| Also known as
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Limbaugh’s Legacy Potato Top +
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| Country
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USA +
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| Description
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Indet., potato leaf plants. Large and smooth pink beefsteaks shaped like [[Brandywine]] tomato. 8-16 oz. Meaty, with smooth texture and delicious flavor. (''15 seeds / packet'')
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| Fruit color
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pink +
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| Fruit shape
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oblate +
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| Fruit size
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large +
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| Fruit type
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slicer +
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| Growth habit
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indet. +
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| History
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* A family heirloom that originated from F … * A family heirloom that originated from Fred Limbaugh of Robinson, Pennsylvania. Fred's father and grandfather raised it in the 1930s.
* The original name of this tomato was [[Potato Top]], but it was later renamed to [[Limbaugh’s Legacy Potato Top]] by Doug Oster to honor Fred Limbaugh after his death (February 2008).
* Doug Oster met Fred Limbaugh in 2000. Fred had been giving away the plants to friends and family for years, as he wanted to share this wonderful big pink meaty tomatoes, and of course he shared some plants with Doug.
* In the mid-2000s, Doug Oster continued Fred's project of spreading this tomato around, and he started giving away the seeds of 'Potato Top' with the condition that gardeners send him some seeds at the end of the season so he would have more the next year to keep the program going. Doug said he ''"wanted everyone to taste it and hoped that by sharing the seed, we could guarantee the survival of this tomato with potato-like foliage for a long time. Every year the project grew, expanding from Western Pennsylvania to other states and eventually to many other countries. One summer, I got 140,000 seeds back from readers all over the world."''
* See detailed story at [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08061/861575-47.stm The Backyard Gardener: Gardener's legacy lives on in plants (March 01, 2008, by Doug Oster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)].
* First offered in the Seed Savers 1993 Yearbook by John P. Rahart of Saratoga, Wyoming (WY RA J), listed as [[Pink Potato Top]]. (WY RA J), listed as [[Pink Potato Top]].
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| Leaf
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potato +
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| Maturity
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midseason +
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| Member code
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Category:B.C KO T +
, Category:IL LO N +
, Category:TX AN S +
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| Seed source
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Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 08
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| Variety type
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family heirloom +
, open-pollinated +
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| Vendor
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Sand Hill Preservation Center +
, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
, TomatoFest +
, Delectation of Tomatoes +
, Knapp's Fresh Vegies +
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| Year grown
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2014 +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Tomato Seeds +
, Pink Tomatoes +
, Indeterminate Tomatoes +
, Potato Leaf Tomatoes +
, Beefsteak Tomatoes +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, US Tomatoes +
, IL LO N +
, TX AN S +
, B.C KO T +
, Tatiana's 2014 Growout List +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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22 October 2014 18:03:02 +
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