Tomato Santa Victoria F1 - 6x Vegetable/Fruit Seeds - Exceptional Flavour - Long Trusses

Tomato Santa Victoria F1 Vegetable Seeds

Tomato Santa Victoria F1 is a high-yielding, indeterminate hybrid tomato renowned for its exceptional flavour and vibrant red colour. Early cropping, long trusses of 15-18g red fruits with a good calyx and a very good flavour. Produces a very high yield when grown under glass. The ideal replacement for the ever popular Santa and Santonio.

• Fruit Size: small fruit, typically weighing between 15 - 18 grams.
• Colour: Deep red, providing an attractive appearance for salads and presentations.
• Growth Habit: Indeterminate variety that will continue to grow and produce fruit until the first frost, usually reaching heights of 1.5 to 2 meters (5 to 6.5 feet) tall.
• Yield: Highly productive, with numerous clusters of fruits ripening throughout the season.

Tomato Santa Victoria F1 seeds are an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a reliable and flavourful tomato variety. With their high yields, disease resistance, and versatile culinary applications, these tomatoes are sure to satisfy both garden enthusiasts and culinary aficionados alike.

Sowing Instructions:

• Timing: Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date, or directly in the garden after the danger of frost has passed.
• Temperature: Optimal germination occurs at temperatures between 20-25°C (68-77°F).
• • For heated greenhouses, transplant in mid-February.
  • In cool greenhouses, transplant in mid-spring.
  • Outdoors, transplant early June after the threat of frost has passed.
• Sow seeds on the surface of a good, free-draining, damp, seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place seed trays in a propagator at a constant temperature of around 15-20C (59-68F) until after germination, which takes 7-14 days.

• Potting: When seedlings gain 2 true leaves, transplant into individual 7.5cm (3") pots of compost and grow on at a minimum temperature of 15C (59F).
• Growing On: Continue to grow in greenhouses, pots, or grow bags, feeding after the first truss has set. Pinch out side shoots on indeterminate plants (cordon) to encourage fruit production.

Growing Tips:

• As an indeterminate variety, Santa Victoria F1 will require support. Use stakes, cages, or trellises to help manage its growth and keep the fruit off the ground.
• Regularly prune suckers to encourage better airflow and direct the plant’s energy toward fruit production.
• Ensure that plants receive consistent watering, especially during dry spells, to promote healthy growth and improve flavour.

Culinary Uses: These delicious tomatoes are perfect for slicing in salads, making sauces, or canning. Their meaty texture holds up well in cooking, and their vibrant color adds visual appeal to any dish.

When growing in a heated glasshouse tomato plants may be transplanted at the end of May or when the first flowers are showing, if earlier. Allow 3 plants per grow-bag, or one per 25cm (10") pot, or plant tomatoes directly into the greenhouse soil.

 

When growing tomatoes outdoors, wait until all risk of frost has passed before transplanting tomatoes. Gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 7 - 10 days before planting out from early June when tomato plants are 20cm (8") tall. Choose a sheltered position in full sun on fertile, reliably moist, well drained soil, and transplant at a distance of 60cm (24") apart. Drive a (5') cane into the soil adjacent to each plant to support them as they grow, and tie each main stem to its support with soft garden twine.

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Plant in the greenhouse in individual large pots, or 3 plants per growbag when 20cm (8in) high. Can be planted outdoors, 45cm (18in) apart once all frost risk has passed

Suitable for the Garden, vegetable garden, allotments, borders and containers. 

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season. Regular feeding is recommended.