Lycopersicon peruvianum
| Lycopersicon peruvianum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 9 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Early Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Lycopersicon peruvianum
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring in a warm greenhouse. Germination is usually quick and good. Pot up the seedlings into individual pots of fairly rich compost as soon as the first true leaf appears and plant them out after the last expected frosts.
Seed can also be sown in situ under a cloche at the end of April, though in a cool summer the results may be disappointing.
The seedcoat may carry tomato mosaic virus. However, by sowing the seed 15mm deep the seedcoat will remain below the soil surface when the seed germinates and the disease will be inactivated[1].
Cultivation: Requires a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position.
Plants are not frost-hardy. They can be grown outdoors in Britain as a spring-sown annual started off under glass in the spring. In cool wet summers the total yields are likely to be low[K].
This species does not hybridize with L. esculentum[2].
Range: Western S. America
Habitat: Western slopes of the Andes below 2900 metres[1].
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked[3]. The fruit is green and hairy but has a sweet tomato-like flavour[4]. The fruit is about 7mm in diameter[5].
Pollinators: Insects, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: All green parts of the plant are poisonous[6].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Royal Horticultural Society. The Garden Volume 113. Royal Horticultural Society, 1988.
- ↑ Chakravarty, Hiralal. The Plant Wealth of Iraq. 1976.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Cooper, Marion. Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. The Stationery Office, 1984.