Ongweh Ias
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| Ongweh Ias | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | potato |
| Fruit color | bi-color, white, pale yellow |
| Fruit shape | oblate, beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | Ongwerah, USA |
PA SE P
- Best white of my experience, vigorous vines reach over 9 feet, potato leaves spanning longer than my forearm. giant pink blushed white beefsteaks with good shelf-life for the size. repeatedly pH tested to have very low acidity for a tomato with full flavor and excellent texture. One of my most loved tomatoes, it is related to a good number of my breeding lines. There are very very few seeds per fruit making commercial production difficult. later than most.
Seed source:
- Stabilized bee cross
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 5b, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (1000 feet above sea level)
History
Stabilized bee cross of unknown parentage captured by Phil Seneca of Good Mind Seeds . Named after the Onondowaga Haudenosaunee monster stories of a giant pale cave dwelling 'man-eater' due to its color, size, and faint pink blush at the core.
Picture Gallery
Phil Seneca, Good Mind Seeds . Ongweh Ias - ripe fruit.
Phil Seneca, Good Mind Seeds . Ongweh Ias - ripe fruit.
Seed Availability
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| 2013 | 0 | . | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
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| 2009 | 0 | . | |
| 2008 | 0 | . | |
| 2007 | 0 | . |