Curious about heirloom tomato varieties? This blog will tell you all about them!
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Gigante Farina
Gigante Farina is a variety that came from Mr. Remo Farina, a retired truck driver from Bleggio, Italy. He holds the record for largest tomato in Italy.
This variety hails from the Bleggio region, Italy. This is a big red fruit that can reach reach the 2 pound mark and sometimes weigh even more. It is a bulging beefsteak with deeply ribbed shoulders.It is a very dense variety with beefy flesh and little gel and seeds.
This is a late season, indeterminate, regular leaf variety.
Photo courtesy of Tomato Jim Wyant
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