Sherkhan
From The Populuxe Seed Bank
Sherkhan | |||||
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Maturity | Late | ||||
Growth Habit | Indeterminate | ||||
Leaf Type | Regular Leaf | ||||
Fruit Colour | Red/orange bicolour | ||||
Fruit Shape | Elongated | ||||
Origin | Russia |
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2020, 2023
Accession: 279
Seed Source: Original seed from Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T), of BC.
Comments:
2023 Did SO WELL for me this year! A later variety for sure, but it was producing like crazy from mid to late August until frost killed it. It was nice to have this one producing so well when everything else was finishing off. Definitely not a dwarf plant, and has a sprawling habit so needs very good staking or caging. Mine did really well in a 7 gal pot, I grew one in a 3 gal just to see and didn't produce, so definitely needs a larger pot or in-ground growing conditions. Loves heat. Excellent canner or paste, dry flesh with very few seeds. I really got a kick out of this variety. 4 lbs/plant, average fruit 60g. 2020 Only managed to get a few seed due to bad timing of a move.
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Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Sprawling
Vine Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Plant size: Medium (3 ft)
Leaf type: Regular
Leaf Coverage: Good
Maturity: Late (95 days - see note from 2023)
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Red/orange striped
Flesh colour: Red
Fruit Shape: Elongated
Fruit Fasciation: Slight
Fruit Firmness: Firm
Fruit Set: Excellent
Average Fruit Diameter:
Average Fruit Length:
Average Fruit Weight: 60g
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History
- Russian commercial variety.
- The name means 'Shere Khan' in Russian, the name of the fictional tiger in "The Jungle Book" but Kipling.