Hester Hetz

[Langley Ranch]

Anyone familiar with this variety? Saw it listed on Sand Hill's catalog. "RL, Ind, firm flesh, 3 to 4" paste.". Just wondered if you all knew more.

Thanks,
erin

[daninpd]

Erin, I completely understand your curiosity about this variety. I'm used to 3 to 4 ounce paste varieties, but a 4 inch paste is something else and very interesting. Let's keep our eyes open...

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by daninpd

Erin, I completely understand your curiosity about this variety. I'm used to 3 to 4 ounce paste varieties, but a 4 inch paste is something else and very interesting. Let's keep our eyes open...

There are many many LONG red paste varieties such as Jersey Devil, Opalka, Long Red, and on and on, and here's a list of paste tomatoes from Tania's website and many of them are long reds, etc.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/C...Paste_Tomatoes

So why not give the one you are interested in a trial run and if pastes are what you're after, there are many more to be considered.

Carolyn, who has not grown the one you mention,

[Langley Ranch]

After reading several threads here I had decided I would have to try a couple of hearts in spite of former prejudices against them, and no more than three non-heart sauce tomatoes. This is after looking through the tomato seeds I didn't manage to grow last year. Heh! Now I am adding Hester on the list even though the seed description doesn't seem that interesting. I like to think I am fairly logical but my tomato seed habit says otherwise. Oh well.
Thanks Carolyn, I think Tania's site is one of the best things on the internet. But to visit that list at this late stage of selection will bring on a migraine!
Daninpd, I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks!
erin.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Langley Ranch

After reading several threads here I had decided I would have to try a couple of hearts in spite of former prejudices against them, and no more than three non-heart sauce tomatoes. This is after looking through the tomato seeds I didn't manage to grow last year. Heh! Now I am adding Hester on the list even though the seed description doesn't seem that interesting. I like to think I am fairly logical but my tomato seed habit says otherwise. Oh well.
Thanks Carolyn, I think Tania's site is one of the best things on the internet. But to visit that list at this late stage of selection will bring on a migraine!
Daninpd, I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks!
erin.

Erin, I think by reading some other threads here that you did find out that many people don't use pastes for sauce, etc. Many have found that using hearts which are meaty and have few seeds are much better than paste tomatoes b'c they have MUCH better tastes. Meaty beefsteak type varieties also work, and I know many use anything ripe in the garden to make a fabulous sauce and just cook it down more to the right consistency,

And yet there are still many who think that paste varieties, so designated, are best.

As for me, I'm a dedicated heart person.

Carolyn

[daninpd]

[QUOTE=carolyn137;442012]There are many many LONG red paste varieties such as Jersey Devil, Opalka, Long Red, and on and on, and here's a list of paste tomatoes from Tania's website and many of them are long reds, etc.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Categoryaste_Tomatoes


Thanks, Carolyn, for the link and the reminder that 4" can be long and not wide (I guess I'm a wide guy). I'm going to grow Orange Icicle this year to accustom my eyes to seeing long tomatoes and not just the wide, round, fat, plump, beautiful... (sorry, got carried away) shape of the fruit like the Dixiewine I grew this year that attracts my eye the most.

[Langley Ranch]

Carolyn, exactly so.

I've never really had good luck with paste tomatoes until I tried (nod to you) Heidi and Wuhib. That was two years ago and I was just looking/hoping for tomatoes grown in hot climates that were not late types.

Reading some of Brokenbar's posts makes me want to plant Costoluto Genovese again. I really liked it the one time ??? I planted it. I have no idea why I never grew it again.

Ok so looks like I'll try Hester Hetz for curiosity's sake, hopefully CG again, and probably a lot more hearts than I ever thought about before. <grin>

Thanks,
erin.