Tomato Seeds. - Red Pear Pomodoro

This product features Red Pear Piriform Tomato Seeds, a variety of Italian Heirloom tomatoes that boasts a beefsteak-like texture and flavor. Perfect for growing in your own garden, these seeds are sure to produce high-quality, delicious tomatoes. Franchi's Red Pear tomato is an old North Italian variety, carefully chosen by Franchi Sementi for its delicious, large fruit. Perfect for fresh eating. Indeterminate. 
The Red Pear Piriform tomato is a medium-sized heirloom variety with a meaty, juicy texture and sweet, rich flavors. It is pear-shaped with reddish-orange skin and moderate acid levels. This indeterminate tomato plant yields fruit along sprawling vines, making it ideal for trellising or caging.
Growing. Plant 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost.
When to sow outside: Recommended for mild winter climates only: 1 to 2 weeks before average last frost and when soil temperatures are at least 60°F

Bio Dome seed starter is a great way to sow Tomato seeds, because each Bio Sponge has a pre-drilled hole you just drop one seed into -- no need to thin seedlings, no wasting of seeds! You can use either the original 60-cell Bio Dome, or our 18-cell Jumbo Bio Dome, which grows big, stocky seedlings ready to transplant right into your garden.

Place your Bio Dome in a 70- to 75-degree room, or just use a seedling heat mat to raise the temperature in the dome. You should see the first sprouts in 3 to 8 days. As soon as your sprouts are up, place the seedlings under strong light.

If you're using a potting mix, sow at a depth of 4 times the size of the seed. You can also use our convenient Jiffy Pots and Strips -- Jiffy Pots are constructed entirely of lightweight, sturdy peat moss, so as the roots develop, they eventually grow right through the Jiffy Pot wall and into the garden soil!
Fluorescent light for around 14 to 16 hours a day is ideal for fastest growth. Keep your seedlings just a few inches below the light so they don't "stretch" and get "leggy." If you don't have strong artificial light, a sunny window will work, too -- just keep the clear dome on your Bio Dome to protect your seedlings from those chilly drafts!
Planting Out
About 2 weeks before your transplant date work the garden soil thoroughly, adding generous amounts of compost and about 4 pounds of fertilizer (5-10-10 is ideal) for every 100 square feet. Then cover the soil with a tarp or plastic mulch to keep the weeds from sprouting until you're ready to plant.

Ten days before transplanting, you'll need to start "hardening off" your young plants by setting them outdoors in a lightly shaded area for an hour or two. The next day, give them a longer visit outside until they remain outdoors overnight, still in their pots. Naturally, if a cold spell hits, bring them indoors again to wait for the temperature to rise.

When planting, bury stem up to lowest leaves. If stem is tall and spaced, plant horizontally, with first set of leaves above ground. Strip underground leaves and cover up entire stem. Mulch heavily to control weeds and keep soil moist. Plastic mulch is easier and effective in straight rows.)

Harvesting: Harvest tomatoes when fully colored and firm. About 1 month before the average first fall frost, clip all blossoms and any undersized fruit off the plant. This will steer all the plant’s remaining energy into ripening what’s left. If you have a lot of underripe tomatoes near the end of the season, and a frost is approaching, pick them and store them indoors in a single layer away from direct sunlight to ripen.