Porter, Charles Herring Strain

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Porter, Charles Herring Strain
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	plum
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Porter, Charles Herring Strain - sliced fruit. 2014-08-21.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants. Small pink oval fruits, about 1 oz. Very good balanced flavor, with a hint of sweetness, juicy flesh, and firm walls. Keep well on the counter after picking. High yield.

Seed source:

Reed Baize of Stephenville, Texas 12

Year grown: 2014

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

65-70 Days, Indeterminate, Regular Leaf, small pink salad tomatoes on large, vigorous plants. I have grown these since acquiring seeds from my grandfather, Mr. Charles Herring, a few years ago. The plants are very vigorous and do well in difficult conditions. Growing in EarthBoxes has not hindered productions and plants have been a welcome addition to my garden.

Yields loads of salad-type fruits that are very "old-fashioned" in flavor. Not affected by heat, it will produce through the hottest summers. A sure thing if you are limited in garden space and looking for assured production.

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History

An improved strain of Porter, raised by Mr. Charles Herring of Gatesville, Texas from volunteer Porter plants since the 1970-80s. It had been selected and improved by Mr. Herring for 35-40 years.
Reed Baize of Oklahoma, Charles Herring's grandson, acquired the seeds from his grandfather and shared it with many other gardeners via Tomatoville gardening forum in 2012. Reed says that this tomato has shown good resistance to Septoria, the fruit is larger than Porter but smaller than Porter Improved.
Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.

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Picture Gallery

Reed Baize, Oklahoma (OK BA R2). Porter, Charles Herring Strain - green fruit. 2014.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Porter, Charles Herring Strain - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Porter, Charles Herring Strain - ripe fruit. 2014-09-14.
Doug McSee. Porter, Charles Herring Strain - ripe fruit. 2013. (posted with owner's permission by OK BA R2)
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Porter, Charles Herring Strain - sliced fruit. 2014-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Porter, Charles Herring Strain - sliced fruit. 2014-09-14.
OK BA R2 Porter, Charles Herring Strain - sliced fruit. 2012.