About Mrs. Bot’s Italian Giant
Originated in Castel Franco in the province of Treviso in the Veneto region in Italy. First offered in the Seed Savers 2006 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin, who bought the seed from CV Agrestal Organic Heritage Seed Co. in 2005. Introduced commercially by Tatiana’s TOMATObase Seeds in 2016. Indeterminate, regular leaf plants produce 10-25 oz., very large, red, ruffled beefsteaks. Excellent sweet flavor. Very meaty, with a few seeds.
- Varieties
- Open Pollinated
- Fruit Colors
- Red
- Flesh Colors
- Red
- Fruit Shapes
- Oblate / Ribbed
- Fruit Sizes
- Extra Large / Large
- Fruit Weights
- 10-25 oz
- Culinary Uses
- Paste / Sauce / Canner / Slicer
- Maturities
- Mid-season
- Plant Types
- Indeterminate
- Origins
- Italy
- Leaves
- Regular
- Flavors
- Sweet