Monk
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| Monk | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | potato |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet. vigorous potato leaf plants with high yield of huge pink beefsteaks with few seeds and small seed chambers. Outstanding sweet flavor, and smooth very pleasant texture. 10-24 oz.
Seed source:
- Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08
Year grown: 2017
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
B.C MC D
- 70-80 days, indet., potato leaf, pink oblate 8-12 oz fruit. Very sweet, meaty fruit. Productivity and plant size reduced in hot weather.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2007
Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., potato leaf plant with a good yield of 12-20 oz pink fruit with very good flavor, family heirloom from Nickolasville, Kentucky.
Seed source:
- Roger Postley, Lexington, Kentucky
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
KY ST M
- The colorful story about this variety is that it was given by Trappist monks at the turn of the last century. Unfortunately, it isn't true. It was grown by "Uncle Monk" in Nicholasville, KY, and became a family heirloom there. This tomato's color impresses me, a deep rose red, and yet it has a mild flavor for being such a red tomato, tasty and tomato-y. 12-20 oz, flattened beefsteaks, very juicy.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2007
Location: Sonora, Kentucky
History
- A family heirloom, grown by "Uncle Monk" in Nickolasville, Kentucky.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) and Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A), both of them received seeds from Roger Postley, Lexington, Kentucky.
Picture Gallery
Dan and Val McMurray. Monk - plant. 2008. Uploaded with the owner's permission.
Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Monk. 2007
Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Monk. 2007
Maria Stenger, Sonora, KY. Monk.
Seed Availability
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| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | . | |
| 2009 | Blue Ribbon Tomatoes | 3 | . |
| 2008 | 2 | . | |
| 2007 | 1 | . |