Tomato 'Gary Ibsen's Gold'

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Gary Ibsen's Gold is thought of as tender, so remember to ensure that temperatures are mild before moving outdoors. Planting Gary Ibsen's Gold in loamy soil with a ph of between 5.5 and 7.5 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Aim to sow 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep and try to ensure a gap of at least 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 Gary Ibsen's Gold about 42 days before your last frost date.

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

As Gary Ibsen's Gold is tender, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

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

From Tomatofest.com (written by Gary Isben):*

Tomato seeds for this tall, leafy variety were sent to me in 1990 from a gardener in Boone County, WV who shared that he had been growing these, and a favorite red variety for 40 years. He was given the tomato seeds from his Uncle who had grown them in Tennessee. For the past several years I included them in my seed trials under the name “No Name #4”, and harvested the seeds each year from a few preferred fruits. In 2006 while eating some of this fruit just off the vine, I found myself so pleased with the flavor that I said to my wife, “Now this (slurp) is my kind of gold!” She suggested I call it “Gary Ibsen’s Gold,” harvest more tomato seeds, and share it with our friends. ¹

¹ Tomatofest.com