You say tomato, you think Italy. Tomatoes were bought back from Mexico along with Cocoa, and grow wonderfully well in the UK. Some tomatoes are bush (determinate) and these are the easiest to grow, and some can be grown outside (started off protected), like the Roma, San Marzano, Marmande, Rio Grande and the Cherries. Please note that some of our packets contain upto 600 seeds - this is a normal quantity in mainland Europe.
Choose from the selection below and press the buy now button to put into your shopping basket. Nasturtiums, poppies and marigolds are tomato allies, as they attract insects that eat afids and other parasites.
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| ARIOSTO SUGHI AL POMODORO (FOR TOMATO SAUCES) |
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Ariosto is THE seasoning brand in Italy, made using only fresh herbs with absolutely no additional ingredients or preservatives. No need to use any salt. Spinkle the seasoning into a little oil and sizzle for a few seconds before adding 1/2kg of tomato |
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| SEEDS OF ITALY COOKBOOK (UK Only) AND SEED PACK |
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**Now with Special selection £1.99 Lettuce/Chicory pack included** Featured in Waitrose magazine April - top 5 books of the month! For years you've been buying our seeds and meeting us at exhibitions around the country, and asking 'so when will the cookbo |
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| TOMATO ASTRO F1 SAN MARZANO NANO |
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T20. Featured in BBC GW Magazine - Pippa Greenwoods favourite tomato Mar 2008. Classic bush plum variety 85-100g in weight. Resistant to rot, Verticillium and Fusarium. Excellent production. Indicated for sauces. @60. Sow Feb-May. |
£2.25
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| TOMATO BEEFMASTER F1 |
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T5. @60 seeds. Hybrid, lightly ribbed beef tomato. Very meaty and heavy, but not as mishapen as the Costoluto Fiorentino. Vigorous plant. Indeterminate. Fruits of upto 600g with resistance to Verticillium, Fusarium, Alternaria and |
£2.25
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| TOMATO BIG RIO 2000 F1 |
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T23. Mid/early semi plum tomato for eating fresh or for preserving/cooking. Bush variety producing fruits of approx 120g in size. Sow Feb-May. @60 seeds. |
£2.25
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| TOMATO COSTOLUTO FIORENTINO |
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T2. Medium-large, old-fashioned, mishapen, heavy, ribbed beef tomato from Florence. Indeterminate (cordon - not a bush as stated by some other seed companies). Very meaty and ideal for slicing. Fruits of 150-180g. @450 seeds. Sow Feb-May. RHS AGM award wi |
£1.85
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| TOMATO CUOR DI BUE (COUER DE BOUEF) OF LIGURIA |
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T10. Recommended By Raimond Blanc (Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons) on BBC Gardeners World 20/04/07. 'Ox Heart' beef tomato, so called because of its size and shape. A lovely slicing tomato due to its meaty flesh, and few seeds. Unbeatable in salads or with s |
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| TOMATO GOLDEN BOY F1 |
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T8. A round, sweet, yellow, hybrid salad tomato for eating. Adds a touch of colour to your salads. Indeterminate. Fruits of 140-160g. 60 seeds. Sow Feb-end May |
£2.25
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| TOMATO LILLIPUT F1 |
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T6. Hybrid Cherry tomato. Heavy cropper with small round tasty fruits. Determinate. Good for growing in containers and baskets too. Resistant to Verticillium, Fusarium and Alternaria. Fruits of 20-30g. 60 seeds. Sow Feb-end May. |
£2.25
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| TOMATO MARGLOBE (SALE - SAVE 36P) |
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Round, smooth, red eating tomato. Seen in markets due to its 'perfect' tomato shape. Indeterminate. Fruits of 140-150g. @390-600. Sow Feb-end May |
£1.49
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| TOMATO MARMANDE |
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Featured on BBC Gardeners World with Raimond Blanc 20/04/07. Flat, scalloped beefy tomato with thick flesh and sweet flavour. A favourite of many gardeners. Can be grown on outside. Indeterminate. Fruits typically of 150-170g each in weight. @390-600 seed |
£1.85
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| TOMATO MONTECARLO PROFESSIONAL |
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Round, smooth, red eating tomato, but more vigorous and productive than Marglobe. Indeterminate. Fruits of 200-230g with some resistance and this variety is from our professional range. @60. Sow Feb-end May. £1.99 |
£2.25
