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Tomato Pepe F1 Seedlings

Solanum lycopersicum Pepe
Cherry Tomato

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Variety producing long and abundant clusters of 30 to 50 deep red, round fruits weighing between 20 and 30 g. Harvest from July to September.
Ease of cultivation
Beginner
Height at maturity
1.80 m
Spread at maturity
50 cm
Exposure
Sun
Soil moisture
Moist soil
Best planting time May
Recommended planting time April to June
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Description

The Pepe Tomato is a variety that produces long and abundant clusters of 30 to 50 round and deep red fruits weighing between 20 and 30 g. These small tomatoes have a delicious, very sweet and juicy flesh. You can reserve them for picnics or aperitifs with friends, but they are also well suited for salads or as accompaniments. This variety is very vigorous and particularly resistant to most tomato diseases. Plug plants are planted from May to June after the last frost when the plants have reached about 15 cm (6in). They can be harvested from July to September.

The Tomato is native to South America and Central America. Several varieties were already cultivated by the Incas long before the arrival of the Conquistadors. The term "Tomate" comes from the Inca word "Tomatl" and refers to both the plant and the fruit it produces. It is one of the many foods that came to us from the New World, along with beans, corn, squash, potatoes, and chili peppers. The Tomato took longer to reach our taste buds. For a long time, it was cultivated for its aesthetic and medicinal qualities, but it was considered toxic because of its resemblance to the fruit of the Mandrake, another Solanaceae. It only became a regular part of our tables from the beginning of the 20th century.

The Tomato is a perennial herbaceous plant in tropical climates, but it is grown as an annual in our latitudes. It lignifies over time and produces small, insignificant yellow flowers clustered in cymes that will turn into fruits. Tomatoes can be grown in open ground but can also be grown in containers on a balcony, with a preference for compact varieties.

It is a fruit vegetable that has many nutritional benefits. Low in calories like most vegetables, rich in water, it also contains a very interesting molecule: lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. It is also rich in vitamin C, provitamin A, and trace elements.

In terms of cooking, Tomatoes can be consumed raw or cooked in many ways: in salads or as appetizers, grilled, stuffed, marinated, preserved, or used in ratatouille or sauces... There are tomatoes of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Take advantage of this and grow several varieties in your vegetable garden to vary your enjoyment!

Harvesting: The harvest periods vary depending on the earliness: early varieties are harvested from 55 to 70 days after planting, mid-season varieties from 70 to 85 days, and late varieties beyond 85 days. Tomatoes should be picked when they have reached their final color and when their texture, while remaining firm, shows a slight softening. For better storage, be sure to pick the fruit with its calyx. Note that immature fruits, stems, and leaves contain solanine and should not be consumed.

Storage: The optimal storage temperature for tomatoes is between 10 and 15°C (50 and 59°F). Refrigeration is possible but alters the taste qualities of the fruits. For longer storage, tomatoes can be preserved by confit, drying, freezing, canning, or making jam. To confit them, cut your tomatoes in half and collect the juice. Place your half tomatoes face up on the baking sheet of your oven. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar, then bake at a very low temperature for at least one hour. Remove your tomatoes, store them in a glass jar, and cover with olive oil.

Gardener's tip: To limit watering, we recommend mulching the soil with thin successive layers of grass clippings, ideally mixed with dead leaves. This protection helps keep the soil moist and also reduces weed growth.

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Harvest

Harvest time July to October
Type of vegetable Fruit vegetable
Vegetable colour red
Size of vegetable Small
Interest Flavour, Nutritional value, Disease resistant, Very productive
Flavour Sugary
Use Table, Cooking

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.80 m
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate normal

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green
Product reference42331

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Planting and care

Tomato plants are easy to grow. Sunlight and warmth play a decisive role in the success of this cultivation. Tomatoes appreciate rich, well-drained and deeply loosened soil. A few months before planting, add well-rotted compost after loosening the soil. If your soil is heavy, add some sand at the time of planting.

First, let the plug plants grow by transplanting them into 8 to 10.5 cm (3 to 4in) buckets filled with compost. Then place them in a sunny and heated location: the temperature should never drop below 12-14°C (53.6-57.2°F), otherwise the foliage will turn yellow and the plant's growth will stop. When the plants reach a height of about 15 cm (6in), transplant them into open ground if the outside temperatures allow it.

Planting in open ground is done once the risk of frost is gone, usually after the "Ice Saints" in mid-May. Choose a very sunny and sheltered spot. Space the plants 50 cm (20in) apart in rows and 70 cm (28in) between rows if you prune them, or 1 m (0 or 3ft) in all directions for unpruned cultivation. Dig a hole (3 times the volume of the plug plant) and add some well-decomposed compost to the bottom of the hole. Plant your plant, which can be buried up to the first leaves, then backfill. Firm the soil, form a basin around the base and water generously. Be careful not to wet the leaves to protect your plants from fungal diseases.

Install supports (soon after planting to avoid damaging the roots). Mulch around the base of the plants. Water regularly as irregular watering can lead to calcium deficiency, resulting in commonly known apical necrosis or "blossom end rot".

Furthermore, tomatoes, like potatoes, are susceptible to late blight. This is a fungal disease caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans. Late blight develops in warm and humid weather. Small spots appear, white on the underside of the leaves and green-gray on the top. To reduce the risk, space the plants sufficiently and avoid watering the foliage. In terms of rotation, wait 4 years before cultivating a plant from the Solanaceae family in the same spot, and do not grow them in neighboring rows. If necessary, spray with Bordeaux mixture or preparations such as horsetail decoction or garlic purée.

Less common, tomato cultivation in pots is nevertheless possible by choosing varieties with small fruits and placing the pot in a very sunny location.

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Cultivation

Best planting time May
Recommended planting time April to June

Care

Soil moisture Tolerant
Disease resistance Very good

Intended location

Type of use Vegetable garden, Greenhouse
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Soil light
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), 130
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