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Principe Borghese Tomato Seeds - (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

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SKU:
V1175
Seed Count:
Approx 25 seeds per pack
Days to Maturity:
70-75 days
Type:
Determinate
Size:
Plum
Color:
Red
Days to Germination:
5-7 days @ 75-95F
Light Preference:
Full sun
Plant Spacing:
12"
Status:
Heirloom, Non-Hybrid, Non-GMO seeds
  • Freshly Picked Principe Borghese Tomatoes - (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
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  • Green Principe Borghese Tomatoes - (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
  • Green Principe Borghese Tomatoes - (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
  • Heirloom Principe Borghese Tomato Seeds - (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
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Description

Principe Borghese Tomato - The Little Secret from Italy

Small plum shaped fruits, averaging 1 - 2 oz. grow in clusters, very meaty with little juice and few seeds. The definitive classic tomato for sauces and sun drying, traditionally grown in the south of Italy.

Deep rich classic sun dried tomato taste. They are also excellent for eating fresh.

Determinate tomatoes are well suited to containers as they are compact and require minimal staking.

History

Tomatoes were grown as a crop in Mexico and Peru in pre-Columbian times, but the early history of domestication is not well known (most likely in Mexico). In Europe, tomatoes were grown as ornamentals (thought to be poisonous) and became popular as a food only in the 18th century. 

Uses

Raw or cooked the tomato is one of the most widely used and versatile foods from your garden. Use fresh in salads, sandwiches, and salsas. Cooked in sauces and stews. Can be stuffed, dried, puree, paste or powdered. The uses are endless!

Growing Tip

Tomatoes take about 3 - 4 months from direct seeding in the garden to start producing fruit; about 70 days from transplanting 6 - 8 week-old plants to start fruiting; and about 40-50 days from the flower opening to producing ripe fruit.  

Tomatoes suffer more transplant shock than other vegetables, but you can minimize this by hardening them off for a week or two first. This means setting them outdoors in their pots in a protected place so that they get some warm sun, a little gentle wind, and even some cool (not freezing) nights. This will help them adjust to some of the stresses of real life before having their roots transplanted into the ground. 

Tomatoes begin the ripening process by producing ethylene, a natural growth regulator, and releasing it. The fruit ripens from the inside out, meaning the center matures and turns red before the color reaches the outer skin. Faint white lines crossing each other at the bottom or blossom end of the fruit show that ripening has begun. Soon afterward, the blossom end starts turning pink – indicating ethylene is being produced. When the pink blush reaches the stem, the fruit is about 75% ripe. The pink color deepens to red, starting from the blossom end and working its way upward. 

Harvest Tip

A tomato’s flavor increases as it ripens, due to the increased nutrients and sugars pumped into the fruit by the plant. For a home gardener, harvesting when there is just a touch of pink at the stem end or when the fruit is completely red gives the best flavor. The fruit will be fragile, won’t tolerate shipping and must be used or cooked within a few days to enjoy peak flavor.

Once the tomato is ripe, test by giving it a gentle pull or twist. If it slips easily from the vine – with little to no effort – it is ripe, juicy, and delicious!

Ripe tomatoes can be injured by cool temperatures and must be stored at room temperatures, never refrigerated to avoid chilling injury, which leaves pockmarks or pits on the skin leading to early rotting.

If you need to harvest early due to weather or the end of the season, those fruits with a pink blush at the blossom end will ripen with almost full flavor. Those with the faint white lines can still ripen but won’t have the full flavor.  

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2 Reviews

  • 5

    Principe Borghese

    Posted by Evelyn Pace, FL on Jul 09, 2017

    Another staple Principe has never let me down.I grew Principe for the first in our garden in the early 90s. GREAT taste and production it IS the perfect drying tomato.I freeze them after drying and throw a handful in any tomato dish I make.

  • 5

    Take Over my Green house Every Year!

    Posted by Tanya on Jul 09, 2017

    These are my grandkids favorite tomatoes ever! They can't get enough of these when they come visit. The plants are very heavy producers and produce all season long, this past year we trellised them and that gave us more room to grow other varieties and made it easier to pick the tomatoes!

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