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Tomato 'Red Calabash'

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Family

Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon)

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Species

lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum)

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Height

Unknown - Tell us

Spacing

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Sun Exposure

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Other Details

Seed Collecting

Full Sun

Fruit Shape

Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Fruit Size

Fruit Colors

Growing Habit

Days to Maturity

Seed Type

Usage

Disease Resistance

Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds

Ferment seeds before storing

Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

Leaf Type

Cherry

Foliage Color

Small (grape/cherry varieties)

Bloom Characteristics

Red

Water Requirements

Unknown - Tell us

Where to Grow

Indeterminate

Regional

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BajaBlue

Rancho Santa Rita, TX (Zone 8a) | February 2010 | positive

Rare variety from Chiapas, Mexico, documented in a 1793 painting by Philadelphia artist Raphael Peale. Thin skinned slightly flattened ...Read Morer /> fruits with some pleating.

Big_Red

Bethelridge, KY (Zone 6a) | December 2004 | neutral

".....fluted tiny red beefsteaks. Extreme producer."

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