San Marzano tomato
Solanum lycopersicum 'San Marzano'
USDA zones10 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'San Marzano' tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'San Marzano') is a vegetable for containers and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is a paste type with an indeterminate habit, so it keeps growing and setting fruit as the season goes on. Plants grow fast and reach 36 to 72 inches tall, so give them a sturdy stake or cage.
Pairs well with Prostratus rosemary, Sweet potato vine, and Scarlet runner.