Grub's Mystery Green

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Grub's Mystery Green
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	green
Fruit shape	beefsteak, oblate, irregular
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	unknown
Country	Australia

B.C KO T

Early to mid-season, compact 4' tall indet. plant, potato leaf, loaded with green-when-ripe beefsteak fruit, 7-17 oz. It was the earliest among the green beefsteaks I grew in 2006-2007, outstanding flavor, one of the best green-when-ripe tomatoes I tried. (20 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

1. David Lockwood, Sydney, Australia 06;

2. B.C KO T 07

Year grown: 2006, 2007, 2011 (crop failure), 2012

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., potato leaf plant with a high yield of 8-12 oz green and amber fruit with excellent flavor, from David Lockwood, Australia.

Source 

David Lockwood, Australia

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX AN S

75-80 days, compact, indet., potato leaf foliage, 8-12 oz beefsteak, amber exterior, green flesh, excellent taste, high yield. From "Grub" Lockwood of Sydney, Australia 06, "Grub" planted seeds for Paul Robeson from a pkt. Tomato Growers Supply sent to him from a fellow tomato grower in America, 1 plant did not grow past 5' and produced green-when-ripe fruit on a PL vine, seeds saved from this have produced RL and PL variants, but the PL is now, for the most part, stable.

Source 

David Lockwood, Sydney, Australia

Year: 2006 and every year since

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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TX GU R

70 days, indet., potato leaf, green beefsteak, 1-1.5 lbs, very productive.

Source 

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) / David Lockwood, Sydney, Australia

Year: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• This variety was 'discovered' in Australia by David Lockwood (a.k.a. "Grub") in his Paul Robeson planting in 2005. The original plant that gave the green-when-ripe fruit was regular leaf, but the next generation growout by Denise Salmon (Vancouver BC) gave potato leaf plants with green-when-ripe fruits.
• David continued to grow out this tomato and offered seeds to Tomatoville members in the spring of 2006.
• WARNING: this variety may not be 100% stable yet, and there are several 'strains' in circulation that may vary slightly. Please continue selecting potato leaf plants that produce early fruits.
• Introduced to SSE by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) in 2007.

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Related

• Grub's Mystery Green, Regular Leaf

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Crosses:

• Galina's Yellow X Grub's Mystery Green

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - seedling. 2011-03-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - plant. 2012-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - plant. 2012-05-25.

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  Denise Salmon (B.C SA D). Grub's Mystery Green. 2008

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - flower. 2012-06-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - flower. 2012-06-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - flowers. 2011-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - baby fruit. 2012-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - green fruit. 2006

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green. 2006

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green. 2006

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green. 2006

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green. 2006

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green. 2006

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green. 2006

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green. 2006

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  Sherry Shiesl, Alaska. Grub's Mystery Green - ripe fruit. 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - ripe fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - ripe fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - ripe fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - ripe fruit. 2012-09-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - ripe fruit. 2012-09-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - ripe fruit. 2012-09-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - ripe fruit. 2012-09-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - sliced fruit. 2012-09-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - sliced fruit. 2012-09-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - sliced fruit. 2012-09-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - sliced fruit. 2012-09-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green - sliced fruit. 2012-09-25.

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  Sherry Shiesl, Alaska. Grub's Mystery Green - sliced fruit. 2011.

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  Denise Salmon - 2005: Grub's Mystery Green - sliced. (uploaded with owner's permission)

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S). Grub's Mystery Green. 2007

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2017	.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Diane's Flower Seeds Heritage Tomato Seed J&L Gardens Seed The Sample Seed Shop - sold out for 2014	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heritage Tomato Seed J&L Gardens Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center	.	.
2012	Heritage Tomato Seed - new The Sample Seed Shop	4	3
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011 The Sample Seed Shop - new	5	3
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	7	2
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - new	6	.
2008		7	.
2007		1	.