Grightmire's Pride

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• Seed Availability

Grightmire's Pride
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular, wispy
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	heart, irregular
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer, paste, cooking
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Yugoslavia

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Seed Source 

Reimer Seeds

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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - sliced fruit. 2012-09-01.

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, wispy/droopy looking vigorous plants, very good yield of perfectly shaped pink hearts, 6-14 oz. Very meaty but also quite juicy, small seed cavities. Outstanding sweet flavor. My favorite this year. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed Source 

Reimer Seeds / Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 06|2011 (crop failure), 2012}}

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 8-14 oz pink heart-shaped fruit, very good flavor.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 03 / John Smarsz in Australia

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• Came to North America from Yugoslavia via Fred Grightmire of Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2004 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N), who received seeds from John Smarsz in Australia.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - seedling planted. 2011-05-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - plant. 2012-06-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - flower. 2012-06-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - green fruit. 2012-07-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - green fruit. 2012-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - ripening fruit. 2012-08-22.

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  Valdis Pulins, Latvia. Grightmire's Pride - ripening fruit. August 2013. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - ripe fruit. 2012-08-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - ripe fruit. 2012-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - ripe fruit. 2012-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - ripe fruit. 2012-09-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - sliced fruit. 2012-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - sliced fruit. 2012-09-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grightmire's Pride - sliced fruit. 2012-09-25.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new, sold out for 2013	.	.
2012		1	1
2011		1	1
2010		2	.
2009		2	.
2008		2	.
2007		1	.