Heirloom Tomato Vegetable Seeds Packet
Heirloom Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a single heirloom variety with classic, old-fashioned tomato flavor for slicing, sauces, and fresh eating. Plants are tall and need full sun, warmth, and support. Seeds are non-GMO and vacuum-sealed for freshness.
- Plant type: Annual (perennial in frost-free climates)
- Height: 5-8 ft
- Sun: Full sun (6-8+ hours a day)
- Days to germination: 6-8
- Days to harvest: 80-100
- Sowing depth: 1/4 in, at 75-85F
- Spacing: 24-36 in between plants, 36-48 in between rows
- Soil: Rich, loamy, well-drained, pH 6.0-6.8
- Packet: About 50 seeds
How to Grow Heirloom Tomatoes from Seed
Sowing and Germination
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost, 1/4 in deep. Harden seedlings off for 7-10 days, and plant outdoors only after the last frost.
Care and Harvest
Give plants cages, stakes, or a trellis. Water 1-2 in a week at soil level, avoiding overhead watering, and keep moisture even to prevent blossom end rot. Feed with a balanced fertilizer, mulch, and harvest at full color with slight give under gentle pressure. To save seed, ferment it in water for 2-3 days, rinse, dry thoroughly, and store somewhere cool and dry.
Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.6" x .1"
Weight: 1.6 hrs
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Standard paper seed packets are permeable to oxygen and moisture -- the two primary causes of seed degradation. Most paper-packaged seeds begin losing germination viability after approximately one year, contributing to significant garden-industry waste: packets purchased, not planted, expired, discarded. Shido Seeds are hermetically vacuum-sealed. The packet does not expire quietly in a drawer. It waits.
Every Shido seed packet is illustrated in the style of Japanese 1910s woodblock printing -- designed and drawn in-house by Chive, the Toronto ceramics studio that has been exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in London every year and does not, as a matter of principle, sell to big-box retailers. Customers collect the packets as a series. This was not the original plan.
