Olga's Biggest

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Olga's Biggest
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
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Olga's Biggest - sliced fruit. 2014-09-03.

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:

Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens

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.



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Facts about Olga's BiggestRDF feed
CountryRussia +
DescriptionIndet., regular leaf plants. Large pink fruits are variably shaped, from blunt hearts to beefsteak shape. 8-17 oz. Excellent balanced flavor. (15 seeds / packet)
Fruit colorpink +
Fruit shapebeefsteak +
Fruit sizelarge +
Fruit typeslicer +
Growth habitindet. +
History* Russian origin, from Institute of Hortic * 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. in color (pink or red).
  • SSE TOMATO 2555.
Leafregular +
Maturitymidseason +
Member codeB.C KO T + and TX GU R +
See alsoOlga's Round Yellow Chicken +
Seed sourceMichael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 09 / Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens
Variety typeopen-pollinated +
VendorSeeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens + and Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
Year grown2014 +
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