Garden Lime
From The Populuxe Seed Bank
Garden Lime | |||||
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Maturity | Midseason | ||||
Growth Habit | Indeterminate | ||||
Leaf Type | Regular Leaf | ||||
Fruit Colour | Green | ||||
Fruit Shape | Pleated | ||||
Origin | Unknown Origin |
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2011, 2016, 2017
Accession: 127
Seed Source: Plant Gene Resources Canada, accession no. CN 18817
Comments:
2017 Later than Charlie's Green but with a better flavour, and more irregular fruit. Warmer weather did the plants a lot of good later in the season, but the cool, wet weather in spring delayed ripening. Approx 5.2 lbs per plant. 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.