Year Introduced: | 1949 |
Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Country of Origin: | USA |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina; Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Agric. Expt. Sta. cooperated in this release. |
Days to harvest: | 55 |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Vine |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | 18-24 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12- 15 inches |
Uses: | Vegetable |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Self Bees |
Parentage: | Commodore x Streamliner x United States 5 Refugee |
antsinmypants | On June 26, 2023 | Seeds sown 10 Into Garden One |
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