2. Heirloom Tomato Trial (2012)
• Planted on Mar 19, 2012
• 10 varieties (8 locations)
• Thessolaniki, Red Brandywine, Pink
Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, Persimmon,
Pruden’s Purple, Black from Tula, Pink German,
Old German and Hillbilly Potato Leaf
• 2 taste test locations (40ppl
Covey Rise ) and (175ppl
Burden)
• Seed Ordered from Totally Tomatoes
3. Thessaloniki
Plant size XL
Foliage Little disease until end
of season
Exterior Color Excellent Cherry red
Interior Color Fair white blotchy
spots
Firmness Excellent Best is trial
Cracking Little even after rains
Fruit Size small
Comments Like
•#1 producer
4. Black from Tula
Plant size L (stake well)
Foliage Little disease until end of
season
Exterior Color Burgundy w/ green shoulder
Interior Color Maroon with green jelly
Firmness Good
Cracking Small blossom end and stem
scars but many concentric
cracks
Fruit Size Small
Comments Indifferent
•#2 producer
5. Red Brandywine
Plant size L
Foliage Somewhat disease
susceptible
Exterior Color Excellent cherry
red
Interior Color Light pink with
white spots
Firmness Excellent
Cracking Very few
Fruit Size Small
Comments Like
•#3 producer
6. Prudens Purple
Plant size XL
Foliage Somewhat susceptible to
disease
Exterior Color Dark pink with green shoulder
Interior Color Red with white spots and
patches
Firmness Average
Cracking Large stem and radial cracks
Fruit Size Large
Comments Indifferent
•#4 producer
7. Mortgage Lifter
Plant size XL
Foliage Excellent (no disease till
end of season)
Exterior Color Dark Pink
Interior Color Dark red with some white
spots
Firmness Average
Cracking Small blossom end scar
Fruit Size XL
Comments Like
•#5 producer ; Taste winner Covie Rise
8. Persimmon
Plant size XL
Foliage
Exterior Color Excellent dark Y-O
Interior Color Excellent Dark Y-O
Firmness Good
Cracking Large stem and Blossom
end scars
Fruit Size XL
Comments Like
•Taste Winner – Covie Rise
9. Pink Brandywine
Plant size XL
Foliage Excellent until end of season
Exterior Color Excellent Dark pink
Interior Color Dark pink many white spots
Firmness Excellent
Cracking Large stems and blossom end
scar
Fruit Size M- XL ( varies)
Comments Like
•Taste Winner - Burden
10. 2011 Cherry Tomatoes
• Sweet Million
– Standard red cherry
• Sweet Pea Currant
– Tiny grape like clusters
• Sun Gold*
– Standard orange
cherry
11. Bell Peppers (2012)
• Planted on April 3, 2012
• 10 varieties (color
peppers)
• Mavras, Aristotle, Archimedes,
Crusader, Golden Summer, Tequila,
Summer Sweet 8610, Camelot X3R,
Snapper, PSO9941319 XSR
• Ordered Seed from
Rupp and Totally Tomato
12. MAVRAS
Plant size Small
Pepper size 2.5 wide/ 3.0 long
(average inches)
Color Black and shiny
Blemishes 20% had a small
blemish
• Excellent small pepper
• 1st top producer in trial in # and total weight harvested
13. TEQUILA
Plant size Small
Pepper size 2.5 wide/ 2.75
(average inches) long
Color Purple
Blemishes 14% had a small
blemish
•Excellent pepper
•2nd top producer in trial in # and total weight harvested
14. ARISTOTLE X3R
Plant size Small
Pepper size 3.5 wide/ 3.0 long
(average inches)
Color Green end of season
turned orange/ red
better if matured indoors
Blemishes 14% had a small blemish
•Excellent large pepper
•3rd top producer in trial in # and total weight harvested
15. CAMELOT X3R
Plant size Small
Pepper size 3.0 wide/ 3.5 long
(average inches)
Color Green
Blemishes <1% had a small
blemish
16. PSO9941819 X5R
Plant size Small
Pepper size 3.25 wide/ 3.0
(average inches) long
Color Green
Blemishes 19% had a small
blemish
17. Watermelon (2012)
• Planted in field on April 3,
2012
• Charleston Gray, Starbrite,
Summer Flavor 720,
Sangria, Jubilee II, AU
Producer, Legacy and
Diablo – all red meat.
Desert King, Summer Gold
and Tendergold
18. Summer Flavor 720
Foliage Good
Rind Color Light green w/ dark
green stripe
Interior Color Dark cherry red
Seed Color Dark brown w/
black spots
Seed Size (cm) 1.3
BRIX 10
Texture Excellent
Avg. weight/ length 22.25lbs/ 12.8 in
19. Summer Gold
Foliage No sunburn
Rind Color light green dark
green stripe
Interior Color orange
Seed Color black
Seed Size (cm) 0.9
BRIX 10.5
Texture Excellent
Avg. weight/ length 16.71lbs / 12.33in
20. Cucumbers (2011)
• Planted on March 28,
2011
• 7 varieties
• Dasher II, Olympian,
Burpless, Space Master,
Ashley, Straight Eight,
Sumter
• Seed ordered from
Naylor’s Hardware
21. Dasher II
Fruit shape Straight good
Yield Excellent
Uniformity of fruit Excellent
Exterior color Dark green
Exterior damage None
Avg seed size Soft 6.5mm
Interior (texture) Solid
Avg diameter 50mm
Avg length 7 inches
22. Olympian
Fruit shape Straight good
Yield Fair
Uniformity of Excellent
fruit
Exterior color Dark green
(yellow belly)
Exterior damage None
Avg. seed size 4 mm very soft
Interior (texture) Solid
Avg. diameter 46mm
Avg. length 6 3/4 – 7 1/4
23. Spring 2013
Repeat top Producing Heirlooms
Trial 9 New TSWV resistant tomato varieties
Continue the search for color bell peppers
17 varieties
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