Bychiy Myod
| Bychiy Myod | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | heart |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
| Country | Russia |
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B.C KO T
- Indet., but relatively compact plant with wispy regular leaf foliage. Very large pink heart shaped fruits. 10-20 oz. Excellent flavor, meaty and juicy, with few seeds. (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 'Bull's honey' 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.
Russian name: Бычий мед
- The name means 'Bull's honey' in Russian.
Description in Russian
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bychyi Myod - ripe fruit. 2015-07-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bychyi Myod - sliced fruit. 2015-07-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bychyi Myod - sliced fruit. 2015-07-27.
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