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tomato (beefsteak) 'Marmande'

beefsteak tomato or Solanum lycopersicum 'Marmande'

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A Provencal favourite, ‘Marmande’ is a large-fruited, later-fruiting heritage tomato with irregular scalloped, beefsteak red fruits. The plant is a prolific producer of large, juicy, meaty and excellent flavoured fruits for use in salads and savoury dishes.

How to care for tomato Marmande:

Support plants as they grow by tying the main stem to canes or string, and regularly pinch out side-shoots to focus energy into fruiting. Keep soil consistently moist and feed weekly with a high-potash fertiliser once flowers appear.

Towards the end of the season, to help ripen any remaining fruit, lift the plants off supports and lay them flat in a sunny, sheltered spot, ideally under a cloche to retain warmth.

Sowing instructions:

From February to May, sow 1cm deep in trays or two seeds per pot selecting the strongest seedling on germination. This takes one to two weeks and is best done at 64°F (18°C), ideally in a heated propagator, or covered with a clear plastic bag and placed on a warm windowsill. Use multi-purpose compost, to cover seeds.

Plant out in a greenhouse from March or outside once the risk of frost has passed.
Eventual height:
1.5m
Eventual spread:
1m
Position:

Full sun

Rate of growth:

Fast-growing

Soil:

Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost

Hardiness:

Frost tender

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