Tomato Marmande. SEEDS 10 PCS.

🌱 Solanum lycopersicum — Tomato Marmande

These are seeds of the renowned Tomato Marmande, belonging to the Solanaceae family. Key selling points include its early ripening, indeterminate growth habit, and the production of deep scarlet, flat-round fruits with a sweet and sour taste.

🌿 Botanical Description

The Tomato Marmande plant can grow to about 150 cm in open ground and up to 180 cm in a greenhouse. It is recommended to form it into 2 trunks with mandatory pinching and staking. The leaves are large, quite far apart on the stems, and pubescent, with a rich, dark green color. The fruits are deep scarlet, flat-round, strongly ribbed, and weigh between 150-200 g. The taste is sweet and sour, the flesh is juicy, sugary at the break, aromatic, fleshy, and contains few seeds.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds about 1 cm deep, and 2-3 cm apart, after the last frost. No pre-treatment is required.
• Germination occurs at temperatures between 20-25°C, within 7-14 days.
• Tomato Marmande prefers well-draining soil with a pH between 6.0-6.8.
• Water regularly, but avoid overwatering. Fertilize with a balanced fertilizer once a month.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-10. Frost tolerance: sensitive.

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Native to South America, Tomato Marmande is now cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical regions. It thrives in climates with warm summers and mild winters, typically between 500-2000 meters above sea level.

✨ Interesting Facts

Tomatoes have been cultivated for over 2000 years, with the first written records dating back to 16th century Europe. They are a staple ingredient in many cuisines, used for fresh consumption, salads, sauces, ketchups, pastes, and preservation. Tomatoes are also a good source of vitamins A and C, potassium, and lycopene, an antioxidant.