Fordhook Gem
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem. 2013-09-14.
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B.C KO T
- Small round fruits with yellow-green flesh and netted and slightly ribbed dark green/gray skin that turns yellow when ripe. 1 lb. Very sweet taste. Flesh turns whitish-yellow when overripe, and it may lose its intense sweetness, so please watch it and pick fruits when the skin it still green/gray. It matures very early.
Seed source:
- Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York (NY GO A) 07 / Seed Savers Exchange
Year grown: 2012, 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- A stabilized cross between Nettled Gem x Extra Early Knight, introduced by CV Burpee in 1967.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem - sliced fruit. 2012-10-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem. 2012-10-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem. 2013-09-14.
tTatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem - sliced fruit. 2012-10-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem - sliced fruit. 2012-10-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem - sliced fruit. 2012-10-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem - sliced fruit. 2013-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Fordhook Gem - sliced fruit. 2013-09-17.
Seed Availability
Seed Availability
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| 2013 | 4 | . | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | . | |
| 2009 | 1 | . | |
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Facts about Fordhook GemRDF feed
| Description | Small round fruits with yellow-green flesh … Small round fruits with yellow-green flesh and netted and slightly ribbed dark green/gray skin that turns yellow when ripe. 1 lb. Very sweet taste. Flesh turns whitish-yellow when overripe, and it may lose its intense sweetness, so please watch it and pick fruits when the skin it still green/gray. It matures very early. t still green/gray. It matures very early. |
| History | * A stabilized cross between Nettled Gem x Extra Early Knight, introduced by CV Burpee in 1967. |
| Member code | B.C KO T + |
| Seed source | Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York (NY GO A) 07 / Seed Savers Exchange |
| Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
| Year grown | 2012 + and 2013 + |