Blondkopfchen or another yellow cherry?

Douglas14 · February 16, 2012

I'm looking to grow a yellow cherry tomato this year, and Blondkopfchen is one I'm thinking of. I'd like to hear thoughts on this variety, from those who've grown it. Also are there any yellow cherries that you'd recommend over Blondkopfchen?

jennifer28 · February 16, 2012

I like blondekopfchen. I always call it blond-chicken. It is especially fun if you have small children, they tend to consume large quantities of them out of the garden... very neat trick to make them eat more veggies.

the other yellow cherry I like is yellow pear. They look like little "shmoos" kind of like from the old cartoon. very reliable and taste good too.

I can send you either of these seeds or both, PM me if you want them. The other yellow-y like tomato I tried was wapsipinicon peach, but I really didn't care for the whole fuzzy tomato thing.

dokutaaguriin · February 16, 2012

Some possible choices:
Coyote
Dr. Carolyn
Yellow Submarine (a yellow cherry that blows the socks off of Yellow Pear)

Jeff

Granite26 · February 16, 2012

Grew smaller for me but very prolific!

**carolyn137** · February 16, 2012

I happen to like:

Galina's Yellow, which is gold and PL, lovely cherry with great taste and not mild

Medovaya Kaplya is another one I like a lot. It looks somewhat like a Yellow Pear, but tastes a lot better, fruits look like wee bags tied at the top/

Douglas, I never got around to growing Blondkopfchen so can;t make a direct comparison with the two I mentioned above.

laspasturas · February 17, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by dokutaaguriin

Some possible choices:
Coyote
Dr. Carolyn
Yellow Submarine (a yellow cherry that blows the socks off of Yellow Pear)

Jeff

Everyone in my family loves Coyote! Our dogs even steal them off the vine. It was also the only variety that kept pumping out fruit through the hottest parts of last summer, which was absolutely brutal.

shelleybean · February 17, 2012

I have not grown Blondkopfchen in my garden but they often have it at the farm stand here. It's really tiny! For me, it's already difficult to keep up with the picking on a regular sized cherry tomato. I can't imagine trying to get all these little guys, but they sure are cute! That said, I am a big an of both Galina's (deeper, brighter yellow) and Lollipop (pale yellow).

WM Obsessed · February 19, 2012

Am growing blondkopfchen for the first time this year so I can't make a direct comparison yet, but so far I haven't found a cherry that I like better than Snow White (and yes that includes some pretty heavy hitters like sungold, green doctors, and yellow submarine).

Hope this helps.

Douglas14 · February 24, 2012

Thanks for the replies! I'll consider all the varieties mentioned.

Both Galinas and Snow White are particularily tempting.

jhoganaz · February 24, 2012

This fall I planted two "Ildi" cherries from Tomatofest and they are undoubtedly the most addictive cherries I have grown. I have given some to my neighbors and they keep dropping by and asking if I have more. The most prolific cherry I have grown.

February 24, 2012

I have not grown it myself but almost all the talk I hear about is not good. Meaning at it's very best... there are still much better varieties out there that you can grow.

Wi-sunflower · February 25, 2012

I have a feeling there may be some NOT-Blondkopfchen seeds in circulation from the comments here.

I've been growing BK for at least 10+ years from seed gotten originally from the SSE public catalog. The plant can be HUGE with flower clusters all over it at times that make it look like a floral plant. The clusters are huge too -- multifloral. The fruit for me has always been a normal to slightly large cherry with a noticeable nipple or point on the end just like Riesentraube. As far as flavor, I'm not sure. I know I've tasted it and didn't think it bad. Just a bit bland as many yellow tomatoes are.

I grow at least 40 varieties of cherry and other small tomatoes, probably a lot more if I really looked at my lists. Galinas is one of my favs as is Green Doctors. Neither is bland and have nice flavors.

Carol

SteveS · February 25, 2012

I would like to suggest either Ildi or Golden Grape. Both very prolific & tasty...altho I have to admit their taste pales before Black Cherry, Matt's Wild Cherry or Green Doctors. I grew Yellow Submarine 3 years ago & I liked it but it wasn't nearly as prolific.

Steve

sfoeyl · February 29, 2012

Grew BK but found picking the small fruits a pain. Suggest Dr. Carolyn or Coyote

tqlsjy · October 11, 2016

I grew them as well, and found that they were huge productive plants; however, the tomatoes weren't very good -- they were not very sweet at all. With that said, my climate (foggy SF) is a tough one to grow delicious tomatoes in, so I've gone back to sungold.

