Organic Cosmonaut Volkov Tomato SeedsLycopersicon lycopersicumGeneral Description: After seeing these beauties at a local tomato festival, we knew we had to learn more about them. The juicy red, luscious 8-10 fruits are perfectly shaped, and grow on short vines that remain healthy and vigorous when others have shut down. Named after the Russian cosmonaut, this variety will consistently produce a bumper crop of fruits with a rich, tomato flavor, even with areas with a shorter growing season. Plant Type: Determinate vinesHarvest: 72 Days to maturitySoil: Loose, organic, somewhat sandy soil that is well draining is the best for tomatoes.Soil Preparation: Tomatoes love heat. Cover the planting area with black or red plastic a couple of weeks before you intend to plant. Those extra degrees of warmth will translate into earlier tomatoes. (Mulch after the ground has had a chance to warm up. Mulching does conserve water and prevents the soil and soil born diseases from splashing up on the plants, but if you put it down too early it will also shade and therefore cool the soil.)Soil pH: Optimal soil pH is 6.0 to 6.5, however, 7.0 will work fine.Sun: Tomato seedlings will need strong direct sunlight to develop properly/Water: We can
