Shirley S

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Shirley S
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)

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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

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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

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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).

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - plant. 2012-06-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - flower. 2012-06-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - ripe fruit. 2012-10-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - ripe fruit. 2012-10-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - sliced fruit. 2012-10-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shirley S - sliced fruit. 2012-10-15.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2014 Heritage Tomato Seed - new	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Delectation of Tomatoes - new	.	.
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	.