Believe It Or Not
Believe It Or Not | |
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Maturity | late |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., healthy plants with regular leaf foliage. Perfectly shaped large red beefsteak fruits with smooth shoulders and juicy flesh with many seed locules. 12-16 oz. Very good balanced flavor.
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / Peter Gallant, Prince Edward Island 07 / a trader in Great Britain
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- First offered by Dorothy Beiswenger of Crookston, Minnesota, in the 1984 SSE Yearbook. Dorothy acquired it from local nuns who also gave her the Froney, Jumbo, and Rockingham tomatoes. Dorothy rated the taste as 'delicious'. Possibly an heirloom.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It or Not - green fruit. 2013-08-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It or Not - green fruit. 2013-08-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - ripe fruit. 2013-09-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - ripe fruit. 2013-09-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - ripe fruit. 2013-09-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - ripe fruit. 2013-10-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - ripe fruit. 2013-10-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - sliced fruit. 2013-09-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - sliced fruit. 2013-09-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - sliced fruit. 2013-10-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Believe It Or Not - sliced fruit. 2013-10-06.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | Reimer Seeds | . | . |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Heirloom Tomatoes The Sample Seed Shop - new Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit |
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2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heirloom Tomatoes Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit |
4 | . |
2012 | Tomato Growers Supply * |
4 | 1 |
2011 | Heirloom Tomatoes Reimer Seeds Tomato Growers Supply * TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit |
2 | 1 |
2010 | Heirloom Tomatoes Reimer Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
1 | . |
2009 | Heirloom Tomatoes Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
2 | . |
2008 | Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
2 | . |
2007 | Tomato Growers Supply | 2 | . |
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