Tomato 'Costoluto Fiorentino'
Tomato 'Costoluto Fiorentino' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A truly delicious, juicy Italian heirloom producing large fruits up to 450 g on vigorous indeterminate plants. 'Costoluto' refers to the flattened, deeply ribbed shape which looks beautiful sliced on an open sandwich. The bright red colour makes an attractive pasta sauce with a rich flavour. Days to harvest: 75 - 80.
Product: Tomato 'Costoluto Fiorentino'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Lycopersicon esculentum
A truly delicious, juicy Italian heirloom producing large fruits up to 450g on vigorous indeterminate plants. 'Costoluto' refers to the flattened, deeply ribbed shape which looks beautiful sliced on an open sandwich. The bright red colour makes an attractive pasta sauce with a rich flavour.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 1.5 m
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Not suitable
Tropical: Not suitable
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun, requires staking
Sow where: Into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7
Rows: 90 cm apart
Details: To transplant: remove seed leaves, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; this increases rooting & speeds maturity; keep well fertilised and evenly watered; protect fruit from fruit fly with PestGuard Bags
Harvest: 75 - 80 days
50 seeds per packet
Lycopersicon esculentum
Warm season annual, frost tender
Tomato 'Costoluto Fiorentino'
A truly delicious, juicy Italian heirloom producing large fruits up to 450 g on vigorous indeterminate plants. 'Costoluto' refers to the flattened, deeply ribbed shape which looks beautiful sliced on an open sandwich. The bright red colour makes an attractive pasta sauce with a rich flavour. Days to harvest: 75 - 80.