Tomato 'Earliana'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Earliana'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Earliana is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Earliana needs a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Earliana from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Sow 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 12°C / 54°F.

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

Transplanting Earliana

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

Earliana is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting Earliana

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in early summer.

Earliana folklore & trivia

Developed by George Sparks of Salem, New Jersey and was first offered commercially in 1900 by Johnson and Stokes of Philadelphia. 1

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