Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-4 Experience)
Seeds from Redko, indet, mid-late season, average yield and average taste. But just look at it! The most perfectly proportioned pear shape in my entire collection.
I grew Liguria this year too. Man, did it grow into a massive monster 😲 Straight up vine. Fruits are bright red, decently sized (reaching 7-9 oz / 200-250 g). Tastes worse than Puzata Hata. Definitely on the tart side. Hollow inside. Disease-resistant, very low-maintenance. In my conditions, they started ripening at the end of August. Sowed on March 8, transplanted to their permanent spot in the greenhouse on April 14. Won’t be growing it again anytime soon 🙄
Can’t seem to find any pics of the ripe ones. Karl and Liguria are the exact same thing.
Edited December 2, 2019 by Valentina
I am absolutely thrilled with this variety. Surprisingly for a ribbed tomato, it’s very meaty and juicy. Extremely high yield. The vine was just completely smothered in fruit. Wasn’t tart at all for me. But I did feed them really heavily this year. And they just look so spectacular! I’ll probably be growing it again.
Edited December 2, 2019 by Belka
On 12/2/2019 at 9:17 AM, Valentina said:
Karl and Liguria are the exact same thing.
Valya, Karl and Liguria are two different varieties. But they do look very similar visually. Sounds like you ended up growing Karl?
Good afternoon Galina. I can’t remember where I read it, but some lady wrote that they are the same variety. But if they’re actually different, how do we get this moved to the Karl thread…? A friend sent me the seeds with a double name on the packet 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Very vigorous indeterminate vine. It produces beautifully sculpted, heavily ribbed red pear tomatoes. The fruits usually weigh around 7-9 oz (200-250 g). The plant is incredibly robust, often described as a “monster,” and boasts excellent disease resistance.
- 📈 Yield: Generally rated as high to very high. Growers report the vines getting completely loaded with fruit, making it a highly productive mid-late season option for greenhouses.
- 👅 Taste: Very divisive. Some growers found the flavor to be tart, dry, and hollow inside (a common issue with heavily ribbed varieties). However, growers who kept up a heavy fertilizing schedule reported getting dense, meaty, juicy, and sweet fruits with no hollow locules.
- 📦 Hardiness: Excellent vigor and disease resistance, though it requires a long season to ripen fully.
