No. 058 · heirloom
Manitoba
Manitoba is a determinate heirloom slicer with bright red, slightly flattened fruit. It ripens in about 60 days.
Typeslicer
Habitdeterminate
Days to maturity60
Fruit size4 to 6 oz
Colorbright red, slightly flattened
Difficultyeasy
Flavor
Described as a rich, old-fashioned tomato flavor with a balanced sweet-acid taste that holds up in sauces and preserves. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
A determinate open-pollinated heirloom bred in the 1950s at the Morden Research Station in Manitoba, Canada, for cold, short-season prairie gardens.
What it does well
- Bred for cold prairie climates and short seasons
- Compact determinate bush, 3 to 4 feet, needs minimal staking
- Concentrated, dependable harvest
Where it frustrates
- Determinate, so fruit ripens in a concentrated window
- Medium-sized fruit rather than a large slicer
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Where to buy seed
Sources
- Manitoba Tomato Seeds · West Coast Seeds
- Tomato, Manitoba, Medium-Large Tomato Seeds · Totally Tomatoes