KBX et al - Page 2

carpi · July 31, 2008

this year i'm just growing two plants i bought two days ago (cuore di bue and tondo liscio) but i'm already planning about some dozens for 2009

actually i'm saving seeds from the biggest toms i can find at the market, just to see what happens
and somebody in Calabria is saving me seeds from a 1.7 kg (almost 4 pounds) Belmonte

how are yours growing?
how do they look? oblate or heart?
actually i find contrasting information (and pictures) about them
for example, here is the Belmonte municipality website: http://www.comunedibelmontecalabro.cs.it/pomodoro.htm
they show pics of both hearts and oblate...

amideutch · July 31, 2008

carpi, welcome to Tville. Always nice to see new members from this side of the pond. I to am growing Belmonte which tomatoaddict provided me the seed. This year I'm growing 40+ varietes and they are doing well because of the good weather we have been having here in Europe as a whole. What part of Italy do you live in? Ami

carpi · July 31, 2008

thnx Ami
i live in Torino, and you?
we had a lot of rain here, i think its not so good for tomatoes

**tomatoaddict** · July 31, 2008

Ami.... I am not an attic....it's addict. LOL

Carpi: Here is a couple of pics of my Belmonte's and Liguria.
DSC00544.JPG

DSC00549.JPG

amideutch · July 31, 2008

I know, I know. Been working outside on the house the past few days and this 30+ celcius weather has been toastin my brain but the tomatoes be lovin it.

Carpi, I live in south west Germany by Kaiserslautern in the Rheinland Pfalz region. Ami

clara · July 31, 2008

Welcome, carpi, from another part of Germany! Abito in una piccola cita presso Colonia/Köln. A presto, clara

carpi · August 1, 2008

wow, your Belmonte looks great! how big is it?
thnx Clara for the welcome

nice people here!

**tomatoaddict** · August 1, 2008

Carpi, I haven't weighed it yet and I have more on the vine that are bigger yet!!!

I looked at the pics on the link you provided and, the Belmonte's look like 2 different tomatoes. One paste, and one beefsteak. They are not the same tomato correct?

carpi · August 1, 2008

that's what i dont understand either!
me too i think they look like two different tomatoes (one heart and one beefsteak), but the website doesnt say so...
thats why i asked how yours looked
seems you got beefsteaks

squibT · August 1, 2008

I got my Belmonte from Upper Canada Seeds but they do not ship to the USA. I bought them because they are supposed to tolerate cool weather and are Det.

My 2 plants are about 4.5 feet tall, both with fruit. It will be quite a while before I can taste them due to the very very slow year we are having in PNW.

Tim

amideutch · August 10, 2008

Who says you cant grow KBX in a small pot. Rather than chuck the seedling I put it in a 2? gallon pot and put it on the fenceline in June. Ami

July 31, 2008	#17
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	carpi, welcome to Tville. Always nice to see new members from this side of the pond. I to am growing Belmonte which tomatoaddict provided me the seed. This year I'm growing 40+ varietes and they are doing well because of the good weather we have been having here in Europe as a whole. What part of Italy do you live in? Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!' Last edited by amideutch; July 31, 2008 at 03:01 PM.

July 31, 2008	#19
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	Ami.... I am not an attic....it's addict. LOL Carpi: Here is a couple of pics of my Belmonte's and Liguria. DSC00544.JPG DSC00549.JPG __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

July 31, 2008	#20
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	I know, I know. Been working outside on the house the past few days and this 30+ celcius weather has been toastin my brain but the tomatoes be lovin it. Carpi, I live in south west Germany by Kaiserslautern in the Rheinland Pfalz region. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

August 1, 2008	#23
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	Carpi, I haven't weighed it yet and I have more on the vine that are bigger yet!!! I looked at the pics on the link you provided and, the Belmonte's look like 2 different tomatoes. One paste, and one beefsteak. They are not the same tomato correct? __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

July 31, 2008	#16
carpi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: italy Posts: 20	this year i'm just growing two plants i bought two days ago (cuore di bue and tondo liscio) but i'm already planning about some dozens for 2009 actually i'm saving seeds from the biggest toms i can find at the market, just to see what happens and somebody in Calabria is saving me seeds from a 1.7 kg (almost 4 pounds) Belmonte how are yours growing? how do they look? oblate or heart? actually i find contrasting information (and pictures) about them for example, here is the Belmonte municipality website: http://www.comunedibelmontecalabro.cs.it/pomodoro.htm they show pics of both hearts and oblate...

July 31, 2008	#21
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Welcome, carpi, from another part of Germany! Abito in una piccola cita presso Colonia/Köln. A presto, clara

August 1, 2008	#25
squibT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nanaimo, BC (7b) Posts: 89	I got my Belmonte from Upper Canada Seeds but they do not ship to the USA. I bought them because they are supposed to tolerate cool weather and are Det. My 2 plants are about 4.5 feet tall, both with fruit. It will be quite a while before I can taste them due to the very very slow year we are having in PNW. Tim