{"product_id":"roma-tomato-seeds","title":"Roma Tomato Seeds – VF, Non-GMO Heirloom","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoma VF is the classic paste tomato that home gardeners and cooks rely on for rich sauces, thick pastes, and easy canning. This determinate variety (\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e) produces meaty, egg-shaped red fruit with few seeds and low moisture, and the \"VF\" marks its built-in resistance to Verticillium and Fusarium wilts. If you want dependable paste tomato seeds for a big kitchen harvest, Roma VF is a proven workhorse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for cooks who make sauce, salsa, and canned tomatoes, and for gardeners who want a compact, disease-resistant plant with a concentrated harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow \u0026amp; when to plant\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost, sowing 1\/4 inch deep in warm soil around 70–80°F. Transplant after frost has passed, spacing plants 18–24 inches apart in full sun with at least 6–8 hours of light. As a compact determinate, Roma VF needs only light staking and grows well in USDA zones 3–11 as a warm-season annual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHarvest\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFruit ripens about 75–80 days after transplanting. Pick when the tomatoes are deep red and firm. Because it is determinate, the bulk of the crop ripens over a few weeks — perfect for batch cooking and canning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBenefits \u0026amp; uses\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoma VF's dense, low-moisture flesh cooks down quickly into thick, rich sauce and paste. It is also excellent for salsa, sun-drying, and canning whole, making it the go-to tomato for a well-stocked pantry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Organo Republic","offers":[{"title":"0.2G","offer_id":45320368619727,"sku":"ORITRV_08_14","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1G","offer_id":45320368652495,"sku":"ORITRV_08_15","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/6437\/1919\/files\/Tomato-Roma-VF-Seeds-Organo-Republic-266971156.png?v=1783463466","url":"https:\/\/organorepublic.com\/products\/roma-tomato-seeds","provider":"Organo Republic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}