TOMATO-SAN MARZANO
TOMATO-SAN MARZANO
A$3.50
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Lycopersicon esculentum
TOMATO-SAN MARZANO is used in traditional Italian cooking & specified in Napolitano recipes & said to be the best-tasting tomato in the entire world. Long & slim, they are definitely a superior tomato. From Italy originally, but does extremely well here. Nice tall vines produce heavy yields of bright-red, 5 – 7cm, plum-type fruit over a long season. Excellent for making tomato paste but equally delicious as an eating tomato.
Sow in a good mix of soil and lightly cover – keep moist but not wet. To transplant, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves, this increases rooting & speeds maturity. keep fertilized & evenly watered.
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 20 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 80 – 120 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 5 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 40 – 60 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 – 70 |
| pH | 5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
120 - 180 cm (4 - 6 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise seedlings
Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
18 - 24 °C (65 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
None required
Sowing Depth
0.6 cm (0.25 inches)
Plant Spacing
45 - 60 cm (18 - 24 inches)
Row spacing
90 - 120 cm (3 - 4 feet)
Watering
Moderate to high
Germination Time (Days)
6 - 12 days
Harvest Time (Days)
80 - 85 days
Good Companion Plants
Basil, Carrots, Onions
Bad Companion Plants
Corn, Potatoes
Pests
Aphids, Flea beetles, Whiteflies
Diseases
Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, Blossom end rot
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
