Bosu tomato
$4.00 – $10.00
(Lycopersicon esculentum)
Indeterminate. A delightful small-to-midsize round red tomato with gentle ribbing; excellent flavour and keeps well, making it suitable for fresh eating or canning. I was impressed by its ability to set tresses of 5-6 fruits, which I’m not used to in tomatoes of this size. But the really delightful feature of Bosu is its disease resistance; we have had severe late blight problems, but these tomato plants stayed green and healthy until frost. I received seed from Paula Dubeski of Lacombe, Alberta through Seeds of Diversity Canada; she got it from Martin Longseth of Sun Prairie,Wisconsin, who received it in a trade, and unfortunately its prior history has been lost.
Start indoors 7 weeks before last frost. Sow 1/2” deep; harden off for 10 days before transplanting. Prepare hole with manure and ground eggshell in the bottom, covered by a layer of soil. Set bush types 24” apart, vines 18” apart. Train vines up trellises.