Wapsipinicon Peach Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $2.95
SKU: 340407180 days, indeterminate - 'Wapsipinicon Peach', also known as 'Yellow Peach', is a very interesting and productive variety. Its fruit are two inches in diameter, globe-shaped, yellow in color with interesting, fuzzy skin. They are juicy, sweet and very mild with a wonderful, tiny bit of tart taste that lingers on your taste buds. Perfect as a snacking fruit as it needs no accompaniment.
In her book entitled, "The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit," Amy Goldman credits the origin of peach tomatoes to the plant breeding work of Elbert S. Carman, owner and editor of The Rural New-Yorker magazine. He introduced it in 1890 under the name of 'White Peach'. Seed companies immediately began listing the novelty under various synonyms and by the early 1900s, the efforts of their own breeding work had resulted in several new "peach-type" varieties. 'Wapsipinicon Peach', named after the Wapsipinicon River in Iowa, was originally shared with seed savers by Dennis Schlicht.
In her book entitled, "The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit," Amy Goldman credits the origin of peach tomatoes to the plant breeding work of Elbert S. Carman, owner and editor of The Rural New-Yorker magazine. He introduced it in 1890 under the name of 'White Peach'. Seed companies immediately began listing the novelty under various synonyms and by the early 1900s, the efforts of their own breeding work had resulted in several new "peach-type" varieties. 'Wapsipinicon Peach', named after the Wapsipinicon River in Iowa, was originally shared with seed savers by Dennis Schlicht.
Fruit Color: Orange
Fruit Color: Yellow
Harvest Timing: Main Crop / Mid-Season
Fruit Color: Yellow
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.
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