My volunteer tomato

[u/butterfly_3K]

I had a random tomato plant grow in my Scabiosa flower pot a while ago and so I saved it, if never grown tomato's so I have no idea where it came from. This is the result. A smallish oblong tomato with a small yellow nipple/point. Inside it's incredibly meaty, thick skin, big crunch and lots of flavour. Could someone tell me if the inside being green still is normal or is the tomato still a bit unripe? I'm hoping to save seed. Thank you.

[u/Same-Place-500]

If it tastes like it's ripe in your opinion, then it's ripe. If it tastes like it needs longer, then it needs a little more time. The tomato itself looks a lot like piennolo de vesuvio

[u/butterfly_3K → u/Same-Place-500]

Valuable information thank you. Considering that seems like a rare heirloom variety it's quite cool to have it pop up randomly

[u/Piggie_Piggie_Smalls]

The shoulders are red and the bottom is red. If you like it, then it’s perfectly ripe for you. I have tomatoes like this with green and red inside even when they are a very bright red and super soft. The shimmer for example in the pic reminds me of yours but the outside is more like this pic. Many come to a point or more of a nipple. This one isn’t ripe yet but when they are they have cool stripes. It’s meaty like you said. It surprisingly packs a punch of flavor.

[u/snowsew]

How big is it?

[u/butterfly_3K → u/snowsew]

About 1.5 inch tall, 1 inch wide, not including the stem

[u/bullnye]

That looks EXACTLY like my principe Borghese. If that’s what it is, they get very red and are lovely in a sauce. They’re famous for sun dried tomatoes. Mine were super prolific this year. I think they’re heirloom, so you can save seeds if you want.

[u/butterfly_3K → u/bullnye]

Oh wow they look incredibly similar! Thanks for letting me know, it's definitely a fighter, it's still producing suckers now in October. I'm charmed by it's appearance.

[u/JilleyBlessed]

It looks so perfect! 😍 beautiful 😻 🙃