Turn a striped tomato harvest into a rich pasta sauce. Speckled Roman has elongated red fruit with gold streaks and thick, meaty flesh suited to cooked sauces, roasting and bruschetta.
- Packet
- 15+ seeds per packet
- Maturity
- 80-85 days from transplant
- Germination
- 21-27 C; allow 5-10 days
- Type
- Heirloom paste tomato
- Plant habit
- Indeterminate vine
- Seed line
- Open-pollinated heirloom
- Origin
- Heirloom paste tomato
- Best for
- Sauce, salsa, canning, drying, bruschetta
- Packed for
- Packed for 2026
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost; provide strong support for heavy paste tomatoes.
Tomatoes for the kitchen
Speckled Roman tomato seeds
Turn a striped tomato harvest into a rich pasta sauce. Speckled Roman has elongated red fruit with gold streaks and thick, meaty flesh suited to cooked sauces, roasting and bruschetta.
Type
Paste tomato
Habit
Indeterminate vine
Maturity guide
About 80–85 days from transplant
Packet
15+ seeds
Why grow it?
Choose Speckled Roman when sauce is a priority but you also want tomatoes for fresh dishes. Its fleshy texture works well chopped into a simmering sauce or sliced onto toast.
At a glance
Crop
Solanum lycopersicum
Colour
Red fruit with gold-orange streaks
Texture
Thick-walled, meaty flesh
Kitchen uses
Sauce, roasting, bruschetta and drying
In the kitchen
- Cooked sauces: Chop ripe fruit and simmer to the consistency your dish needs.
- Roasting: Roast halves with herbs to serve immediately or use in a cooked sauce.
- Fresh toast: Dice or slice ripe tomatoes for bruschetta and sandwiches.
- Preserving: For shelf-stable canning, use a tested tomato recipe and follow its acidification and processing instructions.
Growing notes
- Start indoors: Sow about 6–8 weeks before your planned transplant date. Provide warmth and bright light.
- Transplant: Harden plants off and wait until frost risk has passed and the soil has warmed.
- Care: Support the vines, water consistently at soil level and leave space for airflow.
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Tomato seeds CanadaSauce Tomato PackCommon questions
Is Speckled Roman only for sauce?
No. Its meaty fruit also works in fresh dishes, including bruschetta and sandwiches.
Does it need a trellis?
Yes. Support the indeterminate vines with a sturdy cage, stake or trellis.
What does 80–85 days mean?
It is a planning estimate after transplanting, not from sowing. Weather and plant condition can move the first harvest earlier or later.
Fruit size, striping and yields vary. The maturity guide does not promise a fixed Montreal harvest date.
Cook your harvest
Use your harvest in these recipes. Check the variety notes and substitutions in each recipe.
Follow the growing notes in the description and on your seed packet. Sowing time, temperature and harvest stage depend on the variety.
See the description for this variety’s kitchen uses and the harvest stage that suits your recipe.
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