Details
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Open-Pollinated heirloom
- Type: indeterminate
- Shape: oblate
- Color: yellow-green
- Maturity: late season (80-95 days)
- Size:
- large
- 1 lb or more
- Yield: ?
- Taste:
- “intense” (Epic Tomatoes)
- “excellent flavor” (CCN)
- “sweet juicy flesh with hint of spicyness” (SSE)
- Disease Resistance:
- susceptible to wilt
Notes:
- family heirloom from Ruby Arnold of Greeneville TN
- ready to harvest when soft to the touch and yellow-green in color
Sources:
Results from My Garden:
| SEASON | SOURCE | DATES | PLANTS | SPACING | MATURITY | YIELD PER PLANT | AVG SIZE | DISEASE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SSE seed | 2/19 > 4/9 > 5/14 & 6/4 | 2 | 18×24″ | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | wilt & over-competition (pine tree roots) |
| 2013 | CCN start | 5/26 | 1 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | CTV or wilt | |
| 2014 | SSE seed | 3/9 > 4/15 > 5/10 | 1 | 24″ | 81 days | 1 | 3.5 oz | 3.5 oz | yanked 8/20 (bacterial wilt?) |
| DIY graft (SSE seed w/ TSC SuperNatural rootstock) | 3/9 > 4/15 graft > 5/8 | 1 | 24″ | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | graft failed (incompatible rootstock?) | |
