 | Purple Calabash Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson was a pioneer in tomato culture, planting the relatively unfamiliar tomato from 1809 until his death in 1826. He also noted that "tomatas" were grown in Virginia gardens in Notes on the State of Virginia (1782). The culture of the ribbed and scalloped Purple Calabash Tomato dates to pre-Columbian Mexico. It is uniquely acidic, but with a rich and concentrated flavor. Delicious fresh, this tomato really shines in sauces and... - Purple Calabash Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). |
