Solanacées • Solanum lycopersicum

Italian Tomato Ten Fingers of Naples - Organic

"In tight clusters, like fingers reaching for the sun, small red fruits offer themselves to the harvesting hand, in a gesture as simple as it is ancient."

$4.49

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Originating from the Naples region, the cradle of processing tomatoes, the Dix doigts de Naples variety evokes southern Italy and its deep-rooted market gardening traditions. A San Marzano type, it forms a vigorous, semi-determinate plant, adorned with regular clusters of 6 to 8 elongated, firm, red fruits, each ending in a blunt point.

In the garden, it forms a productive and tidy hedge, thriving in warm soil and plenty of sunshine. It's a reliable plant that consistently supports the gardener, ideal for environmentally conscious gardening and a collaborative vegetable garden. Its bushy, well-trained structure lends a cheerful and abundant appearance to the tomato row.

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

Note: Requires warmth and protection from cold; needs good staking and light pruning to allow good air circulation around the plant.

The Ten Fingers of Naples tomato is an excellent processing variety. With low juice content, dense flesh, and few seeds, it's perfect for making sauces, coulis, sun-dried tomatoes, or preserves. When cooked, its melting texture and balanced flavor are fully revealed.

It's also delicious eaten fresh, in salads or sliced ​​with a drizzle of olive oil. In the Mediterranean tradition, it's one of those everyday tomatoes grown to feed the family and fill the winter stores. Picked at its peak of ripeness, it brings all the sunshine of the season to every dish.

Italian Tomato Ten Fingers of Naples - Organic

Italian Tomato Ten Fingers of Naples - 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 ± 70 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-4a

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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