]> 2026-04-04T19:54:15-07:00 Isbell's Golden Colossal 0 USA Indet., regular leaf plants. Yellow beefsteaks with ruffled shoulders and meaty and juicy flesh. Some fruits get pinkish blush at the blossom end towards the end of summer. 7-13 oz. Very good flavor. (''15 seeds/ packet'') yellow oblate medium slicer indet. * Very old commercial heirloom. It was originally introduced by Isbell Seed Co. around 1910. * United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), [[USDA link::http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1094660|PI 633487]]. NSL 27304. Donated to the USDA in 1963. * First offered in the Seed Savers 2004 Yearbook by Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C), who got the seeds from the USDA in 2004. regular midseason Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 07 / Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 04 PI 633487 heirloom historic open-pollinated 2014 2014-10-23T05:09:58Z 2456953.7152546 Isbell's Golden Colossal Isbell's Golden Colossal#001# Augusta, Michigan Isbell's Golden Colossal Large vines, need caging or staking. First maturity about 75 days. For me, a modest yield of medium-sized smooth 6-12 oz light golden yellow fruit with a pinkish blush on blossom end. The fruit have a wonderfully refreshing mildly sweet flavor. This is a little-known variety that deserves much wider recognition, in my opinion. Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 04 2006 2007 Isbell's Golden Colossal#002# Oblong, Illinois Isbell's Golden Colossal 90 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a very high yield of 6-12 oz light yellow fruit with a pink blush and good mild flavor. Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 04