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This is another great choice for a fine drying
tomato. Extremely productive plants set out small deep red fruits
with nipled ends that are the perfect size for tossing into the
dehydrator. They also make an excellent salad topper.
Indet. 75 days.............#PR2.....................................................$2.95Kiev
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Bill Minkey is an avid heirloom enthusiast and seed
saver and has probably grown out more varieties of heirlooms than any
one I know. This is one of his favorite paste type Italian
varieties. Long sausage type. Very nice!
Indet. 85 days.............#PR3.....................................................$2.95Prue Prue is a nice, large sausage shaped
paste tomato. Excellent flavor makes it equally good to eat fresh
or for sauces or canning. Vines are healthy and last for a long
season gifting you with plenty of fruits all summer long. I'm
happy to offer it in this category. Indet. 80
days...#PR4...............................................................$2.95Kalman's Hungarian Red A very fine flavored paste tomato that sets out many
different shapes.
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$2.95
Mr. Tartar's German Tomato Original seeds from tomato enthusiast
Bill Minkey. Elongated, red oxhearts with vibrant intense flavor.
Indet. 80 days.....PR6...............................................................
$2.95
Pirkstine Orange Very productive sausage-shaped orange
paste tomatoes. Wonderful flavor.
Indet. 80 days.....PR7............................................................... $2.95
Pirkstine Yellow Same as the above only lemon-yellow
colored.
Indet. 80 days....PR8................................................................ $2.95
Sarnowski Plum Original seeds from Dr. Carolyn
Male. Very large sausage type paste tomato with excellent flavor.
Indet. 80 days....PR9................................................................
$2.95
Amish Paste These large, deep red, meaty, oxheart fruits, are simply
incredible!
Old variety planted by the Amish for many years and if you try it
you'll know why! You'll pick basket full of these beauties for canning
and saucing. They're so flavorful you can even use them for slicing on
sandwiches or quartering in salads.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Airyleaf
2x4" icy pink plums with wonderful sweet favor From Germany's Black
Forest region.
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$2.95
Basinga
Pretty pale yellow, heartish shaped, meaty globes with pink blushing.
Cooks down into a sweet delicate sauce.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Banana Legs Novelty type tomato.This plant really goes "bananas," producing
tons of
long sausage shaped fruits. They are a pale translucent yellow with
faint light green stripes. Wonderful for saucing, but a bit mealy and
dry for salads. Kids get a big kick out this one.
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$2.95
Baylor Paste A standout in '00 trials. Red roundish, flat plums have great
flavor
and do not crack or blemish. Plants set out so many fruits, they're a
job to keep picked. Excellent canner.
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days....#PR14...............................................................$2.95
Beach Boy Orange-red paste type grows 4-7" long and produces abundantly.
Very few seeds.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Bull Sac Bright red, fine flavored paste tomato, 3x6" dry flesh, few seeds
. Excellent full flavor.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Big Italian Plum Scarlet fat" banana peppers"excellent for paste and canning. Great
producer. Rich flavor.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Bisignano #2 A favorite plum tomato. From Italian, Mr. Bisignano. Sturdy,
rampant
vines, set out four different fruit shapes; oval, globes, plums, and
large heart shapes. All are thick walled and meaty, deep orange-red
with full, rich tomato flavor. One of the best processing types you'll
ever find, they are equally good in salads. Some of the first plants I
set out, and the last fruits I pick each year. A true all season tomato.
Indet. 70 days
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$2.95
Canestrino #1 Favorite plum tomato in my'00 trials. I got the seeds from Italy
where
it is grown in Tuscany.Unique appearance,shaped like fat hershey
kisses. The name means "Little Basket"in Italian. Flavor and production
is excellent. Serious cooks, you must try this one!
Indet. 75 days....#PR19
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Canestrino #2 Another unique plum tomato from Italy. A
little smaller without the fluting of 1#. Excellent flavor and fine
production.
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Chico
Cook'em, can'em, dry'em, toss'em into salads. Chico definitely puts the
"pro" in prolific. You'll enjoy light pink- red, small plums that are
juicy and sweet with wonderful flavor. There's nothing you can't do
with this one. You'll love it.
Indet. 70 days
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Chinese
Sweet red 2x7'' pepper shaped paste type. Thick dry flesh . This is
really one substantial tomato. Produces over the long season. One of
the more productive paste types. Very nice.
