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'Fantome du Laos' Tomatoes
 
Sub-Category: Standard
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Description: Solanum lycopersicum. Indeterminate plants produce medium sized 3 to 4 inch flattened lobed or ribbed tomatoes that ripen to a very pale cream with a hint of yellow. About 80 days to harvest from transplant.
Days To Maturity: 80
Seed Sources: Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - updated in 2016
Adaptive Seeds - updated in 2016

 
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Reviewed on 10/03/2017 by A. W. Davidson - An experienced gardener

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Marion, Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

I have grown this variety for years. Love the story behind it (according to legends from its native Laos it will glow in the presence of spirits). I told that to one of my customers once at market and she ran away from my stand saying she was a Christian woman and that was of the devil and she would have nothing to do with it. Anyway it is a productive tomato, good flavor, holds up well in salsa, and also good with hamburgers. Since it is white any little blemish shows up on it but customers who are brave enough to try them do enjoy them. Holds up better than most to diseases. I always grow it. It is by far my favorite white medium/large tomato.
 




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