Looking for a large paste tomato

Father'sDaughter · December 2, 2015

The overall winner in terms of pounds per plant this year was Santa Maria. I think Nudi Family Heirloom came in a close second.

Venetian Marketplace produced some monsters early on, but they took forever to ripen. Will give it a second chance next year.

Costoluto Genovese had a bad year for the first time since I started growing it. Two plants got taken down almost overnight by some sort of foliage issue while plant number three piled on a ton of tomatoes and held on until the bitter end.

Federle was also very, very late, so it may be scratched.

Antique Roman did well enough to come back as did Buddy Runyon. Both plants stayed healthy right through to the end of the season.

Hog heart was also way too late, so it's off the list.

I'm questioning whether I had correct seeds for Chico Grande, Super Italian Paste and Shedra Sliva Tarasenka. None of them matched any of the on-line description and I got a lot of very small and seedy tomatoes from them.

George D's Italian Red was not in an optimal location, struggled all season, and only produced one tomato which was nothing impressive. Not ready to scratch it off the list yet.

Casino did not get a spot when all was said and done, but it's definitely getting one next year.

The one that surprised me the most was a heart in the multi purpose category -- Russian 117. While juicer than I prefer for a paste, it checked the boxes for size, production, taste and disease resistance. I've decided I can deal with a little extra juice (I let it settle out of the purée before cooking and canning) and will give this one at least two spots next year.

December 2, 2015	#35
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	The overall winner in terms of pounds per plant this year was Santa Maria. I think Nudi Family Heirloom came in a close second. Venetian Marketplace produced some monsters early on, but they took forever to ripen. Will give it a second chance next year. Costoluto Genovese had a bad year for the first time since I started growing it. Two plants got taken down almost overnight by some sort of foliage issue while plant number three piled on a ton of tomatoes and held on until the bitter end. Federle was also very, very late, so it may be scratched. Antique Roman did well enough to come back as did Buddy Runyon. Both plants stayed healthy right through to the end of the season. Hog heart was also way too late, so it's off the list. I'm questioning whether I had correct seeds for Chico Grande, Super Italian Paste and Shedra Sliva Tarasenka. None of them matched any of the on-line description and I got a lot of very small and seedy tomatoes from them. George D's Italian Red was not in an optimal location, struggled all season, and only produced one tomato which was nothing impressive. Not ready to scratch it off the list yet. Casino did not get a spot when all was said and done, but it's definitely getting one next year. The one that surprised me the most was a heart in the multi purpose category -- Russian 117. While juicer than I prefer for a paste, it checked the boxes for size, production, taste and disease resistance. I've decided I can deal with a little extra juice (I let it settle out of the purée before cooking and canning) and will give this one at least two spots next year.