Kimberley

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Kimberley
Maturity	early
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Canada

B.C KO T

Very early, compact indet., potato leaf, 1-2 oz red small fruit with pointed end, excellent strong flavor, very sweet and juicy, absolutely fabulous extra early tomato.

Seed source:

1. Darrel Jones, Hamilton, AL 05 / NC LE C 04 (Craig LeHoullier, Raleigh, North Carolina)

2. Tomato Growers Supply 11

Year grown: 2005, 2006, 2011 (#2)

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

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MI FL J

Compact but highly branched plants with vines about 3 ft long, potato leaf, 54 days, good production of small (1-2 oz) round red fruit with very nice flavor. One of the best varieties I’ve found for growing in containers, but caging or staking is still recommended to manage the multiple branches the plant generates. Produces fruit from early in the season steadily until first frost.

Source 

Craig LeHoullier of North Carolina

Year: 2005, 2006

Location: Augusta, Michigan

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TX AN S

50-55 days, compact indet., potato leaf plant similar in habit to Matina or Stupice, good for container growing, small 2 oz round red fruit, great taste for such an early variety, sets very well in heat.

Source 

Darrel Jones 06

Year: 2006

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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TN MA T

What a delight. Lots of 4 oz red round fruit on a potato leaf plant. Indeterminate, it keeps adding blooms and fruit throughout the season. Compact plant that is easy to grow in containers. The best part is the taste. 8.5/10.

Source 

Sue Bailey, Alaska 06

Year: 2009, 2011, 2012

Location: LaFollette, Tennessee, USA

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TX GU R

60 days, semi-det., potato leaf, produces a high yield over a long period of great tasting, 2-2.5" round red fruit.

Source 

 ?

Year: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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B.C GI K

68 days, semi-determinate, potato leaf. Good production of round, red fruit approximately 40gr each. Mild flavour. Production really slowed down once the initial burst of fruit came out. 3.5lbs per plant.

Seed source:

Seedy Saturday, Nelson, BC

Year grown: 2014

Location: Edmonton, AB.

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History

• Original, correct name should be Kimberley, and not 'Kimberly'. Unfortunately too many sources, seed savers and commercial vendors, adopted 'Kimberly' name.
• Developed in the mid-1980's by John de Rocque of Kimberley, BC, Canada, supposedly from a Siberia x Tiny Tim cross, selected for earliness, hardiness, and quality. It has not been confirmed that Siberia and Tiny Tim were the real parents of Kimberly, and genetically it does not make much sense, two regular leaf and dwarf/determinate varieties are unlikely to produce a potato leaf indeterminate.

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Also known as

• Kimberly

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Similar (early) varieties

• Glacier
• Stupice
• Kotlas
• Imur Prior Beta
• Bloody Butcher
• Matina

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Picture Gallery

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  Ted Maiden (TN MA T): Kimberley - green fruit. 2009-07-05.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Kimberley - green fruit. 2012-07-25.

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  Ted Maiden (TN MA T): Kimberley - green fruit. 2009-06-15.

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  John Beidler (CT BE J). Kimberley Truss, June 2007

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Kimberley - ripe fruit. 2012-08-12.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Kimberley - sliced ripe fruit. 2012-08-12.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Kimberley.

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Kimberley. 2005

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  Denise Salmon - Aug 27, 2009: Kimberley - ripe fruit. (uploaded with the owner's permission)

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen Heirloom Tomatoes Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Tomatoes Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company	4	2
2011	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen Heirloom Tomatoes Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	4	2
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2010 Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen - new Heirloom Tomatoes Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	6	.
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Tomatoes Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply	8	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	9	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center - new Tomato Growers Supply - new TomatoFest	10	.