Polish Linguisa
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 80-85 days
- Fruit
- red, plum
- Weight
- 6-10 oz
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A sausage-shaped Polish paste heirloom, named for its resemblance to linguica, producing dense half-pound fruit that cook down fast with little water to boil off.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 80-85 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
| Fruit weight | 6-10 oz | Typical range for the cultivar, as a consensus across the cited sources. Not a measured mean from any single crop: fruit weight varies with season, spacing and where on the plant the fruit set. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- heirloom
Amish Paste
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Federle
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Opalka
83-87 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
San Marzano Redorta
78-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Ten Fingers of Naples
75-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Grandma Mary's Paste
70-80 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog · Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co., Seed Catalog