Cottonwood, AZ (Zone 8b) | October 2016 | positive
This was my first year for growing Mary Robinson. It was one of my later ripening varieties, like many heirlooms, but produced a very hea...Read Morevy crop on large vines. Many of the fruit were in the 1-lb. range and a couple were nearly 2 lbs. Interestingly, about 10 fruit ripened at the same time, which made for good sauce cooking (delicious!). The flavor is typical of bicolors, quite sweet with some tang. The fruit did tend to crack, but nothing unusual for an older variety.
This was my first year for growing Mary Robinson. It was one of my later ripening varieties, like many heirlooms, but produced a very hea...Read More
Bi-color.
".....excellent tasting 1 lb.+ bi-color.....gold fruits have more red striping than most and it's quite high yeilding."