Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Tomato Tuesday

This weeks Tomato Tuesday spotlight is on "Cuore di Bue" tomato. Cuore di Bue is an Italian heirloom oxheart, which has been a favorite in Italy for many years.  These prolific plants produce different sized tomatoes that are sweet and delicious. On average they were around 12oz.  They are great to eat fresh or used for cooking. This was my first time growing this variety, and when I first received the seeds I did some research about them. I found multiple spellings of this variety, such as Cuor di Bue and Coure di Bue. Some of the pictures showed pink heart shaped tomatoes and others showed pear shaped red tomatoes with pleating. So needless to say when I planted them in spring I didn't know what to expect. My seeds which were labeled "Cuore di Bue" produced an abundance of pink heart shaped tomatoes. Regardless of the confusion they were well worth growing, I will be growing them again next year.  The vines were sprawling and the leaves were not too wispy like most oxheart tomatoes. It would be interesting to hear from other gardeners who have grown this variety to see what their experience was like.




Thanks for checking out my Tomato Tuesday post. It has been awhile since I have posted a Tomato Tuesday post beings my tomato growing is on hold for now. I figure I will start posting again because I have many more varieties that I grew last year that I could talk about until my 2014 season begins. So check back next week for my newest Tomato Tuesday post!



10 comments:

  1. That is a nice looking variety. I am missing the large crop of tomatoes we had last summer. Ahh yes - a gardener in the winter dreams of fruiting vegetables!

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    1. I have saved seeds from last year if you would like to try this variety. It was very prolific and tasty. Let me know. Check out my trade list and see if there is anything else you would like to try.

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  2. I have never grown this variety. Sounds good!

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    1. I can share seeds if you would like some. This past fall and winter I have been tomato seed trading like crazy and I now have over 200 varieties.

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  3. I love pink tomatoes as well but I grow cherry tomatoes because of they ripen faster.

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    1. My favorite tomatoes are the black/dark varieties, but pinks come in second.

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  4. A new one for me. I have to decide which Toms i will be growing on the allotment this year, so may see if I can track it down.

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    1. I have seeds I saved from last year if you would like to try this variety this year. Let me know.

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  5. over 200 varieties...you have been busy. I bet after today you'll have another 20. I see you have some more space in that back yard of yours. I will eventually take the entire back yard for garden space. Hopefully I can keep up.

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    1. I have to keep some yard space for my two pups! I have my two community garden plots I can expand my tomato growing in.

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