Maglia Rosa

[Fred Hempel]

Iva,

Your plants really look great. Very nice photographs.

[2nd Foundation]

Thanks for sharing all the pictures and info. I will have to remember this one.
~Caroline

[Iva]

Originally Posted by Fiishergurl

Iva

Those are beautiful!! Can you post a picture of the full plant with some in the picture for size reference?

Did you prune them?

Ginny

Ginny, I did not prune any branches, just cut some leaves for more air circulation. I will take a picture of the plant later, when it stops raining. The two plants are grown in a pot and they look great!
In the meanwhile, here is another pic of picked fruits with one of them cut:


Thanks all!

[Iva]

Here is the picture I promised. There are two plants in this small pot but they are doing great. I just can't get enough of these fruits. This is my number one favorite this year. LOVE IT!!!

[ajcolino]

Great! Can't wait to grow and taste them next season. I'm counting on you, Iva!

[Fiishergurl]

Beautiful!! Thank you for posting the pictures... :-)

Ginny

[Salsacharley]

Here's my Maglia Rosa as a comparison to Iva's.

[Iva]

Thank you for the comparison picture! Mine had some foliage pruned off and are growing in a too small of a pot, but I imagine they would grow bushier if given the space and grown individually. Plus, I ate most of the ripe fruit from the plant when the picture was taken

Originally Posted by ajcolino

Great! Can't wait to grow and taste them next season. I'm counting on you, Iva!

No problemo, S.! I got you covered

[Fred Hempel]

A blog post describing Maglia Rosa as a container variety.

Very complete description, including a discussion of which fruits taste better (early-ripe ones).

[luigiwu]

I find the earlier one seems to be more acidic, than if I waited until the fruit was much redder.

[peebee]

To those of you who have grown both Maglia Rosa and Blush, what is the main difference, taste-wise, between the two?

[Salsacharley]

I concur that both Blush and MR have flavor characteristics that are dependent on the stage of their ripeness when tasted. Today I tasted a ripe MR and a medium ripe Blush and I found the Blush to be milder than the MR, which is already pretty mild. The MR had a stronger tomato flavor and a bit more acidity, but both are pretty mild when compared to standard ripe tomatoes like Stupice, Prudens Purple, Nepal, etc.

Originally Posted by peebee

To those of you who have grown both Maglia Rosa and Blush, what is the main difference, taste-wise, between the two?

[Fiishergurl]

I remembered this post from a while back and while I have not yet grown Maglia Rosa, I did grow Blush in our fall garden and just had the first couple of ripe tomatoes and they were absolutely scrumptious. We had a deluge right before I picked them and they were still good so I can't wait to try them again when it hasn't rained so much. Even with all the rain they didn't crack or split at all. Yummy yummy!

Ginny

[Gardenboy]

Always looking for something "new". Does anyone have any seeds to share or trade for this elongated cherry?? I can send you SASE or trade for other seeds. Thanks

[ReginaAnn]

Gardenboy, sent you a pm.