San Marzano specialists, per-leeeze!

[Kimbo]

Ooops must remember not to remove anymore sideshoots

[wellie]

Hi Cutecumber!

I'm glad you've shared their untidy growth habit with us! The ones that do bother to pick up and start 'behaving' in my greenhouse, I shall now be aware that they are going to badly 'misbehave'....!
I'll do a taste comparison test at the end of it all between San Marzano and Romano, once they're preserved, and post up which one is my personal preference out of the two?

[tattiefritter]

Oops, had a tidy of sideshoots this morning, will leave the next few and think about some lateral support like the cucumbers, this could get interesting!

[Cutecumber]

If they're anything like the beefsteaks I've grown, "interesting" is definitely the word for their growth habit!

So far, my San Marzano's aren't doing anything very unusual - they're only just producing side shoots, but so are my Big Boy and Brandywine. I've grown the last two before and I struggled to support them.

Better invest in some extra canes, I think!

[Alison]

I grew a couple of San Marzano last year and was very pleased with them, no problems with strange growth etc and I pinched out all the side shoots as normal. Maybe I was just lucky but I found they made some very tasty pasta sauces which is why I've grown some again this year.

[Cutecumber]

That's interesting. Perhaps I'll try doing them in different ways and compare the result.