Pomodoro Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme

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Pomodoro Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme

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Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:13 pm

One of the varieties to make it in the garden this year was the Pomodoro Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme. The seed came from the 2020 MMMM and germinated easily.

Even after the early season struggles, it grew through herbicide drift and grew out of the garden space, unstaked. It was however, the only variety to look like it was struggling the entire season. The leaves would turn upside down, and reminded me of a plant begging for water. I thought it would die at any moment. It did not, and in fact has been the best producing plant of any of the varieties that aren't cherries!

It is a very late variety, but i was able to taste one early due to a rabbit taking a bite, and the plant decided to rush the ripening process. The taste test with Wife surprised us.

The flesh was meaty and not too hard. It would make both a great paste AND a slicer on a sandwich. Just the right amount of juice without the seed gel. To that point, there was little seed to collect. It is truly a lovely tomato.

The taste was also remarkable. It had a traditional tomato zing, but with an extra punch of sweetness. We were blown away. I put a little salt too, and it brought out so many other flavors, that I made an audible grown. Very tasty.

I took some pictures of a tomato picked too soon, oops. And the other that i cut up is the one we trialed and saved what little seeds i could find. There are over a dozen more over a pound on one plant and each flower cluster has 3 or 4 fruit. I contribute the fact the plant isn't staked and the fruit are supported on the ground, to both the size and number.
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Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:56 pm

Green outside n Red inside ??..

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Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:04 pm

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This the same Variety as yours ??..
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Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:05 pm

Does it all the time to me lol , doubles up ??..

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Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:44 am

Nice tomato @Volvo, you saving seeds I hope and yes, a southward journey for a few is being requested, no hurry though.

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Post: # 52868Unread post Volvo
Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:49 am

Yes does look nice Mate but unfortunately not one of mine lol.
Dug the pic online to question if it was the same Variety as abovementioned ?? , if so appears available online.
If i get dome will def send some.
Hows the weather down your way ??.

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Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:53 am

Ok, no problems, bvut still a nice mater.

Weather has been a bit cooler and wet, about 14 mm over the last 4 days, most of it in one dose. Ground is soaked.

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Post: # 52873Unread post Rockoe10
Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:43 am

Volvo wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:56 pm Green outside n Red inside ??..
No it's a red in and out. The green one is one i picked early. And we trialed the one all cut up and seeds collected. A rabbit did a real number on it, i had to cut away one side of it. Sorry if i wasn't clear about that.

And to my knowledge, that photo you shared is the same variety. Mine however came from the MMMM swap, so not known as to the orginal source.
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