Ten Fingers of Naples Tomato

Ten Fingers of Naples is a unique Italian heirloom roma-type tomato with distinctive elongated, pointed fruit that resembles fingers. This prolific determinate produces clusters of bright red, roughly 4 to 6 inch tomatoes with firm, meaty flesh, few seeds, and low moisture, making them ideal for sauce, paste, and drying.

At a glance

• Type: heirloom, open-pollinated paste tomato
• Growth habit: determinate
• Non-GMO
• Fruit: elongated, pointed, about 4 to 6 inches
• Flesh: firm, meaty, few seeds, low moisture
• Sun: full sun

Best for

• Sauce and paste
• Canning
• Drying
• Italian cooking
• High-yield home gardens

How to grow

Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost and transplant into full sun, spacing 24 inches apart. Though determinate, the heavy fruit set benefits from staking or cages for support. Water consistently and harvest once fruit is fully red.

Flavor profile

Rich and sweet with dense, meaty flesh built for cooking down into sauces.

About MIgardener

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