planting seeds for tomatoes Little Bing Tomato (60-65 Days) – Pinetree Garden Seeds

planting seeds for tomatoes Little Bing Tomato (60-65 Days) – Pinetree Garden SeedsLittle Bing is the ideal container tomato! It will flourish in smaller containers, growing 6 8 with a single plant and 12 18 in a mid sized, multi plant container. Compact, growing less than 24 with manageable, tidy growth; perfect for an apartment, balcony and other small growing spaces. Honestly one of the best tasting flavor filled red cherry sized tomatoes we have tried from such small plants, and the main reason we are offering this variety. They

Little Bing is the ideal container tomato! It will flourish in smaller containers, growing 6-8” with a single plant and 12-18” in a mid-sized, multi-plant container. Compact, growing less than 24” with manageable, tidy growth; perfect for an apartment, balcony and other small growing spaces. Honestly one of the best-tasting flavor-filled red cherry-sized tomatoes we have tried from such small plants, and the main reason we are offering this variety. They set and ripen over a period of a few weeks or more. A good one to start extra early for early-season fruits.

10 seeds

PLANTING

Solanum lycopersicum

Determinate

Germination: 7-14 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-85ºF.

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/4” deep

Starting Indoors: 6 weeks before the last frost. Provide 75-80ºF soil temperatures. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot, thin to the strongest seedling, or use the 20 Row seedling flat, transplanting into individual pots when seedlings get their 3rd set of leaves. Fertilize the seedlings every 7-10 days with a liquid or water-soluble fertilizer, diluted to ¼ of the suggested measurement. Transplant out after the last frost. Space 24-36" apart

Sowing Outdoors: Only in areas with very long growing seasons. Sow after the last frost. 

Harvest: When fruit is red (or color of the variety planted) and firm.

Tips: The Little Bing Tomato needs fertile well-drained soil, amended with compost and/or add organic fertilizer. Keep well watered for optimum growth. Mulching retains moisture and helps with disease. Planting seedlings deeper than they were growing in their pots helps make a stronger root system. Do not apply excessive nitrogen, which can promote excessive foliage and poor fruit set.