Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
| Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
Contents |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf, red beefsteaks of irregular shape with very good balanced flavor. 6-14 oz.
Source:
- ONT GI N 09 (Neil Gillard, Ontario, Canada) / Sand Hill Preservation Center
Year: 2009
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
MAN ST T
- One of the best tomatoes that I have ever grown. The healthy plants produce heavy yields of deep red beefsteaks that average 1 lb. A great slicer that is very dense and meaty with exceptional taste and aroma. Excellent producer that we grow as a main crop tomato each year. Strongly recommended. Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage. (80 days from transplant).
- Source
- Heritage Harvest Seed
Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada
MI FL J
- large vines need caging or staking, 90 days to first maturity, moderate production of large (reportedly usually 1 lb or more) flattened or irregular shaped meaty bright red fruit with delicious full rich, balanced flavor. Fruit have thick skins and I have seen little cracking except in the wettest weather. In my experience the fruits have been a bit smaller (a bit less than 16 oz) than others report and they sometimes ripen unevenly and/or have green or yellowish shoulders, but the taste is great.
- Source
- NC LE C
Year: 2003, 2005
Location: Augusta, Michigan
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 1 lb, beefsteak fruit, very good taste.
- Source
- WI MI B 96 (Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin) / NC LE C 92 (Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina) / CA CO A 89 (Alasdair Coyne of Ojai, California) / CA ES C 87 (Charles Estep of Riverside, California) / CA BL R 84 (Rose Blum of Los Angeles, California) / WY RA J (John P. Rahart of Saratoga, Wyoming) 83
Location: Oblong, Illinois
GERM SC K
- Source
- Marianna's Heirloom Seeds 09
Year: 2009
Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany
History
- Reported to be an heirloom from a family of Italian descent acquired by Andrew Rahart, a collector of ethnic varieties, who lived north of New York City. John Rahart of Wyoming (WY RA J) introduced this variety to SSE members in the early 80s.
- One of the 100 varieties described in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".
- 13 commercial sources noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition.
Related
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors (Catalog) | Seed Savers Yearbook (listings) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie | |
| 2009 | Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest Totally Tomatoes | 8 |
| 2008 | Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest Totally Tomatoes | 12 |
| 2007 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply | 12 |
Facts about Andrew Rahart's Jumbo RedRDF feed
| Fruit color | red + |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
| Fruit size | large + |
| Fruit type | slicer + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | late + |
| Member | B.C KO T +, MAN ST T +, MI FL J +, IL LO N +, and GERM SC K + |
| Vendor | Sandhill Preservation +, Heritage Harvest Seed +, Marianna's Heirloom Seeds +, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie +, Heirloom Tomatoes +, Tomato Growers Supply Company +, Tomatofest +, and Totally Tomatoes + |
