Portuguese Monster

General Info
Seed Availability

Portuguese Monster
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	irregular, heart, beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Portugal

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-09-05.

B.C KO T

Tall indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Large pink fruits, ribbed and ruffled, shaped like something in between a beefsteak and a blunt heart. 8-16 oz. Mild flavor.

Seed source:

Michael Johnson, UK

Year grown: 2013

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

TX GU R

80 days, indet., regular leaf, very large fruits to 3 lbs, original seed said to have come from 4.5 lb fruit, from M. Johnson, Loule Market, northern Portugal 2006.

Seed source:

Michael Johnson, UK

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 12-24 oz pink globe to heart shaped fruit, very good flavor.

Seed source:

Template:GA AB R 06

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

History

Seed collected by Michael Johnson of Wollaton, Nottingham UK, from a 4.5 lb tomato bought at Loule Market, northern Portugal in 2006. Michael shared the seed with his gardening friends at Tomatoville in 2007 as 'Portuguese Monster'.
First introduced to SSE in 2008 by Al Anderson of OH (OH AN A) and Michael Gunn of TX (TX GU R).

Picture Gallery

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - green fruit. 2013-07-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - green fruit. 2013-07-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripening fruit. 2013-08-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripening fruit. 2013-08-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripening fruit. 2013-08-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-31.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-31.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-08-31.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-09-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - ripe fruit. 2013-09-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-08-31.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Portuguese Monster No.2 - sliced fruit. 2013-09-05.
Blane Horton (PKS South). Portuguese Monster - ripe fruit. (uploaded with owner's permission by S. Harris)
Blane Horton (PKS South). Portuguese Moster - sliced fruit. (uploaded with owner's permission by S. Harris)