Tomato 'Roma'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Roma'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Roma is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Planting Roma in loamy soil with a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 is ideal for as it does best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Growing Roma from seed

Start indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Sow 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 2.60 feet (80.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Roma about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Roma

Transplant out when around 15cm (6 inches) high. Plant to first set of leaves to promote strong root growth.

As Roma is tender, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Harvesting Roma

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

Tomato Roma Etymology

Heirloom paste tomato from Rome, Italy. Roma is in fact a specific heirloom variety of tomato from Rome. The original, heirloom, Roma tomato was introduced in the 1950’s (1958).

Roma folklore & trivia

Originally introduced to the US market from italy in 1958.

Other Names for Tomato 'Roma'

Heirloom Roma, Roma OP