Mini Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
Tomato contains plenty of fiber, as well as vitamins and lycopene, an antioxidant that lowers your risk of certain diseases. By adding homegrown fresh mini tomatoes in your salads, cocktails and sandwiches, you're already winning the health game!
You can speed up the germination process of your Mini Tomatoes by raising the temperature to 79 F (26 C). If multiple seeds germinate in each pod, leave one seedling to grow per plant pod to ensure enough space and nutrients for the plant to grow. Tomatoes love warmth and hate sudden temperature changes e.g. cool breezes. They grow well, however, in hot climates and at temperatures such as 86 F (30 C). Do not cut or prune your Mini Tomato plant before fruiting - it will form flowers and fruits at the top of the plant. Once your plant is flowering, its little yellow flowers need to be pollinated by hand to produce fruit. Do this by gently shaking your plant to carry pollen from one blossom to the next.
