Growth Type - Indeterminate (VINE)
Leaf Type - Potato Leaf.
Fruit Type - Beefsteak
Fruit Colour - Pink
Fruit Size - Large, 400-600g
Maturity Time - Mid to late Season, 85 days
Use - Fresh,Salad, Slicing, Grilling,Cooking.
Tomato Blue Ridge Mountain are large plants which yield well in good seasons but they can yield poorly in a poor season.
The fruits have a reputation for the excellence of their flavour. One of the best tasting of the pink varieties.
There is considerable variability in size.
They always do well in hot seasons and hot areas.
Tolerant of high humidity.
ORIGIN An Heirloom from the Blue Ridge Mountain area of North Carolina (USA).
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Seed Depth - 0.5cm
Plant Spacing - 50-75cm
Row Spacing - 1.2-2.0m
Planting Time - Tropical areas...All year round ...Subtropical areas...All year round ...Temperate areas....August to December ...Cool areas.........November to December
Do not over-water tomatoes.
Tomatoes do not need heavy feeding.
Provide strong support for vines