Argentine Plum Tomato Review

Tall indeterminate, powerful bush, ripens a bit late, so it’s better to grow it in greenhouses in central and northern regions. In 2012, I grew it outdoors, and only the first few trusses had time to ripen. The fruits are plum-shaped, slightly flared near the stem, weighing 60-80g (2-3 oz). They are all incredibly uniform, like they were calibrated, and very beautiful.

The variety is excellent for canning/pickling because the fruits are very firm. The yield is great; it sets full trusses without skipping any blossoms. I absolutely fell in love with this variety. It has one more special feature: it doesn’t seem prone to overripening on the vine.

Galya, does it look similar to De Barao? Because the trusses on my De Barao look very similar to your photo.

Nina, I haven’t planted the regular De Barao in a long time; I’ll plant it next season and compare. Shape-wise, I feel like De Barao doesn’t have that flaring near the stem; they are strictly oval as far as I remember, whereas these even have a hint of 4 ribs showing at the top.

Galyush, how many stems/leaders did you let it grow?

Galya, it’s a powerful bush, the leaves are robust. This year I think I pruned it to three stems (to be honest, I don’t exactly remember). But like all tomatoes this season, and this one in particular, by early July it had already reached the ceiling.

I gave it a severe haircut (topped it) and left 2 suckers at the bottom; those suckers grew all the way to the roof ridge again and set fruit on every truss. The tomatoes were slightly smaller and the internodes were longer—it’s quite possible they were shading out the other tomatoes, lacking light, and getting leggy. I pulled it out of the greenhouse in October. So you can safely grow it to 2-3 stems.

Galya, I am so grateful to you for this variety! 🌸 The tomatoes grew over 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall in the open garden, and they were absolutely loaded with fruit. Neighbors came over to look at it like it was a museum exhibit. Almost all of them ripened fully on the vine. I am definitely planting it again this year!!!

Galochka, thank you 😘 The variety is an absolute gem, great for canning and just tasty for eating 😋 It’s completely plastered with fruit.

It tastes way better than Pink De Barao 😋).
All-purpose use—very tasty fresh (though when ripening green fruits indoors, the taste lacked distinct sweetness), and excellent for canning and long-term storage (they lasted until November). No matter how long the fruits hung on the vine, not a single one overripened or cracked; they just got softer.

I’ve been dreaming about this variety looking at these wonderful photos 👍 My seeds are from V. Redko. The plant is also two meters tall and vigorous. What makes me happy is that in this difficult year, the foliage is completely unaffected by leaf mold (Cladosporium). The leaves are dark green and beautiful. Initially, I kept it strictly to two stems, but now there are more. It sets fruit very well. However, my fruits are all elongated with a little point (beak) at the end; I haven’t seen any flaring near the stem yet. Maybe they will flare out as they ripen 😂 The variety is currently delighting me with an abundance of fruit.

On social media (Odnoklassniki), this version of Argentine Plum has popped up.

A truly highly productive and problem-free variety. It turned out to be mid-late for me; large green trusses are still hanging on the vine. The taste didn’t amaze me; it was closer to bland, with just a hint of sweetness. It’s a bit too large for our canning jars; we prefer smaller ones. But it’s great for processing and excellent for making sun-dried tomatoes.

I repeated this variety from seeds saved in 2014. Originally, the seeds came from Galya-64.

I grew it outdoors. The yield is good, and it’s still setting fruit without skipping any.

The fruits are perfect for whole-fruit canning, they don’t overripen on the bush, and they don’t crack. The fruits are all beautifully uniform (“calibrated”), and the taste is very good.