Lemon Boy hybrid! - Page 2

natural · January 9, 2015

Ed of Somis and Cole_Robbie,

I really like Orlov Yellow. For me it was similar to Yellow Brandywine in size and color, but more productive and earlier.

Bill

Cole_Robbie · January 9, 2015

Thanks for the recommendation, Bill.

I had the non-platfoot Yellow Brandywine two years ago. It was one of the best-tasting tomatoes I have ever had, but yield was very low and the fruit were cat-faced. Platfoot is supposed to be better about having more uniform fruit; we shall see.

natural · January 9, 2015

Cole_Robbie,

I should have specified that the strain I grew was the Platfoot strain. So my comparison was against that strain. However, I am in the South, so I think that my yield from Platfoot is expected to be lower versus your region. You will probably have much better success than I did.

January 10, 2015

I have pretty much stopped growing most of the well known "yellow" varieties due to low production and average taste. I only grew Lemon Boy because it was a variety I was not familiar with and I needed something to fill some empty spots in my garden. I was pleasantly surprised at it's vigor in high heat and good taste. If it performs as well in my spring garden this year as it did in my fall garden last year, it will be a keeper for future gardens.

With the exception of KBX (keeper) and Orange Minske (keeper) I'm really not a fan of the yellow/gold varieties. I give most of my tomatoes away and I enjoy providing a mixture of colors, sizes, and tastes. People ask questions or comment on the surprising taste of the different color varieties. I enjoy that.

Ted

AKmark · January 10, 2015

Up here in AK, for whatever the reason, yellow beefsteak varieties seem to be slow to start producing, however, they do pack them on over a long season. I grew Yellow BW last year, regular one, and they produced good, tasted excellent, and had no cracking. I had one plant that I let grow two stems, one stem had ugly catfaced fruit, the other had very nice large tomatoes, go figure.
This year I have the Platfoot strain, so we will have to see how it does.

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January 9, 2015	#16
natural Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North GA Posts: 530	Ed of Somis and Cole_Robbie, I really like Orlov Yellow. For me it was similar to Yellow Brandywine in size and color, but more productive and earlier. Bill

January 9, 2015	#17
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Thanks for the recommendation, Bill. I had the non-platfoot Yellow Brandywine two years ago. It was one of the best-tasting tomatoes I have ever had, but yield was very low and the fruit were cat-faced. Platfoot is supposed to be better about having more uniform fruit; we shall see.

January 10, 2015	#19
tedln Guest Posts: n/a	I have pretty much stopped growing most of the well known "yellow" varieties due to low production and average taste. I only grew Lemon Boy because it was a variety I was not familiar with and I needed something to fill some empty spots in my garden. I was pleasantly surprised at it's vigor in high heat and good taste. If it performs as well in my spring garden this year as it did in my fall garden last year, it will be a keeper for future gardens. With the exception of KBX (keeper) and Orange Minske (keeper) I'm really not a fan of the yellow/gold varieties. I give most of my tomatoes away and I enjoy providing a mixture of colors, sizes, and tastes. People ask questions or comment on the surprising taste of the different color varieties. I enjoy that. Ted

January 10, 2015	#20
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Up here in AK, for whatever the reason, yellow beefsteak varieties seem to be slow to start producing, however, they do pack them on over a long season. I grew Yellow BW last year, regular one, and they produced good, tasted excellent, and had no cracking. I had one plant that I let grow two stems, one stem had ugly catfaced fruit, the other had very nice large tomatoes, go figure. This year I have the Platfoot strain, so we will have to see how it does.