Is there more than one "Rio Grande" tomato?

[Greatgardens]

I've seen this tomato described as a small "snacking tomato" and also as a paste/plum type. Anyone here have any experience with this one?

[Fusion_power]

I've grown it off and on for 20 years. It is an oval paste type tomato with traits from a wild species. Overall, it is very productive with robust flavor best used in sauce or paste. In some years if the foliage hangs on long enough can get pretty sweet.


The wild species traits are in the green fruit color and in having a darker green "stripe" down the side of the tomato.

[Greatgardens]

Thanks!

[TomNJ]

I have also grown Rio Grande many times. It is a hard meaty paste tomato, earlier than most, and averages about three ounces. Like many pastes it is subject to foliage diseases and so production varies depending how long the plants survive. For me it has run from 10 to 32 lbs per plant, and averages about 18 lbs/plant. It was beat this year by Kosovo at 27 lbs/plant and Heidi at 28 lbs/plant.

I can't comment on the taste since I only use them for sauce, salsa, and roasted tomato marinara.

[Goodloe]

Good info. I was gifted seeds from a TV member from GA; she speaks highly of its productivity. We'll see how it does here in Mississippi...