Description

Long Keeper Tomato is a unique storage-type variety prized for its ability to be harvested mature-green and ripened gradually over time, extending fresh tomato enjoyment well into the cooler months. The fruits are round, medium-sized, and develop a classic red color and balanced tomato flavor as they ripen off the vine.

This dependable variety is especially valued by gardeners who want to extend their harvest season without canning or freezing. Plants produce firm, thick-skinned fruit that stores well when picked at the mature-green stage, allowing tomatoes to be enjoyed long after the main garden harvest has ended.

• Type: Annual tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
• Growth habit: Indeterminate
• Start indoors: 6–8 weeks before last frost
• Transplant: After all danger of frost has passed
• Sun: Full sun
• Spacing: 24–36 inches
• Days to maturity: 80–100 days

Tomatoes grow best in warm, fertile, well-drained soil with consistent moisture and strong sunlight. Indeterminate varieties continue growing and producing fruit throughout the season, so staking or caging is important for support and airflow. For best storage results, harvest fruit at the mature-green stage and ripen gradually in a cool, dry location to extend availability beyond the garden season.

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