Kubinska Ruzha

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Kubinska Ruzha
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Bulgaria

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - ripe fruit. 2012-10-26.

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Indet., regular leaf, large red beefsteaks with excellent flavor. 8-16 oz. It was not a good producer in my 2012 garden, but I think it certainly deserves a second chance!

Seed source:

Frederick Deny, Granitovo, Bulgaria 08 / a man from Trunkovo, near Elhovo, Bulgaria

Year grown: 2011 (crop failure), 2012

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

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BULG DE F

Indeterminate, regular foliage, red, large round fruit. Weight approximately 1 lb (500g), flavor is not special. My last year's observation was “Large, beefsteak maybe, red. Not especially nice sliced.”

Source 

Grown by a man from Trunkovo, near Elhovo, Bulgaria. Sold as both transplants around April/May and as fruit in season. I thought that this was a variety that only he had but later found it elsewhere though not in large numbers.

Year: 2008

Location: S E Bulgaria

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Bulgarian name: Кубинска руша.

Translation to English: Cuban Hollyhock(s)

Transliteration: Kubinska Rusha (The sh sound is as ‘su’ in leisure, not ‘sh’ as in ‘shush’), or Kubinska Ruzha.

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History

• Bulgarian variety, commonly available in Granitovo (SE Bulgaria) but not as common or maybe popular as large pinks, large reds or pink hearts.
• Introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2013.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - seedling. 2011-03-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - plant. 2012-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - plant. 2011-07-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - flower. 2012-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - flowers. 2011-07-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - ripe fruit. 2012-10-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - ripe fruit. 2012-10-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kubinska Ruzha - sliced fruit. 2012-11-01.

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  Frederick Denny: The man who sold with his tray of toms in the market, who sold me the Kubinska Rusha transplants. 2008-08-29.

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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 - sold out for 2014	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2012		0	0
2011		0	0
2010		0	.
2009		0	.
2008		0	.
2007		0	.