Ethel Watkins Best

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Ethel Watkins Best
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	unknown

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ethel's Watkins Best - ripe fruit. 2012-09-26.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf, round red fruits, 4-8 oz, juicy, excellent sweet refreshing flavor. Fruits are blemish free, no cracking, picture-perfect. We liked it in a salad, and squirrels loved it too - they sampled every single fruit that was accessible.

Seed source:

Geza Korbely, Hungary 06

Year grown: 2012

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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TX AN S

70-75 days, compact indet., regular leaf plants, good for container growing, round red medium to smallish medium size fruits with great taste, sets very well in heat.

Source 

Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 06 / Steve Parton of Melbourne, Australia

Year: 2006

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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History

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• First offered in the Seed Savers 2006 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B), who received the seed from Steve Parton of Melbourne, Australia.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ethel Watkins Best - plant. 2012-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ethel Watkins Best - flowers. 2012-07-29.

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  Marla and Steve McClaren, CA (Heritage Tomato Seed). Ethel Watkins Best. 2009 (uploaded with owner's permission)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ethel's Watkins Best - ripe fruit. 2012-09-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ethel's Watkins Best - sliced fruit. 2012-09-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ethel's Watkins Best - sliced fruit. 2012-09-26.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Ethel Watkins Best. 2006.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed Skyfire Garden Seeds	.	.
2012	Heritage Tomato Seed	.	.
2011	Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed Skyfire Garden Seeds - new	5	2
2010	Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed - new	5	.
2009	Heirloom Tomatoes	6	.
2008		5	.
2007		4	.