Germaid Red

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Germaid Red
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak, irregular
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

B.C KO T

large indet., regular leaf, good foliage cover, huge bright red beefsteaks, up to 1 lb, juicy and meaty, outstanding rich old-fashioned tomato flavor.

Seed source:

1. NY KI N 07 (Nancy Kirch, NY) / Sand Hill Preservation Center

2. Mireille Blais, QC 07

Year grown: 2007 (crop failure), 2008(NY KI N and Mireille Blais seeds)

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

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IL LO N

85 days, indet, regular leaf plant with fair yield of red beefsteak fruit with very good flavor.

Source 

OH AN A (Al Anderson of Ohio) / TN SA A (Andrea Saylor, Alcoa, TN)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

indet., regular leaf, 8-16 oz, red fruit, excellent taste, prolific, a favorite.

Source 

 ?

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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TX AN S

indet., regular leaf, 8-16 oz red fruit, excellent taste, average to high-average productivity.

Source

Earl Cadenhead, OH 2005

Year: 2006, 2008

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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History

• Family heirloom from West Virginia, available from a number of commercial sources in the 2000s.
• One of the heirloom tomatoes described in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Germaid Red - seedling. 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mireille Blais, QC) - 3 weeks old seedling. 2008-03-21

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mirelle Blais, QC). 2008-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (NY KI N). 2008-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red - leaf. 2008-07-18.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Germaid Red - leaf. May 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (NY KI N). 2008-06-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mireille Blais) - flowers. 2008-07-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mireille Blais) - flowers. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mireille Blais) - flowers. 2008-07-28.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Germaid Red - flower. June 5, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Germaid Red - flower. June 5, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mireille Blais) - baby fruit. 2008-07-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mireille Blais) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mireille Blais) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (Mireille Blais) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (NY KI N) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (NY KI N) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (NY KI N) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Germaid Red - green fruit. June 18, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Germaid Red - green fruit. July 11, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (NY KI N) - ripe fruit. 2008-10-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (NY KI N) - ripe fruit. 2008-10-02.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Germaid Red. 2008.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Germaid Red (NY KI N) - sliced fruit. 2008-10-02.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Germaid Red. 2008.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Germaid Red - ripe fruit. August 5, 2011.

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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 - sold out for 2013	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2012	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011	5	2
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	6	.
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	5	.
2008	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	3	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	.

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