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[[File:pollan.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Michael Pollan', plant. June 2017. ©Kelly]]
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'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]]
 
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'''Year:''' 2017
  
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'''Seed Source:''' Seedy Saturday, Victoria, BC.
  
 
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|width="750" align="left" style="background:#d9f1d5;" | Good flavour, similar in colouring and flavour to [[Green Zebra]] but oblong/pear shaped with a point at the blossom end. Far too late for my climate, although the cool temps in spring might have contributed to this.  Interesting variety and great for fresh eating, but Green Zebra is more reliable and better in my area. 1.25 lbs/plant.
 
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==Plant Growth Observations==
 
==Plant Growth Observations==
  
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'''Vine Growth Type:''' Indeterminate
  
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'''Vine Growth Habit:''' Sprawling
  
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'''Plant size:''' Medium
  
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'''Leaf type:''' Regular
  
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'''Leaf Coverage:''' Poor
  
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'''Maturity:''' Late (95 days)
  
 
==Fruit Observations==
 
==Fruit Observations==
  
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'''Skin colour:''' Multicoloured (yellow/green striping)
  
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'''Flesh colour:''' Green
  
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'''Fruit Shape:''' Pear
  
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'''Fruit Fasciation:''' Smooth
  
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'''Fruit Firmness:''' Firm
  
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'''Fruit Set:''' Moderate
  
 
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'''Average Fruit Weight:''' 20 gr
  
 
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==History==
 
==History==
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* Developed by Brad Gates at Wild Boar Farms, Napa, California.
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* Renamed 'Mint Julep' by A. W. Haley in 2014 and can be found under this name in many sources.
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Revision as of 11:49, 29 December 2017

Tomato 'Michael Pollan', plant. June 2017. ©Kelly

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2017

Accession: 238

Seed Source: Seedy Saturday, Victoria, BC.

Comments:

2017 Good flavour, similar in colouring and flavour to Green Zebra but oblong/pear shaped with a point at the blossom end. Far too late for my climate, although the cool temps in spring might have contributed to this. Interesting variety and great for fresh eating, but Green Zebra is more reliable and better in my area. 1.25 lbs/plant.

Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Sprawling

Plant size: Medium

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Poor

Maturity: Late (95 days)

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Multicoloured (yellow/green striping)

Flesh colour: Green

Fruit Shape: Pear

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness: Firm

Fruit Set: Moderate

Average Fruit Diameter:

Average Fruit Length:

Average Fruit Weight: 20 gr

Affliction Observations

Other Observations

History

  • Developed by Brad Gates at Wild Boar Farms, Napa, California.
  • Renamed 'Mint Julep' by A. W. Haley in 2014 and can be found under this name in many sources.