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Tomato - Amish Paste
Amish Paste tomatoes are acorn shaped, deep red fruits with thick flesh. Amish Paste is an intermediate tomato which means they continue to grow indefinitely until frost. Lycopersicon lycopersicum (Hybrid) Prune the intermediate tomatoes in order to keep a single stem. Amish Paste cooks down to a thick, creamy tomato sauce but also has a surprisingly sweet flavor that can be used for slicing also. If you are making a tomato sauce or canning tomatoes, do not use a regular tomato! Amish Paste is the tomato to use. Amish Paste has few seeds, solid flesh, and is large for a paste tomato. The Tomato Pole Amish Paste, 'Lycopersicon lycopersicum', is one of those old, wonderfully flavored paste tomato varieties from years past. ... more info
Radicchio - Milan They prefer well drained soil with lots of organic matter. Milan has 9 to 12 ounce round deep red heads with very white veins. Plant the Milan Radicchio in mid-spring to early summer. The Radicchio Milan, 'Cichorium intybus', is a self-heading type that is easy to grow. Milan is strikingly beautiful with its deep red and very white veins. Cut head above the crown and it may re-sprout producing another head in the fall. |
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