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A native of America, the tomato (pomodoro) is grown and consumed worldwide and forms a key ingredient in many dishes both raw and cooked. Italian heirloom tomatoes reflect their end use with large salad varieties, and those with plum shaped fruits better suited to making puree (passata) and drying. No other vegetable is as versatile, and it is without doubt one of the most important ingredients in Italian cooking. The range of Franchi seed offers the Australian gardener a wide choice, all selected for flavour not the convenience of early picking and refrigerated transport. The term "determinate" is used to indicate that the plant stops growing when its terminal flower cluster develops. Often called bush tomatoes. "Indeterminate" are those that just keep on growing until they are killed by frost or some other external agent. They are most commonly staked and pruned. Quarantine restrictions prohibit sending tomatoes to Tasmainia.

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) red cherry Early, determinate (bush) variety producing an abundance of small, oval tomatoes with very good flavour. Ideal for growing where space is limited and in pots.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) lilliput hybrid F1 Franchi special selection and one of the few hybrids Franchi Sementi carries. Very heavy crops of small round cherry tomatoes about 2.5cm in diameter set in clusters of 25 or so. A determinate plant that has a height of about 300cm and can be grown in a container. Early like most cherry types. Packet contains 0.2g seed, approx 60 seeds.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (pomodoro) Saint Pierre French salad tomato. Round, good sized, determinate (bush variety) renowned for it's super flavour.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) principe borghese Tomato Principe Borghese is an indeterminate with small 60g plum shaped fruit. It is a prolific producer with tomatoes set on clusters of 7-10 fruit that hold extremely well on the vine. Eat fresh in salad or dry for sun dried tomatoes. They also make outstanding oven roasted tomatoes. Packet contains 1.5g for 200+ seeds.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) marglobe Old American heirloom variety popular in Italy. Indeterminate. Good producer of  120-180 gram, deep red, juicy fruit. Excellent taste and has good disease resistance. Marglobe is the ancestor of many of today's hybrid tomatoes. 2g pack for about 300 seeds.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) Roma Indeterminate plum tomato used primarily for sauce. Fleshy with very little water. Harvest in about 75 days or so. 2 grams for about 300 seeds.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO scatolone (82 days) Huge, refined San Marzano type tomato with a lot of pulp and flavor, thin skins and few seeds. A terrific find for those looking for one of the best 'San Marzano's available. Characteristic of many Italian tomatoes, this ripens from the inside out. Indeterminate so will need staking.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) San Marzano 2 San Marzano 2 is a large plum tomato with elongate fruit around 150g, and ideally suited to make passata/sauce or canning. It is a heavy producer and also doubles as a good salad tomato. Packet contains 1.5g seed for 200+ seeds. Organic seed also available.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) San Marzano "Redorta" Franchi Special Selection. Very large varient of the famous San Marzano plum tomato. Meaty, heavy producer of 300g fruit in about 85 days from a large vigourous  plant. Indeterminate. 0.5g packet for about 75 seeds.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) costoluto fiorintino This ribbed tomato from Florence is a large heirloom beefsteak type with slightly flattened fruit to about 350g. Outstanding taste and is excellent raw and in cooking and sauces. Packet contains 1.5g seed for about 200+ seeds.		Price:	QTY:

	TOMATO (Pomodoro) cour di bue “Oxheart tomato” is a very large, vigourous plant producing heart-shaped, meaty, deep red fruit around 250g. Real tomato taste for eating fresh or cooked. This is an indeterminate type that does better with support, and would benefit from pruning. Packet contains 2g for 200+ seeds.		Price:	QTY: