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'Viva Italia' Tomatoes |
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Plum
Main-Season
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Hybrid. Main-season, Italian Roma-type, plum/paste tomato with elongated, red, high-sugar, firm, solid-fleshed, 3-ounce fruit. Very disease resistant and sets fruit well in hot weather. Determinate plants.
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72-80
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| Seed Sources: |
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)
Taste: (4.3 Stars)
Yield: (4.2 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.5 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 02/04/2011 by
chilloutquilting
- An intermediate gardener
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Yavapai, Arizona, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Good yield on medium sized plants (3' tall), taste ok but not as robust as I had hoped. No trouble with most pests or diseases, except tobacco hornworm. |
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Reviewed on 08/06/2009 by
NJGardengal
- An intermediate gardener
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Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I found these to be a great hybrid paste tomato. Yield was very good and I never experienced any particular disease problems. While they are technically a paste tomato and were great in sauces, I found they were pretty good for fresh eating too...moreso than other paste varieties I've had. |
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Reviewed on 03/27/2008 by
WeedyWagner
- An intermediate gardener
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Wake, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Excellent tomato for sauce-making, with few seeds and little pulp. My main complaint with this, and most other plum tomatoes, is its susceptibility to blossom-end rot. Over half of the fruits from late July onward end up getting tossed in the woods. |
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Reviewed on 01/27/2005 by
pooklette
- An intermediate gardener
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Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Excellent medium paste tomato. I found it to be very productive with an excellent flavor that was perfect for marinara sauce. I also experimented with it as a container plant (14" round pot) and found that although yields decreased slightly, overall it still performed well and retained its great flavor. |
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Reviewed on 10/25/2004 by
russell
- An experienced gardener
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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| George Morrison's description is a good one, only I found the plants to be only moderately productive. |
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Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by
George Morrison
- An experienced gardener
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Westchester, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
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| An unusually beautiful plum tomto with a bright red skin, not as elongated as some, but medium large for its type. A heavy bearer of sweet, meaty fruits. Needs staking for best results, but might work with cages in a full sun garden. The sugars are nicely balanced by the acids so you get a great sauce. Also makes a phenomenal tomato confit - tomatoes peeled, seeded and vertically halved, placed on a non-stick cookie sheet, insides down, slicked with a little olive oil and strewn with a few sprigs of thyme and rosemary and small head of garlic smashed. Put in a 200 degree oven for six hours, or until the tomato meat has concentrated but is not dried out Great appetizer or use on salad with goat cheese. |
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