{"id":1175,"date":"2026-08-29T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2026-08-29T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:00:08","slug":"costoluto-fiorentino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/costoluto-fiorentino\/","title":{"rendered":"Costoluto Fiorentino (Florence Ribbed) Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1175&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Costoluto Fiorentino (Florence Ribbed) Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Costoluto Fiorentino<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A famous, classic Italian heirloom originating from Florence, Italy. The name translates to &#8220;Ribbed from Florence&#8221;. Very popular among Eastern European growers.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall) and highly vigorous. In a greenhouse, it easily surpasses 2 meters (6.5 ft) in height. Generally displays good disease resistance. <em>Note: Growers report both Regular Leaf (RL) and Potato Leaf (PL) strains circulating in the seed-saving community.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Stunning, heavily ribbed (pleated) and flattened red beefsteaks. Typical fruits weigh around 300-400 g (10-14 oz), but with good care, they can produce giant tomatoes up to 950 g (2.1 lbs).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Use:<\/strong> Very juicy with a classic, old-fashioned, good tomato flavor without any exotic undertones. Excellent for fresh eating, but also holds up beautifully when sliced or canned whole in jars.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Growing Tip:<\/strong> Like many heavily ribbed Italian varieties, it can be susceptible to Blossom End Rot (BER) if grown in acidic, unlimed soils lacking available calcium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A productive variety with a potato leaf (PL) type of foliage. In the greenhouse, it was over 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall. The fruits are ribbed, juicy, with a regular\/classic taste. Because of unlimed (acidic) soil, some fruits got blossom end rot (BER).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65977_06a0674b86d3dc10d823d25670dbdc0cb382f576.jpg\" alt=\"Costoluto Fiorentino ribbed red tomato on the vine\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65979_94980f5a5a7e06b5e668ea7360d776a4f7fe71a0.jpg\" alt=\"Italian heirloom Costoluto Fiorentino harvest\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65981_d1e2b4e5b4adfe01e8afb49a8697e5a21c1eebf2.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced Costoluto Fiorentino showing juicy flesh\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Kirina (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,378 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In the greenhouse, it was 1.7 m (5.5 ft) tall. Productive, the taste is regular good, nothing exotic. It didn&#8217;t get sick (good disease resistance). I want to grow it again. I don&#8217;t have a photo of the tomato on the bush, only in a canning jar :))<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/10189-131118133138-246880798.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/thumb_10189-131118133138-246880798.jpeg\" alt=\"Canned ribbed Costoluto Fiorentino tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/10189-131118133138-2465641823.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/thumb_10189-131118133138-2465641823.jpeg\" alt=\"Preserved Italian heirloom tomatoes in a jar\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">cat2008 (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it in the greenhouse &#8211; indeterminate, regular leaf (RL), the fruits are flat, heavily ribbed, red, weighing 300-400 g (10-14 oz), the maximum fruit grew to 950 g (2.1 lbs).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/12397-040816170159.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive 950g Costoluto Fiorentino tomato on a scale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Costoluto Fiorentino \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A famous, classic Italian heirloom originating from Florence, Italy. The name translates to &#8220;Ribbed from Florence&#8221;. Very popular among Eastern European growers. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and highly vigorous. In a greenhouse, it easily surpasses 2 meters (6.5 ft) in height. Generally displays good disease resistance. 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