Hungarian Giant
Hungarian Giant | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | potato |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | irregular, ribbed, beefsteak, heart |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Hungary |
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- Mid-to late season in PNW area. Compact indet., potato leaf plant with high yield of large red beefsteak fruit, variable shapes, some fruits are heart shaped, 6-17 oz, good flavor. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Linda Black of Fountain Valley, California (CA BL L) 05 / John Smarsz, Australia
Year grown: 2006, 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
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- 85 days, indet., potato leaf, red beefsteak fruit, 10-18 oz, excellent flavor.
Seed source:
- Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 07 / Scott Benson of Medina, New York (NY BE S) / Geza Korbely, Hungary
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Originated in Hungary, as the name indicates.
- Introduced to North American gardeners by Geza Korbely, Hungary in the early 2000s.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2002 Yearbook by Scott Benson of Medina, New York (NY BE S), seeds from Geza Korbely, Hungary.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hungarian Giant. 2006-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hungarian Giant. 2006-08-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hungarian Giant - ripe fruit. 2006-08-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hungarian Giant. 2006-09-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hungarian Giant. 2006-09-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hungarian Giant - ripe. 2015-08-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hungarian Giant - sliced. 2015-08-23.
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Seed Availability
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2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 4 | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 5 | 2 |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 4 | 3 |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 5 | . |
2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 6 | . |
2008 | 6 | . | |
2007 | 5 | . |
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