open-pollinated
Costoluto Genovese
Also sold as: Costoluto Genovese Tomato
Classic 1800s Italian ribbed heirloom with dense thick-walled flesh, few seeds, high yields and a rich acidity-forward old-fashioned flavour.
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 198 g (150–300 g)
- Days to maturity
- 80 days (75–85)
- Sweetness
- Medium
- Flavour intensity
- Very high
- Productivity
- High
- Cracking resistance
- High
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Growing advice
- Containers
- Not for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Strongly ribbed fruit are excellent for sauce and juice. The cultivar performs in both heat and cooler regions but needs tall support.
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