Tomato Gandolf is a beautiful, attractive and unique variety of salad tomato. We also refer to this variety of tomatoes as regular tomatoes. According to some sources, this is a selection by grower Dean Slater from Michigan in America. A beautiful tomato with different colours. This plant produces an abundance of heart-shaped, red tomatoes with very striking golden stripes and spots. The tomatoes are also beautifully orange-yellow in colour with a striking pink-red blush. The shoulders have green stripes. The inside of these heart-shaped tomatoes is also red with golden stripes and spots. The leaves are also particularly beautiful. They are regular tomato leaves, but they are variegated in colour. The leaves are light cream white-yellow and dark green in colour. The tomatoes have a slight heart shape. The delicious, firm and juicy flesh is also two-toned. The flesh has many seeds and gel. The taste of the flesh is deliciously mild and sweet with a slight acidity. This mid-early plant is very productive. Tomato Gandolf combines a wonderfully attractive appearance with a delicious taste in a beautiful and unique way. This variety is highly recommended.
Use this tomato in salads, sauces, soups, on sandwiches, in ketchup and in all dishes with tomatoes. This tomato needs a lot of water, sunlight, warmth and support. Tomatoes contain a lot of vitamin C and Lycopene. The body takes this in better when the tomatoes are heated. Non hardy annual. Height: 120 - 150 cm.
Indoor sowing: February - April
Germination: 6 - 14 days
Germination temp: 20 - 25 °C
Sowing depth: 2 - 3 mm
Transplanting: when the seedlings are about 20 cm tall
Transplanting in garden: in May, after the last night frosts
Plant spacing: 45 - 50 cm
Planting position: sunny - sheltered (greenhouse)
Days till harvest: 60 - 90
Sow indoors from February on in trays filled with moist pottingsoil. Sow shallow and press the seeds gently in the soil, don't cover them with soil, because tomatoes are light germinators. Put the trays away somewhere warm at 20 - 25 °C and cover them with clingfilm or a lid. Keep the temperature as even as possible and don't let the temperature drop during the night. Keep moist, but not to wet to prevent rotting of the seeds. Remove the clingfilm or lid when the seedlings emerge. Transplant the seedlings to seperate pots approx. 10 days after emerging. Put them away a bit cooler at approx. 18 - 20 °C.
Harden the tomatoes of, from the middle of May, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrosts. Put the pots at a temperature of 15 - 18 °C for a week and reduce the amount of water for this week. Put the plants outdoors after this week on a sunny and sheltered plot with well draining soil or put them in a greenhouse. Make sure that there is no longer any nightfrost.
Tomatoes need some maintenance to ensure a good harvest. Give the plants a sturdy support with some sturdy and large bamboo sticks. Remove all suckers that will form in the axils of your plants. Remove all the leaves below the lowest hanging fruits by the end of July till the beginning of August. Remove all the leaves of all plants together with the tops of all plants from the end of August till the beginning of September to ensure the ripening of most of the green tomatoes. Harvest the tomatoes by cutting them with scissors. Tomatoes can't be kept for a long period. Don't keep your harvested tomatoes in the fridge. So use them a soon as possible after harvesting. Tomatoes used in sauces can be kept frozen to store.
