No. 089 · heirloom
Kosovo
Kosovo is an indeterminate heirloom beefsteak with pink, oxheart to beefsteak shape fruit. It ripens in about 80 days.
Typebeefsteak
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity80
Fruit size12 to 16 oz
Colorpink, oxheart to beefsteak shape
Difficultymoderate
Flavor
Described as rich, sweet, and well balanced, a large pink heart prized for flavor. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
A Balkan heirloom oxheart from the Kosovo region, valued for rich flavor and large meaty fruit.
What it does well
- Large, meaty pink oxheart fruit
- Rich, much-praised flavor
- Dense flesh with few seeds
Where it frustrates
- Heart-shaped fruit can be irregular and crack
- Tall indeterminate vines need strong support
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Where to buy seed
Sources
- Kosovo Tomato (Oxheart) · High Desert Seed and Gardens
- Kosovo Tomato · Victory Seed Company