Pink Fang
Single source · Reviewed Aug 30, 2026
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Heirloom paste from Unknown. Six-inch tapering pink paste tomato: thick flesh, few seeds, unusually sweet. Ready in about 78 days from transplant.
- Heirloom
- 78 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Medium fruit
- Moderate (estimated)
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Paste 5–7 oz (140–200 g) · Elongated
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Plant height
- 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 35 in (60 × 90 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Skin
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- Pink
- Interior
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- Pink
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
6–8 ft (180–240 cm) · Regular leaf
Pink Fang is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Flavor
“Six-inch tapering pink paste tomato: thick flesh, few seeds, unusually sweet.”
Growing calendar
- Sow indoors
- Transplant out
- Harvest
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost date.
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Slicing
- Sauce & paste
- Drying
- Snacking
- Roasting
- Sauce workhorse
- High flavor
- Rare collector
- Novelty color
Origin
Pink Fang produces unusually long fruit, around six inches, tapering to a point that gives the variety its name. The flesh is thick and the seed cavity minimal, which puts it in the paste category, but the sugar level is high enough that it is also eaten fresh. It is a recent catalogue introduction rather than a long-circulating heirloom.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
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All photos
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Pink Fang tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover -
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Pink Fang tomato plant in a garden bed with ripe fruit on the vine -
A ripe Pink Fang tomato held in a gardener's hand -
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Pink Fang tomato sliced in the kitchen
Questions
How long does Pink Fang take to mature?
Pink Fang is ready in about 78 days from transplant.
Does Pink Fang need staking?
Pink Fang is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Can Pink Fang be grown in a container?
Pink Fang is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Pink Fang resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Pink Fang.
See also
Other paste varieties people put next to this one.
Grows like this one
Indeterminate, mid-late, full sun. Same support, same calendar.
