The Opalka Heirloom Tomato
by John Yazo
A heirloom original from Poland. The Opalka Heirloom Tomato is one of the best tasting paste tomatoes. It has a 5-inch long fruit shaped like a banana pepper and with a pronounced tip on it end. It has very few seeds and is extremely meaty, along with being loaded with a rich sweet flavor that makes it appealing for sauce.
The Opalka was brought from Poland to New York around 1900. This variety of tomato has a wispy foliage, and is very productive. Without a doubt it is one of the best tasting sauce tomatoes. It's flavor is much richer and sweeter than most other paste tomatoes. This tomato is so delicious you can eat them straight off the vine. Sauces using this nearly seedless fruit are something special. This bright red elongated 3 to 5 inch fruit is produced in clusters of 2 to 5 on a vigorous growing, high-yielding, indeterminate plant and it's fruit hold well on the vine.
There is nothing better than growing heirloom varieties of the crops you and your family enjoy the most. Being a heirloom tomato you can save the seed from this plants fruit and pass it down to family members and friends for years to come. That is one of the enjoyable parts of growing heirloom crops. They are a way of sharing the crops you love and grow.
The bull horn shape Opalka Heirloom Tomato is outstanding for canning, sauces and salsa. With it's refreshing sweetness and favorable taste, makes it excellent for fresh eating right off the vine.
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