Rocco's Favourite
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
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Rocco's Favourite | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | oblong, plum |
Fruit size | small |
Fruit type | paste, cooking |
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Country |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf, small red plum shaped tomato, 2-4 oz, dry flesh with small seed cavities, very good flavor, very good for paste and cooking.
Seed source:
- Denise Salmon, BC, Canada 10 / RMaple Street compost garden / Rocco Calogero, Vancouver, Canada
Year grown: 2010
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Developed by Rocco Calogero, a Canadian gardener from Vancouver, by selecting the best of his crop for over twenty years for the best paste tomato. Rocco was the winner of the 'Best Food Garden In Vancouver' Contest in September 2000.
- Denise Salmon of Vancouver, BC, Canada received the seeds from the Maple Street compost garden in 2000, who, in turn, obtained the seed directly from Rocco Calogero.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rocco's Favourite - baby fruit. 2010-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rocco's Favourite - baby fruit. 2010-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rocco's Favourite - ripe fruit. 2010-08-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rocco's Favourite - sliced fruit. 2010-08-30.
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