Tomato 'Carmello'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Carmello'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Carmello is thought of as tender, so it is really important to ensure that the outside temperature is well above freezing before planting or moving outdoors. Carmello requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.0 - 6.0 - it grows best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Carmello from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Look to ensure a distance 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

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

Transplanting Carmello

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 Carmello is a tender plant.

Harvesting Carmello

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Carmello folklore & trivia

The original hybrid plant came from France and was introduced in 1990. The open pollinated version comes from the United States.