Tomato 'White beauty'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'White beauty'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that White beauty 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. Planting White beauty in loamy soil with a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 is ideal for as it does best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing White beauty from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 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 White beauty about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting White beauty

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

As White beauty is tender, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Harvesting White beauty

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

White beauty folklore & trivia

Reportedly introduced to the market in the 1850’s-1860’s.

Other Names for Tomato 'White beauty'

White snowball