Cagnolle tomatoes

PROMOTION

The seeds in this pack of tomatoes come from Ferme de Cagnolle. Benoît is the founder of the farm, and produces all his crops using living soil techniques. These seeds come from plants grown without irrigation in soil enriched with organic matter and covered with a tarpaulin. Year after year, they become more resistant to drought. In your vegetable garden, it may be necessary to water your crops, depending on the environment, the nature of your soil and your choice of cultivation itinerary.

Who is Ferme de Cagnolle?

It's located in the Dordogne and is part of Kokopelli's network of producer-multipliers. There, Benoît works with the living soil method of market gardening. This technique reconstitutes the soil's natural fertility cycle, by stopping tilling the soil and adding organic matter to encourage living organisms. The Kokopelli Association and La Ferme de Cagnolle have joined forces to offer this assortment, as part of a common battle to promote biodiversity.

Which varieties are included in the La Ferme de Cagnolle box?

• Tomate-Cerise Noire Mi-Saison Black Cherry / Black Cherry

35 seeds

This productive variety produces long-lasting bunches of dark purple to black cherry tomatoes weighing around 20g. Their sweet flavor is much appreciated.

This variety has a vigorous growth habit.

• Tomato Bigarrée Tardive Ananas

35 seeds

The Pineapple tomato is a very old variety with "beefsteak" fruit that can reach 1 kg. The yellow skin is marbled with red, and the flesh is very firm, reminiscent of pineapple.

Fruits contain few seeds and have a rich, sweet flavor with a slight acidity.

• Early Pink Tomato Rose de Cagnolle

35 seeds

This variety, selected over many years at the Cagnolle farm in the Dordogne, produces excellent fruit in the shape of a large pink heart. The flesh is firm and very tasty, with few seeds.

• Giant Belgium Late Pink Tomato

35 seeds

This old variety produces slightly flattened, ribbed fruits with pale-pink shoulders tinged with creamy-yellow, which can weigh over a kilo. Their dense flesh has a very sweet, acid-free flavor.

• Tomate Verte Mi-Saison Green Zebra Arizona Hawai Strain

35 seeds

This vigorous variety, bred by Tom Wagner and descended from "Green Zebra", produces numerous round, green fruits streaked with lighter shades. They have emerald-green flesh and a sweet, rich flavor.

• Valencia mid-season orange tomato

35 seeds

This old variety is adapted to cool climates and has good vigor. It produces clusters of 4 to 6 flattened fruits. They contain few seeds and offer very dense, juicy, fragrant flesh.

• Basil Purple Dark Opal

200 seeds

This variety has bright purple pointed leaves, surrounded by a green thread at the edges, and a mauve bloom.