CANNING TOMATOES 

Canning Tomatoes
We specialize in heirloom vegetable, flower, and herb seeds. Look here for vegetables bred in a day when taste was the primary selecting criteria. This is the place to go if you want to grow the best tomatoes you ever tasted!
Heinz 1350 VF TOMATO .16g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Heinz 1350 VF TOMATO .16g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price (vw, fw1, asc, cr) 75 days. (Determinate.) [Introduced 1963. Developed by the H. J. Heinz Co.] Fruits average 6 to 8 oz., are uniform ripening, and have good crack resistance. 'Heinz 1350' is a productive garden variety with concentrated fruit set and excellent qualities as a processing tomato ...
	Hungarian Italian Paste TOMATO .16g seed Check Latest Price 79 days. (Determinate) Highly productive pear-shaped paste tomato with good disease resistance and good holding quality. Fruits weigh 2 to 3 oz. and are borne in clusters of 4. Bears until frost. This is our favorite red paste tomato because of its high yields and healthy vines, plus the fruit ...
Roma VF TOMATO .16g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Roma VF TOMATO .16g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price (vw, fw1, asc) 75 days. (Determinate) A very popular, pear-shaped paste tomato. Widely adapted. Fruit ripens uniformly. Productive cropíper best suited to ground culture. Good resistance to disease and to fruitworm. Pkt. This is the most dependable canning tomato I have ever grown. I have ne ...
	Roma VF TOMATO 3g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
Yellow Bell TOMATO .16g seed	Yellow Bell TOMATO .16g seed Check Latest Price 60 days. (Indeterminate) [Introduced in 1986 by SESE. Family heirloom from Tennessee.] This yellow paste tomato can be used in salads or for making tomato paste, juice, preserves, and yellow catsup! Heavy-yielding plants produce 5 to 12 fruits per cluster. Fruit shape is similar to 'Roma', ave ...
	Pittman Valley Plum TOMATO .16g seed Check Latest Price 88 days. (Indeterminate) [German heirloom from a farmer in the Pittman Valley, PA. Original seed sent to SESE by Merlyn Niedens.] An unusual, elongated paste tomato. The pink-red fruits range from 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 " in diameter by 4 to 5" long. Produces high yields of 3 to 4 oz. fruits. The ne ...
	Amish Paste TOMATO .16g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price (Indeterminate) One of the largest paste tomatoes we offer. Primarily known for producing a sauce with a superior flavor. Coreless fruits often weigh as much as 12 oz. Indeterminate plants yield well. Growth habit is somewhat droopy, so they need more attention to trellising than other varieties ...
	Principe Borghese TOMATO .16g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 78 days. Italian heirloom bred for sun drying, this low moisture variety maintains more flavor when dried than do other varieties. 2" fruits are round with small points on the end. Prized in Italian cooking when reconstituted in olive oil, they can also be crushed into small flakes to quickly thick ...
CULTURE: Sow seeds 6 weeks before the last frost date for your area. Plant seed 1/4 inch deep in shallow flats and maintain soil temperature in the range of 75-85oF (24-29oC) for good germination. When the seedlings have produced several leaves, transplant to 3” pots to promote root growth. After transplanting, keep seedlings at a lower temperature at night, 50-60oF (10-13oC), to promote earlier flowering in some varieties. Day temperatures should rise to 75-85oF (24-29oC) to promote rapid growth. Expose plants to light and air currents to harden the plants and to encourage stockiness. Water sparingly, but do not allow the growth to become checked. Fertilize with complete, soluble fertilizer or fish emulsion if leaves become yellow and/or purple. Keep phosphorous levels high. Too much nitrogen will delay fruiting. For transplanting to the garden, average soil temperature should be 60-65oF (16-18oC). SPACING: Staked plants should be spaced about 18 to 24” apart. Caged plants should be spaced about 24 to 36” apart. DISEASES: Plant disease-resistant varieties for a sustained harvest. Leaf blight diseases such as early blight and alternaria begin to appear about mid-July, and plants are more susceptible once fruit production begins. To reduce disease problems, use resistant or tolerant varieties and rotate tomatoes to different parts of the garden each year, using a three-year rotation. Fusarium wilt (race 1), a disease caused by a soil fungus, is common in the Mid-Atlantic region during mid- to late-season. Fusarium races 1 and 2 are present in southern regions. Where fusarium wilt is present a six-year rotation or use of resistant varieties is recommended. Do not plant eggplants, peppers, or potatoes in wilt-infested soil during the rotation period. Avoid planting tomatoes near walnut trees to avoid “walnut wilt”. Early blight and anthracnose are common in the Mid-Atlantic region, and are favored by hot, humid conditions. Late blight is more common in inland regions at higher elevations, especially during the spring and fall. Blossom-end rot is prevented by ensuring an adequate level of soil calcium, and steady moisture. PESTS: Tomatoes planted in healthy soil will generally have few severe pest problems. FLAVOR: Type of fertilizer used has an effect on flavor. Highly flavored tomatoes are sometimes subject to “off flavors” under certain growing conditions. Avoid placing freshly harvested tomatoes in the refrigerator because refrigeration will destroy much of the delicate flavor. Tomatoes are best stored at a temperature above 50oF (10oC). SEED SAVERS: Isolate varieties of L. lycopersicon by a minimum of 35’ for home use and 75’ to 150’ for pure seed. Isolate varieties of L. pimpinellifolium species from all other tomato species by a minimum of 150’. MATURATION DATES: Days to maturity are the number of days after transplanting. PACKET: Seed size varies considerably, 0.08 to 0.16 g (about 40 to 83 seeds, depending on variety, average 64 seeds) sows 100’. SEEDS/OZ: 7000 to 15,000 seeds/oz. (average 11,500) sows 3/4 to 1-1/2 acre of transplants at 18” spacing in rows 4’ apart. DETERMINATE AND INDETERMINATE VARIETIES: Determinate varieties are short-vined plants that seldom need staking. Blossoms and fruit develop about the same time. Indeterminate varieties are long-vined plants that bear fruit continuously. These varieties should be caged or staked. Some varieties are semi- determinate. MULCHING: Too much mulch on the soil in the spring may delay growth by preventing soil temperature from rising enough to support active root growth. Starting at the end of June, apply a deep mulch around plants to conserve moisture and increase yield. YIELD: Too much nitrogen after transplanting will delay flowering. High levels of phosphorus are necessary to produce good yields. Pruning and staking increases earliness to fruiting at the expense of yield. Indeterminate varieties may be pruned if necessary. Pruning of determinate varieties should be kept to a minimum. For largest yields, cages 2’ wide by 5’ tall are recommended for indeterminate varieties.