25 Classic Best Italian Beef Tomato Pomodoro Costoluto Fiorentino Seeds. Giant Size, Prolific Beautiful Tasty Tomatoes. Heirloom Variety from Italy, Easy to Grow, RHS AGM Award, Excellent for Salads, Soups and Sauces. Indeterminate Variety. 25 Seeds Supplied
Costoluto Fiorentino is a large beefsteak tomato and it has the gorgeous taste of sunny Italy! This beautiful large, irregularly ribbed, tomato has firm, tasty fruits of a massive to 160/180cm diameter and up to 150 grams each! It is very fleshy with a good flavour, sweet and good looking. The plants are prolific! They crop heavily throughout the growing season. These lovely meaty, sweet tomatoes are ideal both for salads, sandwiches and cooking and they slice really well. Good for stuffed tomato recipes also. This tomato is so good, that it has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit, what more can I say! The plants can be grown in a greenhouse or outside. Some support will be needed when the fruits start to grow! Indeterminate variety. Height approx 150cm and spread approx 50cm.
Sow Seeds February to Early April
In a heated greenhouse or indoors sow seeds late February to early April. Level fill the pots or cell module trays with good quality seed compost and firm down a little. Water compost lightly. Next sow seeds individually and cover with a thin 5mm layer of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator or on a warm windowsill. Heat is essential for germination and the wellbeing of the plants 15-20c. Germination normally takes 7-14 days. When shoots appear, remove cover. Keep seedlings in a light position, but shade from direct sunlight. The compost should be kept moist but not soaked. When the plants have 4 leaves, they are ready to be transplanted into 9cm pots of potting compost, unless they are already in pots. They will now require a cooler temperature approx 15c. Grow on and when large enough, transfer to the greenhouse border 40-50cm apart or plant in large 30cm+ pots. The plants will need support as they grow - canes, wires or trellis. Commence feeding the plants when fruits first appear.
Outdoor Growing - The plants can be put outside but not until the end of May/June. Gradually acclimatise the plants to the outdoor temperatures for a week or so, before planting outside and protect from frost. The plants will need support - canes or trellis as the plants grow taller and fruits start to develop. Commence feeding the plants when fruits first appear.
Your seeds will be packed in a manilla/grip seal packet. The seeds will be posted by 1st Class Post in a protective padded envelope, with growing instructions.