Tomato 'Costoluto Fiorentino' |
Origin: Italy
Preferred Situation: Full sun; well draining fertile evenly moist soil.
Harvest Date: Monday 17 October, 2011
Seed count: 20-25
Description:
80 Days. Early 1900's Italian heirloom from Tuscany. Heavily ribbed shiny red dense meaty fruits with an excellent balance of high sugar & acid making it a full intensely flavored tomato. Ideal for sauce or making an unforgetable tomato sandwich. Indeterminate so use strong stakes for this variety! Does really well in our coastal climate. Will produce until frost takes them. Average fruit weight is about 4 ounces.
Notes:
Open pollinated. Bigger the roots at transplant (mid May) bigger the harvest. Prune sparingly. Protect from rain; water at plant base never foliage except foliar feeds. Heavy feeder; use balanced organic fertilizer. Excess nitrogen= leaves no fruit; no calcium=blossom end rot; extreme heat=blossom drop.
Cultivation:
Sow 5 mm deep. Keep moist; plastic cover improves success. Opt. germination temp: 18-25 C. Days to germ: 5-10. See our tomato article under 'Confessions of a Mad Gardener' for growing information.
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