Tomato ‘Rio Grande Toboga’ Seeds Determinate Sauce & Preserving Tomato
3.50 €
🍅 Italian heirloom tomato from Franchi Sementi, est. 1783
🌱 Sow indoors: April | Harvest: July to October
🍽️ Exceptional flavour for salads, sauces and roasting
🪴 Grows well in Irish gardens, raised beds and large containers
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Description
Rio Grande Toboga is a determinate bush tomato. That means it stays compact, needs no staking, and gives you a concentrated harvest over a few weeks rather than trickling fruit all summer. The pear-shaped fruits weigh 70 to 80g each, with firm dense flesh, minimal seeds and low moisture.
This is the variety to grow if you want to make a big batch of passata or sauce in one go. When the fruits ripen together, you pick them all, cook them down, and fill your jars. One plant in a large pot on a patio will produce more than you expect.
Bullet Technical Data
🌱 Sowing depth: 0.5 cm deep
📅 Ideal planting months for Ireland: Sow indoors February to April. Transplant outdoors after last frost, typically from late May.
☀️ Light requirements: Full sun
🌡️ Germination time: 7–14 days with warmth
📏 Plant height: Determinate bush, 60-90 cm tall
🪴 Spacing: 40–50 cm between plants
⏳ Days to maturity: Approximately 75-85 days from transplanting.
Additional information
| Weight | 2 g |
|---|---|
| tomato | determinate bush habit, up to 70-80g fruit, pear shaped (perini type), suited for cooking, sauces, preserving, sow February to April, outdoor variety, approx 100 seeds |
