Big Rainbow

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• Seed Availability

Big Rainbow
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	bi-color
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	family heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. 2006.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plant with high yield of large bi-color beefsteak fruits, yellow with pink/red marbling, 18-26 oz, very good mild sweet fruity flavor, very beautiful when sliced.

Seed Source 

1. Reimer Seeds

2. Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds 11

3. Tomato Growers Supply 11|2006(1), 2011(2,3)}}

4. Burpee 04

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 1-1.25 lb yellow fruit with red marbling, very good flavor.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / Tomato Growers Supply 96

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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GERM SC K

Orange red striped tomato, good taste, small harvest

Source 

Reimer Seeds / Manfred Hahm-Hartmann

Year: 2011

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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History

• A family heirloom from Polk County, Minnesota, its seed was sent to Dorothy Beiswenger of Crookston, Minnesota (MN BE D) in the early 80s as a 'No Name' variety. Dorothy liked it so much that she decided to name it "Big Rainbow" and then offered it in the SSE 1983 Yearbook under that name.
• First offered commercially in 1990 by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange .
• One of the 100 heirloom tomatoes noted in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden"

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Rainbow - plant. 2011-07-09.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - flower. June 5, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - flower. June 11, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - green fruit. June 28, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Rainbow - green fruit. 2006.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. 2006.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. August 20, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. August 20, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. September 20, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. September 20, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - ripe fruit. September 22, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - sliced fruit. August 20, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Big Rainbow - sliced fruit. August 20, 2011.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Solana Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heirloom Seeds Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Snow Seed Solana Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - new Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Tomato Growers Supply *	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Reimer Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply * TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit	9	2
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Burpee Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Reimer Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	10	0
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Skyfire Garden Seeds - new Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Totally Tomatoes Victory Seed Company	11	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Totally Tomatoes	9	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	8	.