Amish Paste Tomato: Days to Maturity, Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Days to maturity

74–85 days

Growth habit

Indeterminate

Listed for

United States

Overview

Amish Paste is an open-pollinated heirloom said to come from an Amish community in Wisconsin. The bright red fruit is oxheart to plum shaped, usually 8 to 12 ounces, meaty with few seeds, and it makes rich sauce while still being good enough to slice fresh. Vines are indeterminate and vigorous, so a tall trellis or stake is needed, along with sucker removal. Even watering at the base helps prevent cracking and blossom-end rot. Harvest as the fruit colors fully; about 75 to 85 days from transplant.

Amish Paste traits

• Indeterminate, vigorous vine
• Bright red oxheart to plum fruit of 8 to 12 ounces
• Meaty flesh with few seeds
• Heirloom from a Wisconsin Amish community
• About 75 days from transplant

Good for

• Sauce and paste
• Canning
• Fresh slicing

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Amish Paste FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every tomato variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Tomato growing guide
• How to Plant Tomatoes: Choosing Transplants and Planting Depth
• How to Prune Tomatoes: Removing Suckers, Tying In and Topping
• How Often to Water and Feed Tomato Plants
• Tomato Growing Calendar: What to Do Month by Month
• Tomato Problems: Blossom End Rot, Splitting, Blight and Wilt
• When to Pick Tomatoes and How to Store Them
• All 666 tomato varieties

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.