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Rosso Sicilian Heirloom Tomato Seeds – Italian Ribbed Tomato for Sauce & Roasting
Solanum lycopersicum
Listing is for 1 packet of 15 seeds
Bring a taste of old-world Italy to your garden with the Rosso Sicilian heirloom tomato — a striking, deeply ribbed variety known for its rich flavor, meaty texture, and beautiful shape. Originating from the warm Mediterranean climate of Sicily, this tomato is as flavorful as it is eye-catching. Rosso Sicilian produces medium to large, heavily lobed red fruits with thick walls and very few seeds — making it an excellent choice for sauces, roasting, stuffing, or sun-drying. Its flesh is dense and flavorful, with a balanced sweetness that holds up well when cooked. Gardeners love this variety for more than its looks — the plants are vigorous, heat-tolerant, and high-yielding, performing especially well in warm climates. The compact, bushy vines also make it a great choice for raised beds or smaller gardens.
Tomato Characteristics
Determinate
Color: Red
Flavor profile: savory
Average fruit size: 6 oz on average sized tomatoes
Ideal Growing Conditions
Sun: Full sun
Water: Keep soil consistenly moist but not waterlogged
Fertilizer: Regular applications of an organic granular fertilizer, like Espoma Tomato-Tone greatly increase production. Please watch my YouTube video that explains my tomato fertilizer process and schedule: https://youtu.be/PHaXNGErTJ0
When To Sow Seeds: General guidelines recommend to start seeds indoors, 6-8 weeks before your last spring frost date. Hot climate (no snow areas), can also sow seeds indoors during the summer to transplant in the fall. Sow 2 seeds per 4 inch pot or solo cups with drainage holes cut out of the bottom, filled with sterile seed starting mix, cover with 1/4 inch of soil. Place over heat mats, use grow lights, and fertilize once the first set of true leaves appear to speed up growth.
Please watch my YouTube video on how to sow tomato seeds for complete instructions: https://youtu.be/imIFbCSuvBU
Please watch my YouTube video on how to transplant tomatoes into the garden: https://youtu.be/v0Di0vXnv9Y
Germination: 7-10 days
Days To Maturity: 70-80 days after transplanting
How & When To Harvest: harvest as early as when the bottom of the tomatoes start to blush in color or wait for more of the tomato to turn color while on the vine
Common Diseases: Tomatoes catch a ton of common leaf diseases caused by various pathogens that die when treated with hydrogen peroxide. If you notice powdery mildew, yellow spots, or black lesions on the stems, spray with 1 cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide per gallon of water to clean and disinfect. Repeat every 3 to 5 days until you notice the spread has stopped. If a lot of rain is expected, pre-treatment will help to prevent diseases. For severe leaf diseases use a stronger treatment like Monteray Disease Control.
Common Pests: The most common pest when growing tomatoes are aphids, mealy bugs, spider mites, and worms (like the tomato horn worm or army worms). All of these can be treated with spinosad.
Do I have a YouTube video tutorial on how to grow this? YES
Checkout my tomato playlist: https://tinyurl.com/2tsw4esz
Additional Tips/Information: N/A