Indet. 85 days
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Czech Plum Large 6-10oz. plums with excellent flavor. Vigorous plants produce
in abundance.
Indet. 80 days
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DePinto This is one of the smaller sized plums, but has wonderful flavor
and
huge production. Worth the extra work for great sauces. Fine
dryer.
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De Barrao Black Black plum tomatoes! Fruits are brown-red-purple 2-4 ozs.Very nice
spicy sweet flavor with excellent production. Rare.
Indet. 75
days....#PR25...............................................................$2.95
De Barrao Red Very heavy producer of 3oz. pear shaped fruits, this one's
excellent
for saucing and canning. The flavor will not disappoint you and really,
get ready to pick loads of them!
Indet. 70 days
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Diener Deep dark red, large, flat heart-shaped pastes with full tangy
flavor.
Indet. 75days
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Dix Doights De Naples "Clusters " of paste tomatoes! Fantastic yields of the
carrot/pepper
shaped pastes. Tall vines produce plenty of fruits in bunches of 3,4 or
more, hence the name which means "Ten Fingers of Naples. Flavor is
wonderful. From Italy.
Indet. 70 days....#PR28
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Dominick's Paste Fantastic large red paste tomato, 3" x 5". Oh, so meaty, with full,
rich, and hearty flavor. This is another variety you can also use in
sandwiches and salads. Plants grow tall and produce nicely.
Indet. 85 days
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Ernie's Pointed Italian icicle shape to 8 oz. Nice and meaty, great for fresh
sauce or canning.
Indet. 75 days
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$2.95
Ernie's Plump My favorite Italian saucer since I first grew it, 3 years ago..
Cooks
down to the the reddest, richest, flavorful sauce ever! 8 -12oz. fruits
are a most unique shape: "plump" double pears with a tiny blossom scar.
Rich beyond words, I ate plenty this year straight out of hand. Extreme
producer. I receive more comments on this tomato than any other I sell.
Indet. 80 days
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Enormous Plum Wow, this one is enormous! A real standout this year. Solid meat
and
fabulous rich flavor. Heart shape fruits get to over 1 lb. Superb for
canning and also fresh use.
Indet. 85
days....#PR32..............................................................$2.95
Gary's Late Canner Fantastic large scarlet plums. Lasts long into the season with
boundless fruits. My plants survived the summer and have bounced back
with a nice fall crop.
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Gallo Plum This is a real favorite here .Vines always grow twice my height and
set
out large pendulous orange red fruits, 2 x 4 -5" some even larger.
They're practically seedless and solid meat. Luscious rich, full tomato
flavor with a long, long season; up until a real frost. Just a few of
these go a long, long way in the kitchen. Serious cooks, you must try
this one.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
German Plum Nice,
plump, 6 oz. plums are equally good for eating fresh as they are for
putting up. Plants are very generous in production.
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Giant Paste Very meaty 6-10 oz. oxheart shaped fruits. Great yields. A new
favorite this year.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
Giant Pepperview Substantial size pepper shaped pastes with very fine flavor. Dry
and meaty flesh.
Indet. 85 days....#PR37
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Green Sausage How about a green paste tomato? Beautiful, striped, long sausage
shaped
fruits are very dense and meaty. Plants are quite prolific and they're
way fun to grow. Try some tasty fresh green salsa.
Indet.78
days....#PR38..............................................................$2.95
Harry's Italian Plum Red 6-8" Italian paste tomato. Cooks down to make a wonderful
classic rich sauce.
Indet. 85
days.....#PR39...........................................................
$2.95
Heidi
From Africa. This rambling tall plant sets out an amazing amount of
bright red 3-4 oz. plum shaped fruits. After 100º and our
droughts, my Heidi's are setting out a fall crop!
Indet. 75 days
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$2.95
Hovath Plum Seed from this red paste type comes from the Adriadic Coast of
Italy. 4" pepper shape.
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Howard German This red paste tomato is carrot shaped and grows 6-8" long. Very
dry and meaty flesh. Some fruits grow very large.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
Hungarian Italian I picked bucket fulls of this very fine kitchen tomato. Big red
plum
beauties produce as good as any hybrid out there. Added bonus; they can
set on your counter a few days
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$2.95
Italian Pepper Shaped Long, deep red, 4-6" fruits, look very similar to a banana pepper,
hence the name. This paste type is very meaty and is practically
seedless. Great taste, fabulous saucer.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
Italian Giant The name refers to plant and not fruit size, so you'll need to be
prepared. Another wonderful Italian Heirloom brought here approximately
80 years ago. Bright red fruits are teardrop shaped, about 2-6 oz. and
very tasty.
