Beauty King
From The Populuxe Seed Bank
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2015, 2016
Accession: 6
Seed Source: Received from Melissa F. of Syracuse, NY, USA.
Comments:
2016 The plant definitely did better for me this year than it did last year, which is crazy because none of my other plants did exceptionally well. Late to produce and ripen (heat probably delayed the ripening), but produced nice big, 300 gr fruit. Very meaty, very good flavour. Very pretty striking yellow and red striping. Would definitely like to grow again in a slightly cooler year to see how it goes. 2015 Plant grew extremely poorly and did not produce even one fruit. Heat seemed to be the real problem - really suffered as temperatures went up. Will grow in a shadier location. Will try again in 2016.
Contents
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Intermediate
Plant size: Medium (approx 4 ft)
Leaf type: Regular Leaf
Leaf Coverage: Moderate
Maturity: Late (83-90 days)
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Bi-coloured (yellow with red striping)
Flesh colour: Yellow
Fruit Shape: Oblate
Fruit Fasciation: Slight fasciation
Fruit Firmness: Moderate
Fruit Set: Moderate
Average Fruit Diameter:
Average Fruit Length:
Average Fruit Weight: 300 gr
Affliction Observations
Other Observations
- Ripens well off the vine
History
- Bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms of Napa, CA, USA.
- Cross between [Big Rainbow] x [Green Zebra]