Mrs. Bot's Italian Giant
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mrs. Bot's Italian Giant - ripe. 2015-09-01.
| Mrs. Bot's Italian Giant | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Italy |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants. Very large red ruffled beefsteaks, 10-25 oz. Excellent sweet flavor. Very meaty, with a few seeds. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Nathalie Antaya of Saint-Robert, Quebec, Canada (QUE AN N) 08
Year grown: 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Originated in Castel Franco in the province of Treviso in the Veneto region in Italy.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2006 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B), who bought the seed from CV Agrestal Organic Heritage Seed Co. in 2005.
- Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2016.
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mrs Bot's Italian Giant - ripe. 2015-09-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mrs Bot's Italian Giant - sliced. 2015-09-01.
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Seed Availability
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| 2011 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | . | |
| 2009 | 2 | . | |
| 2008 | 1 | . | |
| 2007 | 1 | . |
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