Tomato 'Aurora'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Aurora'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Aurora 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. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 as Tomato is a moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil loving plant.

Growing Aurora 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 Aurora about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Aurora

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 Aurora is a tender plant.

Harvesting Aurora

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

Tomato Aurora Etymology

Named after the Aurora Borealis in Siberia, where it was developed.

Aurora folklore & trivia

Russian commercial open pollinated variety.