Roma Tomato Seeds (25)

Roma Tomato Seed (Solanum lycopersicum) 25 seeds

The Roma tomato is an American variety whose elongated red fruits grow in clusters throughout the summer. Its flesh is firm, sweet, and contains little water. Roma tomatoes are eaten raw, but are also ideal for preserves, sauces, and tomato pastes. Easy to grow, Roma tomatoes can be grown without pruning or staking.
The Roma tomato is native to South and Central America. Vigorous and productive, the plant produces elongated, oval, red tomatoes weighing 60 to 70 g on average and reaching 10 to 12 cm in length. Their firm, sweet, and low-water flesh is of good quality.

Sow in pots, at a temperature between 16 and 20°C, under a well-lit shelter, 5 weeks before planting. Transplant the entire root ball into the ground, after the last frosts, at least 50 cm apart, burying the stem up to the first leaves. Water thoroughly when planting.

Nightshades require light and warmth to produce. In cooler climates, they are best grown indoors and, depending on the soil, require regular watering.


There are different views on how to approach the famous pruning of tomatoes, and every gardener has arguments to support their theory. To the question "what to do?" the answer is simple: whatever you want!
Pruning tomatoes by de-suckering is not mandatory; it is intended to increase the size of the fruits, their precocity and to facilitate harvesting work.
This method, however, has two drawbacks: it requires time and discernment. Indeed, the head of the tomato plant is not always easy to distinguish from a secondary branch. Furthermore, removing suckers causes wounds for your plant. It is therefore strongly recommended to consider aiding healing with a dusting of maerl or a green clay wash.
Another option is to not prune at all and allow the plant to fully develop. It will therefore need more space in the garden, i.e. 1 m between each plant. The fruits will be smaller but more numerous.
A third solution is to train on two branches. After pinching the plant 20 cm from the ground, only the two branches that form laterally are kept. Then all the suckers are removed.

You can harvest tomatoes 4 to 5 months after sowing.

Reproducible seeds harvested exclusively in the Pot'à'Jo garden, a 1500m² horticultural and permaculture market garden. Everything is grown with a deep respect for nature and its inhabitants. I have been growing my own seeds for years, from seed to seed.