Scatalone Italian paste tomato

Description

A traditional Italian paste tomato, Scatolone is valued for its long, cylindrical fruits and rich, meaty flesh. Similar in form to San Marzano but often larger, it produces heavy crops of deep red tomatoes with excellent flavour and very low water content.

This heritage variety is especially prized for sauces and preserving, where its dense flesh cooks down into a thick, aromatic passata.

Key characteristics

• Traditional Italian paste tomato

• Long, cylindrical fruits with thick, meaty flesh

• Low juice content and few seeds

• Excellent flavour when cooked

• High-yielding and reliable

Growing information

• Indeterminate (cordon) variety

• Sow under cover from early spring

• Grow in a greenhouse or warm, sheltered outdoor position

• Requires strong support and regular side-shoot removal

• Harvest from mid to late summer

In the kitchen

Ideal for passata, sauces and bottling, Scatolone produces a smooth, richly flavoured sauce and is also excellent for slow roasting.

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    • Non treated Non GMO seeds
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    • Approximately 20 seeds per packet