Tomato 'Legend'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Legend'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Legend is thought of as tender, so remember to ensure that temperatures are mild before moving outdoors. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.0 and 6.0 as Legend likes to be in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Legend from seed

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 2.60 feet (80.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

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

Transplanting Legend

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 Legend is a tender plant.

Harvesting Legend

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

Legend folklore & trivia

Developed by Dr. James Braggett of Oregon State University, and released in the 1970’s.

Misspellings of Tomato 'Legend'

Oregon Spring

Other Names for Tomato 'Legend'

Oregon Improved, Oregon Legend, Legend Bush

Footnotes

1 http://store.tomatofest.com/Legend_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0285e.htm