Description

Heirloom Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato Seeds

🍅 Heirloom Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato Seeds

Richly Ribbed. Intensely Italian. A Culinary Heirloom with Old-World Charm.

✅ Heirloom Variety | ✅ Open-Pollinated | ✅ Non-GMO | ✅ Naturally Grown

Introduce an authentic taste of Tuscany to your garden with the Heirloom Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato, an old Italian favorite known for its deep ribbing, vibrant red color, and classic tangy-sweet flavor. Prized for its high juice content and distinct texture, this tomato is ideal for both fresh eating and traditional Italian sauces.

🌟 Why Grow Costoluto Fiorentino?

• Beautifully Ribbed Fruits: Deeply lobed, flattened tomatoes with a traditional, rustic appearance.
• Bold, Full Flavor: Balanced acidity and sweetness — excellent for pasta sauces, bruschetta, and fresh salads.
• Heavy Yielding: Vigorous, indeterminate vines produce abundantly all season long.
• Great for Warm Climates: Adapts well to tropical and Mediterranean-like conditions.
• Large Fruit Size: Each fruit weighs 150–250g.
• Perfect for Seed Saving: Open-pollinated heirloom — save and replant season after season.

🌿 The Heirloom Story

The Costoluto Fiorentino (meaning “ribbed from Florence”) is a classic Italian heirloom grown for centuries in kitchen gardens across Tuscany. A cousin of the more widely known Costoluto Genovese, this variety stands out for its slightly rounder ribbing and a more balanced taste profile. At HOOGA Seed Keepers Collective, we preserve this variety using natural and regenerative farming, connecting growers with the legacy of slow food, real flavor, and seed heritage.

🌱 Growing Information

• Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hours)
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile, organic-rich soil
• Spacing: 24–36 inches apart
• Support: Tall staking or caging required
• Germination: 6–10 days
• Maturity: 75–85 days from transplanting

📦 What’s in the Pack?

• 50+ heirloom seeds
• Grown naturally by local farmers and seed savers
• Hand-selected & packed by HOOGA Seed Keepers Collective

Pros and cons

• Guaranteed Authenticity: Every seed & bulb is hand-selected & verified to be true-to-variety native & open-pollinated.
• Strong Resilient Growth: Traditional varieties bred over generations for hardiness adaptability & natural resistance.
• Supports a Larger Cause: Every purchase supports small farmers & helps conserve endangered native seed varieties.
• Seed-Saving Ready: Being non-hybrid you can save seeds from your harvest & grow the same variety again next season.
• Premium Pricing: Sourcing rare native genetics directly from small farmers plus manual quality checks costs more than mass-market hybrid seeds.
• Limited & Seasonal Stock: Because many varieties are rare & grown in small batches stock is limited & can sell out before the season peaks.
• Slightly More Care Needed: Native & heirloom varieties may need more attentive growing conditions than common commercial hybrids.
• Longer Dispatch on Some Items: Certain rare or seasonal varieties may take longer to source & dispatch than always-in-stock products.