Dredging this one up from the archives! And this is exactly why I love that Tomatoville has so much history. I am interested in this tomato for next year- I found some new info from an Ebay seller who originally bought it from Blue Ribbon Seeds who is no longer selling seeds
First introduced in 1995 by Barbara Fath of Pleasant Plain, Ohio..
Barbara Fath received seeds from her late mother-in-law Phyllis Marlowe in the late 1980s. Phyllis obtained them from her mother-in-law, Madeline Marlowe.
Madeline Marlowe grew this tomato in Charleston, West Virginia for over 50 years, and then brought them with her to Ohio. This is where she and then her daughter-in-law Phyllis continued to grow it for another 30 years.
Barbara Fath named this tomato after Madeline Marlowe and the place where she grew it originally, and she continued to grow it, up until 2002. When she found her saved seeds and grew it again in 2008, Barbara observed both regular and potato leaf types. Barbara said that the original is large potato leaf pink and meaty.
Indeterminate plants (originally potato leaf and regular leaf) produce
moderate amounts of pink, 3", 12 oz., beefsteak tomatoes with a
wonderful, unique, sweet , yet mild, well-balanced flavors. Good
disease resistance. Bears until frost.
Have others liked this one in their gardens?
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