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Old German Tomato:

heirloom tomato seeds Old German

A large sized meaty beefsteak type tomato with few seeds. Matures earlier than most beefsteak type tomatoes. Indeterminant with medium sized vine. Produces high quality tomatoes consistantly. Great for making tomato sandwiches. Start indoors 4 weeks before last spring frost. Transplant outdoors when temperature warms up significantly. Harden plant off properly before transplanting.

$3.00 (20 seeds) Old German Tomato

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How to grow heirloom tomatos?

Tomatoes is one of the favorite vegetables to grow in the home garden. This heirloom tomato variety has a great flavor. Tomatoes are heat loving plants, because of the amount of  time it takes for tomatos to produce, it is best to start them from seeds indoors in most regions. Tomato seedlings can be grown in stages, from plugs to seedlings to transplants. Check out how to grow plugs. Transplant the tomatoes to the garden after all danger of frost has passed, Tomato plants can benefit greatly from thinning out the suckers, this is true especially for inderterminant tomatoes. Plant an assorted varieties, you wil not only have the pleasure to tasting different tomatoes, you will also enjoy a longer harvest in most cases. For more information check out the following websites:
OSU Master Gardeners: Growing tomatoes in the home garden;
NDSU Extension Service: Tomatoes Q&A.