Big Rainbow Tomato

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Botanical Name: Lycoperiscon lycopersicum 'Big Rainbow'
Height: 5-8 feet, Indeterminate
Spacing: 24 - 36 inches.
Depth: Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep. Transplant outdoors after any chance of frost is past. When transplanting, set the plant deep, up to the first true leaves, by digging a deep hole or trench. The stem will develop roots along its length.
Spread: 2 - 4 feet.
Sun/Shade: Full Sun.
Pollinator: Self pollinating.
Foliage: Green foliage.
Fruit: Stunning shades of gold to scarlet and everything in between. Giant fruits up to 2 lbs. have a rich balance of acids and sugars giving it a true old-fashioned taste.
Days To Maturity: 90 days from transplant

Form: Annual. Indeterminate (will grow and produce fruit until frost. These plants should be supported by stakes or tomato cages).
Flower Form: Small yellow flowers.
Soil Requirements: Well drained, humus enriched soil.
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate.
Seed Count: Approximately 30 seeds per packet.
Pruning: Prune by cutting out suckers (auxiliary shoots between the stems and the leaves) to produce larger fruit. Fruit also ripens earlier since the sun can reach it more easily.
Comments: A giant colorful beauty (some claim the most beautiful tomato you can grow)- in rainbow shades of gold to scarlet and everything in-between. This heirloom variety has extreme taste.

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Orders for general merchandise and gift certificates are typically shipped within 5 business days. Most times, orders having items with different shipping schedules are held in full until the entire order is ready to ship based on your grow zone.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

2017 Fall Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Blueberries	All Other Fruits	Perennials, Bulbs & Flowers	Trees & Shrubs	Encapsulated Earthworms & Lady Beetles	Seeds
1A-4B	9/20 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3
5A	9/20 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3
5B	9/20 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3
6A & 6B	9/20 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3
7A & 7B	9/20 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/13	6/20 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3
8A & 8B	9/20 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/13	6/20 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3
9A-10B	9/20 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/3	9/5 - 11/13	6/20 - 11/3	6/20 - 11/3
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Oct 30, 2017

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Please note that we cannot ship outside the 48 contiguous states.

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BEAUTIFUL MARBLED SLICES

Nov 22, 2013 | By Sylvester017

There is quite a wait til one of these tomatoes gets large enough to harvest. Mine never got stripes on the outside but mostly was yellow. However, there was red marbling in the center of the yellow slices which made a pretty plate display! Good sturdy germinated seedlings. Just be patient cause it takes a while for large fruit to form.

Great tomato

Sep 23, 2013 | By John Evenson

First time growin the rainbow tomato. Impressed by the size and qualith of the fruit. Multiple tomatos of 2 lbs with no pruning or fertlizer. Dry well, freeze just as good. All thumbs up. P.S. Ialways despised tomatos, not now.

Big Rainbow - true to description

Sep 23, 2013 | By Paul

Planted these for the first time this year. They are incredibly sweet and large. No problems with the plant - it is late Sept and there are still fruit on the plants with plenty of time left to ripen

Jersey Mike

Sep 11, 2013 | By Mike

I consistently have been getting tomatoes around 1.5 pounds. they are a very pretty color and are delicious. due to the very wet summer here in jersey, my plants have gotten some sort of fungus because they have been getting black spots

Best Tomato...

Jul 14, 2012 | By Kevin W. Skaggs

Ordered these seeds and grew the best tomatoes ever!..Several over a pound each and two pushing 2 lbs...Best tasting also on a good BLT!

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