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[[File:manitoba2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Manitoba', Aug 2015 ©Kelly]]
 
[[File:manitoba2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Manitoba', Aug 2015 ©Kelly]]
 
[[File:06manitoba.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Manitoba', June 29 2015 ©Kelly]]
 
[[File:06manitoba.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Manitoba', June 29 2015 ©Kelly]]
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'''Flesh colour:''' Red
 
'''Flesh colour:''' Red
  
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'''Fruit Shape:''' Globe
  
 
'''Fruit Fasciation:''' Smooth
 
'''Fruit Fasciation:''' Smooth
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[[Category:2015]]

Latest revision as of 09:00, 9 March 2023

Manitoba
Maturity
Growth Habit Determinate
Leaf Type Regular Leaf
Fruit Colour Red
Fruit Shape Globe
Origin Canada
Tomato 'Manitoba', Aug 2015 ©Kelly
Tomato 'Manitoba', June 29 2015 ©Kelly

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2015

Accession: 39

Seed Source: Purchased from commercial seed retailer.

Comments:

2015 Ripening all but stopped in hot weather, although when weather was cooler it grew quite quickly. Probably just too hot for a variety bred to grow in cooler weather in 2015 to get a good sense of growth and production. Ripened moderately well off the vine. Approx 3.5 lbs/plant.


Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type:

Vine Growth Habit: Bushy/intermediate

Plant size: Medium (3 ft)

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Heavy

Maturity:

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Red

Flesh colour: Red

Fruit Shape: Globe

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness: Firm

Fruit Set: Fair

Average Fruit Diameter: 3.5"

Average Fruit Length: 3"

Average Fruit Weight: 100 gr (3.5oz)

Affliction Observations

Other Observations

  • Production/ripening completely stops in high heat.

History

  • Bred by the Experimental Farm in Morden, Manitoba in 1956. Cross between ([Marglobe] x [Bounty]) x [Redskin].
  • Bred to be adapted to the central and south prairies of Canada.