Tomato Shirley F1 Seeds
Vegetable Seeds from Sow Seeds Ltd
Tomato Shirley produces medium sized red fruits that have a firm skin with a gorgeous sweet taste. Tomatoes are grown on short joints. One of our favourites for our greenhouse production and has good disease resistance. It is a cordon variety that requires 'pinching out' & 'topping off' but crops...
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Tomato Shirley produces medium sized red fruits that have a firm skin with a gorgeous sweet taste. Tomatoes are grown on short joints. One of our favourites for our greenhouse production and has good disease resistance.
It is a cordon variety that requires 'pinching out' & 'topping off' but crops early & heavily over a long period of time.
A great early variety that tastes delicious.
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Tomato Shirley Vegetable Seed Information
Seed Quantity: | Approx 10 seeds per pack. |
Site: |
Sunny, fertile but sheltered spot or in greenhouse/polytunnel.
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When to Sow |
February to April under cover.
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How to Sow: |
Sow seeds thinly in seed trays of seed & potting compost or 2-3 seeds in small pots and cover lightly with a little compost. Firm compost gently and water carefully. Keep in heated greenhouse / propagator at about 15-20C. Transplant into larger individual pots when 10cm tall. It is best to plant deeply to a depth of 0.5cm below the seed leaves - this helps to give a nice sturdy plant. This variety needs to be grown in a cold/slightly heated greenhouse in a large pot/greenhouse soil or grow bags.
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Care: |
Keep protected if frost is forecast with a fleece or a cloche. They require daily watering and feeding with a high potassium, tomato fertiliser once a week when the fruit has begun to set. 'Shirley' is a cordon plant that will require staking and support as it produces a heavy crop of tomatoes over a long period. Will require side shoots 'pinching out'.
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Harvest: | June to September. |
When to Sow Tomato Shirley Vegetable Seeds
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Shipping Information
All orders are dispatched the next working day and are delivered either via Royal Mail 2nd Class Delivery (3-5 working day service) or 48 Hour Parcel Courier (depending on size and weight). These delivery times shown are to be used as a guide and are not guaranteed.
Please note, we are unable to deliver seeds to countries outside the UK. Due to new BREXIT regulations, we can no longer supply to Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, sorry .
Click here to view our delivery charges.
All orders are dispatched the next working day and are delivered either via Royal Mail 2nd Class Delivery (3-5 working day service) or 48 Hour Parcel Courier (depending on size and weight). These delivery times shown are to be used as a guide and are not guaranteed.
Please note, we are unable to deliver seeds to countries outside the UK. Due to new BREXIT regulations, we can no longer supply to Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, sorry .
Click here to view our delivery charges.