TOP FIVE of 2016!
My dear friend, Lizz Casady, presented me with a wrinkled up napkin which she had cunningly spit the seeds into from a salad she was eating at a small restaurant in Naoussa, Paros, Greece in the fall of 2013.
I grew it out in 2014 but it got lost amongst the hundreds of other plants and by the time I got to it, it was terribly late in the season and the fruits were almost rotten. But I saved seed from them as I was fairly certain that they were from a hybrid, so to begin the dehybridization process.
Fast forward to 2016 and I grew it again, this time in the greenhouse so to give it my full attention and am I ever happy that I did. "Schoolbus" yellow fruits are variable in size from 2-4 ounces, unblemished, light and tangy, sweet and well-balanced. They have a long hanging life, on and off the vine. Truly a perfect salad tomato.
HISTORY: Unknown varietal name. Brought back from Naoussa, Paros, Greece in 2013.
Sold in a 3.5" pot.
LIZZ'S GREEK MYSTERY
VARIETY CHARACTERISTICS
GROWTH HABIT: Indeterminate
MATURITY: Mid-season
LEAF TYPE: Regular
FRUIT CLASS: Cherry
FRUIT SHAPE: Globe
FRUIT SIZE: Small
FRUIT COLOR: Yellow
ORIGIN: Open-pollinated