Guker's Special

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Guker's Special
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Guker's Special - ripe fruit. 2012-10-16.

B.C KO T

Indet., potato leaf, very large pink fruits averaging 1 lb, meaty, excellent taste. Late season.

The seeds offered in our 2014 seed catalog were raised by Heritage Tomato Seed , and we are so grateful to Steve McClaren for donating the seeds to us. (20 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

1. Kath Weidemoyer, Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania 12 / seed swap 2010

2. Heritage Tomato Seed 14 / Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds 13

Year grown: 2012, 2013*(2)

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

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History

• Originated from Mr. Guker, a greenhouse owner in Matton, Illinois.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1986 (or earlier) Yearbook by Mr. McLaughlin of Indiana (IN MC G).

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See also

• Gukers

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Picture Gallery

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  Dan and Val McMurray. Guker's Special - plants. 2009. (Uploaded with owner's permission.)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Guker's Special - flower. 2012-06-27.

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  Dan and Val McMurray. Guker's Special - green fruit. 2009. (Uploaded with owner's permission.)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Guker's Special - ripe fruit. 2012-10-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Guker's Special - ripe fruit. 2012-10-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Guker's Special - ripe fruit. 2012-10-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Guker's Special - ripe fruit. 2012-10-22.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
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2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Heritage Tomato Seed - new	.	.
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2012		0	0
2011		1	0
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		1	.
2007		1	.

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