Ruby Gold
Ruby Gold | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | bi-color |
Fruit shape | oblate, beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf. Large yellow beefsteaks with pink streaks at the bottom half of the fruit, 9-19 oz, juicy, not seedy, very good flavor. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Peter Gallant, Prince Edward, Canada 05
Year grown: 2006, 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 1 lb yellow and red beefsteak fruit with good flavor.
Seed source:
- Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 96
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Introduced by John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, New York, in his 1921 catalog.
- According to SSE, it was renamed to Gold Medal by the late Ben Quisenberry in 1976.
Related
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ruby Gold. 2006.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ruby Gold - ripe. 2015-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ruby Gold - ripe. 2015-08-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ruby Gold. 2006.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ruby Gold - sliced. 2015-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ruby Gold - sliced. 2015-08-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ruby Gold - sliced. 2015-08-19.
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2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Fedco Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest |
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2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Fedco Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest |
5 | 1 |
2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - new TomatoFest |
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2008 | TomatoFest | 5 | . |
2007 | 6 | . |
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