Uncle Mark Bagby's
| Uncle Mark Bagby's | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | potato |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, family heirloom |
| Country | Germany, USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., potato leaf. Pink beefsteaks, 6-12 oz, meaty but also juicy, with small seed locules. Excellent balanced flavor. (20 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., potato leaf, good yield of 12-18 oz pink beefsteak fruit, very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Mark Korney, Buffalo, New York
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
KY ST M
- Potato leaf plants with sparse coverage, but good production anyway. 8-12 oz deep pink, with good tomato flavor.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2008
Location: Sonora, Kentucky
TX AN S
- 85 days, indet., potato leaf plants, moderate yield of 10-18 oz pink beefsteaks with very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 06 / Mark Korney, Buffalo, New York
Year grown: 2007
Location: Bastrop, Texas
TX GU R
- 85 days, indet., potato leaf, high yield of 1 lb pink beefsteaks with excellent flavor.
Seed source:
- ?
Year grown:
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2002 Yearbook by Melody Rose of Benton, Kentucky (KY RO M), who obtained the seeds from Nancy Forsythe. Nancy's great uncle Mark immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1919 and brought the seeds to western Kentucky.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - plant. 2013-06-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - flowers. 2013-06-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - flowers. 2013-06-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - ripe fruit. 2013-09-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - ripe fruit. 2013-09-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - ripe fruit. 2013-09-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - ripe fruit. 2013-09-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - ripe fruit. 2013-09-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - ripe fruit. 2013-09-22.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Uncle Mark Bagby's. 2007.
Maria Stenger, Sonora, KY. Uncle Mark Bagby's.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - sliced fruit. 2013-09-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - sliced fruit. 2013-09-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Uncle Mark Bagby's - sliced fruit. 2013-09-22.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | . | . | |
| 2016 | . | . | |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange |
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| 2013 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange |
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| 2012 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds | . | . |
| 2011 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange |
0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange |
3 | 0 |
| 2009 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Blue Ribbon Tomatoes Southern Exposure Seed Exchange |
3 | . |
| 2008 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - new |
3 | . |
| 2007 | 1 | . |
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