Sister Miriam
| Sister Miriam | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | heart |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer, paste, canner |
| Variety type | |
| Country | |
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 8-12 oz pink heart-shaped fruit with very good flavor.
- Source
- WI MI B 02 (Bill Minkey, Wisconsin) / NJ CA J 98
Location: Oblong, Illinois
B.C KO T
- indet., regular wispy foliage, late to set fruit for me in 2008, medium size pink heart-shaped fruits, excellent sweet flavor, meaty, not juicy, very few seeds.
Seed source:
- John Seewald, NJ
Year grown: 2008
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- A stabilized unknown cross, named in honor of Sister Miriam, the great New Jersey environmentalist.
- First introduced to SSE by Joseph Cavanaugh of Delaware, NJ (NJ CA J) in 1998, the original seed source was not indicated. This is the original description given by NJ CA J in 1998 SSE Yearbook:
- " 85 days, indet., 8-14 oz., reddish-pink heart shaped fruit, strong, well-balanced sweet flavor, solid flesh with few seeds, very good production, this is a stabilized unknown cross, named in honor of Sister Miriam, the great New Jersey environmentalist."
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam. 2008-06-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam - flower buds. 2008-07-19
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam - flower. 2008-07-19
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam - baby fruit. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam - baby fruit. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam - green fruit. 2008-08-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam - green fruit. 2008-08-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam - ripe fruit. 2008-10-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sister Miriam - ripe fruit. 2008-10-14.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 | . | . |
| 2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 3 | . |
| 2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 3 | . |
| 2008 | 2 | . | |
| 2007 | 2 | . |