Lycopersicon esculentum 'Irish Gardener's Delight'
Tomato 'Irish Gardener's Delight', Cherry tomato 'Irish Gardener's Delight', Solanum lycopersicum 'Irish Gardener's Delight', Tomato 'Gardener's Delight' (Irish version)
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'Irish Gardener's Delight' _ 'Irish Gardener's Delight' is a tender, trailing perennial widely cultivated as an annual, with pinnate, toothed, hairy, aromatic, dark grey-green leaves and clusters of yellow flowers from midsummer into autumn followed by small, ovoid, glossy, edible, sweet, red fruit from midsummer into autumn.
Lycopersicon esculentum 'Irish Gardener's Delight' is: Deciduous
Trailing
Yellow in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Eelworm (stem and bulb) , Mice , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails Eelworm (stem and bulb) , Mice , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails
Anthracnose diseases , Basal rot , Black rot , Blossom end rot , Foot and root rot , Grey mould , Mosaic virus , Powdery mildew , Sclerotinia diseases , Verticillium wilt Anthracnose diseases , Basal rot , Black rot , Blossom end rot , Foot and root rot , Grey mould , Mosaic virus , Powdery mildew , Sclerotinia diseases , Verticillium wilt
Stake & tie in regularly. Remove side shoots as they appear & restrict the plant to one main stem. Remove growing tips in late summer to hasten ripening. Matures in 65-70 days.
Surface sow under glass at 15-20C from mid-winter to late spring. Transplant seedlings when they have two true leaves and grow on at 15C. Select seedlings that are dark green and sturdy. Transplant outdoors after danger of frost has passed. 58-60 days to
Seed
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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Irish Gardener's Delight' (Tomato 'Irish Gardener's Delight') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.6m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Containers, Flavouring food and drinks, Greenhouse, Hanging baskets
Prep ground in winter, working over & adding manure or compost. Plant out after frost danger has passed in a sheltered, sunny site in fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Water & feed regularly.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Irish Gardener's Delight'
Tomato 'Irish Gardener's Delight', Cherry tomato 'Irish Gardener's Delight', Solanum lycopersicum 'Irish Gardener's Delight', Tomato 'Gardener's Delight' (Irish version)
Lycopersicon Lycopersicon
'Irish Gardener's Delight' _ 'Irish Gardener's Delight' is a tender, trailing perennial widely cultivated as an annual, with pinnate, toothed, hairy, aromatic, dark grey-green leaves and clusters of yellow flowers from midsummer into autumn followed by small, ovoid, glossy, edible, sweet, red fruit from midsummer into autumn.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Trailing
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Yellow in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Eelworm (stem and bulb) , Mice , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails
Anthracnose diseases , Basal rot , Black rot , Blossom end rot , Foot and root rot , Grey mould , Mosaic virus , Powdery mildew , Sclerotinia diseases , Verticillium wilt
Stake & tie in regularly. Remove side shoots as they appear & restrict the plant to one main stem. Remove growing tips in late summer to hasten ripening. Matures in 65-70 days.
Surface sow under glass at 15-20C from mid-winter to late spring. Transplant seedlings when they have two true leaves and grow on at 15C. Select seedlings that are dark green and sturdy. Transplant outdoors after danger of frost has passed. 58-60 days to
Seed
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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Irish Gardener's Delight' (Tomato 'Irish Gardener's Delight') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.6m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Containers, Flavouring food and drinks, Greenhouse, Hanging baskets
Prep ground in winter, working over & adding manure or compost. Plant out after frost danger has passed in a sheltered, sunny site in fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Water & feed regularly.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
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Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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