The best orange/gold of 2009 - Orlov Yellow

[Tania]

I harvested and tasted most of my yellow and orange tomatoes, and the absolute winner was Orlov Yellow from Geza Korbely 2005 seeds.

I tried to grow it in 2005, but it did not mature before late blight hit my garden, so this was a second attempt to grow it from very few seeds left.

I got three healthiest plants in the garden, potato leaf, with loads of perfectly shaped orange beefsteaks, 12-20 oz range, with outstanding taste and very meaty flesh. The only negative is that it is a late variety, but it still matured way before Orange Strawberry (which I yet to taste) and German Red Strawberry.

The second best (taste-wise) was Stor Gul, surprisingly. It was also beautifully shaped, perfectly round, and had a good shelf life for about a couple of weeks after picking ripe.

Tania