Roma tomatoes?

[Matthew Montchalin]

I noticed my local grocery store offering packets of "Roma Tomato" seeds but that started me wondering if they taste any better than store bought.

So, anyway, I live in the Pacific Northwest. Are Roma Tomatoes suitable for my growing region? Has anybody had trouble with Roma Tomatoes? What kind of problems am I going to run into here?

Last summer, our tomato plants were eaten down to the nub by the Columbia Blacktail Deer that frequent our property, a sight worse than being eaten by slugs. (We found deer hoofprints all over the tomato garden, and signs of deer teeth nipping away at the tomato plants.)

[Texas Tomatoes]

[Al Reid]

I can't address anything related to your specific growing area (I'm in PA) but I can certainly understand your frustration with the deer. Last year I ended up putting an 8 foot high deer fence around my 30 x 45 garden, which already had a 4 foot fence around it. One day and $150.00 later, no more deer problems.

Usually about half of my tomato plants are romas, since I like to make sauce and salsa. Always taste better from the garden.