Happy Jack
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
[edit]
[[File:|thumb|250px|Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T).]]
| Happy Jack | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | heart |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
| Country | Belgium |
B.C KO T
Seed source:
- Patty Brown, Ohio 10 / Gary Millwood, KY
Year grown: 2018
Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a very high yield of 1 lb pink heart-shaped fruit, very good mild flavor, seed from Belgium 40 years ago.
- Source
- CV Fo7 98 (Fox Hollow Seed Company)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Imported from Belgium in the 1950s.
- SSE Accession: TOMATO/PINK-PURPLE 5515.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1998 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N), who bought the seeds from Fox Hollow Seed Company in 1998.
Picture Gallery
Patty Brown, Ohio. Happy Jack - ripe fruit, September 13, 2009. Posted with the owner's permission.
Patty Brown, Ohio. Happy Jack - ripe fruit, August 17, 2010. Posted with the owner's permission.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | . | . | |
| 2016 | . | . | |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Gleckler Seedmen | . | . |
| 2013 | Double Helix Farms | . | . |
| 2012 | Double Helix Farms Gleckler Seedmen |
. | . |
| 2011 | Gleckler Seedmen - new | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | . | |
| 2009 | 1 | . | |
| 2008 | 1 | . | |
| 2007 | 1 | . |