Kentucky Beefsteak
Kentucky Beefsteak | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | orange |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Mid- to late season. Indet., regular leaf, large orange fruits up to 1 lb. Very good to excellent flavor. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- 1. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 06
- 2. CV Hazzard's Greenhouse 11
Year grown: 2011(1 - crop failure), 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 0.5-1 lb orange beefsteak fruit, very good flavor.
Seed source:
- CV Shu
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
KY ST M
- 90 days, golden yellow beefsteaks up to 1 lb, sweet flavor.
Seed source:
- Georgia Emond, Glendale, Kentucky
Year grown: 2009
Location: Sonora, Kentucky
History
- An heirloom from Eastern Kentucky.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Patrick DeLozier of Kansas City, Missouri (MO DE P), who bought the seed from CV Good Seed Co..
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See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kentucky Beefsteak - seedling planted. 2011-05-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kentucky Beefsteak (Hazzard) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kentucky Beefsteak (Ba8) - ripe fruit. 2013-10-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kentucky Beefsteak (Ba8) - ripe fruit. 2013-10-14.
Phil Seneca, Good Mind Seeds. Kentucky Beefsteak - ripe fruit. Posted with owner's permission.
Patty Brown, Ohio. Kentucky Beefsteak - ripe fruit. August 30, 2010. Posted with owner's permission.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kentucky Beefsteak (Hazzard) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-23.
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