Little Veggie Patch Heirloom Seeds - Tomato Tommy Toe

These vintage heirloom seeds are beautifully packaged and will add a touch of nostalgia and variety to your vegetable garden and dinner plate.

These vintage heirloom seeds are beautifully packaged and will add a touch of nostalgia and variety to your vegetable garden and dinner plate. Tomato burnley surecrop is a vegetable that prefers a sunny, well drained position. A great companion plant for marigold & basil.

When to plant (see zone map to find your zone):

Zone 1: October - December
Zone 2: August - December
Zone 3: August - January
Zone 4: April - July

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When to Plant (see zone map to find your zone):
Zone 1: October–December
Zone 2: August–December
Zone 3: August–January
Zone 4: April–July

Soil
Tomatoes are very nitrogen- hungry, so prepare the soil by integrating nitrogen-rich pea or broad bean plants into your soil as a green manure. Alternatively, mix compost and chook manure through your patch a fortnight prior to planting.

Soil pH Level 5.5–7.5

Position
Choose a sunny, well-drained spot in your patch, preferably a place you haven’t grown tomatoes in the previous season.

How to Plant
Propagate in seed trays. Tomatoes are suitable larger pots, but prefer an in-ground veggie patch. It’s recommended to pinch out the first side shoots to encourage plant growth.

Spacing 40–60 cm

Depth 0.5cm - 1cm

Companion Plants
Basil, Marigold

Australia has diverse climatic zones from the tropical far north to the cold of Tasmania so there may be some tweaking for where you live. In general, the cooler months with less harsh sun is the time for:

• beans, broad beans and peas
• bulbs like onion, shallots, garlic
• Brassicas like broccoli, broccolini, cauliflower
• tomatoes, eggplant
• root vegetables like radish, beetroot, turnip and potato
• spinach, salad greens, silverbeet
• herbs, chives, coriander, parsley.

MOST IMPORTANT TIP: Just do it! Don't get caught up in not knowing what to do. Put some seeds in pots in a sunny spot and give it a go. Learn as you grow. Keep the water up and fertilise fortnightly with liquid seaweed.