Portuguese Monster

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Portuguese Monster
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	irregular, heart, beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Portugal

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-09-05.

B.C KO T

Tall indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Large pink fruits, ribbed and ruffled, shaped like something in between a beefsteak and a blunt heart. 8-16 oz. Mild flavor.

Seed source:

Michael Johnson, UK

Year grown: 2013

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

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TX GU R

80 days, indet., regular leaf, very large fruits to 3 lbs, original seed said to have come from 4.5 lb fruit, from M. Johnson, Loule Market, northern Portugal 2006.

Seed source:

Michael Johnson, UK

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 12-24 oz pink globe to heart shaped fruit, very good flavor.

Seed source:

Template:GA AB R 06

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• Seed collected by Michael Johnson of Wollaton, Nottingham UK, from a 4.5 lb tomato bought at Loule Market, northern Portugal in 2006. Michael shared the seed with his gardening friends at Tomatoville in 2007 as 'Portuguese Monster'.
• First introduced to SSE in 2008 by Al Anderson of OH (OH AN A) and Michael Gunn of TX (TX GU R).

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - green fruit. 2013-07-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - green fruit. 2013-07-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripening fruit. 2013-08-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripening fruit. 2013-08-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripening fruit. 2013-08-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-09-05.

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  Blane Horton (PKS South). Portuguese Monster - ripe fruit. (uploaded with owner's permission by S. Harris)

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  Blane Horton (PKS South). Portuguese Moster - sliced fruit. (uploaded with owner's permission by S. Harris)

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new	4	.
2012		3	1
2011		5	1
2010		4	.
2009		3	.
2008		3	.
2007		0	.