Tiffen Mennonite

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Tiffen Mennonite
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

MI FL J

large vines need caging or staking, moderate to good production of large (usually 12-16 oz but sometimes larger) oblate pink fruit, deliciously rich sweet flavor. Sometimes produces misshapen fruit, and some cracking is observed from wet weather at harvest time. While some (Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden") have described this as having a mildly sweet flavor, I find it to be not mild but very flavorful and consider it one of my favorites, comparable to (perhaps better than) Brandywine, and is a more reliable producer than Brandywine for me.

Source 

Seed Savers Exchange

Year: 1995, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006

Location: Augusta, Michigan

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., potato leaf foliage, 6 oz to 1 lb fruit, excellent taste, good yield, excellent tomato.

Source 

MO WA C 95 (Calvin E. Wait, Ethel, Missouri) / NY MA C (Carolyn Male, Latham, New York) / OK ST F 92 / WI EA T 85

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

85 days, indet., potato leaf, 1-2 lb, excellent taste, productive, a favorite.

Source 

 ?

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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B.C KO T

Seed source:

Sand Hill Preservation Center 06

Year grown: 2008 (crop failure - 0% germination)

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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GERM SC K

pink beefsteak, good taste

Source 

Manfred Hahm-Hartmann

Year: 2011

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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History

• Heirloom variety from the Mennonites.
• Introduced to SSE by Thane H. Earle of Whitewater, Wisconsin (WI EA T) in 1985.
• Sixteen commercial sources were noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition.

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Tiffen Mennonite - baby fruit. June 11, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Tiffen Mennonite - ripe fruits. August 8, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Tiffen Mennonite - ripe fruits. August 8, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Tiffen Mennonite - ripe fruits. August 8, 2011.

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Tiffen Mennonite. 2006

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes	.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new Fedco Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2013 Skyfire Garden Seeds Territorial Seed Company	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Fedco Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Skyfire Garden Seeds Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply	6	0
2010	Fedco Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Skyfire Garden Seeds Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply	7	.
2009	Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Skyfire Garden Seeds Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply	10	.
2008	Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply	12	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply	11	.

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