Tomato 'Floragold Basket'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Floragold Basket'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Floragold Basket 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. Planting Floragold Basket in loamy soil with a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 is ideal for as it does best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Floragold Basket from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date. Seeds saved from this hybrid variety are not likely to grow true to the parent plants.

Sow 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 2.60 feet (80.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

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

Transplanting Floragold Basket

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

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

As Floragold Basket is tender, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Harvesting Floragold Basket

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

Floragold Basket folklore & trivia

Designed by the University of Florida for basket/container production.