{"id":6737,"date":"2026-10-30T16:16:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6737"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:16:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:16:50","slug":"lucchese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/lucchese\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucchese Tomato Review & Photos (Italian Ribbed Heirloom)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Lucchese<\/strong> is a classic indeterminate<\/strong> Italian heirloom originating from Lucca in Tuscany. It produces massive, bright red, deeply fluted beefsteaks easily reaching 14 oz (400 g)<\/strong> and larger. The flesh is dense, meaty, and slightly dry with an old-school, slightly tart, balanced flavor. While growers in short northern zones classify it as a late-season<\/strong> producer best grown under greenhouse cover, its exceptionally sturdy vines and thick fruit stems support heavyweight clusters without kinking. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-4 Experience)<\/h2>\n

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Indeterminate, tall, mid-season salad variety.<\/p>\n

Fruit are large, handsome ribbed beefsteaks, scarlet red and very meaty. Flavor is traditional, classic old-school tomato. Moderate producer here. Ran it outdoors in the open dirt, but honestly, this variety belongs in a protected greenhouse.<\/p>\n

Seeds came from Tatiana Kouchnareva.<\/p>\n

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Outstanding variety, a genuine giant slicer. Greenhouse grown, obviously.<\/p>\n

Even on the higher trusses, fruit were easily sizing up around 14 oz (400 g). Flavor was quite good, though to be fair, every tomato tasted great in my garden this year, even the outdoor determinates.<\/p>\n

Definitely runs late. Brilliant scarlet red color. The one in my photo was picked a little green by accident.<\/p>\n

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Started my seeds on February 20, and this Lucchese is only just beginning to break color. Seriously late season for me! But the fruit on that vine are absolute monsters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The proper Italian pronunciation is “Loo-kay-zay.” Can we get the thread title updated to reflect that?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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elja1968 (Elya) \u2b50 Pro Grower (1,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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This is one for the true big-beefsteak lovers. Hands down, my biggest fruit of the whole season came off this vine.<\/p>\n

It did not run late for me at all. Gorgeous red stunners with deep fluting around the stem end. Solid meat, the flesh is slightly dry and dense. Straightforward old-time tomato flavor, and to my palate, it carried a very pleasant hint of tartness.<\/p>\n

Can’t tell you the natural height because mine snapped right after transplanting, but it bounced back on suckers and finished around 5.5 ft (1.7 m).<\/p>\n

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Gorgeous red stunners with deep fluting around the stem end..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They look magnificent! I love these hefty, substantial beasts \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Elya, did you run yours as a double stem?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Elya, did you run yours as a double stem?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, two stems. The vine itself is very sturdy. Clusters hold these heavyweight monsters easily without kinking or buckling.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Vine Habit, Fruit Size, and Maturity<\/h2>\n