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Grower: Kelly
Year: 2011
Accession: 124
Seed Source: Original seed from private donor.
Comments:
2011 Extremely delicious, very meaty fruit. Great for sauces, and meaty enough for pastes. Very few seeds.
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Sprawling
Plant size: Large (5.5ft - 6ft)
Leaf type: Regular
Leaf Coverage: Good
Maturity: Mid (78 days)
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Red
Flesh colour: Red
Fruit Shape: Pleated/beefsteak
Fruit Fasciation: Medium Fasciation
Fruit Firmness: Medium
Fruit Set: Excellent
Average Fruit Diameter: 5"
Average Fruit Length: 3"
Average Fruit Weight: 400g (14oz)
Other Observations
- Suffers blossom drop with extremely wet conditions.
- Crack Resistant
- Susceptible to blossom end rot.
History
- Originally brought to Canada in the 1920's from Russia.
- Name of variety comes from the man who originally shared the seeds. The original Russian name is not known.