Master List of Roma and Paste Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
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Master List of Roma and Paste Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
Master List of Roma and Paste Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
Tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, marinara, sauce Bolognese, whatever you called it tomato sauces from homegrown tomatoes is the best! And you can
easily freeze or can it to have in the middle of winter! The best tomatoes for home-canning sauces and tomato paste are the paste tomatoes, often known as Roma tomatoes.
They are the best for sauces because the have extra meaty, thick walls, and much less water and fewer seeds. As you can see from the photo comparing
various types of tomatoes (paste, Beefsteak, LemonBoy, Better Boy), they have a
distinctive shape.
Whether you live in the suburbs, the city, a farm, stead, a farm, townhouse, condo or apartment... you can grow some paste tomatoes!.
Below is our master tomato sauce list, certainly the most complete on the internet (if I've missed any - tell me)and send photos of your tomatoes!
And this page explains how to easily, inexpensively grow your own tomato plants from seed, for about 50 cents per plant ,
So scroll down to find your perfect homegrown tomatoes for this year's garden!
Where to buy the seeds
Click the name of the tomato in the Variety name column - if it is blue, that's a link to an online seller of the seeds. You can get more information, see photos, etc. I look for the best prices at the most reliable sellers and sources I can find, like Amazon, Burpee, etc. I use this list every year myself! And, in many cases, the se online prices are as good or better than local stores.
Plant growth
- Determinates bear a crop all at once and stop.
- Indeterminates keep growing and producing until frost
Days to Harvest
This is a general estimate under best conditions of how many days after your transplant the seedlings into the garden or contain until you
harvest the first tomato.
Tomato size
We've broken it down into the general size categories:
- Small - less than 7 ounces, usually a cherry or pear tomato for salads - Size of a marble up to a ping pong ball
- Medium - Usually a slicer or an early tomato 8 to 11 ounces, golf ball to tennis ball size
- Large - 11 to 15 ounces, almost a pound, tennis ball to almost baseball size
- Very large - over 1 lb, could be the size of a softball
Disease Resistance
See the table at the end of the table. If your area gets frequent rains and it is hot and humid, you definitely need the disease resistant varieties.
Related Pages
- How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Yard or Patio - Everything you need to know
- Master list of all tomato varieties
- Master list of disease-resistant tomato varieties
- Starting tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, broccoli, lettuce and other vegetables from seed at 1/10 the price at Home Depot, Lowes, Wal-Mart or the nursery
- Tomato plant diseases - symptoms and what to do
Master List of Paste / Roma Tomato Varieties
and to purchase seeds)
<7 oz Small
8 - 11 Oz Medium
12 - 15 large
>15 Very large
Determinate or Indeterminate.
- See abbrv key following this table
Italian heirloom , ribbed pear-shaped fruit, 
Classic Roma type paste tomato, 5-8 oz, Excellent for canning, pastes, and sauces.
Excellent saucing tomatoes. Hybrid of San Marzano
and Cream Sausage. 2 - 3 ounce tomatoes ripen early.
Red, pear-shaped fruits that are nice and meaty, with very few seeds. Well-known paste-type tomato, perfect for
sauces, pastes and ketchup.
Improved Roma, with better disease resistance. fruits that are nice and meaty, with very few seeds. Well-known
paste-type tomato, perfect for sauces, pastes and ketchup.How to save money and grow better tomatoes
Start you own tomatoes from seed! This year the Bonnie plants at Home Depot, Lowes and Wal-Mart are selling for around $5 PER PLANT. That is INSANE! With my method you can grow your own for around 50- cents per plant!
You can also choose tastier and more disease resistant varieties. IT is SO easy - when you know these tips and tricks. See this page
Tomato disease abbreviations
Tomato disease descriptions and what to do
See this page for Tomato diseases, their symptoms and what to do
References and more information
- Tomato Diseases and Disorders in the Home Garden from Penn State Extension
- Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- Growing Tomatoes Univ. of Maryland Extension
- Organic Gardening from the NC Extension Gardener Handbook
- Vegetable Gardening: a Beginner’s Guide NCSU AG-12
- Growing Tomatoes in Containers by Penn State Extension
- Excluding and Repelling Problem Wildlife from the Garden U of Mass, Amherst
- Epsom Salts: Miracle, Myth, or Marketing? WSU Extension PDF
- Soil Temperature Maps and interactive tools by location
- Watering the Vegetable Garden from Clemson
- Nematode Assay Forms and Information
Prepping tomatoes
Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners
)
- How to can tomatoes using a water bath canner - W
- Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
- Bruschetta - W
- Tomato sauce - W
- Tomato paste - W
- Barbecue sauce (BBQ sauce) - W
- Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
- Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
- Tomato Preserves - W
- Tomato salsa - W
- Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P
- Spiced Green tomatoes - W
- Pickled Green Tomatoes - W - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
- Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P
- NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe - W
- Salsa from your unripe, GREEN tomatoes! - W
- Tomatillo salsa - W
- How to make roasted tomatoes, boiling water bath canner version - W
Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners
- Canned tomatoes using a Pressure Canner - P
- NEW! Baked Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
- Canning your own chili con carne (with meat) - P
- How to make roasted tomatoes, pressure canner version - P
- Spaghetti sauce - with meat - P
- Stewed tomatoes - P
- Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - P
- Tomato sauce - P
- Tomato juice - P
- Tomato juice, like V8 - P
Freezing Tomatoes
- How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!
- Space-saving prepping and freezing extra tomatoes from your garden to can later
Drying tomatoes
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