Solanum lycopersicon (75 days, indeterminate) The premier tomato for fine Italian style tomato sauce or paste is the heirloom San Marzano tomato! Deliciously meaty and flavorful, this heirloom will bring authentic flavor to your cooking. Named after the famed region of San Marzano near Naples, Italy it has traditionally been the tomato of choice for the best flavored traditional Italian tomato sauce.
Growing Notes
Sow transplant seedlings indoors 5-6 wks before last frost; Planting depth: 1/4 inch. Avg. Days to Germ.: 7-12. Transplant outdoors with 36-48 in. spacing between plants in rows 4-6 ft. apart. Full sun. Days to Maturity (after transplant): 65-75.