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Originally Posted by Tormato
And, how would you know you've grown both???  |
Opalka I know well since I introduced that one, and my source for Andes Horn was from Roberta Mell in Italy,yes she's for real,see this link,post # 39
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ta+Mell&page=3
And Roberta called it Andes Cornu,Italian for horn.
https://www.google.com/search?q=corn...&bih=815&dpr=1
Yes Roberta also posted here at Tville for a while since she was always looking for new varieties since she had a website in Italy where she sold seeds, and raised all she sold, primarily for European customers.
Roberta is from the US,but bad things happened all at once,she got divorced,her parents died just 2 months apart as I recall so she decided to move to Italy and start over, not just for tomatoes but she wanted to learn Italian and get to know her neighbors,their foods and customs as well. And I really should e-mail her to see how things are going with her.
Summary? Opalka has smooth sides and tapers down to a point while Andes is also used as a paste tomato but it is much thicker all the way down with no real taper point,just a bulge if you will, more like a fat plum tomato such as Sarnowski Polish Plum.
Gary,the above should confirm WHY I know I've grown both.And now I also remember that when Roberta sent me the seeds,there were many varieties,it was Kath here at Tville who grew them out for me and saved seeds and I think she may have also sent me a box of the fruits so I could see what they looked like..And Roberta sent the seeds in those glassine envelopes,I remember that also. And yes, I offered them in a seed offer here at Tville.
Carolyn