THE BEST TOMATOES FOR CANNING

A Gardener’s Picks for the best tomatoes to grow so you can make and can the Best Homemade Sauce. These are our favorites.

If you’re looking for a tried and true canning tomato, this is the one to pick! Amish Paste is an old, classic variety. It is a large Roma with great flavor and consistent production. This variety does well in most climates.

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Super sauce is my #1 pick because of the sheer volume this plant produces. Each tomato is huge, and the plant has so many. All the fruits ripen simultaneously, meaning you can produce huge batches of tomato sauce at once.

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SAN MARZANO

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fresh salsa

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THE BEST TOMATOES FOR CANNING

A Gardener’s Picks for the best tomatoes to grow so you can make and can the Best Homemade Sauce. These are our favorites.

If you’re looking for a tried and true canning tomato, this is the one to pick! Amish Paste is an old, classic variety. It is a large Roma with great flavor and consistent production. This variety does well in most climates.

Super sauce is my #1 pick because of the sheer volume this plant produces. Each tomato is huge, and the plant has so many. All the fruits ripen simultaneously, meaning you can produce huge batches of tomato sauce at once.

SUPERSAUCE

SAN MARZANO

San Marzano is widely considered the tastiest canning tomato, with a famously sweet flavor. It is disease prone and not as productive as hybrids, but the flavor is exceptional, so it is worth trying!

fresh salsa

BRANDYWINE

These, like any Roma, are great canning tomatoes, but also lovely for fresh eating in bruschetta and salsa.

These gorgeous heirloom tomatoes make the list because it’s one of the best for tomato juice.

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