Spear's Tennessee Green Tomato: Growing Tips

Key facts

Listed for

United States

Overview

Spear's Tennessee Green is a main-season heirloom with round, green-fleshed fruit of 8 to 10 ounces. Like other green-ripening types, pick when the fruit softens slightly and the color takes on a glow.

Spear's Tennessee Green traits

• Heirloom variety
• Round green-fleshed fruit of 8 to 10 ounces
• Main-season maturity

Good for

• Fresh slicing
• Salads

Compare with other tomato varieties

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Spear's Tennessee Green FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every tomato variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Tomato growing guide
• How to Plant Tomatoes: Choosing Transplants and Planting Depth
• How to Prune Tomatoes: Removing Suckers, Tying In and Topping
• How Often to Water and Feed Tomato Plants
• Tomato Growing Calendar: What to Do Month by Month
• Tomato Problems: Blossom End Rot, Splitting, Blight and Wilt
• When to Pick Tomatoes and How to Store Them
• All 666 tomato varieties

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.