An elongated red tomato with a melting texture and rich flavor, highlighted by a delicate salty note. An excellent choice for sauces as well as fresh eating.

What I appreciate about Heidi is its rich flavor and pronounced taste intensity, which give it plenty of personality for a paste-type tomato. Its red fruits weigh approximately 85 g and have an elongated shape, with dense, melting, slightly juicy flesh and thin skin. A delicate salty note adds an interesting dimension to its flavor profile.

This heirloom variety, originating in Cameroon, is also appreciated for its productivity and culinary qualities. Its dense flesh makes it particularly well suited to sauces, purées and preserving. It is also delicious eaten fresh, where its rich flavor can fully shine.

Its semi-determinate plant produces generous yields of fruit in approximately 90 days. It also shows good tolerance to diseases, cracking and splitting.

Every variety has its own personality. The best tomato isn’t the one that everyone likes, but the one that finds its place in your garden, your kitchen, and your habits.

You can share its seeds within your community: our seeds are reproducible.

Cultivate your preferences.

Flavor Profile

Rich & balanced

Sweet: ●●●○○ | Tangy: ●●◐○○ | Aromatic: ●●●○○

Intensity: Pronounced  Texture: Melting and juicy, with a slight salty note

Each flavor profile is based on my own observations in the garden and during tasting. The seeds come from tomatoes selected in my garden.

Technical Information

Uses: Sauces, purées, preserving and fresh eating
Type: Elongated, paste-type (Roma)
Color: Red
Size: Medium
Weight: Approximately 85 g
Flesh: Dense and melting
Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
Days to maturity: 90 days
Brix observed during my tastings: 5.5 to 6
Origin: Cameroon
Sowing: 5 mm deep, 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost
Hardening off: Gradually before transplanting
Temperature: 24 to 32 °C for germination, then 16 to 20 °C

Full sun | Semi-determinate ↕ ± 120–150 cm | ↔ 50 cm | Sturdy stake

Discover its sisters in flavor or use among the recommended varieties.