Kimberley

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Kimberley
Maturity early
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type potato
Fruit color red
Fruit shape round
Fruit size small
Fruit type salad
Variety type open-pollinated
Country Canada

B.C KO T

Very early, compact indet., potato leaf, 1-2 oz red small fruit with pointed end, excellent strong flavor, very sweet and juicy, absolutely fabulous extra early tomato.

Seed source:

1. Darrel Jones, Hamilton, AL 05 / NC LE C 04 (Craig LeHoullier, Raleigh, North Carolina)
2. Tomato Growers Supply 11

Year grown: 2005, 2006, 2011 (#2)

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


MI FL J

Compact but highly branched plants with vines about 3 ft long, potato leaf, 54 days, good production of small (1-2 oz) round red fruit with very nice flavor. One of the best varieties I’ve found for growing in containers, but caging or staking is still recommended to manage the multiple branches the plant generates. Produces fruit from early in the season steadily until first frost.
Source 
Craig LeHoullier of North Carolina

Year: 2005, 2006

Location: Augusta, Michigan


TX AN S

50-55 days, compact indet., potato leaf plant similar in habit to Matina or Stupice, good for container growing, small 2 oz round red fruit, great taste for such an early variety, sets very well in heat.
Source 
Darrel Jones 06

Year: 2006

Location: Bastrop, Texas


TN MA T

What a delight. Lots of 4 oz red round fruit on a potato leaf plant. Indeterminate, it keeps adding blooms and fruit throughout the season. Compact plant that is easy to grow in containers. The best part is the taste. 8.5/10.
Source 
Sue Bailey, Alaska 06

Year: 2009, 2011, 2012

Location: LaFollette, Tennessee, USA


TX GU R

60 days, semi-det., potato leaf, produces a high yield over a long period of great tasting, 2-2.5" round red fruit.
Source 
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Year: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas


B.C GI K

68 days, semi-determinate, potato leaf. Good production of round, red fruit approximately 40gr each. Mild flavour. Production really slowed down once the initial burst of fruit came out. 3.5lbs per plant.

Seed source:

Seedy Saturday, Nelson, BC

Year grown: 2014

Location: Edmonton, AB.


History

  • Original, correct name should be Kimberley, and not 'Kimberly'. Unfortunately too many sources, seed savers and commercial vendors, adopted 'Kimberly' name.
  • Developed in the mid-1980's by John de Rocque of Kimberley, BC, Canada, supposedly from a Siberia x Tiny Tim cross, selected for earliness, hardiness, and quality. It has not been confirmed that Siberia and Tiny Tim were the real parents of Kimberly, and genetically it does not make much sense, two regular leaf and dwarf/determinate varieties are unlikely to produce a potato leaf indeterminate.

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