Norduke Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $2.95
SKU: 340237190 days, indeterminate - 'Norduke' is a late season, red-fruited canning variety of the 'Stone' type. Its plants are large, erect, and somewhat dense. The fruit are large, smooth, oblate, fairly meaty, and comparatively free from cracks.
Bred by Fred J. Pritchard of the USDA as a stabilized cross between 'Norton' and 'Duke of York' and was released in 1922.[4,5] Our parent stock source was USDA ARS accession number PI 270238.
Bred by Fred J. Pritchard of the USDA as a stabilized cross between 'Norton' and 'Duke of York' and was released in 1922.[4,5] Our parent stock source was USDA ARS accession number PI 270238.
Fruit Color: Red
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Harvest Timing: Late 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.
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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.
Informational References:
- "Tomato Wilt Investigations," Kansas State AES, Technical Bulletin 20, February, 1926.
- "Tomato Wilt Disease," by R. P. White, Kansas State AES, Circular 140, June, 1928.
- "Growing Tomatoes in Kansas," by Walter B. Balch, Kansas State AES, Circular 172, November, 1933.
- "The Pedigree of Varieties of Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.," G. A. Kemp, Canada Department of Agriculture, Lethbridge, Alberta, April 20, 1960.
- "Yearbook of Agriculture," USDA, 1937.
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