President Garfield

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President Garfield
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape oblate, flattened, ribbed
Fruit size medium
Fruit type slicer
Variety type open-pollinated
Country Denmark
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B.C KO T

Seed source:

Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 09

Year grown: 2015(crop failure)

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


IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf, 5-10 oz red ruffled fruit, very good flavor, good yield.

Seed source:

Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois


History

  • Heirloom variety from Denmark.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2006 Yearbook by Lila Towle, Tjele, Denmark (DENM TO L) and Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N), both received the seeds from Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany .
  • This tomato was first offered in Danish seed catalogs in 1884, three years after the assassination of the president. Said to be one of the first named tomatoes, as opposed to just "love apple".




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