Helen's German

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• Seed Availability

Helen's German
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	Germany

B.C KO T

80-85 days, indet. tall plants, potato leaf, good yield of large pink beefsteaks with excellent sweet flavor. 10-16 oz.

Seed source:

WI GR S 07 (Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin) / Helen Navarre, Madison, Wisconsin

Year grown: 2010

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

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History

• Originated in Germany. This tomato variety had been grown for 20-25 years in Iowa and passed on to relatives by the Navarre family in Madison, Wisconsin. Helen Navarre shared the seed with Sue Gronholz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (WI GR S), who introduced it in the Seed Savers 1997 Yearbook.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - leaf. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - flowers. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - flowers. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - flowers. 2010-07-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - baby fruit. 2010-07-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - baby fruit. 2010-07-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - green fruit. 2010-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - green fruit. 2010-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - ripening fruit. 2010-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - ripe fruit. 2010-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - ripe fruit. 2010-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - ripe fruit. 2010-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - sliced fruit. 2010-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helen's German - sliced fruit. 2010-09-09.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	2	1
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		0	.
2007		1	.