No. 024 · heirloom
Costoluto Genovese
Costoluto Genovese is an indeterminate heirloom slicer with carmine to rich red, deeply ribbed and fluted fruit. It ripens in about 85 days.
Typeslicer
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity85
Fruit size6 to 8 oz
Colorcarmine to rich red, deeply ribbed and fluted
Difficultymoderate
Flavor
Described as a bold, rich, deep flavor with a tangy edge, the deeply pleated fruit slicing into flower-like rounds prized for fresh eating and sauce. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
Italian heirloom from the Genoa region, grown by Italian gardeners for generations and traced to the 19th century.
What it does well
- Bold rich flavor valued fresh and for sauce
- Deeply ribbed fruit that slices into decorative rounds
- Long-season indeterminate vines bear until frost
Where it frustrates
- Tall vines need staking or caging
- Irregular lobed fruit can be awkward to pack or process
- Less common in North America so seed can be harder to find
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Where to buy seed
Sources
- Costoluto Genovese Tomato · John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
- Costoluto Genovese Organic Italian Heirloom Tomato · Renee's Garden
- Costoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds · Holmes Seed Company