Tomato 'Best Boy Hybrid'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Best Boy Hybrid'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Best Boy Hybrid 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. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.0 and 6.0 as Best Boy Hybrid likes to be in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Best Boy Hybrid from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 2.60 feet (80.0 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 Best Boy Hybrid about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Best Boy Hybrid

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 Best Boy Hybrid is a tender plant.

Harvesting Best Boy Hybrid

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

Best Boy Hybrid folklore & trivia

Hybrid created and released by Burpee Seed Co., USA.