Tomato 'Golden Sunrise'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Golden Sunrise'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Golden Sunrise 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. Golden Sunrise requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.0 - 6.0 - it grows best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Golden Sunrise from seed

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). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Golden Sunrise about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Golden Sunrise

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

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 Golden Sunrise is a tender plant.

Harvesting Golden Sunrise

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Golden Sunrise folklore & trivia

A plant of the same name was mentioned in a 1894 seed catalogue, but described as having bigger fruit. It is unknown if these two are related in any way.