Tomato 'Persimmon'
Tomato 'Persimmon'
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Solanum lycopersicum
- Rose –Orange persimmon coloured fruits
- One of the best tasting orange tomatoes in our taste tests
- Mild sweet flavour, meaty and with few seeds
- Vigorous plants produce good yields all season
- Cold tolerantHeirloom
- Indeterminate (vine)
- Chef favourite
Heirloom grown by Thomas Jefferson (USA) in 1781 originating in Russia. Produces 350 – 400g beautiful orange fruit that are juicy and meaty with sweet, complex flavours
Certified Demeter Biodynamic and Certified Organic
SEED COUNT: 10 approx.
Germination: Lot#19574 95% May 2025
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender Annual |
Full Sun | 70cm apart in rows 80cm apart |
1.5-2m | 6mm | 5-10 days @ 21-27 degrees |
80 days |
TRANSPLANT (recommended) – Start transplants 5- 6 weeks before planting date. Sow seeds 6mm deep, 4 seeds/2.5cm. Lightly cover. Keep mix at 23-28°C. Pot up into 5cm or larger cells after first set of true leaves appear. For growing transplants, maintain temperature at around 22°C during the day and 18°C at night
Harden off plants by slightly reducing temperature to 15-18°C and reducing water for 2-3 days before transplanting.
NOTE - Don't start too early—leggy, root-bound, or flowering transplants can cause stunting and reduce early production. Avoid exposing unprotected plants to consecutive nightly temperatures below 7°C.
