Ailsa Craig

Growing from seed

Start Ailsa Craig indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 60 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 75 days.

• 

  Growing Tomatoes: From First Sowing to the Last Ripe Fruit

  Tomatoes are the crop most gardeners fall for first — and the one that most rewards getting the timing right. This is the whole arc: sowing, planting out, the one pruning decision that actually matters, keeping them fed and even, and coaxing the last fruit to colour before the cold.

  Read the guide

Companion Planting

• 
  Coral Bells
  

  Coral BellsGreat pair

  • ❧Coral Bells attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids that attack Ailsa Craig
  • ❧Ailsa Craig draws Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Coral Bells acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Ailsa Craig
• 
  Red Mustard
  

  Red MustardGreat pair

  • ❧Red Mustard attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Ailsa Craig
  • ❧Red Mustard suppresses pests that trouble Ailsa Craig
  • ❧Red Mustard acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Ailsa Craig
• 
  Wasabina
  Great pair

  • ❧Wasabina attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Ailsa Craig
  • ❧Wasabina suppresses pests that trouble Ailsa Craig
  • ❧Wasabina acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Ailsa Craig

How to grow Ailsa Craig

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space60 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~75 days

Water: Medium · Height: 180 cm · Soil: Rich, well-draining, slightly acidic (pH 6.0–6.8)