Re[2]: Tomato varieties for taste.

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• Subject: Re[2]: Tomato varieties for taste.
• From: D* D* <d*@CTS.COM>
• Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 19:42:16 -0700

At 4:52 PM 3/3/97, Westaway, Shawn wrote:
>Bill wrote:
>>I am looking for a paste tomato that doesn't taste like paste.  My wife
>>prefers them for cooking but the blandness of Roma leaves me cold since I
>>often put them is salads.
>
>Someone please stop me if I am making a mistake. I am ordering
>my spring/summer seeds now from Territorial Seed Co., and I was
>going to order Viva Italia F1 (Italian Sauce Tomato) for a paste
>variety, as I've never grown these before. Is this a Roma? Am I
>going to get a blah tomato? I also like to use them in salads,
>sandwiches and fresh salsa, especially. Please help.
>Shawn
>swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
>Claremont, Ca (USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 19)

The best tasting (IMHO) "paste" type I've grown is "enchantment" from Park
Seed. Very productive indeterminate plants and great taste all around -
sauce or fresh.  - Dan Dirkes - Poway CA - Zone 9 but very cool nights
right now.

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