Purely Organic Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds - USDA Organic

Freshly Packed: These seeds are packed for the current growing season and will provide high germination rates next year as well.

Premium Packaging: All seeds from Purely Organic Products are packaged in individually styled packets ideal for gifts, storage or immediate use. Each packet displays the flower, vegetable, plant or herb variety on the front with instructions and plant facts on the back.

Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost date. Keep soil warm, around 75-degrees F, and moist. When seedlings emerge, provide heat and light during the day to promote growth. Before transplanting after the last frost, place seedlings outdoors for a few hours at a time, progressing to a full day, to harden them. When daytime temperatures have risen above 70-degrees F (night time 55-degrees F), transplant to a sunny spot with rich, moist soil, and supporting structures for vine growth. Water 1-inch per week. Feed every 4-6 weeks for production until the first frost.

For the best flavor, harvest fully grown, firm, ripe fruits, with a deep red almost purple color, by clipping the stem close to the fruit. Indeterminate vines continue producing tomatoes until the first frost.

Companion Planting: Not only do tomatoes and basil taste great together, they grow great together. Growing basil next to tomatoes will yield better tomato crops as well as repel bugs.