I live in zone 5'ish South Idaho. I started the seed inside during the winter, and it germinated very well - too well, because I couldn'...Read Moret bring myself to kill any of them. Transplanted into backyard. Watered until they seemed to be focussing too much on the leaves, and not enough on the blossoms, then switched to minimal watering, and got a huge crop when everybody around me is having issues. I like the flavor for fresh eating, but my family doesn't. The tomatos will be going into spaghetti and chili anyway. Now that the freezer is stuffed and everybody I know has a bucket, and the stupid plants keep ripening, I'm tired of the whole experience.
Los Angeles County, CA (Zone 10a) | September 2010 | neutral
Well, despite a couple of first time good on my part this variety of tomato grew very well. Number one this is a determinate so you don't...Read More necessarily have to prune for suckers. Once I realized that and stopped pruning the suckers off I saw they didn't get too crazy.
As for the fruit - I have found I'm not fond of it at all. Tastes just like the bland store bought ones. I'm sure they'll be fine for making seasoned sauces once the whole batch ripens, but I won't be growing them again. I have too little space to grow something that tastes like the store tomatoes that I'm trying to avoid.
Central Valley, CA (Zone 9a) | February 2010 | positive
This has been a standard paste tomato for the last few decades for a reason. It is very productive and has a fairly good taste. Produced...Read More all Summer and into the Fall in the Central Valley.
This one always got some kind of disease for me (go figure). The hybrid pastes always did much better, so I've stopped growing this one ...Read Moreand am still looking for the ultimate OP paste.
I garden in zone 8 and this is one of my workhorse tomatoes for the summer. You have your choice with this tomato; keep it a little dry a...Read Morend improve the flavor, or keep it moist and increase the yield. There is a lot of variation with this strain; your best bet is to get seed from a reputable source and grow it yourself.
I grew these for several years. Great for cooking, but a little bland for eating fresh. Good fruit later in the season, but the first fl...Read Moreush is very prone to blossom end rot. They are not too moist, so they freeze well.
One of the best for paste. The plant is determinate, and can be induced to re-flower and fruit if cut back severely after harvest; next ...Read Morecrop will be ready in 20-30 days.
Resists most diseases. Good all-purpose tomato for limited space, or for specialized uses in canning or drying: one of the best. Readily available as seed or seedlings.
I live in zone 5'ish South Idaho. I started the seed inside during the winter, and it germinated very well - too well, because I couldn'...Read More
Well, despite a couple of first time good on my part this variety of tomato grew very well. Number one this is a determinate so you don't...Read More
This has been a standard paste tomato for the last few decades for a reason. It is very productive and has a fairly good taste. Produced...Read More
Enormous harvest of blemish free fruit.
This one always got some kind of disease for me (go figure). The hybrid pastes always did much better, so I've stopped growing this one ...Read More
Decent enough for salsa and drying. Production was really good though.
Too dry and tasteless for fresh eating, but adds bo...Read More
I garden in zone 8 and this is one of my workhorse tomatoes for the summer. You have your choice with this tomato; keep it a little dry a...Read More
I grew these for several years. Great for cooking, but a little bland for eating fresh. Good fruit later in the season, but the first fl...Read More
One of the best for paste. The plant is determinate, and can be induced to re-flower and fruit if cut back severely after harvest; next ...Read More