Eros

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Eros
Maturity	early
Growth habit	semi-det.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	globe
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	slicer, salad
Variety type
Country

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History

• The seeds were sent to Forest Shomer, a founder of Abundant Life Seed Foundation by Milan Sodomka from Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1976, who wrote the letter that implies that Eros may have been one of these 7 varieties that he sent (see [1]):

"Prague, 24/3 1976

Dear Sir:

I am a permanent reader of 'The Organic Gardening and Farming' and the January issue I have read a very interesting article: 'Special seeds for special needs' and your successful undertaking. I beg to ask you for your catalog and some trial seeds esp. of your tomatoes, onions, lettuce, Marigold and Verbena for now. In the contrary I am enclosing four varieties of our Czechoslovak tomatoes and two East German bush varieties which proved here very well. And one Bulgarian variety too.

I am 70 and in spite of this I am most happy when I can try something new in my garden.

Please to write me if you have some wish I could accomplish.

I thank you in advance!

Very sincerely yours,

Milan Sodomka"

• 1991 Abundant Life catalog says:

"Early-maturing medium size flavorful East German red variety introduced by Abundant Life. determinate; staking optional. Good for salad use. Received from Czech breeder Milan Sodomka in 1976."

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Sand Hill Preservation Center	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Sand Hill Preservation Center	2	0
2010	Sand Hill Preservation Center	2	.
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center	2	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	.

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