Sub-Arctic Plenty
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Determinate
- Days to maturity
- 45-50 days
- Fruit
- red, saladette
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
Bred at Canada's Beaverlodge station for the shortest, coldest seasons, famously used to supply fresh tomatoes to northern military bases. Among the earliest tomatoes in existence.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 45-50 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
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- open-pollinated
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- heirloom
Siberian
55-60 days · Determinate
- heirloom
Bloody Butcher
55-60 days · Indeterminate
- F1 hybrid
Bush Early Girl
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Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog