Favorite Paste / Plum Tomatoes

[huntsman]

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

[Tania]

oops, how could I forget about these???

- Polish Linguisa
- Rinaldo

And I'd second VB-Russia for productivity!


Tania

[montanamato]

My favorites are:

Ludmilla's Red Plum
Sicilian Plum
Ten Fingers
Striped Roman-super productive
Ropreco -nice for shorter seasons
Matt D'Imperio
Franchi Red Pear-fair to poor production in my garden, but nice flavor
Wuhib-heat tolerant
Hungarian Italian-great production, best for cooking (not good raw)
Aker's Plum Pink-very good production
Granny Carvielles Yellow Roma
Mama Leone
Cannestrino #1-too tasty to can, eaten fresh only, not plum shaped either

Jeanne

[carpenterlady]

I second Montanamato's recommendation for Ropreco. I live about 150 miles north of Minneapolis, near Duluth. I actually get red tomatoes from Ropreco. I have been growing them for at least 5-6 years. I gave friends in Minnetonka Ropreco seedlings last year and they did great. In fact last weekend when I was at a funeral in Northern Iowa my niece told me how much she liked the Ropreco's I gave her last year. They live about 30 miles north of Waterloo, IA. I gave seedlings away last season to people from the Canadian border to northern Iowa and I only received positive feedback on Ropreco's. I get my seed from Seeds of Change. They are OP. That is all I know about them. I would love to learn their history. I haven't been able to find it.

Polish Linguisa did well for the people I gave seedlings to. Last year was the first year I tried it. Amish Paste never ripens for me, but it should do ok in Minneapolis.

I will be starting Ropreco's again this year. One Saturday in May, I am having a seedling sale in my friends driveway, in Minnetonka. Come get some Ropreco's then.

Becky

[flashback]

I think that Opalka taste great, but mine are not long and thin. They seem to be more of a fat pointed shape. They also produce more that are hollow than solid.

I am going to try another seed company this year to see if I can get more of the described shape fruit.

John

[Wi-sunflower]

I have the right shape for Opalka. I got my seeds from the SSE public catalog. But they never seem to be very vigorous plants nor productive.

If it wasn't for the fact that people ask for them I would probably drop Opalka for something more productive.

Carol

[flashback]

Glad to know that SSE seed produce the correct shape. My order for Opalka was from them.

John