TOMATO: ORANGE ROMA

(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE

FRUIT SIZE: ROMA

COLOUR: ORANGE

CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH

Highly nutritious with a 4.62 tetra-cis-lycopene rating on the NZ Heritage Food Crops Research Project.

A glowing salmon orange colour, smooth, and regular size, and shape.

Fleshy with few seeds and excellent flavour.

Good producer.

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