Gary Cass was kind enough to share a few seeds of this F2 variety with me last year. In the previous season he found one off type plant growing from a pack of Orange Flesh Purple Smudge sourced from Carol Knapp, who thought it may have come from a field cross and Yellow Ruffle had been growing close by.
Well I'm very glad he sent seeds as both the plants I grew proved to be good growers, looked great and a pleasure to eat.
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| 'The Machine' A |
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| 'The Machine' B |
'Machine' A is the more delicate and refined looking plant. Lovely looking yellow fruits with faint red striping. A good mild taste and fruits kept well
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| 'The Machine' A, unripe fruit |
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| 'The Machine' A, leaves are pretty |
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| 'The Machine' A |
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| 'The Machine' A |
'Machine' B is the larger fruited of the two and the plants have heavier set leaves, flowers the lot. Very pretty type fruit Bi or is it Tri coloured fruits with a good sweet taste. I've nick named it Brains.
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| 'The Machine' B, unripe |
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| 'The Machine' B, chunkier leaves |
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| 'The Machine' B |
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| 'The Machine' B |
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| 'The Machine' B |
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| Sliced Brain! |
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