Mama Mia - What a Tomato! - Page 3

DiggingDogFarm · June 28, 2011

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Originally Posted by montanamato

Seeds from Italy has offered this tomato for quite some time...I have a huge amount of seed from them , but have never grown it ...I don't have my seeds handy but I am sure it has Grappoli in the name and is described as a winter pantry tomato.

Jeanne

I've grown Grappoli D'Inverno AKA Pomodoro Gatalina from Seeds from Italy.
They're a smaller plum shape without the nipple that Pomodorino Vesuviano has.

~Dig

barkeater · June 28, 2011

Oh cr#p, I just realized I planted the determinate Principe Borghese, not the good indeterminate variety.

montanamato · June 28, 2011

I pulled out my seeds and the other Seeds from Italy seeds I have that look very similar are Fiaschetto di Manduria...Vigorous plant, heavy producer of deep red plum tomaotes with a bit of a nipple on the end...Haven't grown this one either...

Jeanne

DiggingDogFarm · June 28, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by montanamato

I pulled out my seeds and the other Seeds from Italy seeds I have that look very similar are Fiaschetto di Manduria...Vigorous plant, heavy producer of deep red plum tomaotes with a bit of a nipple on the end...Haven't grown this one either...

Jeanne

I have seeds of Fiaschetto di Manduria, but haven't grown it yet, from what I've read it's from Southern Puglia....on the east coast of Italy...while Pomodorino vesuviano is grown only in the Vesuvius area which is on the west coast.
It should be interesting to compare them.

~Dig

DiggingDogFarm · November 29, 2011

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Originally Posted by DiggingDogFarm

This thread has inspired me to ask an Italian friend to help me locate seeds for Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio AKA Pomodorino Vesuviano, which I've been told shouldn't be a problem.

Fingers crossed!

With any luck, I'll have some in the ground next spring.

Here's a YouTube video showing how they form the clusters......

ROSSO VESUVIO Pomodorino del Piennolo del vesuvio.

http://youtu.be/MJDpMrklLGU

~Dig

Good news!

The Piennolo del Vesuvio seeds have arrived along with a paste tomato named Bernardini and another tomato from Garfagnana.

~Dig

lakelady · November 29, 2011

I'll have to ask my mom about that tomato. She's from Naples, and in fact, I was born there on the now closed Naval Base, so I'd love to grow some myself. Looks really delightful too!

casino · November 29, 2011

those tomatoes look like fun, and that utube video, how delightful.

mrdoitall · November 29, 2011

Well Dig, Please put me on the list for a trade when you grow them out in your garden.

Thanks
Dwight

Fusion_power · March 31, 2012

So here is a bit of info to add to your anticipation. Piennolo is potato leaf.

DarJones

Andrey_BY · February 19, 2016

Dig,

are there any news about your experience with Vesuvio? What was its leaf type and productions?

June 28, 2011	#32
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Oh cr#p, I just realized I planted the determinate Principe Borghese, not the good indeterminate variety. __________________ barkeater

November 29, 2011	#36
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	I'll have to ask my mom about that tomato. She's from Naples, and in fact, I was born there on the now closed Naval Base, so I'd love to grow some myself. Looks really delightful too! __________________ Antoniette

February 19, 2016	#40
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Dig, are there any news about your experience with Vesuvio? What was its leaf type and productions? __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

June 28, 2011	#33
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	I pulled out my seeds and the other Seeds from Italy seeds I have that look very similar are Fiaschetto di Manduria...Vigorous plant, heavy producer of deep red plum tomaotes with a bit of a nipple on the end...Haven't grown this one either... Jeanne

November 29, 2011	#37
casino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Southfield, Michigan Posts: 318	those tomatoes look like fun, and that utube video, how delightful.

November 29, 2011	#38
mrdoitall Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 185	Well Dig, Please put me on the list for a trade when you grow them out in your garden. Thanks Dwight

March 31, 2012	#39
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	So here is a bit of info to add to your anticipation. Piennolo is potato leaf. DarJones