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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Hay’s is an indeterminate, early-season oxheart believed to originate from Bulgaria. It produces gorgeous raspberry-pink hearts with an elongated tip, weighing anywhere from 7 oz to over a pound. Growers praise it for shrugging off temperature swings, powering through extreme heat, and delivering a phenomenal sweet flavor. A solid producer for both greenhouse and in-ground setups. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Hay’s — Sourced my seeds for this variety from France. The vendor thinks it originally comes from Bulgaria.<\/p>\n

Ran two plants, one in-ground and one under poly. Indet. Early, tough as nails (shrugged off the day\/night temp swings like a champ). Has a super long harvest window. The maters are gorgeous raspberry-red oxhearts with an elongated, blunt tip, running about 7 to 10.5 oz (200-300 g). Even sitting in a massive pile of other oxhearts on the counter, this one stands out instantly because of that unique shape. Vendor specs said they could hit 14 to 17.5 oz (400-500 g), but mine didn’t size up quite that much. In my garden, this one checks all the boxes: excellent yield, resilience, and fantastic flavor. Became a huge favorite and my best find of the 2019 season.<\/p>\n

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Delicious, heavy-producing variety. Grew it under poly. As we got into fall, the late-season fruits actually sized up way bigger than the ones that set during the summer heat.<\/p>\n

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Been chasing this one for a while, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. Shoutout to Sofia (@Sofia 27) for the awesome seed mail!<\/p>\n

And Lana is totally right — the lower trusses throw smaller fruit, but the ones higher up the vine get massive. Easily hitting 1 to 1.3 lbs (500-600 g). Kicking myself for not getting a picture of them on the scale. For an oxheart, the flavor profile is incredibly solid.<\/p>\n

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Fantastic pink mater. Heavy producer, tastes great.<\/p>\n

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Ran one plant under poly in 2021. Hay’s was super tasty and sweet, but yields were a bit on the low side for me – I’m blaming the extreme heat. The second the temps finally dropped down to a “reasonable” 95\u00b0F (+35\u00b0C), it suddenly started pumping out and sizing up fruit like crazy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Summary: Hay’s<\/h2>\n