Big A Sandy
| Big A Sandy | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | unknown |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf. Large red beefsteaks, up to 16 oz, so juicy, with very good balanced flavor. First fruits had smooth shoulders, but later fruits were more ruffled.
Seed source:
- Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 07 / Gary Millwood, Louisville, Kentucky
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 1-1.5 lb red fruit with very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Glenn Drowns of Calamus, Iowa (IA DR G) 02 / Donald Branscomb, California (CA BR D) 85
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX GU R
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf, red fruit up to 1.5 lbs.
Seed source:
- Glenn Drowns of Calamus, Iowa (IA DR G) / Donald Branscomb, California (CA BR D) 85
Year grown: 2007
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- ?
- From the seed collection of Donald Branscomb, California.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - plant. 2013-07-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - plant. 2013-07-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - baby fruit. 2013-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - ripe fruit. 2013-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - ripe fruit. 2013-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - ripe fruit. 2013-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - ripe fruit. 2013-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - ripe fruit. 2013-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - ripe fruit. 2013-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - sliced fruit. 2013-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big A Sandy - sliced fruit. 2013-10-07.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
| 2013 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | . | . |
| 2012 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 3 | . |
| 2009 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 3 | . |
| 2008 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 3 | . |
| 2007 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 3 | . |
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Tatiana
| Country | unknown + |
| Description | Indet., regular leaf. Large red beefsteaks, up to 16 oz, so juicy, with very good balanced flavor. First fruits had smooth shoulders, but later fruits were more ruffled. |
| Fruit color | red + |
| Fruit size | large + |
| Fruit type | slicer + |
| Germ% | 8.7 + |
| GermRec | Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 07 / Gary Millwood, Louisville, Kentucky (2013, 8.7) + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| History | * ?
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| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | late + |
| Member code | B.C KO T +, IL LO N + and TX GU R + |
| Seed source | Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 07 / Gary Millwood, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Variety type | open-pollinated + |
| Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + and Sand Hill Preservation Center + |
| Year grown | 2013 + |