Super Italian Paste — The 10-Ounce Italian Heirloom Built for the Kitchen
Super Italian Paste is the paste tomato for gardeners who want something bigger and richer than the standard. This outstanding heirloom variety from Italy produces heavy yields of 10-ounce, meaty, reddish-orange tomatoes with very little juice and few seeds — a combination that makes it exceptional for sauces, purées, pastes, and canning.
Its low acidity gives finished sauce a smooth, mellow richness that higher-acid paste varieties simply can’t match. Indeterminate and open-pollinated, this is the variety for serious sauce makers who want maximum flavor and minimum waste.
Why Grow Super Italian Paste?
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Italian heirloom heritage — genuine Old World provenance, grown in American gardens for generations
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Large 10 oz fruits — significantly bigger than standard paste tomatoes
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Very little juice, few seeds — maximum flesh for sauce and paste
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Low acidity — smooth, mellow richness in every jar
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Heavy yields — prolific production all season long
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Open-pollinated — save seed year after year from your best fruits
Growing Notes
Start indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds ¼ inch deep in fertile, well-draining soil. Transplant outdoors after all frost danger has passed, spacing plants 18–24 inches apart in full sun. Stake or cage vines. Water consistently and deeply. Harvest when fruits are fully reddish-orange and firm.
| Days to Maturity |
75–80 days from transplant |
| Fruit Size |
~10 oz |
| Plant Type |
Indeterminate |
| Type |
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Non-GMO |
| Origin |
Italy / USA-grown seeds |
| Spacing |
18–24 inches |
| Sun |
Full sun |
| USDA Zones |
3–12 |
Packed and shipped by Box Garden Seeds LLC — heirloom seeds grown without GMOs, selected for flavor, resilience, and your garden’s success.
