Shirley S
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Shirley S | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | potato |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | family heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., potato leaf, huge pink beefsteaks with meaty flesh and few seeds. 12-24 oz. Outstanding delicious sweet flavor. (very limited, 10 seeds per packet)
Seed source:
- Kath Weidemoyer, Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania 12 / Marianna's Heirloom Seeds 10
Year grown: 2012
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., potato leaf plant with 1 lb, pink, beefsteak fruit, very good flavor, good yield.
- Source
- MD WY C 97 (Chuck Wyatt, Maryland)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX GU R
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf (incorrect?), sweet pink beefsteak up to 1.5 lbs.
- Source
- TN JO M (Marianne Jones, Tennessee) / IL LO N 98 (Neil Lockhart, Oblong, Illinois) / MD WY C 97 (Chuck Wyatt, Maryland)
Year: 2007
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Originated from an Amish farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The seed was said to have been a wedding present to the farmer's great grandmother, and this variety was named after the British gardening spark-plug, Shirley Spooner.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1997 Yearbook by Chuck Wyatt, Maryland (MD WY C).
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - plant. 2012-06-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - flower. 2012-06-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - ripe fruit. 2012-10-04.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - ripe fruit. 2012-10-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - sliced fruit. 2012-10-04.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - sliced fruit. 2012-10-15.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2014 Heritage Tomato Seed - new |
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2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Delectation of Tomatoes - new |
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2012 | 2 | 0 | |
2011 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds | 1 | 0 |
2010 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds | 2 | . |
2009 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds | 1 | . |
2008 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds | 2 | . |
2007 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds | 2 | . |