 | Purple Calabash Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). In Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia", written in 1781, he lists tomatoes as produce common to Virginia kitchen gardens. Jefferson grew his tomatoes at Monticello in 1809 - the first summer of his retirement - and grew them until his death. The ribbed, bulbous, and scarred Purple Calabash tomato dates back to pre-Columbian Mexico. Here the Aztecs combined this "xitomatl" with hot peppers and ground squash seeds to make a salsa that would accompany fish and meat. The flavor of the... - Purple Calabash Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). |
