Tomato ‘Téton de Vénus’: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
How do you sow 'Téton de Vénus' tomatoes under cover?
Prepare to sow your 'Téton de Vénus' tomato in warm conditions, in a bright, frost-free place. Plan roughly six to eight weeks before your intended planting date, according to climate and packet instructions. Use clean pots or a tray with drainage holes and fine seed compost. Moisten the compost before distributing seeds, leaving some space between them.
Cover seeds with about half a centimetre of compost and water gently to avoid moving them. Maintain steady warmth around 20 °C and light moisture. Let surplus water drain away. A lid can reduce drying before emergence, but ventilate it and remove it when seedlings appear. Give young tomatoes plenty of light then to limit stem elongation.
Once the first true leaves develop, move tray-sown seedlings into individual pots. Handle them by gently holding a leaf rather than the stem and keep roots moist. Continue measured watering and space pots apart as foliage expands. Pot on if roots fill the container before planting. Then gradually acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions while protecting them from cold nights.
How do you plant 'Téton de Vénus' 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 'Téton de Vénus' tomatoes?
