Zheltyi Gigant
Zheltyi Gigant | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | yellow |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, commercial |
Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf plants, high yield of round medium sized orange fruit, 2-6 oz. Not a giant as the name implies. Does not fit the original description. Very good sweet flavor.
Seed source:
- 1. Robert Hoser, Wolfratshausen, Germany 10
- 2. Blue Lytes, Washington (as Yellow Giant)
Year grown: 2010(1), 2015(1)
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Russian commercial variety. The name means 'Yellow Giant' in Russian.
- First introduced in the Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus.
Also known as
Russian name: Жёлтый Гигант
- The name means 'Yellow Giant' in Russian.
Description in Russian
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zheltyi Gigant (1) - ripe. 2015-09-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zheltyi Gigant (1) - sliced. 2015-09-05.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | 2 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 0 | . | |
2007 | 0 | . |
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Also known as | Yellow Giant + |
Country | Russia + |
Description | indet., regular leaf plants, high yield of round medium sized orange fruit, 2-6 oz. Not a giant as the name implies. Does not fit the original description. Very good sweet flavor. |
Description in Russian | |
Fruit color | yellow + |
Fruit shape | round + |
Fruit size | medium + |
Fruit type | slicer + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
History | * Russian commercial variety. The name means 'Yellow Giant' in Russian.
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Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | midseason + |
Member code | B.C KO T + |
Russian name | Жёлтый Гигант + |
Seed source | 1. Robert Hoser, Wolfratshausen, Germany 10
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Translation | The name means 'Yellow Giant' in Russian. |
Variety type | open-pollinated + and commercial + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
Year grown | 2010(1) + and 2015(1) + |