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[[File:Keepingtom-xsm.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Keeping Tom'.]]
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[[File:12-keepingtom-sm.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Keeping Tom'.]]
  
 
'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]]
 
'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]]
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|width="750" align="left"| A pick-when-unripe type that will ripen slowly inside.  Not the longest keeper tomato I've harvested ([[Fantome Du Laos]] keeps longer), good flavour, not much production though, and much later than anticipated.  Might be better for a longer season than mine.
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|width="750" align="left"| A pick-when-unripe type that will ripen slowly inside.  Not the longest keeper tomato I've harvested ([[Fantome Du Laos]] keeps longer), good flavour, not much production though, and much later than anticipated.  Might be better for a longer season than mine. 4.3lbs per plant.
 
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'''Average Fruit Length:''' 2.75"
 
'''Average Fruit Length:''' 2.75"
  
'''Average Fruit Weight:'''  
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'''Average Fruit Weight:''' 90g (3.2oz)
  
 
==Other Observations==
 
==Other Observations==
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Latest revision as of 09:52, 4 March 2023

Keeping Tom
Maturity Late
Growth Habit Indeterminate
Leaf Type Regular Leaf
Fruit Colour Yellow & Pink
Fruit Shape Globe
Origin Unknown Origin
Tomato 'Keeping Tom'.
Tomato 'Keeping Tom'.

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2014

Accession: 35

Seed Source: Acquired from Seedy Saturday in Nelson, BC (2010).

Comments:

2014 A pick-when-unripe type that will ripen slowly inside. Not the longest keeper tomato I've harvested (Fantome Du Laos keeps longer), good flavour, not much production though, and much later than anticipated. Might be better for a longer season than mine. 4.3lbs per plant.


Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Erect

Plant size: Medium (3.5ft)

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Moderate

Maturity: 90 days

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Bi-colour (yellow/pink)

Flesh colour: Bi-colour (yellow/pink)

Fruit Shape: Globular

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness: Medium

Fruit Set: Moderate

Average Fruit Diameter: 2.75"

Average Fruit Length: 2.75"

Average Fruit Weight: 90g (3.2oz)

Other Observations

  • Longkeeping variety - pick green and place in fridge or cold cellar to ripen slowly.

History

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