Roma spacing
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Comments (16)Keary, if somebody's handwriting was real bad somewhere along the chain -- and these are the most likely I've found (all open-pollinated) 1. Ventmarin (a French database with nearly 14,000 varieties) has a Genovese (aka Genevese) which they describe as "Flattened round red fruit. 3 cells. Acid flavor. 65-70 days. Italy." It was listed in an Italian catalog in 1931, which would qualify it as an heirloom in most people's minds. (Fruit rouge rond aplati. 3 loges. Saveur acide. 65 à 70 jours. Variété originaire d'Italie.) http://ventmarin.free.fr/passion_tomates/tomates_g/tomate_g.htm [Warning: the G's are not in alphabetical order or I might have told you this yesterday; if you don't see it, try your browser's Find option.] 2. An American database which can't be named or linked on GW lists a Genovese Fiorentino, which is described as a medium-to-large red beefsteak on an indeterminate 6-8' plant; ripens mid- to late-season; used for slicing or salad. A very experienced US gardener who also posts here described it as "a large flat Italian beefsteak." 3. Now, if "Grovarese" is in fact "Genovese" and someone didn't keep good records about the name, another possibility is a much more well-known variety, Costoluto Genovese, here described by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, a major seed catalog with nice descriptions and even a photo: http://rareseeds.com/costoluto-genovese-tomato.html But they don't tell you, so I have to add that it's indeterminate and 78 days. "Costoluto" is supposed to mean "ribbed" in Italian. There are several varieties that begin with "Costoluto" and apparently come from different regions of Italy....See MoreGrowing Roma Tomatos
Comments (9)Hi Dave. I have them enclosed in regular square tomato cages, 4' tall. I would like to use the toms for making pasta sauce and have used regular beefsteaks for that but they take very long time to cook down. That's why I went with the Roma plum toms. Her soil is no richer than mine.. which is just regular Tennessee clay with plenty of rock. I have amended mine with composted cow manure and also added a bit of worm castings in the hole at planting time. My tomato garden is a raised bed filled with topsoil (translate to clay) and my amendments. I am trying to keep it all organic as possible. Thanks Helen I have planted some Beefmasters and some cherry type tomatos for salads and of course sandwiches with mayo. Yumm. I can hardly wait....See MoreUndersized Romas - Frustrating
Comments (7)If I understand correctly, Patio Romas are a much shorter (2 to 3 feet in height) plant, as well as producing a smaller fruit. My Roma plants that I planted first are about 4'4" with those that followed crossing 4 feet at present. And they are definitely still growing. Last year, however, my Romas were only about 3 feet tall. But we ended up figuring out what was going on, with those. I have thought about trying to grow most of my crops from seed, and especially so with this issue I'm facing, here. It's frustrating as heck to put a great looking cuke and really nice Anaheim chilies in the basket with these tiny Romas. I've never bought and grown from seeds, though. So that'd be a new bit of research....See More"Roma Grande" paste tomato
Comments (7)"Colorado Seed Co" says Rio Grande is a popular variety in Europe that is very prolific, and they call it Rio Grande in Europe and Roma Grande here, if that isn't a typo. A US reviewer, Sarah, on the Franchi seed site calls Rio Grande semi-determinate and someone in another community says it kept yielding cluster after cluster right till frost. Roma Grande in a Pennsylvania trial last year was the #1 paste tomatoes for production and #5 for flavor. The grower in charge of the trial mentions the package was available as Burpee seeds in Lowes but not in the online catalog. I bet that is the study you reference since the 31.1 pound/plant yield is there, except it was 24 plants, not 17 as you mentioned. Also, The package of tomatoes was part (1/5 packs of seeds) of the now discontinued Burpee Bamboo salsa kit. Cook's Garden seeds according to an Uncle Wayne else called Roma Grande an OP indeterminate. I bet if you contacted Franchi, Cook's or Colorado you would get your answers as to your cultivar, and it wouldn't surprise me if someting dumb happened, like Burpee not identifying the paste tomato in its kit with the real name, so it wouldn't be seen as an endorsement as being a favorite LOL Maybe they just buy a little from someone like Franchi and rebrand it under the table, since people in many big marketing departments tend to be more concerned with ... marketing. Here is a link that might be useful: Roma (Rio) Grande...See More- 15 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
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