Comments on: Speckled Roman Tomato: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009

By: fleurdee

fleurdee — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:02:32 +0000

(I’m also late – just found the site) I was pleased with this large meaty tomato for canning. I’m in a misty mountain environment, zone 6 but in the South. I had a few bad fruits, but the rest were fine and plentiful.
It was droopy-looking, and got that fungal wilt like all my others, but it bore a good crop despite that. I liked that it matured late – the fruits were harvestable in late Aug. – Sept., so it spread out the canning season instead of my being overwhelmed with the usual all-at-once occurence. I will continue to grow this one.

By: michelle

michelle — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:11:39 +0000

I started out really excited about this tomato because of it’s large size I grew it for 2 years as my main crop for canning. The very first tomato went bad with black on the end. They were grown on virgin soil and I was really surprised! The whole crop was riddled with blackened tomatoes with occasional good tomatoes. The second year I was more careful to supplement the soil with calcium and plenty of organic supplements. It was a repeat of blackened and rotting tomatoes with almost no eatable tomatos. I had planted 2 dozen or more plants. What a disappointment. I am looking for a different tomato for my crop in 2011.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:03:27 +0000

I know it’s a year late (just found the site) but I wanted to thank you for this info. We had wondered if it was our soil or just the unbearable heat that caused the droopiness on this tomato…so glad to know that we are not alone. It is a beautiful tomato, but I don’t think we’ll plant it again either.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:55:34 +0000

Thanks, Hanna for posting your taste tests. I’m already thinking about next year’s tomato selections. I have a small garden, so it’s nice to avoid “duds” by reading your posts. I’m particularly looking for the best paste tomato, since we love homemade sauce.

By: element

element — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:02:13 +0000

Those tomatoes look tasty. Thanks for the information, I think next year I might add that to my list when I start my seed selections for Romas for the garden!