Amish Yellow Giant

General Info
Seed Availability

Amish Yellow Giant
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	yellow
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - sliced fruit. 2012-09-09.

B.C KO T

Indet., tall potato leaf plants produce large light yellow beefsteak fruits with very good fresh and slightly acidic flavor. 6-16 oz. Not many seeds, meaty and juicy flesh. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Doug Zuknick, West Virginia 07

Year grown: 2011 (crop failure), 2012

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

History

The original seeds came from a 1+ lb yellow beefsteak bought by Jim Raney of Martinsburg, West Virginia at an Amish market in Pennsylvania. The original name is unknown, and it could be either an Amish heirloom or a potato leaf yellow variety known under a different name.
First offered in the Seed Savers 2011 Yearbook by Nathalie Antaya of Saint-Robert, Quebec, Canada (QUE AN N).

See also

Amish Yellow

Picture Gallery

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - seedling planted. 2011-05-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - plant. 2012-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - flower. 2012-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - baby fruit. 2012-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-09-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-09-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-10-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-10-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-10-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - sliced fruit. 2012-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - sliced fruit. 2012-09-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - sliced fruit. 2012-09-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Yellow Giant - sliced fruit. 2012-10-06.