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Solanum lycopersicum 'Taiga'
Tomato, Taiga
Taiga is a large new "heart" tomato, bred by Karen Olivier (True North Tomatoes). Ripe fruits are large green hearts with marbling most prominent at the blossom end. Taiga is a vigorous and productive "potato-leaf" variety with wispy leaves -- producing ripe fruits approximately 75-80 days after transplant. Fruits have very few seeds.Excellent flavor as well as size and shape uniformity.
- Green-and-pink striped specialty tomato with dramatic shoulders
- Complex sweet, tangy flavor
- Indeterminate vine type
- Specialty slicer, beautiful on fresh tomato plates
- Category: Vegetables
- Breeder: Karen Oliver (Northern Gardener)
- Hardiness Zone: 10-11
- Height: 60-96 in
- Spread: 24-36 in
- Spacing: 24 in
- Temperature: 45 to 95°f
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist, Well-Drained |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Solanum lycopersicum 'Taiga'
Set tomatoes in full sun after nights stay above 50°F. Plant deeply, support with stakes or cages, mulch to reduce soil splash, and water evenly to prevent cracking and blossom-end rot. Harvest often to keep plants productive.