{"id":6916,"date":"2026-11-02T14:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6916"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:48:18","slug":"mini-san-marzano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/mini-san-marzano\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini San Marzano Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Mini San Marzano<\/strong> is a miniature plum\/spray tomato known for producing heavy clusters of up to 20 bite-sized, 1 oz (30 g) elongated fruits. Vines grow with a wispy, slender habit, frequently topping out around 4 feet (1.2 m) in open ground. Renowned for its high sugar content and tough skins that never split during whole-fruit canning, it circulates both as a commercial F1 hybrid and as stabilized open-pollinated collector lines. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/p>\n

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Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-7 Experience)<\/h2>\n

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Cluster-style truss tomato, setting up to 20 fruits per spray, weighing up to 1 oz (30 g) each. The plant has a rather wispy, slender habit and stays mid-height in open ground. The stems are thin and bendy. Can be grown both outdoors and in the greenhouse tied to sturdy stakes, mid-season maturity. Incredibly sweet.<\/p>\n

Edited November 21, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n

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Is this an open-pollinated variety or an F1 hybrid? Seems like different vendors list it differently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Is this an open-pollinated variety or an F1 hybrid? Seems like different vendors list it differently.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My seeds came from a collector in the Czech Republic, saved from his own garden. He stated it was an open-pollinated variety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mine was labeled as Mini San Marzano F1. I wouldn’t call it a true indeterminate, it naturally topped out right at 4 feet (1.2 m) in open ground, but it cranked out fruit like crazy. I was hesitant to save seed since it was marked F1, which I kick myself for now \ud83e\udd7a I have two seeds left from the packet, so I’ll plant them next season, save the seed, and see what happens with the next generation.<\/p>\n

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Mine was labeled as Mini San Marzano F1. I wouldn’t call it a true indeterminate, it naturally topped out right at 4 feet (1.2 m) in open ground, but it cranked out fruit like crazy…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tanya, how many stems do you recommend letting it run outdoors?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Irina, hey stranger, haven’t seen you around here lately! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

I let mine run with four full stems because I was late pinching out suckers. By September I ended up pulling the whole plant up roots and all with the green fruit still hanging on. Picked off a big batch and let them finish on the counter, ripened up beautifully indoors.<\/p>\n

In canning jars, they are an absolute dream, not a single split skin in the batch. Loved this tomato. If I could only know for sure whether the seeds would breed true! \ud83e\udd7a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Summary: Plant Habit, Yield and Canning Performance<\/h2>\n