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Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Still time — sow latevegetable
A warm-season vining fruit that produces heavily once nights stay above 55F and soil reaches 60F.
In Zone 9b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual transplant window (Mid February – Late March) has closed, but with about 70 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes, but it gets tall
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
70 days
Ways to plant it
Start seeds indoors
Past the ideal window — still time
Late December – Early January
Start seeds in trays now; they only need a few weeks indoors before they go straight out into the warm soil.
Transplant
Past the ideal window — still time
Early to Mid March
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
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