Andean Red Tomato AB plants

Grow the organic Andean Horned Tomato, or Andine Cornue, a mid-season variety. With its elongated, pepper-like fruits (15-18 cm) and delicious, firm, dense flesh renowned for its flavor, this semi-determinate-growing variety promises a generous harvest.

Ideal for making tomato coulis!

How to grow the Andean horned tomato?

Grow your tomatoes in fertile soil, rich in organic matter, and choose a sunny spot sheltered from strong winds.

• Start tomato seedlings between February and April, depending on the climatic conditions in your region.
• Use a suitable container, such as a small bucket, box or honeycomb tray, and high-quality organic sowing soil.
• Sow the seeds at a depth of 0.5 cm in a warm, well-lit spot.
• Harden the seedlings before planting in the garden.
• Plant the tomatoes in well-amended soil in a sunny spot, 50 cm apart in all directions.
• Prune indeterminate plants.
• Mulch plants generously.
• Use a variety of natural fertilizers.
• Water regularly, especially for this variety, which is sensitive to apical necrosis.

When to transplant Andean Cone tomato plants?

Tomato seedlings should be planted out in the vegetable garden when the risk of frost has passed, which in many French regions means around mid-May, during the period known as the "Saints de Glace". Ideally, the outside temperature should not fall below 10°C when the young plants come out.

When to harvest Andean Cone tomatoes?

Cornue des Andes, or Andine Cornue, tomatoes can be harvested 75 days after transplanting, then regularly throughout the season.

Tomato diseases and pests

In many vegetable gardens, tomato diseases are legion. All it takes is a rainy summer or fungus in the soil to wipe out the crop, but downy mildew and chlorosis are not inevitable.

The most common tomato diseases, caused by fungi or deficiencies, include :

• downy mildew ;
• powdery mildew
• apical necrosis ;
• botrytis ;
• Alternariosis ;
• chlorosis.

Tomato companion plants

Tomatoes will thrive near :

There are a number of useful associations with tomatoes, notably to repel insects and other pests to prevent disease, but also to save space in the vegetable garden or improve the taste of tomatoes.

Crops to combine with tomatoes include

• cabbage ;
• carrots ;
• radish ;
• beet ;
• lettuce
• aromatic plants in general and basil in particular;
• flowers, specifically carnations and marigolds.

Shipping and delivery of Conue des Andes tomato plants

• Orders are dispatched from Monday to Thursday.
• Shipment to France only.
• Shipping cartons designed for optimum protection of plants.
• Free shipping does not apply to plants.