Paste Tomato
Sunrise Sauce Tomato is a low-maintenance F1 hybrid paste tomato bred for both productivity and ease of care. With a striking orange color and compact growth habit, it reaches harvest in just 57 days from transplants, making it one of the quickest sauce tomatoes to mature. This indeterminate variety thrives in well-balanced soil (pH 6.0, 6.8) and resists two major tomato diseases, Fusarium Wilt and Verticillium Wilt, giving gardeners confidence in a healthy, productive season.
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What sets Sunrise Sauce Tomato apart is its remarkable speed to harvest combined with genuine disease resistance and minimal fussiness. The orange paste tomato habit makes it ideal for gardeners who want volume without constant pruning and training demands. At 57 days from transplant, you'll be making sauce while other varieties are still climbing their stakes.
This variety was bred specifically for sauce production. The paste tomato form concentrates flavor and flesh, making it excellent for canning, fresh sauces, passata, and any preservation method that rewards dense, low-moisture fruit. Home gardeners often grow these in succession to ensure a steady supply for end-of-season preserving.
Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in seed flats or 200-cell trays about 5–6 weeks before your planned transplant date. Keep the seed mix at a constant 75–85°F with moderate moisture; germination typically occurs in 5–7 days. At the first true leaf stage, pot up seedlings to 50-cell trays or 4-inch pots depending on your transplant timing. Grow on at a steady 60–70°F under complete fertilizer until hardening off.
Transplant after the risk of frost has passed when soil has warmed. Avoid setting out leggy, root-bound, or already-flowering transplants, as this can stunt growth and reduce early production. Space plants 24 inches apart with 48 inches between rows.
Sunrise Sauce Tomato reaches full maturity 57 days from transplanting. Harvest when fruit is fully ripe and has reached its deep orange color. For fresh use, pick blemish-free fruit at full ripeness. For sauce-making and preservation, you can harvest less-ripe fruit and allow it to finish ripening off the vine if needed.
As an indeterminate variety, Sunrise Sauce Tomato will continue growing upward throughout the season. Once vines outgrow a manageable height for easy harvest, typically 5, 6 feet, consider pruning to keep plants within bounds. This prevents excessive shading of fruit and allows better air circulation.
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