Tomato 'Marianna's Peace'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Marianna's Peace'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Marianna's Peace 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. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 as Tomato is a moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil loving plant.

Growing Marianna's Peace 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 Marianna's Peace about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Marianna's Peace

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 Marianna's Peace is a tender plant.

Harvesting Marianna's Peace

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

Marianna's Peace folklore & trivia

Heirloom that originated in Czechoslovakia. Marianna, for whom the tomato is named, is reportedly escaped a round-up in her high school by Nazis and fled. It took her 10 years to rejoin her family, and shortly before her father died, he gave her these seeds.