How to Grow San Marzano Tomato Plants

in #homesteading4 years ago

Let's learn How to Grow San Marzano Tomato Plants. In past, tomatoes from the san marzano were pretty famous. In fact a lot of tomato puree and sauce from the san marzano is still famous around the world.

So here we are going to learn in short how to grow San Marzano Tomatoes.

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Seeds

The plants that we see today are lot different considering, there are lot of GMO included lately. But there are few of the homesteaders and the gardeners there who still do retain the genuine seeds. So you can get San Marzano Tomato seeds.

Soil

You can grow your tomatoes in the container. You can also make use of the seeds in raised bed in the garden. Either way is fine. As long as you can protect the tomatoes, it won't be much of an issue. Make sure to know your soil, consult with local gardeners.

Tomato Cages

There are times when you wish to just use the tomato cages instead of anything else that you can think of naturally. I'd recommend getting one from amazon or lazada, based on where you are.

How to Care for San Marzano Tomatoes

There are things that you should do when it comes to taking care of the San Marzano Tomato Plants. Here are some of the things that you should do along the way.

  1. Make sure to plant the water on specific cycle and follow it till you remove the tomatoes.
  2. Prune the branches. You can consult with the known tomato farmer on this.
  3. Make sure to tie up the branches to support the tomatoes.
  4. Know when to cut the tomatoes, usually 70 days from the planting the seed, but depending on your place and the environment this may vary.
  5. You also need to know what fertilizer to add before you plant the seed. Knowing your local soil can be helpful in such case.
  6. Also learn what to add into the soil and the nearby plant in order to keep the insects and pest away.

San Marzano Tomato are not that easy to grow and harvest. But if you know your climate and the soil, you can work things out. In fact a lot of gardeners around the world have suceeded. These days you can get tomato seed starter kit which may also help in such case.

I hope the information here helps you to take the steps for initial planting the seeds and also taking care of the tomatoes. Do let me know if you have tried planting the tomatoes. I'd appreciate your upvote and support if you have liked the content.


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