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==Plant Growth Observations==
 
==Plant Growth Observations==
  
'''Vine Growth Type:'''  
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'''Vine Growth Type:''' Indeterminate
  
'''Vine Growth Habit:'''  
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'''Vine Growth Habit:''' Erect
  
'''Plant size:'''  
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'''Plant size:''' Medium (4 ft)
  
'''Leaf type:'''  
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'''Leaf type:''' Potato
  
'''Leaf Coverage:'''  
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'''Leaf Coverage:''' Poor
  
'''Maturity:'''  
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'''Maturity:''' Midseason (80 days)
  
 
==Fruit Observations==
 
==Fruit Observations==
  
'''Skin colour:'''  
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'''Skin colour:''' Brown/black
  
'''Flesh colour:'''  
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'''Flesh colour:''' Brown
  
'''Fruit Shape:'''
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'''Fruit Shape:''' Oblate
  
'''Fruit Fasciation:'''  
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'''Fruit Fasciation:''' Slight
  
'''Fruit Firmness:'''  
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'''Fruit Firmness:''' Soft
  
'''Fruit Set:'''  
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'''Fruit Set:''' Poor
  
'''Average Fruit Diameter:'''  
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'''Average Fruit Diameter:''' 3.5"
  
'''Average Fruit Length:'''  
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'''Average Fruit Length:''' 2.5"
  
'''Average Fruit Weight:'''  
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'''Average Fruit Weight:''' 120 gr (~4oz)
  
 
==Affliction Observations==
 
==Affliction Observations==
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==Other Observations==
 
==Other Observations==
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Revision as of 10:46, 4 January 2016

Tomato 'Vorlon', June 29 2015 ©Kelly

Information forthcoming as season progresses

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2015

Accession: 80

Seed Source: Received from a private donor.

Comments:

2015 I grew this a previous year and had a much better yield, so I'm not sure if it was just a bummer seedling, or perhaps the lower humidity (I last grew it in Victoria, BC). Tart and meaty fruit. Blossom drop in high heat. Approx 3.5 lb/plant.


Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Erect

Plant size: Medium (4 ft)

Leaf type: Potato

Leaf Coverage: Poor

Maturity: Midseason (80 days)

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Brown/black

Flesh colour: Brown

Fruit Shape: Oblate

Fruit Fasciation: Slight

Fruit Firmness: Soft

Fruit Set: Poor

Average Fruit Diameter: 3.5"

Average Fruit Length: 2.5"

Average Fruit Weight: 120 gr (~4oz)

Affliction Observations

Other Observations

History

  • Stabilized accidental cross between [Cherokee Purple] x Pruden's Purple that appeared in the garden of Joe Fisher of Winterport, Maine, USA in the 1990's.
  • Named after a race of aliens from the show Babylon 5.