Solanum lycopersicum, Cooker - Long Red plum - Cordon, Classic Italian long (3 inches) slim & pointed Red plum tomato used mainly for cooking & considered by many chefs to be the best sauce tomatoes in the world. With very little water inside, few seeds & very meaty, the taste is much stronger, sweeter & less acidic than Roma cookers. Indeterminate (very tall plants). Growing outdoors is best, Seed Count Approx - 15 avg SOWING - Surface-sown or covered only slightly, Don't allow to dry out but don’t overwater. Keep warm until germination (10 days approx), move to WARM bright light area. After about last frost, transplant out into protected growing pots. Plants need staking & side-shoots removing. Will grow as well inside or out & not fussy about Pots or open ground, Just depends on your needs & space.