Calypso
Calypso | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | canner, slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf. Perfectly round red fruits, 3-5 oz. Thick walls, very good keeper. (15 seeds)
Seed source:
- 1. Reimer Seeds
- 2. James Campbell of Bellows Falls, Vermont (VT CA J) 09
- 3. Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07 / Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) / Faxon Stinnett of Vian, Oklahoma (OK ST F) (germination failure)
Year grown: 2014(1 - germination failure), 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
TX GU R
- 75 days, semi-det., regular leaf, high yield of solid great tasting 3-4" round red fruit, SSE TOMATO 826.
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) / Faxon Stinnett of Vian, Oklahoma (OK ST F)
Year grown:
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Bred for humid tropical areas.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1982 Yearbook by Faxon Stinnett of Vian, Oklahoma (OK ST F). SSE TOMATO 826.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Calypso - ripe fruit. 2015-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Calypso - sliced fruit. 2015-08-08.
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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 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Reimer Seeds |
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2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Heirloom Tomatoes | . | . |
2013 | Heirloom Tomatoes Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds |
0 | . |
2012 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | Heirloom Tomatoes | 0 | 0 |
2010 | Heirloom Tomatoes | 0 | . |
2009 | Heirloom Tomatoes | 1 | . |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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