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- Days to maturity
- 82 days
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Lampadina, also sold as San Marzano Lampadina, is an Italian paste tomato whose lobed, elongated red fruit look a little like a bell pepper. The flesh is thick with little water and an open seed cavity, which is exactly what you want for cooking down into sauce. Plants are indeterminate and carry no disease resistance, so rotate beds and keep foliage dry. About 82 days to first ripe fruit.
Lampadina traits
- Pepper-shaped, lobed red paste fruit with thick walls
- Low water content that cooks down quickly
- Indeterminate vines that need staking
- No claimed disease resistance
Good for
- Sauce
- Canning
- Drying
Compare with other tomato varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lampadina this page | 82 days | Indeterminate | — |
| Big Boy | 82 days | Indeterminate | — |
| Brimmer | 82 days | Indeterminate | — |
| Cuostralee | 82 days | Indeterminate | — |
| La Padino | 82 days | Indeterminate | — |
| Red Lightning | 82 days | Indeterminate | — |
| Yellow Brandywine | 82 days | Indeterminate | — |
Lampadina FAQ
What kind of tomato is Lampadina?
Lampadina, also sold as San Marzano Lampadina, is an Italian paste tomato whose lobed, elongated red fruit look a little like a bell pepper. The flesh is thick with little water and an open seed cavity, which is exactly what you want for cooking down into sauce.
How many days to maturity is Lampadina?
Lampadina is listed at 82 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other tomato varieties, so check them in the tomato growing guide.
How does Lampadina compare with other tomato varieties?
Lampadina: 82 days, indeterminate. Similar tomato varieties include Big Boy (82 days), Brimmer (82 days), Cuostralee (82 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Lampadina good for?
Lampadina is grown for sauce, canning, drying.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every tomato variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Tomato growing guide
- How to Plant Tomatoes: Choosing Transplants and Planting Depth
- How to Prune Tomatoes: Removing Suckers, Tying In and Topping
- How Often to Water and Feed Tomato Plants
- Tomato Growing Calendar: What to Do Month by Month
- Tomato Problems: Blossom End Rot, Splitting, Blight and Wilt
- When to Pick Tomatoes and How to Store Them
- All 666 tomato varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.