Shoutout for Maglia Rosa

[PlainJane]

So many pluses to this variety from Fred Hempel at Artisan Seeds.

Manageable size, so easily grown in a container.
Very prolific.
Not prone to cracking or splitting.
Disease resistant (and I’m growing in N. Florida)
No BER tendency.
Beautiful and great tasting.

Really difficult to capture the gold swirling and iridescence:

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Pumping out the fruit:

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[Setec Astronomy]

I always grow at least one. Unfortunately I procrastinated caging mine and we had a wind/rainstorm the other night and it was laying down and looks terrible. I grow in containers, I always flirt with pruning it to 4 or 5 leaders, but by the time I make up my mind to do that (usually at the point it's unmanageable), I can't figure out where to prune it. Do you just let yours bush out?

You didn't mention besides being fairly prolific, it's early, it's always one of the first to have ripe fruit.

[PlainJane]

Yes, @Setec Astronomy, I let it alone.
Here’s my plant … 20 gallon grow bag.

Like you say pretty sprawling.

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[Setec Astronomy]

Do you use the medium or large Texas Tomato Cage?

[PlainJane]

Do you use the medium or large Texas Tomato Cage?

It’s the medium on Maglia Rosa because she’s in a 20 gal. bag. The tomatoes in 30 gal. bags have the large size.

[Labradors]

Maglia Rosa is one of my faves .

Linda