Favorite Paste / Plum Tomatoes

recruiterg · December 27, 2009

I am looking to expand my horizons and grow some paste / plum tomatoes this year.

Can you let me know what your favorites are and why you like them (ie. fresh eating, salsas, canning, sauces, etc...)?

Thanks,

Pat

amideutch · December 27, 2009

Ludmilla's Red Plum. Reasons, all of the above. Ami

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...7;27s+Red+Plum

**carolyn137** · December 27, 2009

Ludmilla's Red Plum for sure as well as perhaps:

Gianinni, a large red plum
Sarnowski Polish Plum, red, blocky elongated

More conventional paste varieties might include:

Mama Leone
Heidi
Opalka
Martino's Roma
VB-Russia, a pink

.....for starters and all the above are good tasting, excellent yields, etc., and I know darm well I've forgetten some other good ones.

sprtsguy76 · December 27, 2009

I'll second Gianinni and I'll add that they were very tasty and productive for me this year. Carolyn was kind enough to share some seed with me last winter.

Damon

jwr6404 · December 27, 2009

I'll second the VB Russia. Nice off the vine snacking tomato and the most prolific tomato I've grown. I actually believe you could feed a family of 2 all summer/fall on one plant

brokenbar · December 27, 2009

I grow tomatoes just for drying (have a business) and I tried Denofrio's German this past year. They were HUGE!!!! almost seed free and prolific. I also favor Federle, Carol Chyko, Romeo, Amish Paste, Chinese and, for just sauce, Constoluto Genovese or Costoluto Fiorontino. I want large,(and this is important because slicing small tomatoes for drying is a pain-in-the-behind) meaty tomatoes with little juice and few seeds for drying and these varieties have become staples in my garden.

DuckCreekFarms · December 27, 2009

Brokenbar... Where did you get Denofrio's German Seed? can't find that one listed anywhere

thanks
Gary

**carolyn137** · December 27, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuckCreekFarms

Brokenbar... Where did you get Denofrio's German Seed? can't find that one listed anywhere

thanks
Gary

Try Dinofrios ( not De) German which is the variety name.

I'm sure Brokenbar will tell you where she got hers/ I didn't Google it but since Marianne Jones at mariseeds has been listing it for many years in the SSE Yearbook you might try her website. And it is listed in the SSE Yearbook if you're an SSE member.

brokenbar · December 27, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Try Dinofrios ( not De) German which is the variety name.

I'm sure Brokenbar will tell you where she got hers/ I didn't Google it but since Marianne Jones at mariseeds has been listing it for many years in the SSE Yearbook you might try her website. And it is listed in the SSE Yearbook if you're an SSE member.

Thanks for the correction Carolyn...I can't read my own writing! And I got mine from Seed Savers.

brokenbar · December 27, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuckCreekFarms

Brokenbar... Where did you get Denofrio's German Seed? can't find that one listed anywhere

thanks
Gary

Hey Gary, Got them from the Seed Savers Catalog. If you want some, PM me with an address. These were the biggest paste/oxheart tomatoes I have ever grown. They ripened mid-season in Wyoming my Son told me (we were in Mexico most of the summer.) He also informed me that we had a lousy, cold wet spring so these out-did themselves in my opinion.

I also have a HUGE oxheart/Paste black that came unmarked from a seed swap. I can throw in some of those as well. They did really well also. And I say oxheart/paste because neither of these were a "typical" oxheart shape. Just big blunt things that were slightly misshapen.

frogsleap farm · December 27, 2009

How about Brandysweet Plum? I've heard good reports, but 2010 will be my first year growing.

Tania · December 28, 2009

my favorite plum/paste tomatoes:

Prue
Gallo Plum
Giannini
Alla's Plum
Grushovka
Kanauss Oxheart
Amish Paste
all kinds of De Barao
Kanopus

Tania

Suze · December 28, 2009

A few I like:

Christopher Columbus
Prue
Tony's Italian
Opalka
Sarnowski Polish Plum
Sheboygan
Amish Canning

To frogsleap - Brandysweet Plum is an oval/slightly elongated large cherry type, excellent though.

huntsman · December 28, 2009

Man, this kind of thread is pure heaven for the new folk - thank you!

Tania · December 28, 2009

oops, how could I forget about these???

- Polish Linguisa
- Rinaldo

And I'd second VB-Russia for productivity!

Tania

December 27, 2009	#1
recruiterg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edina, MN (Zone 4) Posts: 945	Favorite Paste / Plum Tomatoes I am looking to expand my horizons and grow some paste / plum tomatoes this year. Can you let me know what your favorites are and why you like them (ie. fresh eating, salsas, canning, sauces, etc...)? Thanks, Pat

December 27, 2009	#2
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Ludmilla's Red Plum. Reasons, all of the above. Ami http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...7;27s+Red+Plum __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

December 27, 2009	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Ludmilla's Red Plum for sure as well as perhaps: Gianinni, a large red plum Sarnowski Polish Plum, red, blocky elongated More conventional paste varieties might include: Mama Leone Heidi Opalka Martino's Roma VB-Russia, a pink .....for starters and all the above are good tasting, excellent yields, etc., and I know darm well I've forgetten some other good ones. __________________ Carolyn

December 27, 2009	#5
jwr6404 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 481	I'll second the VB Russia. Nice off the vine snacking tomato and the most prolific tomato I've grown. I actually believe you could feed a family of 2 all summer/fall on one plant __________________ Jim

December 27, 2009	#6
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	I grow tomatoes just for drying (have a business) and I tried Denofrio's German this past year. They were HUGE!!!! almost seed free and prolific. I also favor Federle, Carol Chyko, Romeo, Amish Paste, Chinese and, for just sauce, Constoluto Genovese or Costoluto Fiorontino. I want large,(and this is important because slicing small tomatoes for drying is a pain-in-the-behind) meaty tomatoes with little juice and few seeds for drying and these varieties have become staples in my garden. __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time."

December 27, 2009	#4
sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	I'll second Gianinni and I'll add that they were very tasty and productive for me this year. Carolyn was kind enough to share some seed with me last winter. Damon

December 27, 2009	#7
DuckCreekFarms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mounds, Oklahoma Posts: 257	Brokenbar... Where did you get Denofrio's German Seed? can't find that one listed anywhere thanks Gary

December 27, 2009	#11
frogsleap farm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 568	How about Brandysweet Plum? I've heard good reports, but 2010 will be my first year growing.

December 28, 2009	#12
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	my favorite plum/paste tomatoes: Prue Gallo Plum Giannini Alla's Plum Grushovka Kanauss Oxheart Amish Paste all kinds of De Barao Kanopus Tania __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

December 28, 2009	#13
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	A few I like: Christopher Columbus Prue Tony's Italian Opalka Sarnowski Polish Plum Sheboygan Amish Canning To frogsleap - Brandysweet Plum is an oval/slightly elongated large cherry type, excellent though.

December 28, 2009	#14
huntsman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa - GrowZone 9 Posts: 595	Man, this kind of thread is pure heaven for the new folk - thank you!