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[[File:vorlon.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Vorlon', Aug 2015 ©Kelly]]
 
[[File:06vorlon.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Vorlon', June 29 2015 ©Kelly]]
 
[[File:06vorlon.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Vorlon', June 29 2015 ©Kelly]]
 
<span style="color:#cb0909">'''Information forthcoming as season progresses'''</span>
 
  
 
'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]]
 
'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]]

Revision as of 10:46, 4 January 2016

Tomato 'Vorlon', Aug 2015 ©Kelly
Tomato 'Vorlon', June 29 2015 ©Kelly

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.