Kukla's Portuguese Heart

General Info
Seed Availability

Kukla's Portuguese Heart
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular, wispy
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Portugal

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-18.

B.C KO T

Indet., very tall plants over 12', regular leaf, wispy foliage. Medium size slightly ribbed red hearts, very meaty with excellent sweet flavor. Not high yielding. 4-8 oz. (very limited, 15 seeds per packet)

Seed source:

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

Year grown: 2012

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

CZEC GR V

Seed source:

Tormato, MMMM swap 2014

Year grown: 2015,2016,2017

Location: Czech republic, Brno, 780 ft

History

Portuguese origin?
Named in honor of Larry Kukla, who collected fruits from Joe [last name?], who probably immigrated from Portugal. Larry shared some fruits with Jackie Tarbox. 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

Picture Gallery

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - plant. 2012-05-25.
Vladimir Gross. Kukla's Portuguese Heart – plant. 2017-07-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - flower buds. 2012-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - flower. 2012-06-28.
Vladimir Gross. Kukla's Portuguese Heart – green fruits. 2015-08-15
Vladimir Gross. Kukla's Portuguese Heart – ripening fruits. 2015-08-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-18.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-10-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-10-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-10-01.
Vladimir Gross. Kukla's Portuguese Heart – ripe fruits. 2015-08-21.
Vladimir Gross. Kukla's Portuguese Heart – ripe fruits. 2017-07-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - sliced fruit. 2012-09-18.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - sliced fruit. 2012-09-18.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - sliced fruit. 2012-10-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kukla's Portuguese Heart - sliced fruit. 2012-10-01.
Vladimir Gross. Kukla's Portuguese Heart – sliced fruits. 2015-08-22.
Vladimir Gross. Kukla's Portuguese Heart – sliced fruits. 2017-07-21.