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'Purple Calabash' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Main-Season
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Main-season, standard variety. Indeterminate plants bear 3-inch-wide by 1 1/2-inch-tall, very deeply ribbed fruit with light green-purple shoulders, dark purple base and dark purple interior.
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75
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| Seed Sources: |
Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.0 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (3.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 1
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 09/28/2005 by
Lisa in Oregon
- An intermediate gardener
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Yield
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Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Small, accordioned, ugly dark tomatoes, with a strange, strong flavor that you either loved or hated. Fairly prolific but there was a fair bit of rot in the fruits. I'd only grow it again for the novelty, but it's worth it for that. |
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