100% Certified Organic & Demeter Certified Bio-Dynamic Seed
Grown, harvested, dried and packed on Transition Farm
NOTE - WA Customers: Transition Farm Tomato, Capsicum and Chilli Seeds have been cleared for importation into Western Australia.
If ordering from Western Australia, our next batch shipment date is 6 January 2025. For more options, check the POSTAGE page.
Tomato 'Gilbertie Paste'
Tomato 'Gilbertie Paste'
Solanum lycopersicum
Our FAVOURITE paste and canning tomato!
Small seed cavity and rich flavoured red flesh. Makes excellent sauces and roasts extremely well. Performs best in warm seasons.
Mid-Late Season
Indeterminate
250-350gm Roma fruit
15cm long with rich red flesh
Deep flavour
Excellent for jarring, passata, stews and soups
Our stock seed began with seeds from High Mowing Seeds. Given to Tom Sterns by Mel Bristol of Sherman, CT, ‘Gilbertie Paste’ was one of the originals offered in his first catalog in 1996.
We have been growing it every season since 2005.
Certified Demeter Biodynamic and Certified Organic
SEED COUNT: 12 approx.
Germination: Lot#19781 92% Apr 2024
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender Annual |
Full Sun | 70cm apart in rows 80cm apart |
1.5-2m | 6mm | 5-10 days @ 21-27 degrees |
80-85 days |
TRANSPLANT (recommended) – Start transplants 5- 6 weeks before planting date. Sow seeds 6mm deep, 4 seeds/2.5cm. Lightly cover. Keep mix at 23-28°C. Pot up into 5cm or larger cells after first set of true leaves appear. For growing transplants, maintain temperature at around 22°C during the day and 18°C at night
Harden off plants by slightly reducing temperature to 15-18°C and reducing water for 2-3 days before transplanting.
NOTE - Don't start too early—leggy, root-bound, or flowering transplants can cause stunting and reduce early production. Avoid exposing unprotected plants to consecutive nightly temperatures below 7°C.
