Tomato 'Sugar Plum'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Sugar Plum'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Sugar Plum is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Sugar Plum requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.0 - 6.0 - it grows best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Sugar Plum from seed

Seed is sterile or does not come true to plant.

Ensure a distance of 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 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 Sugar Plum about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Sugar Plum

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 Sugar Plum is a tender plant.

Harvesting Sugar Plum

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.