Plourde
Plourde | |
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Maturity | late |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | beefsteak, ribbed, flattened |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | family heirloom |
Country | Canada |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf, medium sized bright red fruits with slightly ruffled shoulders, very meaty, with fewer seeds. 6-10 oz. Excellent flavor, more sweet than acidic. Great sliced on a sandwich or in salads.
Seed source:
- Kath Weidemoyer, Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania 12 / "FullMoon" at Tomatoville / Solana Seeds 11
Year grown: 2012
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- A family heirloom from Aurelius Plourde of St. Alexandre de Kamouraska whose family has grown it since 1925. From Quebec.
- First introduced in Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Neil Gillard of Ontario, Canada (ONT GI N).
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plourde - plant. 2012-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plourde - ripe fruit. 2012-09-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plourde - ripe fruit. 2012-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plourde - ripe fruit. 2012-10-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plourde - sliced fruit. 2012-09-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plourde - sliced fruit. 2012-10-07.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Solana Seeds |
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2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Solana Seeds |
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2012 | Solana Seeds | . | . |
2011 | Solana Seeds | 1 | 2 |
2010 | Solana Seeds | 1 | 2 |
2009 | Solana Seeds | 1 | . |
2008 | Solana Seeds | 0 | . |
2007 | Solana Seeds | 0 | . |
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