Mikarda Sweet Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $2.95
SKU: 340148185 days, indeterminate - 'Mikarda Sweet' has spindly looking plants with wispy, regular leaves similar of many heart-shaped fruited varieties. The fruit are a deep-pink color, elongated, with the thick, meaty flesh of a paste-type tomato. Unlike many common paste varieties, 'Mikarda Sweet' delivers a nice, slightly sweet flavor.
Originally sent to us by author and tomato authority Craig LeHoullier (NC LE C), he wrote, "This is one of the original Russian varieties introduced by High Altitude Seeds (Bill McDorman) in 1990. It is very unusual being a pink fruited, elongated type, and having excellent flavor atypical of paste types. It is quite rare and not often offered."
Originally sent to us by author and tomato authority Craig LeHoullier (NC LE C), he wrote, "This is one of the original Russian varieties introduced by High Altitude Seeds (Bill McDorman) in 1990. It is very unusual being a pink fruited, elongated type, and having excellent flavor atypical of paste types. It is quite rare and not often offered."
Fruit Color: Pink
Fruit Color: Purple
Harvest Timing: Main Crop / Mid-Season
Fruit Color: Purple
Harvest Timing: Main Crop / Mid-Season
Sow seeds indoors (do not direct sow into the garden), using sterile seed starting mix, 6 to 8 weeks before your last expected frost date. Plant 1/4" deep, water lightly but keep moist until emergence.
Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
Click here to view our full tomato growing guide.
Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
Click here to view our full tomato growing guide.
Customer Reviews:
Do you have experience with this one? 📝 📣 Write a review!
★★★★★ The flavour when roasted is remarkable.
By Renee Haraga on August 29, 2012
By Renee Haraga on August 29, 2012
This tomato is outstanding! The flavour when roasted is remarkable. Next year I will grow two or three plants.
