Italian Heirloom Tomato, organic options available
This is quite thet tomato. When it isn't offered, it is missed! Usually the bigger tomatoes end up cracking but this one seems to resist that.
The Seed Savers Exchange - Winner of Seed Exchange's 2012 Tomato Tasting. Outstanding variety from Italy. Plants are loaded with red fruits weighing over a pound. One of the most productive varieties we have grown at Heritage Farm. Excellent full tomato flavor. Ideal for slicing and canning—very little waste and easy to peel. Indeterminate, 70-80 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Best-selling slicing tomato
- Organic
- Winner of SSEs 2012 Tomato Tasting
- Bright red fruits grow to over 1 pound
- Excellent full tomato flavor
- Extremely productive
- Ideal for slicing and canning—very little waste and easy to peel
- Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
- 70-80 days from transplant
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Plants need trellising or staking
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