Tomato 'Grosse Lisse'
Solanum lycopersicum L.Australia’s standard home-grown variety, ‘Grosse Lisse’ means ‘large and smooth’, which reflects our preference for ‘big red’ tomatoes. Fruits in 12 weeks from transplant; yields 16.4kg per plant; produces fruit up to 200g.
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Tomato 'Grosse Lisse'
Australia's standard home grown variety was the most popular until our taste test in 1993 which rated it well, but still behind other favourites such as Tommy Toe. The name translates to large and smooth which reflects our preference for "big reds". Fruits in 12 weeks from transplant and yields 16.4kg of fruit per plant with an average fruit size of 200g.
Sow seed 6-8 weeks before you want to plant out your tomatoes. Never plant tomatoes in the same bed two years running as you risk infection from a build up of pests and diseases. Tomatoes need an open, sunny position, with plenty of air circulation to thrive. Tomatoes are best in a bed which has been heavily manured for a previous crop such as broccoli. A soil that is too rich in nutrients will produce prolific, but soft, sappy growth which is prone to disease. Long, leggy toato seedlings can be planted very deeply or even on their sides, as the stem is able to grow roots when covered with soil, and a large, healthy root system will develop.