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| TOMATO PANTANO OF ROME |
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Tall beef tomato from Rome - vigorous and productive with large semi scalloped fruits with few seeds and tasty, thick flesh. Fruits of 180-200g. @450. Sow from Feb-end May. |
£1.85
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| TOMATO POMONA F1 |
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A good sized, f1 hybrid, mid-early tomato variety. This is a juicy eating tomato, ideal for use in salads. @60 seeds. Indeterminate. Fruits of over 200g with resistance as per Montecarlo. Sow Feb-May and harvest from J |
£2.25
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| TOMATO PRINCIPE BORGHESE (da Appendere or Eternal tomatoes) |
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Pull the whole plant upside down at the end of the season and pull the tomatoes all winter. Indeterminate. Small egg shaped fruits with few seeds. Ideal for salads or for using sliced with mozzarella, basil and olive oil and for drying for winter use. Fru |
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| TOMATO RED CHERRY |
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Open pollinated variety producing many small fruits of 20-30g each - 'pomodorini'. Oblong 'plum' sytle cherry. Bush, so ideal for containers and balconies too. Sow Feb-May. @450 |
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| TOMATO RED PEAR FRANCHI |
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Very unusual beef tomato. Pear shaped with vertical ribs - a must try. Really meaty containing few seeds. Indeterminate. Fruits of 220-230g. Sow Feb-May. @60 |
£2.25
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| TOMATO REDUNA F1 |
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A hybrid vine tomato. Mid-early with uniform, juicy round fruits. @60 seeds. Indeterminate. Fruits of 140g with a long shelf life. Sow Feb-May and harvest Jul-Sep. |
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| TOMATO RIO GRANDE |
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T11. Similar in shape to the Roma but more productive. Fruits typically of 70-80g each. Suited for cooking, sauces and preserving. @450 seeds. Sow from Feb-May |
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| TOMATO ROMA VF |
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T3. Meaty mid-sized oblong tomato. Versatile as can be used for cooking or eating. Determinate. Quite resistant with fruits typically of 70-80g each in weight. @450 seeds. Sow Feb-end May. |
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| TOMATO SAN MARZANO |
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T4. Classic Italian plum tomato used mainly for cooking as it has very little water inside, few seeds and is very meaty. Use for making Passata, cooking, sauces and passata. Indeterminate. Fruits typically of 70-100g each in weight. 300-450 Seeds. Sow Feb |
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| TOMATO SAN MARZANO FOLLIA F1 |
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T19. A bell shaped San Marzano variety for eating fresh. Resistant to Verticillium and Fusarium. Thick flesh and real Italian flavour. @60. Sow Feb-May. |
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| TOMATO SAN MARZANO REDORTA F1 |
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T7. A huge regional plum tomato used for cooking, named after a mountain in Bergamo, the home of Franchi seeds. Fruits of upto 350g. Indeterminate. @100. Sow Feb-Apr. |
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| TOMATO SCATTOLONE DI BOLSENA |
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T22. A superb San Marzano type tomato from Lazio (Rome area) recommended by Pippa Greenwood in BBC GW Mag March 2008 of good size and an excellent storer. Sow Feb-May and harvest the last tomatoes when not quite ripe and store in a 'scattolone', or a larg |
£1.85
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| TOMATO SOAP BY NESTI DANTE, FLORENCE |
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From Nesti Dante, Florence, est.1948. Each soap is still made using the old cauldron baking traditions of the 'saponeria'. A rich cocktail of vitamins which with the sugars found in the tomato leave your skin glowing. Dermatologically tested. Made with Lo |
£3.99
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| TOMATO ST PIERRE |
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T16. Featured in BBC GW Mag Mar 2008 by Pippa Greenwood. French salad tomato. Round, good sized, determinate (bush variety) renowned for it's super flavour. @100. Sow Feb-May. |
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| TOMATO YELLOW PEAR SHAPED |
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LB8. Sweet yellow flesh and a really distinct pear shape. Image to follow shortly and forms part of our 'Bizzarre' range. Sow Feb-May protected and plant outside after the l |
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