{"product_id":"tomato-midnight-sun","title":"Tomato, 'Midnight Sun'","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Lycopersicon esculentum)\u003c\/em\u003e Karen Olivier is an independent tomato breeder here in the PNW based near Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island. We are very excited to have been introduced to her work on the recommendation of a farmer friend and had the opportunity to trial some of her varieties at the home farm. Midnight Sun (and its sibling \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/products\/tomato-taiga\"\u003eTaiga\u003c\/a\u003e) are part of her \"True North\" series of ox-heart tomatoes bred for a combination of cool season production, beautiful and unusual bi-color appearance, and, most importantly, flavor.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMidnight Sun is a stunner: a long, slender yellow oxheart streaked with red, often from the blossom end upwards. Vertically sliced cross sections are works of art. Its a bit slenderer and a shier producer than its sibling 'Taiga', but its sweetness is off the charts and its flavor a bit brighter (neither superior, just different). The flesh is meaty with few seeds and excellent texture. The potato leaf plants showed very little fruit cracking in a season where many of our tomatoes struggled with this.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOxheart types grow slightly differently than many of our favorite tomatoes, requiring a different strategy to maximize harvests. Rather than a strong central stem and abundant foliage that lends itself to more common two-leader pruning and \"florida weave\" style trellising, most oxhearts display slender willowy leaders, sparse leaf coverage, and many suckers that we only very minimally prune to prevent sun scald and maximize fruit yield. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e80 days, Indeterminate. UO\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePacket: 20 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSOWING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSow 5-8 weeks before your last frost date. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTransplant out after danger of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efrost (45+F nighttime temps).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNote: \u003c\/em\u003eDon't start too early or plants will be leggy and root-bound! Tomatoes do well in clay to loam soils. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePLANTING DEPTH:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\/8-1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSPACING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18-30\" spacing in rows 5' apart.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEMERGENCE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5-10 days @ soil temp 70-85F\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLIGHT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFERTILITY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMedium-Heavy. Prefers well-drained, well-balanced fertile soil with a pH between 6.0-7.0. Note that excess Nitrogen will encourage foliage, not fruit! Low calcium and irregular watering will result in blossom end rot. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eADDITIONAL NOTES:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRow cover may be used for extra warmth and possible earlier fruit set. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrregular watering can result in blossom end rot. Even watering and supplemental calcium can help prevent this. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant deeply to encourage healthy root structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeterminate varieties may benefit from pruning suckers to encourage air flow, plant health, and energy towards plant top and fruit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeterminate varieties do not need pruning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrellis Indeterminate varieties! We really like the Florida weave.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uprising Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":46381957939433,"sku":"TOM-MS-pkt","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 seeds","offer_id":49966942257385,"sku":"TOM-MS-100s","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/files\/Midnightsun_de3ce980-e21e-4d7c-bde5-5d61ddc9fa32.jpg?v=1736151740","url":"https:\/\/www.uprisingorganics.sbs\/products\/tomato-midnight-sun","provider":"Uprising Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}