Old German tomato
Solanum lycopersicum 'Old German'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Vine
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Old German' tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Old German') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. This open-pollinated tomato matures in about 80 days, and bees visit its flowers. Rabbits tend to nibble other plants first.
Pairs well with Fern Leaf dill, Santo cilantro, and Favorite Berries yarrow.