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[[File:gardenlime.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Garden Lime'. ©Kelly]] | [[File:gardenlime.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Garden Lime'. ©Kelly]] | ||
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'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]] | '''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]] |
Revision as of 12:59, 29 August 2017
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2011, 2016, 2017
Accession: 127
Seed Source: Plant Gene Resources Canada, accession no. CN 18817
Comments:
2017 2016 Crop failure. 2011 Very tasty green tomato, complex acidic flavour. A new favourite. I think a warmer year would definitely increase production.
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Sprawling
Plant size: Medium (4ft)
Leaf type: Regular
Leaf Coverage: Good
Maturity: Mid (83 days)
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Green
Flesh colour: Green
Fruit Shape: Pleated
Fruit Fasciation: Extreme Fasciation
Fruit Firmness: Firm
Fruit Set: Fair
Average Fruit Diameter: 3"
Average Fruit Length: 2"
Average Fruit Weight: 225g (8oz)
Other Observations
- Resistant to cracking and splitting.
- Resistant to BER.
- Needs warmer weather, otherwise suffers from blossom drop.
History
- Donated to PGRC in 1992 from a German source.