Lycopersicon esculentum Days Until Harvest: 75 Heirloom vegetable Compact vines produce 8-10 tomatoes per pound Perfect for canning 75 Days. Long renowned for delicious sauces and pastes, these oblong, red fruits have excellent taste and texture. Meaty flesh with few seeds make it perfect for canning. Compact vines produce 8-10 tomatoes per pound. Disease resistant. Sow seed in flats indoors and plant out in garden in 6-8 weeks when all danger of frost has passed. Plant in rows 24-36 inches apart.