Sara Red

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Sara Red
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type
Variety type
Country

IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 1-1.25 lb red beefsteak fruit with very good flavor.

Source 

WI MI B 02 (Bill Minkey, WI) / NJ BR J 99 via his grandmother's sister in Germany

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• According to Joe Bratka of New Jersey, who was the originator of this variety, this tomato came from his grandmother's sister in Germany.
• There is a controversy around whether this tomato is a true heirloom or it was bred by Joe Bratka and misrepresented as a ‘heirloom’, perhaps to meet the consumer demand for heirloom tomato varieties at that time.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin, who got the seed from Joe Bratka in 1999 along with the 'heirloom' story.

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See also

• Sara Black

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
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2012		.	.
2011		1	.
2010		0	.
2009		2	.
2008		2	.
2007		1	.

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