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Old July 31, 2020   #1
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Default Malinovaya Zebra - info?

Hi everybody!

I am growing out "Malinovaya Zebra" as passed along by FarmerShawn from one of Carolyn's last seed offers.

It's had a bumpy ride but is finally fruiting and I have high hopes for being able to save enough seed to share.

But that leads me toward curiosity about what exactly I'm growing! In one of her earlier posts, Carolyn listed it as "Malinovaya Zebra – Indet. PL Tri-color Beefsteak Slicer" -- I also found this in SSE: "80 days, indet, reg leaf plant with a high yield of 12-20 oztri-color beefsteak fruit with outstanding flavor. From NY MA C, 2017, via Marina in Russia" ... except mine is definitely PL as was Carolyn's description of earlier here at TV.

I'm curious about what the fruit looks like. Did anyone here ever grow it out, and if so did you save pics or other information you can share? I'm having a hard time finding any online.

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Old July 31, 2020   #2
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Mine were PL. One of my favorites!
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Good to know! I wonder what this description was when it was first listed in SSE. Anybody have access to back issues? Or does anyone know if the original source, Marina, is around on the forums or otherwise reachable?
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I'm thrilled to say that I picked my first blushing MZ just yesterday, and looks like I'll be able to pick a second today. Regarding the description above, I would not say that it is very productive, at least it hasn't been for me -- but it was a late start, from old seed, so I'm happy to get enough fruit to save seed from.

I'll post some pictures soon.
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So far three total that I've picked, and are now ripened. I'm going to collect seed from these three. Hopefully I'll get one I can taste before the season is over! (The saladettes next to them are Karma Purples.)
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I collected the seeds this evening and here’s what the sliced fruit looked like. I was surprised that more red was t expressed in the flesh since so much was expressed in the skin! Also snuck myself a slice.

The flesh is firm and very meaty, relatively few seeds. I would describe the flavor as balanced between the milder skin of a yellow and the more acid tomato taste of a red. Really good!
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