Variety Red Colorado or Colorado Red

[Raymondo]

Does anyone know this variety? I obtained seeds labeled Red Colorado but found only one internet reference on Dave's Garden to Colorado Red! I'm assuming they are the same variety.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Raymondo

Does anyone know this variety? I obtained seeds labeled Red Colorado but found only one internet reference on Dave's Garden to Colorado Red! I'm assuming they are the same variety.

Ray, I don't find it listed in the current 2008 SSE Yearbook but I scooped up at random the 2001 and there was one brief listing for Colorado Red.

It said PI303716 ( USDA number, CM), 4 ft weak pole variety, RL, 2 inch round red fruit, from IA SSE HF 98, SSE tomato # 1993.

A person from TX listed it and the above says that SSE itself offered it in 1998 and it was from their listing of it as a USDA accession that he got it.

Nothing was said about taste or anything else.

Does that match what the DG description said?

[Raymondo]

Thanks Carolyn. It matches more or less. Dave's also only lists size of plant, leaf type and fruit size and colour. It does say it's a salad tomato. If I have room I'll pop one in this coming season.