Tigerella tomato: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
How do you sow 'Tigerella' tomatoes under cover?
Sow your 'Tigerella' tomato in a warm, frost-free place. Allow roughly six to eight weeks before your intended planting date, considering your climate and the bright space available. An unheated greenhouse may still be too cold at night. Use pots or a seed tray with drainage holes, filled with fine seed compost. Moisten the compost before spacing out the seeds, then cover them with about half a centimetre of compost.
Maintain steady warmth, around 20 °C, and light moisture. Water gently to avoid moving seeds and let surplus water drain away. A cover can reduce drying before germination, but ventilate it and remove it when seedlings appear. Give the young tomatoes plenty of light at this point so that they stay compact.
Once the first true leaves have developed, separate the seedlings and move each into an individual pot, gently holding a leaf rather than the stem. Keep roots moist during this operation. Continue measured watering and space pots farther apart as leaves grow. Before planting, gradually accustom the plants to outdoor air and sunshine, bringing them inside if nights are cold.
How do you plant 'Tigerella' tomatoes?
How to care for this plant
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Remove side shoots
If you train an indeterminate tomato on one or two stems, look for small shoots between a leaf and the main stem. Remove only those you do not want to keep, preferably while small, without removing flower trusses. Leave determinate bush tomatoes to branch naturally. If you do not know your variety's growth habit or prefer to let it grow freely, do not prune routinely. Between reminders, check new shoots when harvesting.
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Install plant supports
If your tomato variety needs support, fit a sturdy stake or string when planting. Tie the stem loosely and check ties as it grows. Bush varieties may not need staking.
How do you harvest 'Tigerella' tomatoes?
