General Information:

  • Category- Vegetable
  • Binomial Name- Solanum lycopersicum
  • Common Names- Tomato, Tomate
  • Spread- 24-30 inches**
  • Height- 30-35 inches**
  • Average Production- 3-5 Kg per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 75-100 days

 

Nutrition Values:

  • Calories: 18
  • Water: 95%
  • Protein: 1 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 3.9 grams
  • Sugar: 2.6 grams
  • Fiber: 1.2 grams
  • Fat: 0.2 grams
  • Minerals: Folate, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Chromium, Choline, Zinc, and Phosphorus.
  • Vitamins: A, K, B1, B3, B5, B6, B7, and vitamin C

*The values are standard average per 100 grams and might change a bit.

 

Environmental Requirements:

  • Soil-  Well-drained, sandy or red loam soils 
  • Soil Moisture- 25%
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- July-August and October-November
  • Components Needed for better growth- Phosphorous
  • Temperature range- 12-26 Celsius

 

Tips to Grow Tomatos:

  1. Arrange good quality tomato seeds.
  2. The soil should be evenly moist, but not wet or soggy.
  3. Sow the seeds in depth of 0.5 inches in the soil, and about 18 inches apart, we can seed multiple seeds at the same place to make sure at lease 1 plant comes at each spot.
  4. Tomatos need phosphorus, so use compost made by animal waste(cow or horse) during the seeding and when tomatos start appearing or find othe organic alternatives.
  5. Harvest time for tomatoes should ideally occur when the fruit is a mature and start turning red in color.

 

 

** The values are standard values but migh change a bit.

Vegetables, Fruits, Salad

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