Tomato 'Chico'

A Roma type paste tomato released in 1952 by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Weslaco. Uniform ripening for machine harvest. It...Read More was a commercial open - pollinated cultivar.

I have been unable to get commercial grown seed since about 1995 and now use only saved seed and seeds from volunteer tomatoes of this ty...Read Morepe from my garden.

Chico is a sweet tasting paste tomato, medium size, very little pult, most of the fruit ripens at one time. Keeps for a long time after picking up to 6 months if stored right.

Plant leaves and vines become dry, brittle and deseased looking if not staked (sometimes this happens even when staked).