tomato – ‘Opalka’ Heirloom Paste

Description

The red fruits reach up to six inches long and are elongated, tapering to blunt or sometimes pointed tips. They are meaty with few seeds, and unlike most common paste tomatoes, ‘Opalka’ actually has a good flavour, making sauces and pastes even better. Expect copious yields of 3×5″ massive solid bull’s horn–shaped red fruits with dry texture and few seeds. Also dries well. While some tomatoes falter during hot dry spells, Opalka produces consistently.

A large tomato that has the appearance of a bulls horn with solid fruit. Definitely a paste tomato with a dry texture and low seed count, it will be one of the more unique plants in your garden. This heirloom tomato is amazing to behold and difficult to find. If you grow tomatoes for paste, this is the one to grow. Polish heirloom brought by the Opalka family to Amsterdam, NY, around 1900. A shy seed producer, it consistently gets dropped for that reason by commercial enterprises, so we’re happy to be able to offer it!

Tips- Plant in fertile soil, amended with compost, mulch and provide even moisture. Plant deeper than they were growing in the containers as it makes a stronger roots system. Do not apply excessive nitrogen, which can promote excessive foliage and poor fruit set.

Approx 25 seeds

(82 days) Open-pollinated. Indeterminate