Babushka Byka
| Babushka Byka | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | heart |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
| Country | Russia |
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B.C KO T
- Indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Large pink blunt hearts. 9-12 oz. Very juicy and meaty. Delicious rich flavor, with nice sweetness. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Aleksey Kulik, Ukraine 15 / Natalia Khilenko, Armavir, Russia 14
Year grown: 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Russian heirloom variety from Khilenko Family. The name means 'Grandma of a bull' in Russian.
- The seeds were sent to Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014 by Aleksey Kulik, Ukraine 15, who received them from Natalia Khilenko of Armavir, Russia. Mrs. Khilenko and her family have been growing many native Russian heirlooms for many years, and she shared seeds from her seed collection with Aleksey Kulik, a Ukrainian seed vendor.
- Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2016.
Russian name: Бабушка Быка
- The name means 'Grandma of a bull' in Russian.
Description in Russian
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Babushka Byka - ripe fruit. 2015-08-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Babushka Byka - sliced fruit. 2015-08-10.
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