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'Italian Heirloom' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Main-Season
Heirloom
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Main-season, standard Italian Heirloom. Indeterminate plants bear 1-pound, red fruit.
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70-80
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)
Taste: (4.5 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 4
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 12/16/2010 by
DennisM
- An intermediate gardener
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Iron, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This was our favorite tomato of the 17 varieties planted in 2010. The taste was absolutely delicious. The production was great, especially for the size. These red tomatoes were 13-17 ounces. One slice more than covered a slice of bread. Maturity was 78 days. |
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Reviewed on 02/01/2010 by
genuinefauxfarm
- An experienced gardener
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Bremer, Iowa, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Easy to peel, slice and can with little waste. This variety tends to produce fruits that average one pound and starts production earlier in the season than any other large tomato. These do not leave juice all over the board when you slice or dice them, very meaty and great for BLT sandwiches! The fruits are usually round with a slight elongation towards the bottom, but the plants also throw some odd shaped fruit with multiple lobes that taste every bit as good. This is probably our favorite tomato to recommend to restaurants or persons who need a high volume for an event. As a grower, you won't find a better all around large tomato. The reliability rating took a hit in 2008 with a very weak year. However, plants we sold to persons in the area did extremely well. We have traced the problem to a soil drainage issue in the area these were planted. It's a tribute to the plants that they did anything. We average 20.1 marketable tomatoes per plant and typical size is around 1 pound. Plants can sometimes be a little 'weepy' looking until they bush out. It is important that you put transplants in deeply to avoid stem breakage in the wind. |
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Reviewed on 10/26/2007 by
mrmcgregor
- An experienced gardener
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Cortland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is probably the best tasting tomato I've ever grown. The yield is low and diseases have taken a greater toll, over the years. If I get a chance to open some new ground, I'll plant it again. |
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Reviewed on 04/23/2007 by
wyldutah
- An intermediate gardener
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Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Loved these tomatoes! Did well in the hot dry of Salt Lake City. Really cute mid size tomatoes. They have a little nipple on the end.
Before I transplanted into garden it looked like it wanted to die. The leaves would turn upside down and sort of flop over.
I really wish I could find them this year. Definitely one I would grow every year.
Great taste - pretty prolific They Surprised me |
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