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Prairie Fire Organic Early Tomato is very tasty, has a nice quality, and weighs 3 to 4 oz. These 1.5 to 3 bright red fruits grow on a compact plant with good foliage. Developed by Ken Fisher of Fisher's Garden Store, Prairie Fire is great for canning or slicing, and very productive. Being a Determinates, it hash a bushy growth habit that stops at a certain height, and each plant puts off a set number of flowers before quitting for the season. The tomatoes all ripen about the same time, often earlier than indeterminates. Plant in flats and thin to 2 inches apart after first two true leaves have appeared. Keep them between 65 70° F. for 5 7 weeks. Transplant to garden 18 24 inches apart in rows 30 36 inches apart. Staked or caged tomatoes more readily resist diseases.
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