Storage tomatoes?
 

Does anyone have a tomato that they use as mostly a storage type? One that matures late and can hold a while in storage but also will eventually ripen? I had some green late tomatoes given to me this year which took a few weeks to ripen and they were still much better than anything store bought. I was hoping for more than a few weeks extension but not sure that is possible.

Long Keeper
Seeds obtained from grocery store Romas.

"De Colgar" tomatoes. Up to 9 months at room temperature. Hundreds of varieties to choose from intended for different uses. I eat some varieties fresh (as in salads) until mid December (those picked late July). I get many in the 8 brix range, so way better than anything from a supermarket.

There's a Burpee's Long-Keeper. I see it on seed racks at stores in my area.

Tomatoes picked On September 3rd now begin to mature me. Ramallets.
Vladimír

Most blue (high anthocyanin) tomatoes are supposed to have a great shelf life, especially the [URL="http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Gargamel"]Gargamel tomato[/URL] (at least among RIN tomatoes, whatever they are). They usually say so in their descriptions.

I've heard of a bunch of other long-keeping tomatoes, recently. Purple Bumble Bee is an example. I don't remember the others offhand, but I might soon.

I'm guessing firm, meaty tomatoes probably keep better than juicy ones, usually. The nutrients available to the plants may play a role, as will the conditions of storage (and lack or presence of pathogens that may infect the tomatoes, as well as resistance to those pathogens). I believe there's some anthracnose in my tomato storage area (although the unaffected tomatoes are keeping well). I might have to look into anthracnose-tolerant tomatoes for next year.

Edit: Chef's Choice Orange F1 is anthracnose-tolerant. I'm not sure how long it keeps, but it's part Amana Orange.

Piennolo del Vesuvio is a typical pantry type tomato that can be stored ~ 9 months. Re ripening mutants, most are based on mutations in the ethylene biopath.

Thick-skinned cherries keep for a long time for me. One year Sweet Orange II lasted till March, but only because I put a sign on to prevent anyone eating them. Normally they're gone by New Year's.

These are not picked unripe. They produce ripe fruit all summer, and then I pick the remaining fruits just before frost and keep them in a single layer on a tray in the house.

I am currently eating Red Cluster Pear and Sweet Orange II.

Great thread, please keep this going. Another hybrid is Burpee Red October. I haven't tried it but I did try Burpee Long Keeper before I found TV. It wasn't very tasty.

I've also noticed the orange tomatoes picked green kept well.

- Lisa