Veronica Salad Tomato Seeds

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[Solanum lycopersicum] Veronica salad tomato seeds, medium-early variety, pale red or green fruit.

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Veronica Salad Tomato

The Veronica salad tomato is a medium-early variety with rounded fruit, particularly valued for the pale red or green colour typical of salad tomatoes.

The Veronica Tomato Plant

It belongs to the species Solanum lycopersicum, family Solanaceae. A very vigorous indeterminate plant, with high yield up to the top trusses.

How to Sow Veronica Tomato

Sow in a heated seedbed between February and March, with soil temperature between 20 and 25°C; transplant between April and May.

How to Grow Veronica Tomato

It adapts well to both greenhouse and open-field cultivation, even in saline soil conditions; it needs sturdy staking and regular watering.

Tips for Veronica Tomato

The rounded, lightly ribbed fruits, which can reach up to 300 g, are harvested both at the green turning stage and at full red ripeness depending on the intended use.

Diseases and Pests of Veronica Tomato

Like many salad varieties it can suffer from blossom-end rot under irregular watering; good canopy ventilation helps prevent downy mildew and powdery mildew.

Uses and Curiosities of Veronica Tomato

Thanks to its firm, low-water flesh it is ideal for summer salads, either picked still green for its typical tangy flavour or ripe for a sweeter taste.

Properties of Veronica Tomato

Rich in lycopene, vitamin C and potassium, salad tomato has antioxidant properties beneficial to overall wellbeing.

Nutritional Values of Veronica Tomato

  • Calories: about 18 kcal
  • Protein: 0.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 3.9 g
  • Fat: 0.2 g
  • Fibre: 1.2 g