TOMATO: GOLDEN ROMA

(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE

FRUIT SIZE: ROMA

COLOUR: ORANGE, YELLOW

CULINARY APPLICATIONS: PASTE, SAUCES, FRESH, CANNING

Gorgeous golden elongated fruits with a sweet flavour.

Like the classic “Red Roma”; Golden Roma tomatoes are meaty with fewer seeds and far less watery than other varieties.

A highly versatile tomato, ideal for pastes, sauces, salsas, fresh eating…really anything you need of a tomato!

WHEN TO PLANT

Cool Climate: AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, (INSIDE) Plant out after risk of frost when soil temperature reaches 16ºC+.

Temperate: SEP-DEC Transplant or direct sow outside only when soil temperatures reach 16ºC+.

Sub – Tropical: (FROST FREE ZONES) MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP,

(Can be grown year-round but risk of disease increases when sown in hotter months.)

Tropical: Late April to the beginning of July.

 

SOIL PREFERENCES

PH 5.8-7

Well-drained rich soil.

GROWING TIPS

Raise in seedling tray, sow 6mm deep and keep moist.

 Remove bottom leaves when planting and plant deeply to promote strong growth.

Plant 45cm apart.

 

DAYS TO HARVEST

75 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY