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To: Paul R.

Bookmarked Wow that’s a lot I wonder if anyone knows the oldest tomato variety


447 posted on 03/25/2025 4:02:25 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: MomwithHope; All

I did a bit of research: The Borgo Cellano is thought to go back 500 years:

https://www.tomatofifou.com/en/produit/borgo-cellano/

A bunch of other interesting links came up, so, for anyone interested:

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2022/01/22/what_did_europes_first_tomato_look_like_812766.html

https://www.marysheirloomseeds.com/blogs/news/35904897-ancient-seeds

https://www.everwilde.com/store/Moneymaker-Heirloom-Tomato-Seeds.html

https://growtomato.com/earliest-ripening-tomato-varieties/

And a bit deeper dive into determinate vs indeterminate tomatoes than usual:

https://search.brave.com/search?q=determinate+vs.+indeterminate+tomatos&source=desktop&summary=1&conversation=65f892e248650505b02a31


448 posted on 03/25/2025 9:21:36 AM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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