Assortment of 3 tomato plants "Coups de Coeur des producteurs" AB

This pack gives you the chance to discover 3 tomato varieties that are among our growers' favorites for the 2023 season: the Carbon Mid-Season Black Tomato, the Taxi Yellow Early Yellow Tomato and the Canestrino Di Lucca Mid-Season Red Tomato.

• The Taxi Yellow Early Yellow Tomato is a very hardy variety, with firm, bright yellow fruit of variable shape. They weigh from 50 to 250 g, and their flavor is highly appreciated. The variety has a compact growth habit of less than 1 m. It's the favorite of Gregory Gauthier, a grower based in the Périgord region: "Although the Taxi Yellow tomato has firm flesh, it's not suitable for coulis, but it's great for salads. Whether in the field, where it stands out for its earliness, or on the plate, where it also stands out in the mouth, it has all the attributes I'm looking for: sweet, juicy, thin skin and little or no acidity (just what's needed), not to mention a very original lemon-yellow color. "

• The Canestrino Di Lucca Mid-Season Red Tomato is an old variety with red, pear-shaped fruits weighing around 250 g, with more or less contrasting veins, and very good keeping qualities. It's Gregory Gauthier's other favorite: "This old Italian variety is extremely versatile and a winner everywhere! In cultivation, it's very vigorous, productive and hardy, it has an atypical ribbed pear or "little basket" shape, and in cooking it's a real Swiss Army knife, provided it's harvested when fully ripe. Cut raw in salads, it reveals both the typical flavor of a red tomato and a sweet, Rose de Berne-like taste with less water. Sometimes hollow, its dense flesh also makes it perfect for stuffing or making coulis, in short, it ticks all the boxes!!! "

• The Mid-Season Carbon Black Tomato is one of the blackest tomato varieties. The fruits are flattened and smooth, with very dark red-brown flesh. They are not sensitive to bursting. The flavor is exceptionally rich and fruity. Maxime, producer at Cotylédon in Ariège, has fallen in love with this tomato: "It's by far my favorite black tomato! It grows very well outdoors, is very productive, fleshy and resists bursting! It's tasty, with a slightly smoky taste. Carbon is ideal for making sauces or salads! "

How to grow tomatoes?

Plants can be moved to the open ground after the end of the frosts, from mid-May onwards.

Growing tips

Fertile, well-drained, sunny soil is ideal for transplanting, leaving a distance of 50 cm on all sides. Successful planting depends on abundant watering at the time of planting.
To allow tomatoes to acclimatize to outdoor conditions, we recommend taking them outside for 4 to 7 days before planting them in the garden or in a pot.

For more information, see our guide to transplanting tomato plants.

How to avoid tomato diseases?

To limit the risk of fungal diseases such as mildew, it is advisable not to water heavily and to avoid wetting leaves and flowers. Mulching tomato plants keeps the soil moist.

Solanaceae need light and heat to produce. In cool climates, it's best to grow them under cover and, depending on the soil, to water them regularly.

When and how to harvest tomatoes?

These varieties are harvested from June to October. Harvest ripe fruit with a spinet.

What companion plants for tomatoes?

Cherry tomatoes will do well alongside :

• Cabbage ;
• Lettuces ;
• Marigolds ;
• Cucumbers ;
• Tagetes ;
• Chives ;
• Basil

And stay away from :

• potatoes ;
• eggplant.

Shipment and delivery of Coup de cœur des producteurs tomato assortment

• Orders are dispatched Monday to Thursday.
• Shipment to mainland France only.
• Shipping cartons designed for optimal plant protection.
• Free shipping does not apply to plants.