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Brought to Missouri by a German immigrant family, these tomatoes were shared with Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and now the seeds are commercially distributed. Sugary sweet flavor. [54] [55] German Pink Pink 85–90 Heirloom 16–32 oz Beefsteak Indeterminate Regular Leaf One of two tomato varieties that inspired the creation of the Seed Savers ...
Brandywine tomato ad from The Ohio Farmer, January 12, 1889, referring to it as a "new tomato" variety. The origins of the Brandywine cultivar remain unclear. [2] The Burpee Seed company reports carrying it in their catalogue as early as 1886, and there are references to it older than that. [1]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1937 yearbook declared that "half of the major varieties were a result of the abilities of the Livingstons to evaluate and perpetuate superior material in the tomato." Livingston's first breed of tomato, the Paragon, was introduced in 1870. [1] [2]
In most of these lists, variety refers to a cultivar that is recognised by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). A cultivar must meet certain criteria in order to be recognised by UPOV as a named variety. In a few lists, variety means something else: a taxonomic rank below that of species (a kind of ...
Space plants at least 18-24 inches apart to allow air circulation and reduce the risk of diseases. Bury a portion of the stem when planting to encourage root growth, which stabilizes the plant and ...
Ohio's biodiversity continues to be threatened due to a variety of causes. The latest Rare Native Ohio Plants Status List cites 271 are endangered. Native plant update: Of Ohio's 1,800 native ...
In 1924, Hirzel Farms harvested their first tomato crop. [5] [3] [6] In 1947, the Hirzel Canning Company was incorporated with Karl A. Hirzel, the son of Carl R. Hirzel, as president and his wife Rosalie as secretary. [7] In 1954, the Hirzel Company purchased a plant in Pemberville, Ohio. In 1982 the company expanded to a third plant in Ottawa ...
“Typically, our experience has been that tomato varieties . . . that are 75 days to maturity or less are most likely to be successful and have a good crop and get fruit set before we have that ...