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San Marzano
SKU
228RV9C
DESCRIPTION
This vigorous, heavy cropping type that has been specially bred for making ketchup, tomato juice, soups and pasta sauces. It produces 90-120grams plum fleshy tomatoes with hardly any seeds, and the skins are easy to remove. A slightly different flavour than your normal tomato and is still great to eat fresh to.
HARVEST
Roughly 8 weeks after planting. Once the plum tomatoes are red and swollen.
GROWING INSTRUCTION
Plant 45cm apart in well drained soil in a large pot or grow bag in your greenhouse. If you don't have a greenhouse, you can grow on in a conservatory/window until all frosts have passed then slowly acclimatise them to the outdoors over 4-6 days and find the sunniest/warmest position you have in your garden. Keep the young plants well watered until established and in dry weather. As they grow they may need support. Feed only once you see 3-4 tomatoes starting to swell NOT BEFORE (this is because the plant will not want to reproduce if it’s being fed and watered nicely). Remove any rotting/dead leaves as the plant grows. Its a semi bush type so may need some side shooting or trimming if it becomes a bit wild.
TIP
Irregular watering can cause all sorts of problems, make sure you water and feed the soil evenly, try to keep it moist (but not soaking/soggy) DO NOT use farm yard manure on your tomatoes and cucumbers, as farmers sometimes use a hormone weed killer on barley/wheat/straw that is then used as bedding. This will dramatically harm your crop!
This vigorous, heavy cropping type that has been specially bred for making ketchup, tomato juice, soups and pasta sauces. It produces 90-120grams plum fleshy tomatoes with hardly any seeds, and the skins are easy to remove. A slightly different flavour than your normal tomato and is still great to eat fresh to.
HARVEST
Roughly 8 weeks after planting. Once the plum tomatoes are red and swollen.
GROWING INSTRUCTION
Plant 45cm apart in well drained soil in a large pot or grow bag in your greenhouse. If you don't have a greenhouse, you can grow on in a conservatory/window until all frosts have passed then slowly acclimatise them to the outdoors over 4-6 days and find the sunniest/warmest position you have in your garden. Keep the young plants well watered until established and in dry weather. As they grow they may need support. Feed only once you see 3-4 tomatoes starting to swell NOT BEFORE (this is because the plant will not want to reproduce if it’s being fed and watered nicely). Remove any rotting/dead leaves as the plant grows. Its a semi bush type so may need some side shooting or trimming if it becomes a bit wild.
TIP
Irregular watering can cause all sorts of problems, make sure you water and feed the soil evenly, try to keep it moist (but not soaking/soggy) DO NOT use farm yard manure on your tomatoes and cucumbers, as farmers sometimes use a hormone weed killer on barley/wheat/straw that is then used as bedding. This will dramatically harm your crop!
| Product Name | San Marzano |
|---|---|
| Size | 3 x 9cm pot plants |