Tomato Colors?

glasgrl 8/18/2010, 4:17 pm

Can the outside color of a tomato depend upon weather and other growing conditions? I have never grown Amish Paste before. They're coming in very prolific, a smaller, oxheart-shaped tomato. But I thought they were supposed to be red. These tomatoes are mango!

They're *really* cute, and they're ripe. I was just really surprised by the color.

-Michelle

**WardinWake** 8/18/2010, 8:00 pm

glasgrl wrote:Can the outside color of a tomato depend upon weather and other growing conditions? I have never grown Amish Paste before. They're coming in very prolific, a smaller, oxheart-shaped tomato. But I thought they were supposed to be red. These tomatoes are mango!

They're *really* cute, and they're ripe. I was just really surprised by the color.

-Michelle

Michelle:

The following is from a quick Google search;

Ark of Taste : Amish Paste Tomato : Slow Food USA
The tomatoes are teardrop or heart-shaped with a brilliant red orange color. The Amish Paste tomato has a balance of acid and sweetness. ...

[PDF]
VARIETY DESCRIPTION Y 80, I Y AMISH PASTE Meaty Amish tomato with ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
say this is the best tasting paste tomato. After growing, I agree. .... AMISH. 4 inch big yellow-orange tomato with apricot-colored flesh, unique sweet ...

With this info I would say that your tomato colors are just right for the type and the colors can vary.

God Bless, Ward and Mary.

glasgrl 8/18/2010, 8:14 pm

Oh good! Thank you! They just don't look like any of the pics Google came up with. I bought the plant from a local gardener, so I wasn't sure what to expect.

(The colored text was a nice touch. Cool

)

-Michelle

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