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Italian Pear Interesting torpedo shaped fruits with pointed ends. Bright red,
meaty, full flavor. A cook's delight.
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$2.95
Ivory Egg A white plum tomato? You bet! Pick plenty of these cream color
fruits
which make a wonderful light sweet sauce. Also a great salad tomato.
Indet. 75 days
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Joe's Plum Huge red 8-12oz. plums with solid flesh, low seed count and sweet
rich
flavor. Plants produce lots of fruits and just a few will fill your
kitchen basket. From Italy.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
Jersey Devil Great producing sausage shaped paste tomato. Meaty flesh, few seeds.
Indet. 75 days
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Jumbo Roma The name says it all! Gigantic red meaty pears and plums. One of
the
finest producing kitchen tomatoes you'll find. I picked and put up
bucket fulls this year. Love it!
Indet. 90 days
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$2.95
Justine
Justine wins the prize for most unique tomato in '02. They are simply
pretty as a picture! Boy, is this one solid RED tomato! No yellow
shoulders typical of this type. Gorgeous, scarlet orange- red fruits
are a most unusual shape also large flattish hearts. Perfect smooth
skins are blemish free and taste is simply fabulous. From Roberto Sala.
A real winner !
Indet. 85
days....#PR51.............................................................$2.95
Kalman's Hungarian Pink Pink 6-8 oz. oval plums have super sweet flesh. Makes wonderful
rich
sauce and is excellent for fresh use also. The best tasting pink
variety for sure.
Indet. 85 days....#PR52
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Lillian's Red Kansas Paste A very popular red plum type. Fruits are variable shaped and have
pointed ends.
Indet. 80
days....#PR53............................................................$2.95
Martino's Roma Hybrid paste types lose the flavor battle when compared to
Martino's.
Sturdy vines produce plenty of 2-4oz. scarlet fruits. Wonderful
processor and fresh saucer.
Det. 75 days
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$2.95
Mexican Paste Truly a canners delight! This variety is awesome in it's production
of
perfect, blemish free, solid large oval fruits! Most fruits ripen at
the same time and flavor is just wonderful. A real happy basket filler!
Det. 80
days....#PR55.................................................................$2.95
Mike's Italian Huge, meaty pink heart shaped plums are absolutely delicious.Rich
and
full bodied, one of my favorite pink types. Produces very well and is
good for fresh eating.
Indet. 80
days....#PR56............................................................$2.95
Minelli Plum Very nice 6-8" red plum type with fine flavor. Great for paste and
sauce. Tall vining.
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$2.95
Napoli
You'll be taken aback by this extreme producer of luscious perfect 2-3
oz. plums! This year it out performed any hybrid roma I've ever grown.
If you like to can lots and lots of tomatoes, this is a must try I
promise you will be totally amazed!
Det. 75 days
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$2.95
New Zealand Pear Yields plenty of big 6- 12 0z. pretty pink pear fruits. Very meaty
and sweet. Great saucer. One of my top saucers this year.
Indet. 75 days
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$2.95
Nick's Large red pendulous pepper shaped paste tomatoes make fabulous rich
sauce or paste. Pick fruits all summer long from this superior variety
brought over from Italy.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
One x Six Paste 1x6" red banana shaped, is a great paste and canning variety. Thick
walled and few seeds. The most seedless of any paste I've tried.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Orange Banana Another fun tomato to grow. Huge sprawling vines deliver "tons" of
bright orange, banana pepper shaped, paste type fruits. Excellent for
kitchen use, they make very lovely fresh sauces and are wonderful
canned.
Indet. 70-75 days
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Opalka
The surprise of 1997 for me. This is a true paste tomato that kept
producing longer than any others in my gardens. The fruits are carrot
shaped approximately 4-6 inches x 2-3 inches with a knob. They are
extremely dense with small narrow seed cavities and few seeds. The best
processor and saucer, this is an amazing variety you must try.
Indet. 85
days....#PR63...........................................................
$2.95
Pomadora (Red) Big plump oval to heart shaped fruits 4-8 oz. are very meaty with
few
seeds. Very sweet and rich. Survives hot dry summers and sets out a
very nice fall crop.
