Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 76 days
- Growth habit
- Determinate
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
La Rosa is a main-season hybrid paste tomato with pear-shaped red fruit about 3 inches long, thick-walled and meaty with dry flesh that reduces quickly into sauce. Plants are determinate, giving a concentrated harvest for batch cooking. A good pick for canners.
La Rosa traits
- Main-season hybrid paste type
- Pear-shaped red fruit about 3 inches, thick walled and meaty
- Dry flesh suited to sauce
- Determinate plants
Good for
- Sauce and paste
- Canning
Compare with other tomato varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Rosa this page | 76 days | Determinate | — |
| BHN-444 | 76 days | Determinate | — |
| Classica | 76 days | Determinate | — |
| Macero II | 76 days | Determinate | — |
| Banana Legs | 75 days | Determinate | — |
| Bielyj Naliw | 75 days | Determinate | — |
| Black Sea Man | 75 days | Determinate | — |
La Rosa FAQ
What kind of tomato is La Rosa?
La Rosa is a main-season hybrid paste tomato with pear-shaped red fruit about 3 inches long, thick-walled and meaty with dry flesh that reduces quickly into sauce. Plants are determinate, giving a concentrated harvest for batch cooking.
How many days to maturity is La Rosa?
La Rosa is listed at 76 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other tomato varieties, so check them in the tomato growing guide.
How does La Rosa compare with other tomato varieties?
La Rosa: 76 days, determinate. Similar tomato varieties include BHN-444 (76 days), Classica (76 days), Macero II (76 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is La Rosa good for?
La Rosa is grown for sauce and paste, canning.
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.