Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Red
Flesh Color: Red
Fruit Shape: Beefsteak
Flattened Globe
Ribbed
Other: irregular
Fruit Size: Medium
Fruit Weight: 5 oz.
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Tomato Plant Height: 5 feet
Best Uses: Slicing
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season
Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: Deeply ribbed fruit
Country: Italy

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.

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Common names
  • Tomato
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Solanum lycopersicum
  • Synonym: Lycopersicon lycopersicum

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Date: 2021-04-20
Location: full sun - zone 7
Date: 2021-08-24
Small but great.
Uploaded by albertsfarm
Uploaded by albertsfarm

Date: 2021-07-08
Location: full sun - zone 7
Date: 2021-08-24
Great producer!

Date: 2021-04-28
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: full sun - zone 7
Date: 2021-08-12
5 oz.

Date: 2021-04-22

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2018-07-10
photo credit: Robert Duval

Date: 2021-07-10
Location: Bordentown NJ kitchen
Date: August
The tomatoes look larger than they really are; the plate is only
Location: Luling, TX
Date: 2016-05-27

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by albertsfarm
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 13, 2013 2:58 PM concerning plant:
    Costoluto Genovese doesn't have attractive fruits but I grow it for the flavor. Costoluto Genovese tomatoes have an excellent flavor and decent size.
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