This stunning old fashioned heirloom variety produces lots of emerald green fruits with yellow stripes when ripe. A medium sized long paste type tomatoes with few seeds. The sweet slightly acidic taste and meaty flesh make an all round delicious tomato. Tomatoes are sausage shaped as the name suggests and can grow to a weight of 2-3 oz.
Very productive and early for an heirloom variety. Good old fashioned tomato taste with a slight zing. Great in a salad or perfect for cooking in sauces. 75-80 days.
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All Nimble NiteCap Seeds are:
• Heirloom
• Organic
• Non-GMO
• Open Pollinated
• Untreated
• US Grown
• growing instructions included
• Regular testing is conducted to uphold the highest germination standards, all the while employing appropriate seed storage techniques.
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• DIRECTIONS •
~ planting ~
Start tomatoes indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost of spring, sowing the seeds in a flat 1/4" deep and 1" apart. Keep the temperature at 70-75 degrees F until germination, as well as providing adequate light in a sunny window or under a grow light; keep the soil moist, but make sure drainage is adequate. When the second set of leaves emerges, transplant the seedlings into individual pots; bury the stems up to the lowest set of leaves to grow strongly rooted plants. A week before planting the seedlings outside, begin exposing them to the weather during the day to harden them; tomatoes cannot endure cold weather, and should not be transplanted outside until all threat of frost has passed. When the soil temperature reaches at least 70 degrees F, plant the seedlings in full sun and very rich soil; once more, bury the entire stem up to the lowest set of leaves. If providing a trellis, space the plants 2' apart, but if allowing the vines to spread, space the plants 3-4' apart. For companion planting benefits, plant tomatoes with carrots, onions and marigolds.
~ harvesting ~
Skin is green streaked with yellow, while the flesh is meaty and green. Test the ripeness of tomatoes by pressing them gently; the flesh should yield slightly. The mature color also indicates ripeness. Harvest tomatoes when fully colored and firm, defined by yellow stripes, revealing kiwi-like green flesh when sliced.. About 1 month before the average first fall frost, clip all blossoms and any undersized fruit off the plant. This will steer all the plant’s remaining energy into ripening what’s left.
