OSC Seeds Tomato Roma VF Pkg.

Approximately 30 seeds/package (350 seeds/gram)

An exceptional paste-type tomato that is suitable for canning or for thickening tomato juice or sauce. The fruits are plum-shaped and bright red with very few seeds in the flesh. Bred for resistance to verticillium wilt and fusarium. Harvest in approximately 75 days. Days to harvest are highly variable depending on growing conditions.  Determinate growth pattern.

Resistance to diseases for individual varieties is indicated by the abbreviations in the descriptions. V - VERTICILIUM WILT. N - ROOT NEMATODES. LS - LEAF SPOT. ST - STEMPHYLIUM. F - FUSARIUM. TMV - TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS. ASC - ALTERNARIA STEM CANKER.

Sow seeds indoors about 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost date. Use a peatmoss-based growing mix for germination and growing seedlings. The temperature of the seeding mix should be 21-24°C for prompt germination. When the seedlings are 4 cm high, transplant each into individual peat pots. Reduce the temperature to 15–18°C until planting in the garden in late May. After hardening off, transplant into well-drained organic soil 60 cm apart for determinate varieties and 90 cm apart for indeterminate varieties. Tomatoes need warmth, direct sunlight and a steady supply of water. Keep plants well-watered. Apply the water to the soil rather than showering it down over the plants. Rotate the crop position in the garden every year. Wait three years to use the same patch in the garden. Dig out and discard diseased plants. Do not compost. It is also very important to keep plants evenly watered. Fluctuations in available soil moisture can lead to a host of problems, such as fruit cracking or splitting, irregular fruiting and increasing the chance of blossom end rot developing. Apply a mulch of straw around plants to protect them from soil-borne diseases and to help conserve soil moisture. Germination occurs in 10-14 days.