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days....#PR64.............................................................
$2.95
Pomadora (Pink) A pink version of the above, did not last as long, however. Both
from Italy.
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Powers Heirloom This white fleshed, light yellow skinned, long paste tomato is a
real
cook’s treat. It has a taste similar to the beefsteak, Hughs.
Indet. 80 days
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Pete's Italian Plum Very nice red plums with lots of meaty flesh about 6-8 0z.
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Purple Russian A real standout in ' 02! Very pretty purplish-pink Italian style
plum
tomatoes that are a short sausage shape with pointed ends. Plan to pick
plenty. They make wonderful rich sweet sauces.
Indet.80
days....#PR68...............................................................$2.95
Reif Italian Heart Giant 10- 18 oz. very meaty heart shaped fruits on finely cut
foliage. Super intense and rich flavor. Deep blood red color.
Indet. 85 days
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Rio Grande This fantastic variety produced so many fruits, I could barely pick
them all! Nice large size red plums are oval to round shape and the
flavor is excellent. A+ canner.
Indet. 80days
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Roman Candle From avid seed saver Jeff Nickola, who describes them as "screaming
yellow skin with white-yellow flesh,very meaty, nicely flavored sausage
shaped fruits " This is a cross between Striped Roman and Banana
Legs,and I think tastier than the latter.
Indet.75
days....#PR71.................................................................$2.95
Roughwood Golden Plum Imagine a processor with the creamy texture and yummy favor of
Yellow
Brandywine and the meatiness of San Marzano and you have Roughwood, a
cross of the two. Heavy yields make this one of my favorite's in the
kitchen.
Indet. 85
days....#PR72..............................................................
$2.95
Rosalie's Paste Big fat 3x5" red plum fruits are very meaty with wonderful flavor.
Huge
plants grow like trees and produce lots of fruits until frosts. Great
kitchen type.
Indet. 85
days....#PR73...............................................................
$2.95
Russian Big Roma Boy, is this one huge! Red oval plum beauties up to 10 oz. Tall
vines
deliver many fruits over a very long season. They're sweet and meaty;
one of my favorites.
Indet. 85
days....#PR74...............................................................
$2.95
San Marzano (La Padrino) Another all season variety. Cooks, you'll enjoy these all summer
long!
They are a more substantial rectangular plum shape. Beautiful, bright
red coloring, and canning excellence are two more reasons to try this
one.
Indet. 80 days
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San Remo Highest producing paste tomato I've trialed to date! Variable
shapes
from plums, pears and big fat pepper shaped. Dense, seedless flesh.
Flavor is superior.
Indet. 75
days....#PR76...............................................................
$2.95
Sausage
A novelty paste type fun to grow. They're shaped like slender banana
peppers with pointed ends. Dry flesh, and few seeds makes it excellent
for saucing canning, and catsups.
Indet. 75
days....#PR77...............................................................
$2.95
Seache's Italian Long paste type 2x6". Dense, meaty, seedless. Orange-red tasty
fruits
great for all kitchen needs. From Italy via Mr. Seache, Wisconsin. Pick
these all summer long.
Indet. 80
days....#PR78............................................................$2.95
Striped Roman This very pretty tomato is a cross between Banana Legs and Antique
Roman. Red with bright gold striping.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
South American Banana Long, banana shaped fruits are extremely dry and seedless. Great
processor.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
Super Italian Paste Scarlet, carrot shaped fruits, 2x6 inches. Very dense & meaty
with
few seeds. Produce over the long season. A very "Super" paste via the
D"Andrea family from Italy.
Indet. 85 days
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$2.95
Sweet Orange Roma My 2000 pick for orange sauce! Blood orange romas are large and
fleshy
with delicious sweet and fruity flavor. Extreme production of flawless
beauties.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Tony's Italian Outstanding flavor from these 4-6 oz scarlet plums. Originally
brought
to New Jersey from a Sicilian family in the early 1920's. Nice solid
flesh with few seeds.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Viola Italian Large 4-8 oz. Solid fleshed plum type. Also have enough juice to
make fine slicers.
Indet. 80 days
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$2.95
Wagner's Italian Very rare, dusky pink colored, elongated plum to heart shaped
paste tomato. Delicious and sweet, plants are productive.
Indet. 80 days.....
#PR85......................................................... $2.95
