Tomato Sorbet De Citron (Solanum lycopersicum) seeds

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Tomato 'Sorbet De Citron' (Solanum lycopersicum) seeds

Historical tomato variety from France. The light yellow fruits have a peach-like, matte surface.
Contents: Approx. 10 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: 1250

GTIN: 4250601206660

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‘Sorbet De Citron’ is a historical, French tomato variety. Its tomatoes are glowing, bright yellow with a matte surface, and have a rich, apricot-similar flavour. These plants are very fertile and grow over two metres in height.

Plant description

Species:	Solanaceae
Root system:	Heart roots
Flower colour:	Yellow
Fruit colour:	Gelb
Fruit form:	rund glatt
Growth habit type:	unbegrenzt wachsend
Region of origin:	France Europe Central Europe
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Climate:	Temperate Subtropical
Lifecycle:	Annual
Flowering months:	June July August September
Winter hardiness zones:	11 (4 bis 10 °C)

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	50 cm
Bad companion plants:	Peas Fennel Cucumber Potatoes Sweet Pepper
Good companion plants:	Marigold Basil Celeriac Lettuce Spinach Nasturtium Knoblauch Headed cabbage Kohlrabi New Zealand Spinach Parsley Radish Winter Radish
Row spacing:	80 cm
When to sow outdoors:
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	5-10 days
Water requirement:	High
Germination temperature:	22-28°C

Preculture at +22-28°C indoors from March. Temper the plantlets in May and plant into a greenhouse, tomato house, or outdoors (with rain protection. Tie up on struts or ribbons and pinch out regularly.
Loves a lot of sun and - as tomatoes are hard feeders - being given nutrients regularly.
Planting distance 50-100 cm

How to grow tomatoes from seed

Other names

Botanical name:	Solanum lycopersicum, S. esculentum, Lycopersicon esculentum, L. lycopersicum
German names:	Paradeiser, Paradeisapfel, Paradiesapfel, Goldapfel, Liebesapfel, Tomate
French names:	Tomate
English names:	Tomato
Spanish names:	Tomate, Tomatera, Jitomate
Italian names:	Pomodoro