🍅 TomatoVarieties

San Marzano Tomato

Paste Red 🕐 80 days 🟡 Moderate

Flavor: sweet, low-acid, rich

🎯 Best For

Italian cooking enthusiasts who want the world's finest pizza and pasta sauce tomato

About San Marzano

San Marzano is the world's most famous paste tomato, grown in the volcanic soils near Mount Vesuvius in Italy. The elongated plum-shaped fruits have thick walls, few seeds, and a sweet-rich flavor. True San Marzano DOP tomatoes are prized by chefs worldwide for pizza and pasta sauce.

Growing Tips

Long season variety that needs 80+ warm days. Stake as plants grow tall (5-6 ft). Thin fruits for larger size.

Health & Nutrition

High LycopeneLow Acid

Best Uses

saucepizzacanningpastecooking

Cooking Uses

SaucePasteCanning

Disease Resistance

F

Key: V=Verticillium, F=Fusarium, N=Nematode, T/TMV=Tobacco Mosaic Virus, A=Alternaria, LB=Late Blight

Climate Zones

Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9

USDA Hardiness Zones where this variety typically thrives.