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open-pollinated
Opalka
Also sold as: Opalka Paste
Polish pointed paste heirloom with exceptionally dense, dry meaty flesh, very few seeds and very little locular gel, prized for sauces and passata.
- Shape
- Elongated
- Fruit type
- Plum / Roma
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 150 g (70–200 g)
- Days to maturity
- 85 days (80–90) from transplant
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- High
- Productivity
- High
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- Containers
- Not for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Tall vines and elongated fruit need reliable support. Consistent moisture and calcium availability help reduce blossom-end problems often seen in elongated paste tomatoes.
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