Tomato - San Marzano
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Tomato 'San Marzano' is the gold standard for lovers of authentic Italian cooking. This heritage plum variety produces elongated, deep red fruits with dense flesh, low moisture, and few seeds – perfect for rich sauces, passata, and slow-roasting. Loved by chefs and gardeners alike, its robust, sweet flavour intensifies when cooked. A vigorous grower, it delivers high yields over a long season.
Grow in full sun, ideally in a greenhouse or sheltered spot outdoors. Support with canes, pinch out side shoots, and feed weekly with tomato fertiliser once fruits form.
Supplied in approx. 9cm pots.
The primary intended use of this plant is to grow food for human consumption.
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Tomato - San Marzano