"Piennolo Giallo del Vesuvio" Yellow Storage Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Piennolo Giallo del Vesuvio are wondrous yellow storage and paste tomatoes selected from the more common Rosso (red) variety hailing from the volcanic shoulders of Mt. Vesuvius of Campania, Italy. Piennolo means “hanging” in the Neapolitan dialect and these tomatoes are bred to be hung and stored on the vine for up to six months. Rich in flavor straight out of the fields, but allowing plants to further cure in storage will concentrate its complex flavor. Maximum storage will come from healthy plants, blemish free tomatoes and optimal storage conditions. So be sure to grow in healthy soil, grade your best tomatoes for storage and keep your tomatoes in cool, dry environments. Ideally, trusses are snipped whole from the vine and hung for optimal storage but we have found that individual tomatoes can be harvested with the calyx (cap) on and gently stored with good results. Take care to not bruise the tomatoes in the storage process if harvesting individually. Using a soft aerated bedding in storage may assist. Enjoy making fresh tomato sauce into the winter months with Piennolo Giallo!

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