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'Costoluto Genovese' Tomatoes |
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Italian, main-season, standard heirloom. Indeterminate vines bear 6- to 10-ounce, red, lobed fruit. Good for slicing, cooking and sauce. Verticillium and fusarium resistant. Also known as 'Costaluto Genovese' and 'Costuluto Genovese'.
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75-90
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Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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Overall: (3.8 Stars)
Taste: (3.8 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.1 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 11
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 04/17/2017 by
lizmom
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Franklin, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| There are several CG floating around. I used to grow a big beefsteak. Now they are selling a medium size fruit. The one sold from seedsfromitaly now (C. G. Valente) is totally different - not even ribbed and it is inferior. |
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Reviewed on 11/02/2013 by
Minnesota Mike
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Minnesota, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Grew about dozen plants 2013 season. Outstanding flavor when used in cooking and saucing. Not so much for fresh eating. Very prolific, indet. vines in the 7 - 10 ft. range. Competes well with San Marzano. Deeply lobed, high content of solids. |
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Reviewed on 08/26/2009 by
squash
- An intermediate gardener
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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 my first time growing Costoluto. It is very prolific. The fruit is large and multi lobed. I found it an excellent eating tomato when cut in wedges. I also did not have any trouble skinning it after blanching. I canned some but found i had more juice than tomato. |
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Reviewed on 06/15/2009 by
Calchick
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San Diego, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| These grew okay, but taste was not very good - we will not grow these again. There are much better varieties out there. |
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Reviewed on 05/27/2009 by
AnnaCanna, zone 5B
- An intermediate gardener
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Cook, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I don't think I fully understood what type of tomatoes these were when I grew them. They are very large and they are multi-lobed, very firm. They seem to be good for stuffing, but not eating out of hand or in a salad or on a sandwich. For me, they simply weren't a form that I used, so I didn't. My yield was lower than other varieties, which was good, since I didn't have a reason to use them. |
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Reviewed on 01/04/2009 by
brokenbar
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Big Horn, Wyoming, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 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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| This is THE ONLY tomato I grow for sauce. It is a tomato that improves in taste when cooked. Naturally meaty and not a lot of juice, one trip through the food mill and you very nearly have "instant" sauce. I have probably tried 60 different varieties over the years to use when making my own sauce for canning and CG is the hands-down winner. At least here in Wyoming, they are large, really sweet and ripen about mid-season. Don't judge these tomatoes until you have cooked them! |
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Reviewed on 07/22/2008 by
framiko
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Kerr, Texas, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Wonderful, slightly tart flavor eaten fresh and sweet and aromatic when cooked. Good producer only until early summer (before the heat arrives here in Texas). Heavily pleated and susceptible to catfacing. Labor intensive in preparing to eat: You have to make many cuts to salvage the usable parts. |
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Reviewed on 01/07/2008 by
Uncle John
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Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
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| I have only grown this for one year, but it was easily my favorite new variety. The flavor is fantastic fresh, and after reading one review here I can't wait to cook with it this year. Despite its odd appearance (I tend to cut it into wedges) this is probably my favorite red tomato I grow (out or nearly 20 reds). |
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Reviewed on 09/05/2006 by
zoebisch01
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Centre, Pennsylvania, 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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| Very good all around tomato. Abundant producer (with most of the fruit ripening all at once it seemed, although this may have been due to conditions?) , although prone to cat facing. The plants tended to stay in the 5'-6' high range. It has a very good refreshing flavor, a true 'Tomato' flavor. I found them excellent for fresh eating, with an assertive, deep earthy flavor and a good acid (although not nearly as strong as some varieties). Fruit tends to be smaller (golf ball to baseball size), with huge variations in pleating, shape and size. A little waste results in trimming. This would be a good candidate for improved selection because the flavor is very good, the plants produce very well and they are healthy growers. |
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Reviewed on 01/30/2006 by
Innoma
- A novice gardener
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California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| Very pretty, bright red, ruffled tomato that was also very productive in hot weather. I think this variety might make a good sauce (something I never do), but for eating out of hand I found it to be rather acidic. |
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Reviewed on 03/06/2005 by
Sweez
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Allegany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 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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| Once you have cooked this tomato for sauce, you will want to have it in your garden. It is very aromatic and tasty. Somewhat difficult to prepare as it is multi-lobed and subject to catfacing. |
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