Thursday, November 19, 2020

Arkansas Traveler (Traveler 76)


As the name suggests, this tomato hails from the state of Arkansas, where it was bred at the University of Arkansas by Joe McFerran of the Horticulture Department. He released the tomato to the public in 1971 under the name “Traveler 76.” It wasn't until later that it gained the name of its home state.

This heirloom variety is prized for very flavorful, medium-sized tomatoes that resist cracking and keep on coming, even in drought and hot weather. Taste is mild, like the pink color of the fruit. Indeterminate vines do best in tall cages.


Type: Indeterminate, Heirloom

Maturity: 75 days

Plant Availability: To Be Announced

Plant Sizes: 4-6 count cell packs, flats (36 to 48 plant count), gallon

This is a variety that we often allow to grow all the way to gallon sized containers because, being indeterminate, they will continue to produce after the first bloom-set until the end of the growing season. 


 

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