Giannini
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
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| Giannini | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular, wispy |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | plum, elongated |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
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| Country | |
B.C KO T
- mid-season, indet. plants with good regular leaf foliage cover and medium yield of red torpedo shaped plum shaped tomatoes, 3-4.5" long, 5-6 oz. Some fruits have yellow shoulders. Despite the shape, this is not a paste tomato, as it is too juicy to be the one. The taste is excellent, sweet and balanced, it reminded me of the flavor of Prue tomato. Very nice slicer tomato that can also be used for making tomato juice.
Seed source:
- NY MA C 09 (Carolyn Male of Salem, New York) / Shelley Sparrow of Minnesota
Year grown: 2009
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Italian origin. Shelley Sparrow of Minnesota got seeds from a friend in Maine who got them from a bookstore manager, Frank. Frank got the seed from a customer, Eleanor Gray, of Bristol, Maine in the 1970s. Eleanor Gray was told the seeds originally came from Italy. Locally in Maine the variety has been known as "Eleanor's Tomatoes" and/or "Frank's".
- First introduced in the Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C), who also shared the seeds with Tomatoville members in December 2008/January 2009.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giannini - leaf. 2009-06-10
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giannini - flowers. 2009-06-10
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giannini - green fruit. 2009-06-27
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giannini - green fruit. 2009-07-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giannini - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giannini - sliced ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
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| 2014 | Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed - new |
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| 2013 | Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies |
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| 2012 | Gleckler Seedmen | . | . |
| 2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 Heritage Harvest Seed Gleckler Seedmen Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new |
4 | 1 |
| 2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Gleckler Seedmen - new Heritage Harvest Seed - new |
5 | . |
| 2009 | 1 | . | |
| 2008 | 0 | . | |
| 2007 | 0 | . |