Lemon Boy Plus is an F1 hybrid indeterminate tomato that produces delicious yellow fruit in just 75 days from transplant. This variety brings the cheerful brightness of a lemon-colored tomato to your garden with reliable vigor and disease resistance, thriving in moderate conditions and reaching maturity quickly enough for most growing seasons. Its indeterminate growth habit means it will continue producing fruit throughout the season, rewarding patient gardeners with wave after wave of golden harvests.
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Golden-yellow fruit arrives in less than 11 weeks from transplant, making this hybrid one of the faster yellow tomatoes to reach your table. Strong disease resistance protects against Fusarium Wilt, Verticillium Wilt, Gray Leaf Spot, and nematodes, while the indeterminate growth habit ensures continuous production rather than a single flush. The plants thrive in moderate watering conditions and prefer slightly acidic soil, making them forgiving for gardeners still refining their tomato technique.
These yellow tomatoes work beautifully in fresh slicing applications where their color and flavor brighten salads and summer plates. The moderate size and golden hue make them particularly appealing for fresh eating and presentation-focused dishes where visual appeal matters as much as taste.
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Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep about 5 to 6 weeks before your transplant date. Keep the seed-starting mix at a steady 75 to 85°F with moderate moisture. Seeds typically germinate within 5 to 7 days. Once the first true leaves appear, pot seedlings up to 50-cell trays or 4-inch pots. Grow them at a constant 60 to 70°F and provide complete fertilizer until hardening off begins.
Harden off transplants gradually before moving them outside. Plant after soil temperatures stabilize and frost danger passes, spacing plants 24 inches apart with rows 48 inches apart. Avoid transplanting leggy, root-bound, or already-flowering seedlings, as these conditions cause stunting and reduce early production.
Pick fruit when it reaches full golden-yellow color, typically 75 days after transplanting. For tomatoes that will be stored, harvest at near-ripe stage and keep in darkness at room temperature for 4 to 7 days. If storing for longer periods, pick less-ripe fruit and hold it at cooler temperatures between 45 and 60°F, though be aware that colder storage and picking too green will reduce final flavor and texture quality.
Because Lemon Boy Plus is indeterminate, it will grow tall throughout the season and benefit from pruning once it outgrows a manageable height for harvesting. Use basket-weave trellising with 5 to 6 foot stakes positioned every 2 to 3 plants, incorporating heavier t-posts at intervals and at the bed ends for stability. Consider adding short extensions to trellises or selective pruning to keep plants at a convenient picking height.
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