Oma's Orange Tomato
Historic Variety
- Organic
- Dark orange fruits weigh from 1/2 to 1 lb
- Well-balanced acidity and sweetness
- Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
- New for 2021
- From the Collection
Item Details
The delicious, dark-orange flesh of this large beefsteak tomato has a great balance of sweetness and acidity. Juicy fruits mature mid-season, weigh a half to full pound, and measure 3-4.5"" wide. Tall, indeterminate plants grow 5-6' tall and bear fruit singly or in a cluster of 1-3. Betty Moore of Stow, Ohio, has stewarded this variety since 1983, when she received it from her mother, Oma Rachel Lively Miller, who was given the variety from a relative circa 1937 when she married. 75-80 days from transplant. Organic.
Learn to Grow Oma's Orange Tomato
Start Indoors: 6 weeks before last frost
Germination: 7-14 Days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Ratings & Reviews
5 reviews
Yum
by Jerrie Jo
These are the best low acid tomatoes.
Best
by Jerrie Jo
This is the best tomato I have ever grown. It tastes like candy. I eat them as fast as they ripen
A superb orange tomato
by Ben
I planted Oma's Orange summer 2021 and it was quite a good producer! Very nice shape, little/no cracking, and a nice low acid mellow flavor. I will plant this again next year. I can pick when they are slightly orange and they are delicious or wait until a deeper orange and they are great too. A versatile tomato!
Best Tasting Tomato
by Jenifer Brown
This is the best variety of tomato that I have ever tasted! I am growing them from August to June in a heated, glass greenhouse. These beautiful tomatoes are a treat for the eyes, and the plants produce an abundance of fruit with nice shapes.
THANK YOU SEED SAVERS!!
by BARBARA
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I LOVE THESE HUGE BEAUTIFUL TOMATOES!! I gave some to family and they all came back for MORE!! I canned them and they are DELIGHTFUL!! Read the history on this LUCIOUS tomato!! I bought more this year to start plants for family so I can have plenty to can and share with everyone! You wont be sorry! THANK YOU SEED SAVERS!!