tomato 'Akron'

Tomatoes can be started from seed indoors or in a heated greenhouse. See Tomatoes cultivation

Remove all side shoots as they appear. Pinch the growing tip when the plant has formed seven trusses under cover or four trusses outdoors

May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly and tomato moth

May be susceptible to Potato blight (potato and tomato blight), tomato leaf mould and tomato viruses. They can also be affected by magnesium deficiency and blossom end rot (calcium deficiency).