Why Guyra, isn’t it too cold for tomatoes?
Guyra was chosen as the site for Australia’s largest glasshouses for a number of reasons. The first reason is the climate. Situated in the Northern table lands of NSW, Guyra has the mildest summers of any town in Australia with, on average, only two days a year of 30 degrees and over, and very high light levels in both summer and winter. This makes it perfect for growing tomatoes as it is much easier and more efficient to heat a glasshouse than it is to cool one, and the more light the tomato plant gets the more flavour the fruit gets. Tomatoes also prefer milder temperatures, with anything over 28 degrees having a negative effect on cell division within the tomato, decreasing yield and quality. Guyra also has an abundance of clean mountain spring water, ideal for a healthy plant and ripe and juicy tomatoes. Another reason Guyra was chosen was the support we received from both the Guyra council and the local community. Blush tomatoes take enormous pride in the fact we have built our gl
