Variety Info.:
Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum (hybrid)
Family: Solanaceae
Native: Andes
Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual
Variety Information: ‘Fortamino’ is a rootstock tomato that is used in grafting to other tomato cultivars to add heat resistance, improved leaf cover, increased flowering, increased fruit size, and disease resistance to Fusarium crown and root rot, Fusarium wilt, leaf mold, tomato mosaic virus, verticillium wilt, root knot nematodes, corky root rot, and tomato spotted wilt virus.
Type: Rootstock
Sowing Info.:
When to Sow Outside: Not applicable.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before transplanting. Transplant when air temperature is 45°F or warmer, usually 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°–90°F.
Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
Seed Depth: 1/8″–1/4″
Seed Spacing: Transplant 1 every 24″–36″