Seeds
A striking, heat-tolerant loose-leaf lettuce with deep red, frilly edges.
This open-pollinated variety offers gardeners the chance to grow a continuous supply of beautiful, golden-yellow snacking tomatoes with traditional genetics. The fruits are exceptionally mild and sweet, featuring tender skins and a juicy interior that bursts with a refreshing, fruity flavor. They grow vigorously in warm weather and provide a bountiful harvest of sunny gems that look spectacular on a vegetable platter.
Light
Needs full sun, at least 6 to 8 hours a day, for strong growth and sweet fruit. Through peak summer, filtered afternoon light is kinder to the blossoms than harsh midday sun.
Water
Aim for a deep soak every 2 to 3 days in the ground, and daily for containers once temperatures climb. Even moisture prevents cracking and blossom end rot, and watering at the base keeps the leaves dry.
Humidity
Normal garden humidity is fine. Warm, damp, still air invites blight and leaf spot, so give each plant space, remove lower leaves and avoid wetting the foliage in humid coastal weather.
Temperature
Grows well across roughly 15 to 35 C, which covers most of the year on the plains, and sets fruit best in the milder 18 to 32 C stretch. Even in 35 C+ weather they hold up well in shade with mulch and regular water, though blossoms may fall until temperatures ease. Start seed in late winter or late summer to time flowering outside the peak heat.
Pets and children
Ripe tomatoes are safe for people and the ASPCA lists ripe fruit as non-toxic to pets. Solanine and tomatine in the leaves, stems and green fruit make the plant toxic to dogs, cats and horses, with signs including hypersalivation, stomach upset and weakness.
Soil
Prefers fertile, free draining soil that is neutral to mildly acidic. Mix plenty of compost or vermicompost into garden soil, with some cocopeat in pots, and use a large container of at least 20 litres.
Fertilizer
A steady, measured feeding routine works best. Give a tomato fertiliser low in nitrogen at planting, at fruit set and after the first harvest, so the plant makes fruit rather than excess foliage. Open pollinated plants vary a little from plant to plant, and you can save seed from your best fruit for next season.
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