Buckbee's New Fifty Day
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Buckbee's New Fifty Day | |
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Maturity | early |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | small |
Fruit type | salad |
Variety type | open-pollinated, commercial heirloom |
Country | USA |
MI FL J
- Large vines (to 6 ft) benefit from staking or caging, very good producer of 2-6 oz. smooth red fruit with good rich flavor, 65 days in a cool wet year (2008).
Seed source:
- Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C)
Year grown: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2008
Location: Augusta, Michigan
History
- An old commercial pre-1930 variety, introduced by H.W. Buckbee of Rockford, Illinois.
- Craig LeHoullier obtained variety from National Seed Storage Lab in mid-1990s, variety NSL 26906, PI 644883. Donated to the USDA in 1962.
Picture Gallery
Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Buckbees New Fifty Day. 2008
Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Buckbees New Fifty Day. 2008
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
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2013 | TomatoFest | 3 | . |
2012 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
3 | 2 |
2011 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
2 | 2 |
2010 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
2 | . |
2009 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest Terroir Seeds |
2 | . |
2008 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
2 | . |
2007 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds | 3 | . |