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Paste Tomatoes growing

Paste Tomatoes

October 2024 | Written by:听New Castle County Master Gardeners Rick Judd and Gail Hermenaus

General information

  • Solanum lycopersicum, Tomato
  • Solanaceae family
  • Sunlight: full sun.
  • Soil conditions: well-drained, fertile soil, high in organic matter.
  • Tomatoes come in both determinate (bush) varieties, and indeterminate (climbing) varieties.

Successful Cultivars

  • San Marzano ( 78 days) Traditional sauce tomato, long fruit, small seed cavity. Indeterminate. (pictured here)
  • Amish (85 days) Large plum sauce tomato, excellent flavor. Indeterminate.
  • Roma (76 days) Bright scarlet meaty fruit, few seeds. Determinate.

Common Pests & Diseases

  • Early Blight
  • Late Blight
  • Blossom End Rot
  • Fusarium Wilt
  • Tomato Hornworm
  • Stink Bug听
Paste Tomatoe photo courtesy of Gail Hermenau.
Paste Tomatoe photo courtesy of Gail Hermenau.
Paste Tomatoe photo courtesy of Gail Hermenau.

This publication was created by Master Gardeners Rick Judd and Gail Hermenau. Photos courtesy of Gail Hermenau.


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