Ta Tong
| Ta Tong | |
|---|---|
| Classification | C. annuum | 
| Type | bell | 
| Fruit color | red | 
| Fruit shape | bell | 
| Fruit size | large | 
| Heat level | sweet | 
| Scoville Heat Units (SHU) | 0 | 
| Maturity | midseason | 
| Variety type | open-pollinated | 
| Country | USA | 
B.C KO T
- Large bell peppers that mature from dark green to deep red, excellent sweet flavor, thick walls. 3-5 oz. This is an earliest bell pepper in our garden that produces good crop in late July/early August. Unfortunately these peppers are not very seedy, and we got a very limited seed supply. (15 seeds / packet)
 
Seed source: 
-  Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 07 / Donald C. Kellums of Port  Byron, Illinois (IL KE D) 97 / Calvin E Wait (Unique Seed Service) of Ethel, Missouri (MO WA C) 
 
Year grown: 2008, 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Calvin E Wait (Unique Seed Service) of Ethel, Missouri (MO WA C), who purchased seeds from CV Ho4.
 - SSE PEPPER 221.
 
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-08-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2013-09-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2014-09-24.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2014-09-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ta Tong - ripe fruit. 2014-09-25.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds    - new  | 
. | . | 
| 2013 | 1 | . | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | . | |
| 2009 | 1 | . | |
| 2008 | 2 | . | 
| Country | USA + | 
| Description | Large bell peppers that mature from dark g … Large bell peppers that mature from dark green to deep red, excellent sweet flavor, thick walls. 3-5 oz. This is an earliest bell pepper in our garden that produces good crop in late July/early August. Unfortunately these peppers are not very seedy, and we got a very limited seed supply. (15 seeds / packet) mited seed supply. (15 seeds / packet) | 
| Germ% | 76 + | 
| GermRec | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds 09 (2013, 76) + | 
| Heat level | sweet + | 
| History | * First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Calvin E Wait (Unique Seed Service) of Ethel, Missouri (MO WA C), who purchased seeds from CV Ho4.
  | 
| Maturity | midseason + | 
| Member code | B.C KO T + | 
| Pepper Classification | C. annuum + | 
| Pepper fruit color | red + | 
| Pepper fruit shape | bell + | 
| Pepper fruit size | large + | 
| Pepper type | bell + | 
| Scoville Heat Units (SHU) | 0 + | 
| Seed source | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 07 / Donald C. Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois (IL KE D) 97 / Calvin E Wait (Unique Seed Service) of Ethel, Missouri (MO WA C) | 
| Variety type | open-pollinated + | 
| Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + | 
| Year grown | 2008 + and 2013 + |