Roma Tomato – 100 Seeds
(Determinate Tomato)
R30.00
It is a plum tomato popularly used both for canning and producing tomato paste because of their slender and firm nature.
Indoor Sowing: Mid Winter and Late Winter.
Direct Sowing: Spring and Early Summer.
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🥕 Vegetable Quick Facts
Vegetable Info
- 🍽️ Culinary Use: Cooked / Baked / Dried fruit, Fried, Raw Eating, Salads, Salsas, Sauces
- 🥗 Edible Part: Fruit
- 😋 Flavor Profile: Sweet, Tangy
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Annual
- 🌾 Plant Type: Herbaceous Annual
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Bushy
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: Avoid Overwatering, Regular Water
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Frost Sensitive, Moderate Heat Tolerance, Not Cold Tolerant, Not Drought Tolerant
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Clay loam, Fertile, Humus-rich, pH 6.0 - 6.8, Sandy loam, Well-Drained
Roma tomato or Roma is a plum tomato popularly used both for canning and producing tomato paste because of their slender and firm nature. Commonly found in supermarkets in some countries, Roma tomatoes are also known as Italian tomatoes or Italian plum tomatoes. The tomatoes are egg or pear-shaped and red when fully ripe. They have few seeds and are a good canning and sauce tomato.
Growing Roma Tomato
Indoor Sowing: Mid Winter and Late Winter.
Direct Sowing: Spring and Early Summer.
- Tomatoes require a long growing season, and are best started indoors 6 – 8 weeks before the anticipated transplanting date.
- For best results, surface sow Tomato Seeds in a well-drained, soil-less starting mix and cover with a thin layer of soil.
- Seeds require warm soil. The warmer the soil, the faster the germination.
- Keep soil moist, but not soggy while awaiting germination.
- Wait at least a week or two after the last frost before transplanting the seedlings.
- Tomatoes do better if the seedlings are planted deeper than they were grown in containers.
- Set them in the ground so that the soil level is just below the lowest leaves.
- Roots will form along the buried stem, establishing a stronger root system.
Can this plant be used for culinary purposes?
Roma Tomato is traditionally used for culinary purposes such as cooked / baked / dried fruit and fried.
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