We only sell Red and Gold Perino. We have other tomatoes with all sizes, shapes and colours but they are not Perino.ĭo they all grow the same size, or do you get monster ones? Most of the time our Perino’s look like identical siblings, alike but each is slightly different. At times, if weather conditions are not just right for few weeks the tomatoes that are set then can have a funky shape- some more pointy, some oval or pear shape. They will still taste great.ĭo you only sell red and yellow Perino tomatoes? Our Perino plants can grow up to 200 fruits per plant at the same time. In one glasshouse we can have almost 40million tomatoes growing at the same time!!!!ĭo you ever get misshapen tomatoes or are they always perfect? We take care of that part by feeding each plant with their exact mix of water and nutrients.
The material we grow in is called Rockwool looks and feels like a foam mattress. It gives the perfect environment for the plants to spread their roots and wait for water and food. We grow our tomatoes all year round, but they usually grow faster and bigger in summer when the days are longer and there is more sunlight during the days.įrom seed to flowering- around 50 days, another 6 weeks to grow and ripen the first tomatoes and then we harvest a truss every week for the rest of the year. Various insects and caterpillars love to munch on the plants and fruits if given their choice. Examples for these are White Fly, Thrips and caterpillars of different moths’ species.Īnyone that appreciates the real taste of healthy, yummy and more sustainable grown produce.ĭo they grow best in a particular season? Our tomatoes grow all year round. The glasshouse and the climate control system allow us to provide the ideal conditions they need to grow to their optimal potential. Read on to find out more fun facts about the fruit you wouldn’t usually find in a fruit salad. Placed side by side this fruit would reach from Sydney to Perth and back as the crow flies. Perino’s tomatoes produce more than 145 million tomatoes per year in their glasshouses. Did you know tomato plants can grow up to 18 metres long and produce 6.5 to 20kg of fruit depending on the variety. Thanks to the children of some of the wonderful Foundation team for supplying the questions for us to ask Perino tomato farmers in Guyra, northern New South Wales.
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