Tomato Rio Grande

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A vigorous bush variety forming meaty, firm, pear shaped deep red fruits averaging about 80-100g each in clusters.   Perfect for cooking sauces, juicing and slicing.  Good disease resistance. Mid-late. Determinate

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Tomato Rio Grande

Tomato Rio Grande. A vigorous bush variety forming meaty, firm, pear shaped deep red fruits averaging about 80-100g each in clusters.   Perfect for cooking sauces, juicing and slicing.  Good disease resistance. Mid-late. Determinate

Cultivation Advice Tomato Rio Grande

  • Sow in spring 1/16 inch deep.
  • Germination takes around 6-14 days at 65-75F.
  • Transplant the seedlings when large enough to handle into 3 inch pots.
  • Grow on under cooler conditions and when about 8 inches tall,
  • either plant in their growing position in the greenhouse
  • or gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions
  • and plant out 18 inches apart in a warm and sunny spot in moist,
  • fertile well drained soil and keep watered.