🍅 TomatoVarieties

Principe Borghese Tomato

Paste Red 🕐 75 days 🟢 Easy

Flavor: intense, rich, sweet when dried

🎯 Best For

Sun-dried tomato lovers who want to make authentic Italian sundried tomatoes at home

About Principe Borghese

Principe Borghese is the traditional Italian variety used for sun-drying, with small plum-shaped fruits that have very little moisture and concentrate into intensely flavored dried tomatoes. The determinate plants produce massive crops of uniform fruits perfect for drying. This is the authentic sun-dried tomato variety.

Growing Tips

Plant closely for high yields. Determinate — harvest all at once. Split fruits partially and sun-dry or use a dehydrator for 12-18 hours.

Health & Nutrition

High LycopeneHigh Fiber

Best Uses

dryingsaucepastecanningsundried

Cooking Uses

DryingSaucePasteCanning

Disease Resistance

None listed

Key: V=Verticillium, F=Fusarium, N=Nematode, T/TMV=Tobacco Mosaic Virus, A=Alternaria, LB=Late Blight

Climate Zones

Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9Zone 10

USDA Hardiness Zones where this variety typically thrives.