Trailing Sunstripe F1 has prominent gold stripes adorning these wonderful oval toms. They have a vigorous cascading growth particularly well suited to hanging baskets and containers – the perfect way to show them off to everyone. And be prepared for a new irresistible favourite with tangy acidity balancing the natural sweetness for a mouthwatering bite. Semi-determinate.
SOW: start in spring 5-7 weeks before you plan to plant out, 1.5mm deep in good seed compost, germination takes 7-14 days at 24°C Transplant, when large enough, to small pots and grow on in cooler well-lit conditions.
GROW: the vigorous cascading growth is particularly well suited to hanging baskets, patio containers or over the edge of a raised bed. Harden off before placing outside after all risk of frost has passed. Feed regularly once they start to fruit.
EAT & ENJOY: as beautiful to look at as they are delicious – gorgeous red oval toms with golden sun stripes!
So what does ‘semi-determinate’ mean?
It is not quite the same as a determinate!!!
In practice you have a variety that, like a determinate, has a push of fruiting and then continues fruiting quietly and slowly over the rest of the season (a bit like an indeterminate). The ‘branches’ that grow do not necessarily end in a terminal truss as a determinate variety will do.
The plants stay fairly compact, not quite as restricted as a determinate but nothing like the sprawling ramble of an indeterminate left to do its own thing can achieve, somewhere around 120cm… for Trailing Sunstripe you are needing to think how far those trusses may trail down…perhaps lift the containers onto a wall, use window boxes or put those hanging baskets to use.
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