Pink Love Apple is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in mid summer.

Grandpa Barnes grew this variety as decoration (since he didn’t think tomatoes could be eaten) during the Civil War. The variety has been in the Jennings family ever since.