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Paste

Peter’s Pride

Midseason Regular Leaf

Glenda Zamzow (AB) so generously shared with a few tomato varieties from an Italian gentleman neighbour, Peter Pasquini. Peter was becoming overwhelmed with his yearly vegetable garden at the age of 92. Glenda was able to rescue a few prized specimens. Since they did not have names Glenda named in Peter’s honour. Peter’s Pride is an elongated paste tomato with distinctive pointing blossom end. Fruit weight ranges from 140 - 210 grams (5 - 7.4 oz.). Excellent for sauce making as it has few seeds and quite dry flesh.

San Marzano Bush

Midseason Regular Leaf Determinate

I was quite surprised by the determinate version of this very famous paste tomato. I have grown the indeterminate and found it lacking in terms of production. However, the determinate version is very productive. It produces larger fruit 100g (3.5 oz.) than my go to paste- Martino’s Roma and is slightly sweeter too.