A classic open pollinated Cour Di Bue (Oxheart) heirloom variety, that features distinctive elongated heart shape fruits, with slight ribbing. Very fleshy fruits with melt-in-your-mouth pulp. Sweet flavour. Fruits typically 180-260 grams in weight. Fruit: red, oxheart, 180-260 grams.

How to Sow Cuor di Bue Tomato Seeds

• Timing: Sow indoors between February and March (or up to April if growing outdoors).

• Soil & Pots: Fill small nursery pots or seed trays with a sieved, moist seed-starting compost mix.

• Depth: Bury the seeds about 1/2 inch (1 cm) deep. Sow about two seeds per pot.

• Moisture & Temperature: Water gently with a hand sprayer to avoid soaking the soil. Keep the pots in a warm, luminous spot (like a sunny windowsill or greenhouse) at 68–77°F (20–25°C).

• Germination: Seeds typically sprout within 7 to 14 days.

• Pricking Out: Once the first pair of true leaves opens, pinch out the weaker seedling and transplant (prick out) the stronger one into an individual 7cm pot, burying the stem slightly deeper to encourage root growth.

• Transplanting Outside: After all risk of frost has passed (typically mid-to-late May or early June), harden off the plants and move them into a greenhouse, polytunnel, or warm, sunny outdoor spot.