Solanacées • Solanum lycopersicum

Large beefsteak tomato from Rodelle - Organic

"When the good weather lingers and the plants bend under the weight of the red fruits, you can recognize the work of a tomato with character..."

$4.49

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Originating from Aveyron in southern France, the Grosse de Rodelle is an old variety that doesn't go unnoticed. It produces very fleshy, round to slightly flattened fruits with light ribbing all over, reminiscent of the rustic tomatoes found in family vegetable gardens.

This indeterminate plant grows vigorously, bearing large fruits weighing 300 to 500 grams with dense, juicy flesh reminiscent of the famous "beefsteak" texture. It boasts regular foliage and good natural disease resistance. Its average earliness allows for a generous mid-season harvest, with production extending until the first chills of autumn.

Well suited to both cool and warm climates, the Grosse de Rodelle is a reliable companion for gardeners seeking robustness, generosity... and taste.

  • Growing climate: Warm season
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Regular
  • Growth: Summer growth

Annotation: Typical full-heat cultivation, to be planted outdoors only after all risk of frost, as with other tomatoes in Quebec.

Here's a tomato just the way we like them, true to the tradition of peasant vegetable gardens. La Grosse de Rodelle is appealing for its bold, pronounced flavor, with the aroma of an old-fashioned tomato. Its firm flesh, with little gelatin and few seeds, holds up well to cooking, making it a dream variety for stuffed tomatoes – its specialty!

It's also delicious raw, in thick salads or sliced ​​into juicy sandwiches. It can be slow-cooked to make flavorful coulis and sauces, or roasted in the oven to concentrate its aroma. In local traditions, this tomato evokes harvests shared with family, summer meals enjoyed in the shade of fig trees, and recipes passed down with simplicity and pride.

Large beefsteak tomato from Rodelle - Organic

Large beefsteak tomato from Rodelle - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor seeding

Germination time

7-10 days

Germination temperature

26° to 30° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sowing at a depth of 5 mm

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Hardiness zone

Zone-4a

Distance between plants

45 cm

Distance between rows

100 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

180 cm

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