Burpee 'Fresh Salsa', Tomato Seeds, 30 Non-GMO Seeds

These tomatoes are very large and dense, few seeds. A great tomato for canning and sauces. I will say that I was disappointed with the number of fruits produced. I have 82 plants, (three varieties including these, beefsteak, and Rutgers) of tomatoes. I’d say about 1 in thirty tomatoes is a super sauce. Will I plant these again!? Yes. Next year I will plant three times as many super sauce and maybe two Rutgers. It could be my soil… but I really assumed I’d be getting a dozen quart jars per plant and it’s probably one quart per plant. Great fruit. Disappointing yield.Also these things need to be supported.. huge! A cage will NOT suffice.

Seeds germinated well, 80%. Just did not get to full size. I. Grew 8 plants and had a great crop just size was a bummer but still good enough. They sauced well and I still met my goal for sauce this year.

The germination rate on these was 100 percent, the plants were large and sturdy, covered in fruit and I got many that weighed in at over a pound. The taste is comparable to my best slicers and the sauce is thick and rich. Because it is a hybrid tomato I cannot save seeds, but I will buy these seeds as long as they are available. I planted 5 . So far I have harvested an average of 10 pounds per plant and they are still full of green fruit. Apparently they are resistant to Early Blight. My other varieties (heirlooms) are showing signs of blight, but so far, these are bight free.

I was so surprised how big they are. The heat really didn’t affect production it’s been 107 here. It is picky about watering schedules have loamy soil. One turned yellow do to much water in a more clay area. The other I cut back to half that and is growing like crazy plus being loaded.

I would classify this tomato as semi-determinate. Germination was good, seedlings were a bit finicky. Growth was moderate to about 50 inches tall x 36 inches wide with little pruning. (all lateral shoots were removed just below the first fruiting truss) Disease resistance appeared better than average. Blossom end rot not an issue. Pollination/fruit set excellent. Fruit size, large to very large 1-2 lbs. Fruit quality, smooth and blemish free. (fruit appeared as looking fake) Truss support, good. Flavor, meh. Take away, this tomato is mostly bark with little bite. Whilst the ovum appeared meaty with fewer seeds, water content was way too high to be classified as a "paste" tomato. Juice? Yes. Slicer, not for my taste. Flavor is thin and quite unremarkable. If you're serious about sauce, stick with the true sauce varieties, i.e. San Marzano, San Marzano II, Roma, Ten Fingers, Royal Plum, Milano Plum, etc. Most folks find these berries to be too dry for fresh eating. That's the point!

I just got the seeds. The reviews are good. But I will update and write them later in the summer after I harvest. Plan on making tomato juice out of them.

I thought they did well but I was not really impressed with them I grow over 50 tomato plants (8 different varieties) last year and these did not grow as well as my other tomato plants…they did grow huge tomatoes but definitely not the top tomatoes in my book…they are just ok!

These seeds had a 90% germination rate for me. I have my first humongous tomato coming in quick. Can’t wait to can some sauce with these beauties.