Fern's Red

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Fern's Red
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fern's Red - ripe fruit. 2014-08-20.

B.C KO T

Indet., potato leaf plants. We've got only 2 seeds to germinate, both were potato leaf, but fruits were very different. One plant produced small red round fruits, 3-4 oz, with excellent rich flavor with a hint of sweetness. The second plant produced medium boat-shaped pink beefsteaks. We will regrow both variants.

Seed source:

Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) 09 / Donald Sparks of Pikeville, Kentucky (KY SP D) / a SSE member, KY HU F 89

Year grown: 2014

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

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History

• This is a clear skin tomato, hence it is pink and not red, despite the name.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1991 Yearbook by Donald Sparks of Pikeville, Kentucky (KY SP D); original seeds from a SSE member, KY HU F in 1989.
• SSE TOMATO 2484.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fern's Red - plant. 2014-06-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fern's Red - ripe fruit. 2014-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fern's Red - sliced fruit. 2014-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fern's Red - sliced fruit. 2014-08-20.

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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		1	.
2012		1	0
2011		1	0
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		1	.
2007		1	.