Tomato 'Yellow lemon'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Yellow lemon'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

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

Growing Yellow lemon 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 Yellow lemon about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Yellow lemon

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 Yellow lemon is a tender plant.

Harvesting Yellow lemon

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Yellow lemon folklore & trivia

Collected from Karaj, Iran in January 1943 and donated to USDA in May 1943.

Other Names for Tomato 'Yellow lemon'

Yellow lemon heirloom, Lemon, Lemon heirloom, Lemon yellow