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Heinz Tomato is a dependable heirloom processing variety prized for its heavy yields, rich flavor, and excellent sauce-making qualities. This determinate mid to late season tomato produces abundant clusters of medium to small red fruits that are ideal for cooking and preserving.
As the name suggests, Heinz Tomato is especially well suited for sauces, ketchup, canning, paste, soups, and homemade tomato products. The flavorful fruits develop excellent consistency for cooking while still being enjoyable for fresh eating and garden harvests.
This productive determinate variety offers concentrated harvests on sturdy compact plants, making it an excellent choice for homesteads, kitchen gardens, raised beds, and gardeners focused on food preservation and sauce production.
Heinz Tomato Seed Details
- Quantity: 25 Seeds
- Plant Type: Heirloom Processing Tomato
- Fruit Color: Bright Red
- Fruit Size: Medium to Small
- Flavor: Rich Classic Tomato Flavor
- Growth Habit: Determinate
- Season: Mid to Late Season
- Seed Planting Depth: 1/4-1/2 Inch
- Germination Temperature: 70-85°F
- Days to Germination: 6-9 Days
- Row Spacing: 60 Inches
- Plant Spacing: 18-36 Inches
- 100' Row Yield: 75 Pounds
- Sun Requirements: Full Sun
- Harvest Time: Approximately 80 Days
- Ideal Uses: Sauces, Ketchup, Canning, Paste, Soups, Cooking, Homesteads, Kitchen Gardens
How to Save Seeds
Tomatoes are primarily self-pollinating, so separating varieties by approximately 50 feet is generally sufficient for maintaining seed purity.
Harvest tomatoes when they are fully ripe for seed saving. Fruits may also sit for several days after harvest before processing the seeds.
Cut ripe tomatoes in half and scoop the seeds and pulp into a mason jar or container with a small amount of water. Seal loosely and place the container in a warm location out of direct sunlight for fermentation.
Allow the mixture to ferment for approximately 5 to 7 days. During fermentation, mold and nonviable seeds will float while healthy seeds settle to the bottom.
Carefully pour away the floating material and strain the good seeds through a fine mesh strainer. Spread the seeds onto paper towels or mesh screens to dry completely, turning occasionally to prevent sticking.
