- Open-pollinated
- Cocktail
- 75 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Purple
Pink Boar
Open-pollinated cocktail from USA. Small dark purple-black striped fruit from the Wild Boar Farms 'Boar' line. Ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Cocktail 1–3 oz (40–80 g) · Round
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 75 days from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 5–8 ft (150–240 cm) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 39 in (60 × 100 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Easy-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
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- Purple
- Black
- Striped
- Interior
- Not recorded
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
5–8 ft (150–240 cm) · Regular leaf
Pink Boar is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 5–8 ft (150–240 cm).
Flavor
“Small dark purple-black striped fruit from the Wild Boar Farms 'Boar' line.”
Growing calendar
75 days from transplant Midseason
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Snacking
Origin
A Wild Boar Farms release with small, dark purple-black striped fruit, part of the same breeding program's 'Boar' line.
Sources
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Questions
How do you grow a Pink Boar plant?
A Pink Boar plant grows 5–8 ft (150–240 cm) tall. Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 39 in (100 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 6–10 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Pink Boar take to mature?
Pink Boar is ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Does Pink Boar need staking?
Pink Boar is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 5–8 ft (150–240 cm).
Can Pink Boar be grown in a container?
Pink Boar is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Pink Boar resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Pink Boar.
