TOMATO: AMISH PASTE
(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE
FRUIT SIZE: MEDIUM
COLOUR: RED
CULINARY APPLICATIONS: PASTE, SALAD, DRYING, BOTTLING, SAUCE, PRESERVES, SOUP & FRESH

American heirloom from the Pennsylvania Amish salad, drying, bottling sauce, preserves, and soup.
1.5m tall.
The iconic paste tomato that both tastes great fresh and is a top-notch paste tomato. Plum to heart shape heat tolerant up to 15kg per plant.

WHEN TO PLANT
Cool Climate: AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, (INSIDE) Plant out after risk of frost when soil temperature reaches 16ºC+.
Temperate: SEP-DEC Transplant or direct sow outside only when soil temperatures reach 16ºC+.
Sub – Tropical: (FROST FREE ZONES) MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP,
(Can be grown year-round but risk of disease increases when sown in hotter months.)
Tropical: Late April to the beginning of July.

SOIL PREFERENCES
PH 5.8-7
Well-drained rich soil.

GROWING TIPS
Raise in seedling tray, sow 6mm deep and keep moist.
Remove bottom leaves when planting and plant deeply to promote strong growth.
Plant 50cm apart.
Grow on a support system.
Pinch out laterals to 1-2 leaders.

DAYS TO HARVEST
80 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN
GROWN ORGANICALLY