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17 Aug 17, John C (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi folks, Looking for a seedless, or near seedless, tomato please. (My partner cannot physically handle the seeds but loves tomatoes.) Lots of people tell me they do exist (near seedless at least) but nobody I know has any clues on where to find them. I've looked in lots of catalogues but no luck. Any tips/leads would be greatly appreciated.

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25 Aug 17, Paul Kasten (Australia - temperate climate)

Oregon Star is a favourite variety of mine, developed in the US. It is a cross of a paste and a slicer, and produces big fruit that are seedless or nearly seedless through most of the season. Great as a slicer for raw use, but so meaty it also cooks down very nicely for sauce or canning. I don't recall the name, but I found a Canadian online nursery last year that shipped a pack of seeds to me in Melbourne for a very reasonable price.

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19 Aug 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Amish paste is another fleshy type of tomato.

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18 Aug 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Seems to be a few of these in the USA. Probably in aussie you would look for tomatoes for paste - like Roma, Super Roma and San Marzano. Best if you GOOGLED and have a look around for ones with more flesh than seeds.

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26 Aug 17, John C (Australia - temperate climate)

Thanks folks. Importing seeds directly seems problematic because of bio-security issues. Tried Google & other engines and can find none of the USA varieties in Oz. + way too much contradictory info to be really useful (e.g. almost seedless to lots of seeds for the same type). Thought I'd try this forum. Thanks for the tips on the paste varieties. That provided a different focus for my searches.

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03 Sep 17, Yen (Australia - temperate climate)

The Diggers Club sell seeds for Amish Paste tomatoes. Perhaps one of their heirloom varieties might be what you're looking for.

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12 Aug 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Read the notes for tomatoes. Plant seeds now and keep in a warm place. After the frosts have finished plant out in the garden.

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11 Aug 17, Joanne (Australia - arid climate)

Hi, can i sow seeds in my greenhouse or is it still to cold, or can i start tomatoes that are allready baby stage. Jo

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17 Jul 17, brian jones (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Should i remove yellow flowers from immature plants just planted?

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20 Jul 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

What variety of tomato have you planted. No, they will flower as they grow. If it is a bushy type of tomato most of the fruit will ripen at the same time. If it is an indeterminate type of tomato it will keep growing - as it grows it will keep flowering and when you come to harvest them, the harvest will be spread over weeks months. If it is not a bushy type (determinate) it can grow to several meters high.

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