Usefulness

• Roma tomatoes have a thick, meaty flesh and a low pulp content, so they won't turn to mush when cooked. They stand up to canning as well, so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor all winter long. They also retain a higher sugar content, making them sweet enough to eat fresh, unlike most plum varieties.
  
  

Low Maintenance

• If the soil is properly prepared with compost in a sunny location, Roma tomatoes will grow happily on their own. They are very disease resistant, and require little care other than a weekly watering and staking for support when they are between 6 and 12 inches tall.
  
  

Yield

• Roma tomatoes are determinate, meaning they produce all of their fruit at once--usually about 75 days after transplanting. They are prolific plants, with some Roma varieties producing 200 tomatoes per plant.