Saint Lucia Tomato Seeds (25)

Saint Lucia Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum) 25 seeds

Very old variety whose origin is said to be French.
Large orange-red fruit weighing 300 to 800 grams, beefsteak type, slightly flattened and ribbed more or less strongly at the top.
Dense, meaty beef with a lovely smooth texture.
Excellent, very pronounced flavor of old-fashioned tomato.
Large-scale plant with abundant, bushy foliage, indeterminate growth.
Good production in the second half of the season, good uniformity of fruit size, only large!

Sow in pots, at a temperature between 16 and 20°C, under a well-lit shelter, 5 weeks before planting. Transplant the entire root ball into the ground, after the last frosts, at least 50 cm apart, burying the stem up to the first leaves. Water thoroughly when planting.

Nightshades require light and warmth to produce. In cooler climates, they are best grown indoors and, depending on the soil, require regular watering.


There are different views on how to approach the famous pruning of tomatoes, and every gardener has arguments to support their theory. To the question "what to do?" the answer is simple: whatever you want!
Pruning tomatoes by de-suckering is not mandatory; it is intended to increase the size of the fruits, their precocity and to facilitate harvesting work.
This method, however, has two drawbacks: it requires time and discernment. Indeed, the head of the tomato plant is not always easy to distinguish from a secondary branch. Furthermore, removing suckers causes wounds for your plant. It is therefore strongly recommended to consider aiding healing with a dusting of maerl or a green clay wash.
Another option is to not prune at all and allow the plant to fully develop. It will therefore need more space in the garden, i.e. 1 m between each plant. The fruits will be smaller but more numerous.
A third solution is to train on two branches. After pinching the plant 20 cm from the ground, only the two branches that form laterally are kept. Then all the suckers are removed.

You can harvest tomatoes 4 to 5 months after sowing.

Reproducible seeds harvested exclusively in the Pot'à'Jo garden, a 1500m² horticultural and permaculture market garden. Everything is grown with a deep respect for nature and its inhabitants. I have been growing my own seeds for years, from seed to seed.