Rhoades Heirloom

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Rhoades Heirloom
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	bi-color
Fruit shape	oblate
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rhoades Heirloom - sliced fruit. 2014-09-07.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants. Large bi-colored beefsteaks with yellow and pink flesh can turn almost pink outside when fully ripe. Fruits are up to 1 lb or larger. Excellent sweet flavor.

Seed source:

Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 07 / Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A)

Year grown: 2014

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

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B.C MC D

70-80 days, indet., regular leaf, 6' plants, bicolor fruit to 2 lbs., good real tomato taste, sweet, unique watermelon after-taste, few splits, no catfacing, a beautiful color, now a must grow here, 28 lbs/plant. Rhoades Heirloom has a unique after-taste, which is similar to what you get with watermelon, when you start to get close to the rind.

Seed source:

Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A)

Year grown: 2006

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

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IL LO N

90 days, indet., regular leaf, yellow and pink bicolor fruit, 6-16 oz, excellent flavor, good yield.

Seed source:

Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 07 / Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A)

Year grown: 2007

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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B.C GI K

85 days, indeterminate, regular leaf. Orange and red/pink marbled fruit. 8-16oz. Excellent flavour, poor yield due to being in a moist location. Will try again in 2010 in a dried location.

Seed source:

Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D)

Year grown: 2009

Location: Nelson, BC, Canada

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MI FL J

similar to or possibly same as Old German, indet., fair yield of mostly 4-8 oz. bi-colored fruit, yellow marbled with red, very good flavor.

Seed source:

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) / Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) / Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A)

Year grown:

Location: Augusta, Michigan

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History

• First introduced in Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook by Val and Dan McMurray of Wynndel, BC, Canada (B.C MC D), who received the original seed from Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A).
• Al Anderson received seeds in the early 2000s, and named it 'Rhoades Heirloom', probably assuming it was another 'unnamed' heirloom variety. He was told this variety had been grown by one family for a number of years, and he now thinks that it may actually be a well-known bi-color variety (see [1]).

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rhoades Heilroom - plant. 2014-06-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rhoades Heirloom - ripe fruit. 2014-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rhoades Heirloom - ripe fruit. 2014-09-07.

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Rhoades Heirloom. 2006.

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Rhoades Heirloom. 2006.

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Rhoades Heirloom - plants. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Rhoades Heirloom - sliced fruit. 2014-09-07.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Gleckler Seedmen	.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new	4	.
2012	Gleckler Seedmen	3	2
2011	Gleckler Seedmen	0	1
2010	Gleckler Seedmen - new	1	1
2009		2	.
2008		2	.
2007		1	.