Parma
From The Populuxe Seed Bank
| Parma | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maturity | Midseason | ||||
| Growth Habit | Indeterminate | ||||
| Leaf Type | Regular Leaf | ||||
| Fruit Colour | Red | ||||
| Fruit Shape | Oblate, Pleated | ||||
| Origin | Unknown Origin | ||||
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2018
Accession: 310
Seed Source: Received from Plant Gene Resources Canada (CN 17687)
Comments:
2018 Very tart flavour, seems to struggle with high heat, but once the corn grew around it the sun scald was less of a problem. Will drop flowers in high heat. Interesting variety with quite variable fruit shape and size. Heavily ruffled, so no cracking or splitting. With cooler temps I probably would have gotten quite a bit bigger of a harvest, so may be good for cooler climates. 4 lbs/plant.
Contents
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Sprawling
Plant size: Large (5.5ft)
Leaf type: Regular
Leaf Coverage: Fair
Maturity: Mid (80 days)
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Red
Flesh colour: Red
Fruit Shape: Oblate/pleated
Fruit Fasciation: Extreme
Fruit Firmness: Medium
Fruit Set: Fair
Average Fruit Diameter: 2.5"
Average Fruit Length: 1.5"
Average Fruit Weight: 54g
Affliction Observations
- Suffers from blossom drop in high heat
Other Observations
- Needs very good caging or staking
History
- Seed donated to Plant Gene Resources Canada in 1984.
