Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full
Packet
Packet: 25 seeds
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 80-90
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum

Orange Roma, Tomato Seeds

Orange Roma tomatoes are a vibrant variation of the classic Roma tomato, known for their unique color and excellent cooking qualities. Originating as a hybrid with roots in traditional Roma varieties, these tomatoes are distinguished by their bright orange hue, which is less acidic and slightly sweeter than their red counterparts. Their dense, meaty flesh and low moisture content make them ideal for sauces, pastes, and canning. Typically, Orange Roma tomatoes reach maturity in about 80 to 90 days, with the plants exhibiting a determinate growth habit, meaning they grow to a set height and produce fruit all at once. This growth pattern makes them relatively easy to manage and harvest. The compact, bushy plants benefit from staking or caging to support the weight of the fruit and ensure a bountiful yield. With their rich color, sweet flavor, and practical uses, Orange Roma tomatoes offer both culinary appeal and gardening convenience.
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Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full
Packet
Packet: 25 seeds
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 80-90
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum

Product Details

Weight

.00017

Vine

Indeterminate

Botanical Name

Solanum lycopersicum

Seed Type

Seed

Row Spacing

4'

Packet

25 seeds

Sow Depth

1/4"

Seeds Per Ounce

9,900

Fruit Color

Orange

Breed

Open-pollinated

Sun

Full

Maturity

Early

Fruit Weight

2-3 oz

Life Cycle

Annual

Sow Method

Transplant

Plant Spacing

36"

Categories

Tomato

Days To Maturity (# Days)

80-90

Components

Growing Instructions

    Learning Download: How to Grow Tomatoes

Tomatoes are one of the most common plants grown in the garden, but they are usually grown from transplants bought at the store and not seeds. However, growing a tomato from seed allows for more options when it comes to the type of tomatoes a gardener wants to grow. Tomatoes range from typical red to yellow to seedless and heirloom varieties. Homegrown tomatoes taste delicious fresh, or they can be used for canning, sauces and other recipes.

Before Planting: Tomatoes should be grown in a sunny location with good soil drainage.

Planting: Start seeds indoors under controlled conditions. Use soilless grow media. Place in a sunny window with at least 8 hours of sunlight. Water only when soil feels dry to touch. No fertilizer is needed until transplanting. Using a heating pad to keep the soil between 70-80°F. Slowly introduce your tomato seedlings to the outdoor environment one week before transplanting. Each day add more time outside. Start with shade and no wind outdoors and work your way up gradually to sun and wind. Transplant after last frost date and soil temperature has reach 60°F.

Watering: Water at least 1 inch per week. Always water the base of the plant and not the leaves.

Fertilizer: Add 1 ounce of high phosphorus fertilizer (5-10-10) in hole before transplanting. Fertilize again when first tomatoes begin to appear and then again when first tomato is picked.

Days to Maturity: Tomatoes are ripe when they have reached the right color – red for red tomatoes, yellow for yellow tomatoes and so on – and are slightly soft when squeezed. This is usually 65 to 80 days after planting.

Harvesting: Fully vine-ripen fruit only for local retailing or use. To deliver sound fruit, pick fruit less ripe the further the distance and the longer the time between the field and the customer. Store firm, ripe fruit 45-60°F for 4-7 days. Some varieties will store longer.

Tips: Learn the common tomato diseases in your area. Select resistant varieties. For prevention, use young, healthy transplants, avoid overhead irrigation, plow in tomato plant refuse in the fall, rotate crops, and do not handle tobacco or smoke before handling plants. Fungicides can reduce certain diseases when properly selected and applied. Prevent Blossom End Rot by providing abundant soil calcium and an even supply of soil moisture. Use row covers to protect young seedlings from flea beetles. Tomato hornworms can be controlled with bacillus thuringiensis. Use spinosad for potato beetle larvae and adults.

Avg. Planting Rates: Avg. 785 seeds/667 plants to produce 1,000 ft. of row. Avg. 8,540 seeds/1 oz., to produce 1 acre of transplants, 18″ between plants in rows 4′ apart (7,260 plants needed).

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