Pure Vine Tomatoes
The ‘Slab of Seed’ is our original invention, handmade from a special blend of organically enriched super-soil and infused with the finest Heirloom seed sourced from expert farmers from around the world. The slab itself will hold water 3x longer than the soil it is planted in, is easy to space and plant and the added soil pro-biotics improve the growth of the plant and the taste of the harvest. This Slab of Seed will grow you two delicious heirloom* varieties of tomatoes – Principe Borghese & Moneymaker (*Heirloom seed is the purest & oldest seed on earth – read below why I chose this delicious variety)
- SPROUTS IN: 14 – 16 days
- HARVEST IN: 12 – 14 weeks
- PICK FOR: 8+ weeks
- GROWS ‘SOW’ MUCH: 5 block slab – 1 block yields = 80+ tomatoes
HOW TO GROW
HOW TO GROW
WHEN TO SOW?
WHEN TO SOW?
WHY I LOVE THIS HEIRLOOM
WHY I LOVE THIS HEIRLOOM
MONEYMAKER tomatoes are old English heirlooms that date back over 100 years to 1913. They are good producers and a much-loved garden variety today. They can continue to grow all summer, resulting in a long season of plenty of fresh tomatoes! It produces plenty of smooth, round, medium-size clusters of tomatoes. Moneymaker’ plants can grow up to two metres tall and produce in clusters of 6- ten fruits. As they ripen, ‘Moneymaker’ tomatoes turn deep red and weigh around 100 grams each. The tomatoes have a fruity flavour that is balanced with sweet and sour notes. At the end of each season, ‘Moneymaker’ tomato plants can be propagated using their own seeds.
TASTING NOTE: Sweet & Meaty
PRINCIPE BORGHESE tomatoes is an Italian heirloom that is famous for sun drying. Vines yield clusters of fruit in abundance. They have a thin skin and a thick, very meaty flesh that houses few seeds and little juice, with a rich classic tomato flavor. The crack-resistant fruit grows in clusters on hardy, fast-growing determinate plants, which spread laterally and ripen all at once. Principe Borghese tomatoes are a favorite for sun drying because they retain their color and flavor more than most other varieties. Principe Borghese tomatoes date back to the 1910s in southern Italy. The Spanish originally brought the tomato back to Europe after Cortez conquered Mexico City in the 16th century, and the climate in Italy allowed for many new varieties of tomato to develop with intense flavor. Principe Borghese is known to be heat tolerant and very hardy.
TASTING NOTE: Rich Classic Tomato flavour
