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Plug Plant Count: 3
We are offering Three (3) Shirley Tomato plug plants ready for potting on and growing on in frost free greenhouse or on sunny windowsill ready for planting out as soon as last frosts have passed
Tomato 'Shirley' remains one of the most popular varieties for cultivating in cold or slightly heated greenhouses. This early maturing tomato has become an exhibitor's favourite for its heavy crops of excellent quality fruit. Tomato 'Shirley' also shows excellent disease resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Cladosporium ABC and Fusarium. With an open, indeterminate habit, this variety is best grown in growbags as a greenhouse cordon. Height: 200cm (79"). Spread: 50cm (20").
Excellent variety for the cold or slightly heated greenhouse.
- Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
- Big harvest all summer long
- Generous-sized salad tomatoes
Cor blimey. This cordon will give you handsome harvests from scented tomato plants for months even in a non-heated greenhouse.
Shirley is a relatively compact, early-maturing variety yielding a reliable crop of sweet tomatoes through the summer. Its cordon-type vertical growth means it's a great contender for space-saving vertical gardening.
Recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society you're a winner when you grow Shirley. Plants reach 2m (6 1/2 ft) and give you lots of fruited trusses of salad tomatoes all summer long.
Transplant plug plants as soon as they arrive taking care when handling them potting 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 vegetable garden, allotments and containers.
Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season. Regular feeding is recommended.