Ten Fingers of Naples Roma Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

This Roma style paste tomato is my new go to for prolific, large, long season paste tomatoes.  The fruits are large and ripen over a long period of time.  I also experienced very little blossom end rot with this variety.  The original seed is from Fruition Seeds in upstate New York and they received them from a grower in Nova Scotia so these fruits are travelers!  They are vigorous and strong growers and thrive on a trellis system.  Indeterminate and needs trellising. 

Growing Tomatoes: 

There are entire books and many online resources for starting and growing tomatoes in the Pacific Northwest.  Here is a great link from the Tilth Alliance about growing great Tomatoes in Seattle. The basics?   Start tomato seeds indoors with supplemental heat and light in February and March. Plant when soil has warmed to 60 degrees.  Tomatoes like to grow in compost rich soil.  Stop watering plants in August for sweeter fruits that ripen earlier.

75 days to maturity

Packet contains ~25 seeds