February 16, 2012	#1
Douglas14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 602	Blondkopfchen or another yellow cherry? I'm looking to grow a yellow cherry tomato this year, and Blondkopfchen is one I'm thinking of. I'd like to hear thoughts on this variety, from those who've grown it. Also are there any yellow cherries that you'd recommend over Blondkopfchen?

February 16, 2012	#2
jennifer28 Two-faced Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital Posts: 955	i love "blondechicken" I like blondekopfchen. I always call it blond-chicken. It is especially fun if you have small children, they tend to consume large quantities of them out of the garden... very neat trick to make them eat more veggies. the other yellow cherry I like is yellow pear. They look like little "shmoos" kind of like from the old cartoon. very reliable and taste good too. I can send you either of these seeds or both, PM me if you want them. The other yellow-y like tomato I tried was wapsipinicon peach, but I really didn't care for the whole fuzzy tomato thing.

February 16, 2012	#5
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I happen to like: Galina's Yellow, which is gold and PL, lovely cherry with great taste and not mild Medovaya Kaplya is another one I like a lot. It looks somewhat like a Yellow Pear, but tastes a lot better, fruits look like wee bags tied at the top/ Douglas, I never got around to growing Blondkopfchen so can;t make a direct comparison with the two I mentioned above. __________________ Carolyn

February 17, 2012	#7
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I have not grown Blondkopfchen in my garden but they often have it at the farm stand here. It's really tiny! For me, it's already difficult to keep up with the picking on a regular sized cherry tomato. I can't imagine trying to get all these little guys, but they sure are cute! That said, I am a big an of both Galina's (deeper, brighter yellow) and Lollipop (pale yellow). __________________ Michele

February 24, 2012	#9
Douglas14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 602	Thanks for the replies! I'll consider all the varieties mentioned. Both Galinas and Snow White are particularily tempting. Last edited by Douglas14; February 24, 2012 at 04:37 PM.

February 16, 2012	#3
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Some possible choices: Coyote Dr. Carolyn Yellow Submarine (a yellow cherry that blows the socks off of Yellow Pear) Jeff

February 16, 2012	#4
Granite26 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Western WI Posts: 359	Grew smaller for me but very prolific!

February 19, 2012	#8
WM Obsessed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Western MA (no you can't get there on the red line) Posts: 9	Am growing blondkopfchen for the first time this year so I can't make a direct comparison yet, but so far I haven't found a cherry that I like better than Snow White (and yes that includes some pretty heavy hitters like sungold, green doctors, and yellow submarine). Hope this helps.

February 24, 2012	#10
jhoganaz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scottsdale, AZ - Zone 8b Posts: 22	This fall I planted two "Ildi" cherries from Tomatofest and they are undoubtedly the most addictive cherries I have grown. I have given some to my neighbors and they keep dropping by and asking if I have more. The most prolific cherry I have grown.

February 24, 2012	#11
WillysWoodPile Guest Posts: n/a	I have not grown it myself but almost all the talk I hear about is not good. Meaning at it's very best... there are still much better varieties out there that you can grow. Last edited by WillysWoodPile; February 27, 2012 at 07:23 AM.

February 25, 2012	#12
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	I have a feeling there may be some NOT-Blondkopfchen seeds in circulation from the comments here. I've been growing BK for at least 10+ years from seed gotten originally from the SSE public catalog. The plant can be HUGE with flower clusters all over it at times that make it look like a floral plant. The clusters are huge too -- multifloral. The fruit for me has always been a normal to slightly large cherry with a noticeable nipple or point on the end just like Riesentraube. As far as flavor, I'm not sure. I know I've tasted it and didn't think it bad. Just a bit bland as many yellow tomatoes are. I grow at least 40 varieties of cherry and other small tomatoes, probably a lot more if I really looked at my lists. Galinas is one of my favs as is Green Doctors. Neither is bland and have nice flavors. Carol

February 25, 2012	#13
SteveS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 123	I would like to suggest either Ildi or Golden Grape. Both very prolific & tasty...altho I have to admit their taste pales before Black Cherry, Matt's Wild Cherry or Green Doctors. I grew Yellow Submarine 3 years ago & I liked it but it wasn't nearly as prolific. Steve

February 29, 2012	#14
sfoeyl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: bay area Posts: 102	Grew BK but found picking the small fruits a pain. Suggest Dr. Carolyn or Coyote

October 11, 2016	#15
tqlsjy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1	I grew them as well, and found that they were huge productive plants; however, the tomatoes weren't very good -- they were not very sweet at all. With that said, my climate (foggy SF) is a tough one to grow delicious tomatoes in, so I've gone back to sungold.