Riccio di Parma

Approved Data

created by Nikiko at 07.02.2023

Features

Color

red

Taste

aromatic

sweetish

Location

planting: greenhouse

planting: bed

planting: outdoor

Heat requirement: high

planting: rain-protected

Fruit shape

ribbed

Cultivation Break

4 Years

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

Very old Italian tomato variety from the Parma region - great large, heavily furrowed, rich red beef tomato, popular for sauces. Fruits are at least medium-sized to huge and can weigh over 1 kg. Very harmonious, sweet-tomato with a very subtle slight acidity, full of flavor. Can keep 1 to 3 stems. For more large fruits, only one stem should be left and the remaining side shoots removed.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Can keep 1 to 3 stems. For more large fruits, only one stem should be left and the remaining side shoots removed. Tomatoes require a lot of light, heat, water and nutrients. They are grown from seed from March onwards on the windowsill. The seedlings should be planted deep, up to the first leaf base, so that the root system is enlarged by additional lateral roots. Unlike most other crops, tomatoes should always be planted in the same place. The plants also need wooden/corrugated wire rods or a trellis to which you regularly tie them. This is the only way they can support the weight of the fruit. You should regularly break out the side shoots that form in the leaf axils. This is because they do not bear fruit and take away the plant's energy to concentrate on producing lots of fruit. Under-sowing with low-growing plants is a good option.