Description

Tomato Moneymaker (Solanum lycopersicum) is a classic, indeterminate heirloom variety prized for its reliability, heavy yields, and balanced flavour profile. Producing an abundance of medium-sized, round red fruits, it performs exceptionally well in warmer regions of South Africa, especially during the spring and summer growing seasons.

This variety grows tall and benefits from staking or caging, reaching up to 2 metres in height, and is well-suited to open-field cultivation, greenhouses, or larger containers. The fruit has a smooth skin, firm texture, and a mildly sweet taste, making it ideal for salads, sandwiches, and cooking.

Moneymaker is known for its vigorous growth, disease tolerance, and ability to thrive even in challenging soils, making it a favourite among home gardeners and market growers alike.

 

Benefits

Reliable Yield and Versatile

• Heavy and extended crop production, especially in warmer inland and coastal regions.
  
• Suitable for salads, sandwiches, sauces, and preserving.
  
• Performs well in both container gardening and open field growing with proper support.
  

Pollinator & Insectary 

• The small, yellow flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hoverflies, improving pollination and fruit set.

Nutritional and Medicinal 

• Rich in vitamin C, potassium, and beta-carotene – supports immune function, blood pressure regulation, and skin health.
  
• Excellent source of lycopene, a potent antioxidant linked to heart health and cancer prevention.
• Low in calories and high in hydrating water content, aiding weight management and digestion.

 

How To Use

Tomato Moneymaker flourishes under the following conditions:

• Season: Spring/Summer
• Temperature: 15-25°C
• Germinate: 7-14 days
• Depth: 3 mm
• Spacing: 30x150 cm
• Harvest: 80-110 days
• Height: Indeterminate – up to 2 m with staking
• Flowering Season: Mid to late summer
• Exposure: Full sun (6–8 hours daily)

Ideal Growing Environment 

• Prefers a well drained substrate with amendments or pre-made soil containing all the necessary base additives. Ideal pH 6.0–6.8
• Deep, consistent watering. Keep foliage dry to prevent blight or mildew. Mulch to conserve soil moisture.
  
• Use a balanced organic fertiliser at planting and switch to a high-potassium and phosporus feed during flowering.
  
• Moderate humidity (50–70%) is ideal; ensure good air circulation to reduce disease pressure.
  
• Moderate (50–70%); ensure good ventilation to prevent blight or fungal disease.
• Requires strong staking or caging due to vigorous growth and heavy fruiting.
• Tomatoes and cannabis requirements are very similar.
• Benefits from being planted alongside basil, marigolds, nasturtiums, garlic, chives, onions, carrots, and lettuce.
• Intercropping: Pair with basil, marigolds, or clover for pest control and soil health.
• Crop Rotation: Follow with peas, clover, or lettuce. Avoid same family (nightshades or brassicas) in the same bed for 3 years.
• Soil Rejuvenation: Plant after nitrogen fixers to restore nutrients. Namely red clover, white clover, lucerne (alfalfa), peas greenfeast.
• Avoid planting with fennel, potatoes and cabbage family crops.

 

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