Olga's Biggest
Olga's Biggest | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants. Large pink fruits are variably shaped, from blunt hearts to beefsteak shape. 8-17 oz. Excellent balanced flavor. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 09 / Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens
Year grown: 2014
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
TX GU R
- 75 days, indet., wide ribbed 16+ oz beefsteak, belly buttoned.
Seed source:
Year grown:
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Russian origin, from Institute of Horticulture in Barnaul, Altai, Siberia. The original Russian name is unknown/lost; it was probably named by Bill McDorman of Hailey, Idaho who collected the seeds in Russia.
- Introduced commercially Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens in the early 90s.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Donald C. Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois (IL KE D).
- Some SSE members described it as a beefsteak, but others described it as a heart. There is also some confusion about the growth habit (det. or indet.) and skin color (pink or red).
- SSE TOMATO 2555.
See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - plant. 2014-06-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - green fruit. 2014-07-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - ripe fruit. 2014-08-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - ripe fruit. 2014-09-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - ripe fruit. 2014-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - ripe fruit. 2014-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - ripe fruit. 2014-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - ripe fruit. 2014-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - sliced fruit. 2014-08-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - sliced fruit. 2014-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - sliced fruit. 2014-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - sliced fruit. 2014-09-17.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | 1 | . | |
2012 | 1 | . | |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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