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About Fakel
Russian variety, first taken to Oregon by Kate Gessert from Moscow, author of ‘The Beautiful Food Garden,’ who was a leader of horticultural tours of the Soviet Union. It then found its way to the Heritage Seed Library in the UK and is now back in the U.S.. Vigorous, determinate, regular leaf plant produces deep red, 2.5″, slightly elongated round fruits with exceptional sweet flavor, juicy and thick walled. Detaches from plant without calyx and is extremely prolific even in cool conditions. Good for processing and for fresh use.
- Culinary Use
- Paste / Sauce / Canner / Salad
- Flavor Profile
- Sweet
- Flesh Color
- Red
- Fruit Color
- Red
- Fruit Shape
- Elongated / Oblate
- Fruit Size
- Small
- Leaf Type
- Regular
- Maturity
- Mid-season
- Plant Type
- Determinate
- Species
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Variety
- Heirloom / Open Pollinated
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In the intro it says Fakel is determinate, but the list below says indeterminate.
Which is it?
Hi Peter, it is a determinate plant. Thanks!