White Tomato Seeds - Heirloom Organic Tomatoes

White Tomato Seeds - White Tomesol Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Heirloom tomatoes or white tomatoes are becoming increasingly popular, particularly among home gardeners and organic producers, since they tend to produce more interesting and flavorful crops.

PLANT INFORMATION:

Every heirloom variety is genetically unique and inherent in this uniqueness is an evolved resistance to pests and diseases and an adaptation to specific growing conditions and climates. With the reduction in genetic diversity, food production is drastically at risk from plant epidemics and infestation by pests. 

Many heirloom tomatoes are sweeter than red tomato.

Heirloom seeds can be easily collected and usually almost all seeds will continue to show the traits of the original seed because this family of tomatoes almost always self-pollinates. Dramatic cross-pollination may occur in the presence of pollinating insects during flowering.

Collecting heirloom seed is as easy as picking ripe tomatoes, chopping or mashing into a jar till less than half-full, filling with water, shaking from time to time and allowing to decompose for 1–6 days until seeds sink to the bottom, then rinsing until the seeds are clean, and drying.

This decomposition is beneficial because it discourages transmission of diseases to the seed, the drying promotes better germination, and because the seeds are easier to separate when they are clean.

PLANTING GUIDE:

Growing tomatoes from seed takes about six to eight weeks from sowing to transplanting.

Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. 

SHIPPING INFORMATION