Hi neighbor sungold best cherry great production --delicious-- disease resist --roma variety-opalika- hybird--poterhouse-supersteak- brandy boy- heirlooms climbing-trip- L-crop-Dora-daniels-ponderosa-mortgage lifter-- box car willie. Best place to get heirloom plants-Darrel@selectedplants.com --he grows his plants in Hamilton Ala. same climate as ours.I`ll have enough hybirds to give you if you want to drive down and pick them up. We can talk garden. You can call any time if you want more info. Let me hear from you--good luck and GOD BLESS Bill--770-827 8927--

I don't know about the garden talk, I'm very new to this and would have very little to add to a garden conversation, so I snoop around this site a lot trying to learn what I can. Do I understand you correctly, when you say that Opalika is the best type of Roma tom? I like Romas a lot, but have heard that they are very likely to have blossom end rot issues. Does darrel @ selected plants ship seedlings, or seeds only? When do you start planting in the spring? Thanks

you say that Opalika is the best type of Roma tom?

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It's Opalka and no it isn't a roma type; it's a long red type that's excellent for sauces and also fresh eating; very few seeds.

Kind of like roma types in that they're small and red and very meaty that I think are excellent are:

Heidi
Martino's Roma
Wuhib

I know Heidi is one of Darrel's faves, he of selected plants mentioned above. he sells only plants, not seeds.
There are many threads here at GW that mention good seed sources, just use the Search feature at the bottom of this page. If you don't find it I'll suggest a few places.

YOu might wish to go to Sandhillpreservation.com and look in the tomato section for the heading Paste Tomatoes and take a look if you want to see LOTS of varieties.

Speaking for myself now, if you're going to grow stuff for sauce, why not consider using just great tasting meaty larger varieties since as a group, the paste tomatoes aren't all that flavorful IMO.

Carolyn

Hi blazepepper
B E R has not been a problem growing opalka when I put 2 tablespones of epsonsalts in
each hole when I plant. Darjones sells only plants, mostly hairlooms. as I stated I`ll have plenty of hybirds that have been productive in our area. Its only a 20 min. drive from your place to mine. Call me and I`ll share all the info I have on tomatoes and other veggies. ( that way Carolyn can`t correct my spelling)LOL Thanks and GOD BLESS Bill