🍅 Quick take: Sarnowski Polish Plum is an authentic Polish heirloom indeterminate vine producing meaty, elongated red plum-paste fruits in the 5-9 oz (150-250 g) range. While shaped like a classic canning paste, it surprises growers with an exceptionally high sugar content – sweet enough to eat straight off the vine like fruit, yet dense enough to make thick sauces or dehydrate into chewy sun-dried tomatoes. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)
Didn’t spot this variety in our catalog yet, even though a ton of growers already know about it.
I got my seed from Sofia. Her notes: “Out of all similarly shaped varieties, this is hands down the best tasting for me. Indeterminate. Red, meaty elongated plums running 7-9 oz (200-250 g). Super sweet. Outstanding variety!”
I grew it last season and ran it again this year from saved seed. Genuinely delicious tomato. Rich, concentrated, sweet flavor. Heavy producer. Honestly, I couldn’t even toss it into everyday tossed salads because it was almost too sweet – tasted like somebody dumped white sugar all over it. But eaten fresh by itself? Absolute perfection. It dehydrates like a dream, too. Even though it’s juicy, it’s packed with dense, solid meat.
I got my seed from Sofia. Her notes: “Out of all similarly shaped varieties, this is hands down the best tasting for me. Indeterminate. Red, meaty elongated plums running 7-9 oz (200-250 g). Super sweet. Outstanding variety!”
I grew it last season and ran it again this year from saved seed. Genuinely delicious tomato. Rich, concentrated, sweet flavor. Heavy producer. Honestly, I couldn’t even toss it into everyday tossed salads because it was almost too sweet – tasted like somebody dumped white sugar all over it. But eaten fresh by itself? Absolute perfection. It dehydrates like a dream, too. Even though it’s juicy, it’s packed with dense, solid meat.
Sarnowski Polish Plum
Grew under cover in the greenhouse trained to two leaders. Beautiful, meaty, delicious red elongated icicle-style plums pulling up to 5-7 oz (150-200 g). 😋
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Grew under cover in the greenhouse trained to two leaders. Beautiful, meaty, delicious red elongated icicle-style plums pulling up to 5-7 oz (150-200 g). 😋
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Quick Facts: Variety Summary
- 🌿 Growth Habit: Indeterminate vine that adapts easily to two-leader pruning in greenhouse or high-tunnel conditions. Solid, consistent producer throughout the season.
- 🍅 Fruit Profile: Slender, elongated plum-to-icicle paste tomatoes averaging 5-7 oz (150-200 g), with top clusters reaching 7-9 oz (200-250 g). Vibrant red skin with thick, meaty walls and small seed cavities.
- 👅 Flavor & Sugar Profile: Unusually sweet for a paste-type tomato. Low acidity and high brix make it stand out as a fresh snacking variety, defying the reputation of typical bland, dry cooking pastes.
- 🍳 Kitchen Versatility: Because of its dense flesh and low water-to-meat ratio, it cooks down into sauce rapidly and slices cleanly for dehydration into sun-dried tomato halves without weeping liquid.
- 🌎 Lineage: Traditional Polish family heirloom brought to the United States by the Sarnowski family and preserved across generations by heirloom seed savers.
🍅 Have you grown Sarnowski Polish Plum? Did yours turn out sweet enough for fresh snacking, or did you run them through the dehydrator? Let us know in the comments below!
