Tomato 'Yellow Perfection'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Yellow Perfection'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Yellow Perfection 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 Yellow Perfection likes to be in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Yellow Perfection from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Sow 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 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 Yellow Perfection about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Yellow Perfection

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 Yellow Perfection is a tender plant.

Harvesting Yellow Perfection

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

Yellow Perfection folklore & trivia

An English heirloom that dates back to the 1890’s.