Description

Amish Paste Tomato is a classic heirloom paste variety known for its large, meaty fruits, rich flavor, and low seed content. The acorn-shaped tomatoes have thick flesh and a balanced sweet-tart taste, making them excellent for sauces, pastes, canning, and cooking, while still being flavorful enough for fresh eating.

This productive variety is valued for its versatility and strong performance in home gardens. Plants produce heavy yields of uniform fruits over an extended season, making it a favorite among gardeners who process tomatoes for storage and cooking. Its size and texture allow it to cook down into a thick, rich sauce with minimal water content.

• Type: Annual tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
• Growth habit: Indeterminate
• Start indoors: 6–8 weeks before last frost
• Transplant: After all danger of frost has passed
• Sun: Full sun
• Spacing: 24–36 inches
• Days to maturity: 70–85 days

Tomatoes grow best in warm, fertile, well-drained soil with consistent moisture and strong sunlight. Indeterminate varieties continue growing and producing throughout the season, so staking or caging is essential for support and airflow. Regular harvesting encourages continuous fruit production, and mulching helps retain soil moisture and reduce disease risk.

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