Uncle Ike's Big Red

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Uncle Ike's Big Red
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type
Variety type
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Ike's Big Red - sliced fruit. 2013-09-21.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf, medium sized pink beefsteaks (not red, as the name implies, and not very large either). Very good flavor. Low productivity in 2013, but the plants were grown in the shadiest spot in the garden.

Seed source:

College of Rockies, BC, Canada 13 / Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) / Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A)

Year grown: 2013

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

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 8-12 oz fruit with good flavor.

Seed source:

Mayo Underwood, Illinois (IL UN M) 00

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• A special selection of Ike Gahimer, Blue Ridge, Indiana who named it in honor of his basketball team. Ike Gahimer is an uncle of SSE member Mary Ann Fox, IN (IN FO M).

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Ike's Big Red - ripe fruit. 2013-09-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Ike's Big Red - sliced fruit. 2013-09-21.

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Seed Availability

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