I’m not an expert, but I get the vibe that for canning purposes, determinate varieties are preferable so that there’s enough fruit ready to harvest at a specific point in time to make canning worthwhile; however, while browsing tomato seed catalogs, I see indeterminate canning/pasting varieties such as Amish Paste (“Amish heirloom variety produces paste-type fruit with an oblong oxheart shape; 8 ounce tomatoes are solid with an outstandingly good, sweet flavor; indeterminate; 85 days”) and San Marzano (“Excellent for canning, tomato paste, or puree; rectangular pear-shaped, 3-1/2 inch long fruit with mild flavor and meaty texture; bright red color; indeterminate; 80 days.”). I like the idea of indeterminate tomatoes for things like salads and sandwiches so I can pick whatever is ready throughout the season, but is there something else that I’m not thinking of for these indeterminate canning and paste style tomatoes?
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I know this is very late, but.
Hi!
I personally plant san marzano likes and pink fang tomatoes, both of which are indeterminates here.
I manage to get enough to can still, although some of that is keeping red tomatoes inside, and paper bagging some tomatoes together to try and get them to redden up more faster.
While I’d love to try a determinate, I’m unsure if there’s any easy easy to get them here.
