Watermelon Beefsteak
| Watermelon Beefsteak | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
| Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf, pink medium to large beefsteaks, 6-16 oz, high yield. Very good to excellent balanced flavor, smooth texture.
Seed source:
- Kristien Dhoor, Belgium 06 / Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany
Year grown: 2010
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular leaf plant, 16-32 oz pink fruit, good flavor, good yield.
- Source
- TN JO M 08 (Marianna Jones, Tennessee)
Year: 2008
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Heirloom tomato tracing back to the 19th century; it is over 100 years old. According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds seed catalog, it was introduced commercially in 1958 by Glecklers Seedsmen of Metamora, Ohio, and was collected from West Virginia, where it had been grown for almost 100 years by a few mountain families.
- There is also potato leaf version that was sold by some commercial seed vendors, but it is not correct. This variety has regular leaf.
- SSE TOMATO 42.
See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - flower buds. 2010-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - flowers. 2010-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - flowers. 2010-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - baby fruit. 2010-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - green fruit. 2010-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - green fruit. 2010-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - green fruit. 2010-08-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2010-09-05.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Watermelon Beefsteak - ripe fruit. July 2011.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Watermelon Beefsteak - sliced fruit. 2010-09-05.
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