{"id":5629,"date":"2026-10-16T19:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T19:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5629"},"modified":"2026-10-16T19:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T19:44:43","slug":"montserrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/montserrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Montserrat Tomato Review & Photos: Catalan Heirloom Stuffer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Montserrat<\/em> is a traditional Catalan heirloom famous for being a “stuffer” tomato. It produces highly vigorous, sprawling indeterminate vines<\/strong> that yield heavily ribbed, hollow fruits<\/strong>. Because the structural walls are thick and lack the juicy gel of a standard slicer, it is considered a culinary\/special-purpose tomato\u2014perfect for scooping out and baking, but highly disappointing (like “store-bought plastic”) if eaten fresh. True Spanish seed lines produce large pink fruits (6-10 oz \/ 175-300g). Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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I got these seeds at a forum meetup; there was a packet just sitting on the seed exchange table. Grew it in the greenhouse. It took forever to get going and didn’t start fruiting until August. The vine turned out to be incredibly tall\u2014practically all the fruits set way up at the 6.5 ft (2m) mark.<\/p>\n

I looked up descriptions of the variety online, and my tomatoes weren’t nearly as deeply ribbed as the pictures. They had more of a wavy side profile with faint yellowish stripes down the ribs. When sliced open, it has very obvious hollow cavities, with thick structural walls and core. The fruits were quite uniform, weighing around 10.5 oz (300g). To my taste, eating it fresh is basically like eating store-bought plastic.<\/p>\n

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My seeds were from the online shop “Sortovye Semena”. Grew it outdoors in the dirt. A very cheerful, vigorous little tomato plant! Tall and productive. The tomatoes are bright red, shiny, and have a flat, ribbed shape like little pumpkins. Max weight was 3.5 oz (100g), didn’t get any bigger than that. The flavor is just your standard tomato taste with a little tang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks, will definitely be giving this one a try next year.<\/p>\n

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My seeds were brought over directly from Spain. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of seeds in the commercial packet – 350 seeds! Information on the packet read: Montserrat – ancient Catalan heirloom, Indeterminate, medium height. Pink stuffer, fruit weight 175-225g (6-8 oz), very sweet. Harvest in 4 months.<\/em><\/p>\n

This tomato grew into something that brought me incredible joy this past season! The thing is, I have been searching for a good, open-pollinated stuffer variety for ages that hits all my criteria: size, shape, concentrated ripening, and the ability to hold its structural shape when baked. And jackpot–I finally have a gorgeous stuffer in my stash! \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n

In the greenhouse, it grew into an absolute beast! Thick, sturdy stem with insane, rampant vigor, and huge, tough leaves. Excellent fruit set, and good disease resistance. Honestly, I probably won’t risk planting it in the greenhouse again (it gets too huge). As for days to maturity, it acted like a mid-late season variety for me\u2014I harvested 3.5 to 4 months after transplanting. As a stuffer, it exceeded all expectations: decently large fruits, and the ability to harvest a bunch of uniform ones all at once. It was super easy to scoop the seeds out of the cavities. The fruit walls held their shape perfectly after baking.<\/p>\n

Conclusion: Montserrat is an excellent special-purpose variety!<\/p>\n

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