Tomato 'Thessaloniki'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Thessaloniki'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Thessaloniki 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. Thessaloniki needs a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Thessaloniki from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 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 Thessaloniki about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Thessaloniki

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 Thessaloniki is a tender plant.

Harvesting Thessaloniki

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

Tomato Thessaloniki Etymology

Early bearing, disease resistant, drought tolerant heirloom tomato from Greece

Thessaloniki folklore & trivia

Introduced in 1958 by Gleckner’s Seed Co to the North American market. Originally it came from Greece.

Misspellings of Tomato 'Thessaloniki'

Thassoloniki, Thessaloniki

Other Names for Tomato 'Thessaloniki'

Thessaloniki greek