Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak

Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Portugal

Indet., potato leaf, red medium sized beefsteak fruits, 6-10 oz, very good balanced flavor. (limited, 15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 12 / Jackie ? / Larry Kukla

Year grown: 2012

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

History

Portuguese origin?
Named in honor of Larry Kukla, who collected fruits from Joe [last name?], who immigrated from Portugal. Larry shared some fruits with Jackie Tarbox of Massachussets. As Joe spoke little or no English, and Larry Kukla passed away shortly after sharing the fruits with Jackie, she could not find more information about the original name of this tomato.
Carolyn Male received the seeds from Jackie Tarbox and shared them with Tomatoville members as part of her annual seed offer in January 2012.
First offered in the Seed Savers 2012 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C).

See also

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - plant. 2012-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - flower. 2012-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2012-10-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2012-10-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2012-10-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2012-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2012-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2012-11-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - sliced fruit. 2012-10-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - sliced fruit. 2012-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - sliced fruit. 2012-11-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Beefsteak - sliced fruit. 2012-11-08.

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