Tomato 'Pink Accordion'

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Pink Accordion is thought of as tender, so it is really important to plant out well after your last frost date. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.0 and 6.0 as Pink Accordion likes to be in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Sow at a depth of approx. 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) and aim for a distance of at least 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) between Tomato plants. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

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

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 Pink Accordion is a tender plant.

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

Heirloom. This variety is AKA Zapotec pink pleated, AKA Zapotec Pink, AKA Zapotec pleated pink.
Pink accordion is a modern marketing name for the very same heirloom Zapotec tomato.

Pink accordian

Zapotec pink pleated, AKA Zapotec Pink, AKA Zapotec pleated pink, Zapotec