Grandpa Willie
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Grandpa Willie | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | potato |
Fruit color | pink, red |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | family heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., potato leaf, large pink beefsteaks, 10-14 oz, very good balanced flavor. Although it is supposed to be red as Bill Malin described them, mine were definitely pink (clear skin), and my seeds came directly from Bill Malin. I am not sure if his seeds were crossed or mixed, or not stable from the get go, as I am not the only one reporting pink fruits.
Seed source:
- Bill Malin, Hillsboro, New Mexico 07
Year grown: 2012
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., potato leaf plant, 8-14 oz pink beefsteak fruit, very good flavor, good yield.
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- Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 06 / Bill Malin, New Mexico
Year: 2007
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX AN S
- 85-90 days, indet., potato leaf plants, 6-12 oz fruit, very good to excellent taste. Malin family heirloom.
- Source
- Tom Micholas in New Jersey 06 / Bill Malin of New Mexico
Year: 2007
Location: Bastrop, Texas
TX GU R
- 85 days, indet., potato leaf, red fruit to 1 lb., very productive.
- Source
- T. Micholas / William Malin, New Mexico
Year: 2007
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Family heirloom from William Malin, Hillsboro, New Mexico. Mr. Malin shared his seeds with quite a few tomato growers in the mid-late 2000s. Bill Malin said that it is supposed to be red, but many folks who grew this variety from seeds received directly from Bill reported it to be pink.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook by Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A), who got it from William Malin.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Willie - flower. 2012-06-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Willie - ripe fruit. 2012-09-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Willie - ripe fruit. 2012-09-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Willie - sliced fruit. 2012-09-19.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Grandpa Willie. 2007.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed - new |
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2013 | . | . | |
2012 | Gleckler Seedmen - new | 2 | 0 |
2011 | 2 | 0 | |
2010 | 3 | . | |
2009 | 3 | . | |
2008 | 3 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |