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Heirloom Tomato Double Pack - Alicante & Black Cherry, 30 seeds of each.
Heirloom Tomato Alicante
Early greenback free fruit of excellent quality. High yielding and the red coloured fruits have a very good flavour.
Suitable for cold glasshouse or outdoor production. A classic, tried and tested older tomato variety, bred in England, UK.
The Heirloom Tomato Alicante is better described as a greenback free improved version of another old English favourite heirloom called Moneymaker.
Indeterminate (cordon).
Alicante has a RHS AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT.
"Good shape; heavy crop of
attractive fruits which ripen well"
The AGM criteria.
Intended as a practical guide for
the gardener, the AGM is awarded
only to plants that are:
• excellent for ordinary use in
appropriate conditions
• available in the trade
• of good constitution
• essentially stable in form and
colour
• reasonably resistant to pests and
diseases
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Heirloom Tomato Black Cherry.
Indeterminate (cordon).
Strong Indeterminate tomato. You will adore this blackish-purple skinned, cherry tomato with dark red flesh,
Sweet and juicy fruits are produced in abundance throughout the summer.
Ideal for greenhouse growing, or outdoors in a sunny spot.
The colour itself gives an interest to your vegetable garden, and your summer salad will be colourful and
delicious too with this tomatoes somewhat sweet, rich and distinguished flavour.
Strong growing plants can fruit earlier than other cherry tomatoes.
I believe it to be origianlly of Russian origin that has now become a firm favourite grown in many countries,
time and time again.