Solanacées • Solanum lycopersicum

San Marzano Italian tomato - Organic

"When the days grow longer and the garden is bathed in sunshine, elongated fruits ripen with promise, carrying a culinary heritage passed down from hand to hand."

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Originating from the San Marzano region of Italy, this iconic tomato embodies the traditions of Mediterranean vegetable gardens. Its brick-red, elongated, smooth, and slightly pointed fruit is synonymous with transformation and slow-cooked meals.

This indeterminate plant forms a vigorous and productive silhouette. It needs good support to bear the weight of its abundant fruit clusters. In a thriving garden, it appreciates warmth, light, and well-drained, fertile soil. It naturally finds its place in a diverse planting area, nestled among a row of tomatoes, surrounded by basil, herbs, and plenty of attention.

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

Annotation: Cultivation requires heat, staking and regular watering for good production in Quebec.

The San Marzano is renowned as the queen of processing tomatoes. Its dense, not-too-juicy flesh and lack of excess seeds make it an ideal variety for long sauces, rich coulis, homemade preserves, and tomato paste. It evokes time-honored family cooking practices: hand-peeled tomatoes, fragrant stews, and late-summer preserves.

But it's not just for cooking: when fully ripe, it also reveals a sweet and balanced flavor, perfect in salads or on bruschetta. It's a versatile tomato, equally at home with everyday meals and large shared feasts.

San Marzano Italian tomato - 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

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 80 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

45 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

200 cm

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