Nicky Crain

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Nicky Crain
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, wispy foliage, medium to large pink heart shaped fruit, very meaty flesh with small seed cavities, very few seeds, excellent sweet flavor.

Seed source:

John Waskiewicz, California 06 / Sand Hill Preservation Center 05

Year grown: 2010

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, huge pink hearts with outstanding taste, very good yield.

Source 

NC LE C 96 (Craig LeHoullier, North Carolina) / Carl Aker, Pennsylvania 94

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

85 days, indet., regular leaf, fine foliage, somewhat oxheart-shaped, 12-20 oz.

Source 

 ?

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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GERM SC K

heart shaped, very good taste, a small harvest

Source 

Manfred Hahm-Hartmann

Year: 2011

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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History

• One of the heirloom tomatoes featured in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Nicky Crain - seedling. May 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Nicky Crain - plant. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Nicky Crain - flower. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Nicky Crain - ripe fruit. 2010-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Nicky Crain - ripe fruit. 2010-09-03.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Nicky Crain - ripe fruit. August 8, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Nicky Crain - ripe fruit. August 8, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Nicky Crain - ripe fruit. August 8, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Nicky Crain - ripe fruit. August 29, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Nicky Crain - ripe fruit. August 29, 2011.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Nicky Crain - ripe fruit, August 31, 2011. Posted with the owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Nicky Crain - sliced fruit. 2010-09-03.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Nicky Crain - sliced fruit. August 14, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Nicky Crain - sliced fruit. August 14, 2011.

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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	Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2013	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011	4	0
2010		2	.
2009		4	.
2008		4	.
2007		4	.

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