Karmen

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Karmen
Classification	C. annuum
Type	pimento
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	conical
Fruit size	medium
Heat level	sweet
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)	0
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Hungary

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-08-20.

B.C KO T

Vigorous plants with very good and early fruit set. Fruits are large, shaped like a horn, start out dark green, then turn brown and then dark red when fully matured. 3-7 oz. 6-8" long, 2.5" in diameter, 1/4" thick walls, excellent flavor, so sweet and crunchy.

Seed source:

Geza Korbely, Hungary 09

Year grown: 2013

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

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History

• Hungarian?
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2005 Yearbook by Sharon Vadas-Arendt of Longmont, Colorado (CO VA S), who received the seeds from Geza Korbely, Budapest, Hungary.
• Introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014.

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Picture Gallery

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  Karmen - plant. 2013-06-23.

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  Karmen - green fruit. 2013-06-23.

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  Karmen - green fruit. 2013-06-23.

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  Karmen - ripening fruit. 2013-07-16.

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  Karmen - ripening fruit. 2013-07-16.

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  Karmen - ripening fruit. 2013-07-16.

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  Karmen - ripening fruit. 2013-07-24.

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  Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-07-24.

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  Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-07-24.

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  Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-07-24.

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  Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-08-20.

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  Karmen - sliced fruit. 2013-08-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-10-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Karmen - ripe fruit. 2013-10-14.

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  Karmen - sliced fruit. 2013-07-28.

Seed Availability

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