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How to Grow San Marzano Tall Vine Tomatoes from Seed
Tomato seeds are a warm weather crop best if started indoors about 6-8 weeks prior to final spring frost. Plant 2-3 seeds 1/4" deep per cell in fertile, humusy, and well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0-6.8. San Marzano seeds germinate in 5-14 days. Transplant best starts to 1 per pot or 18-36" apart in the garden. Ideal for container gardening. Before sowing, know whether the seed is determinate or indeterminate, as each will exhibit different habits.
Determinate varieties mature to a predetermined size, producing its fruit all at once with only a minor need for staking. Indeterminate varieties grow indefinitely through the season, producing non-stop fruit while requiring heavy support. San Marzano Tall Vine tomato seeds are an indeterminate tomato crop.
Non-GMO San Marzano Short Tall Tomatoes in the Vegetable Garden
Tomato is the quintessential staple of summer gardening and arguably offers the most seed diversity among all seasonal fruits. Available in every possible color, shape, and size, tomato is a high-heat and full sun favorite that thrives from container and patio gardening. Along with cucumber and summer squash, the tomato plant is one of the most productive, hardy, and heavy fruiting crops of the season.
San Marzano seed matures indeterminately, boasting unique 4 oz 5 inch-long Roma tomatoes traditionally used in the Mediterranean for canning.
Harvesting San Marzano Tall Vine Tomatoes
Smaller varieties, such as the cherry, are ready to harvest at about 80 days from sowing, while larger varieties like the beefsteak may require a few extra weeks. Although vine-ripened fruit is always preferred, tomatoes can just as easily be harvested early and ripen indoors by being stored in a paper bag or box along with a banana for its ethylene gas. Ripest tomatoes may be pulled from the vine by hand, while more firm ones should be clipped with shears.
About San Marzano Tall Vine Tomato Seeds
Solanum lycoperscium. (80 Days). Indeterminate tomato vines (Tall vines that need staking)
San Marzano is from Italy originally, but does extremely well here in California also.
Nice tall vines produce heavy yields of bright red, 2-3 inch, 5-6 oz, plum-type fruit over a long season.
San Marzano is the premier canning tomato with heavy walls, very few seeds, and little juice.
This is still the canning industry's choice in Italy.
A traditional Italian heirloom tomato, the San Marzano is known for its high sugar and pectin content, ideal for robust, yet delicate purees, sauces, and soups.
Non-GMO San Marzano Tall Vine Tomato Seeds Per Package:
- 250 mg - Packet - Approximately 66 Seeds
- 1/4 oz - Packet - Approximately 1,875 Seeds
- 1 oz - Wholesale - Approximately 7,500 Seeds
- 4 oz - Wholesale - Approximately 30,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Wholesale - Approximately 120,000 Seeds
- 5 lb - Bulk - Approximately 600,000 Seeds
