McMurray's Purple
From The Populuxe Seed Bank
| McMurray's Purple | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maturity | Late | ||||
| Growth Habit | Indeterminate | ||||
| Leaf Type | Regular Leaf | ||||
| Fruit Colour | Light Purple | ||||
| Fruit Shape | Globe | ||||
| Origin | Unknown Origin | ||||
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2020, 2022
Accession: 435
Seed Source: Dan & Val McMurray
Comments:
2022 This is the first year I've really had success with this one! Seems to really need a bit longer of a growing season than I can give it. Large, sprawling plant, produces slightly-smaller than hockey ball sized fruit. Jewel toned pinkish purple fruit, juicy and really nice flavour. Was really starting to take off when our frost hit, but I did get some fruit and refreshed seed stock. I'll need to find either somebody with a greenhouse or a longer season to really give this one a go. They are definitely not like any of the other 'Honey' I've seen so far, and I'll be sticking with 'McMurray's Purple' for this variety unless otherwise identified.
Contents
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Sprawling
Plant size: Large
Leaf type: Regular
Leaf Coverage: Moderate
Maturity: Late
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Pink/purple
Flesh colour: Pink
Fruit Shape: Globular
Fruit Fasciation: Smooth
Fruit Firmness: Soft
Fruit Set: Good
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History
- Received seed as part of a shipment from the Dan McMurray Community seed bank. Dan had labelled these as 'Honey' although one 'Honey' variety is a small yellow salad type. Dan had written that these were purple.
- Reimer Seeds lists another version of 'Honey' which is dark pink/red in colour and a small salad type, and their pictures do not match Dan's pictures of a distinctly purple fruit.
- There is yet a third variety which is a larger dark pink variety, closer to a beefsteak, again which doesn't match Dan's description of a 50-100g fruit.
- In 2020 I temporarily renamed this variety to 'McMurray's Purple' for grow out to see what they most closely resemble. If they look like Dan's picture of a purple fruit, I think they are another yet distinct variety and deserve differentiation in name. If they grow closer to the Reimer's Seeds description I'll adjust my records accordingly.
