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šĀ Tomato Grow Guide
Can a tomato be a celebrity? Ask the San Marzano Tomatoāif you can get past its bodyguards. One commercial grower proclaims it the āgold standard for taste.ā Martha Stewart devoted an entire blog post to it. Certified tomatoes from Italy are regulated. It even has its own Wikipedia page. But at the end of the day, itās still just a tomato. One thatās longer and thinner than other plum/paste tomatoes, with exceptional tomato flavor, meaty and thin skinned for slicing, few seeds and fleshy for saucing, and very high yields. Weāve joined the fan club. How about you?
- Sweet, intense flavor
- Very high yields
- Compact plant
- Good fresh or cooked
SEED PLANTING TIPS
- Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
- Growth type: Indeterminate, trellis support, regular pruningĀ
- Tomato size: Medium
- Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
- Spacing between plants: 24" apart
- Spacing between rows: 36"-48" apart
- Days to germinate (sprout): 7-14 days
- Germination soil temps: 75F-95F
- Soil needs: 6.0-6.5 pH
- Sun needs: Full sun
- Frost hardy: No
- Planting season: Spring, summer
- # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 1 plant per 2 sq. ft.
- Days to maturity: 75-90 days
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Good companion plants:Ā Basil,Ā Borage,Ā Onion,Ā Parsley,Ā Pepper
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