Cuore di Toro ( Bull’s Heart) Tomato

Why I chose it

I have a weakness for tomatoes that look nothing like the perfectly round supermarket version, and Cuore di Toro certainly qualifies. Its name translates as “Bull’s Heart”, which describes those big, wonderfully irregular heart-shaped fruits rather well. I haven't grown this one before, but a large, fleshy tomato that's good both fresh and cooked seemed well worth making room for.

At a glance

Type: Oxheart
Heritage: Yes
Growth: Indeterminate
Fruit: Large, heart-shaped, pink-red
Position: Full sun
Support: Sturdy support required

In the kitchen

The large fruits are particularly fleshy with relatively few seeds, making this a genuinely versatile tomato. Slice it fresh for sandwiches and salads, or use that dense flesh for sauces, passata and cooking where you don't want masses of watery seed pulp. Tatiana's Tomato Base

In the garden

Cuore di Toro is an old oxheart-type tomato with vigorous indeterminate growth, so it will continue growing and setting fruit through the season rather than producing one concentrated crop. The fruits can become substantial, so this isn't the moment for an optimistic bamboo stick and a prayer. Give it proper support. Tatiana's Tomato Base

Care

Grow in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Water consistently as the fruit develops and feed during flowering and fruiting. Tie new growth to sturdy support as it grows and protect from frost.

What you'll receive
One healthy, established  tomato seedling grown here at A Garden Between. Plants naturally vary in size and shape and may be supplied in reused nursery pots or growing bags — perfectly useful plastic doesn't need replacing simply because it doesn't match.