Dr. Wyche

[pbud]

Just tasted my first Dr. Wyche and it's a really nice tomato - powerful but balanced flavor, beautiful yellow/orange color, and just darn good. I don't want to get ahead of myself on this, b/c I haven't had a great tasting tomato since early fall, but based on this one tomato alone, I'd put it ahead of Kellogs Breakfast and Aunt Gertie's Gold and right next to Yellow Brandywine. Can't wait to try a few more - definitely better than I thought it would be!
Paul

[Suze]

Thanks for the report; I think Aunt Gert and Yellow BW are sublime, but they generally aren't that productive here.

Based on fruit set so far, where would you rank Dr. Wyche's in terms of productivity?

[carolyn137]

Paul, I think that the variety Dr. Wyche has been overlooked by many folks.

Huge yellow turning gold fruits and Suze, in my zone it's always been quite productive for a large fruited variety, but that's just my experience here.

But I just can't put it ahead of Aunt Gertie's Gold as far as taste goes.

[Grub]

Carolyn,

Taste-wise, where does Earl of Edgecombe rate compared with Dr Wyche and Aunt Gertie's Gold?

Good post... where my head's at now...

Ta, G.

[Earl]

I've grown Dr. Wyche and it's in the top 25 of my top 10. Very productive with large fruit and very good tasting which comes in slightly, only a smidgen, behind Aunt Gertie's Gold and Yellow Brandywine. I'm growing it this year but fruit are still to ripen.

[Grub]

LOL... that's my Earl.

The top 10 that's like size 32 Levis...

[carolyn137]

Taste-wise, where does Earl of Edgecombe rate compared with Dr Wyche and Aunt Gertie's Gold?


*****

Oh, lets say:

Aunt Gertie's Gold
Earl of Edgecombe
Dr. Wyche

But it may be meaningful now that I can only grow 14 plants , 13 from gardenmama who grows what I need, bless her, and I send her seeds, and one from bcday ( see Scott's Heart below), who I send seeds to for the ones I'd like to have some seed production from, bless her, and......ta da, out there now are both Earl of Edgecombe and Aunt Gertie's.

So when push came to shove, as is oft said, those two won out b'c even I forgot about Dr. Wyche, bless him, who used zoo doo for all his plants.

Aside from Black Cherry and Cherokee Green and a few other faves all my other ones are newies, such as Danko and Tsar of Bells (CIS), Sherrill ( just plain new) and Scott's Heart ( yet to be named) from Scott in Germany.

[mayax68]

Is Dr. Wyche as productive as Kellogs Breakfast? Since my plan to grow Kellogs this year failed twice ( not ment to be ), maybe it is worth investigating more about Dr. Wyche for the next year.

Maya.

[Grub]

Thanks... gonna try a few of these this season... I enjoyed Black Cherry last year as well. To me, it was like a large black grape rather than a tomato... very good for the grazer.

[pbud]

Yes, thanks. I'm gonna have to try Earl of Edgecomb next year. Cherokee Green (thanks, Carolyn for seed) is one of my absolute favorites - a must grow.

Maya, Dr. Wyche seems to be as productive as Kellogg's Breakfast and quite a bit earlier that Yellow Brandywine.

Paul

[blatanna]

Had my first Momotaro yesterday. It had an old type tomato flavour. very little acid with a real sweet flavour. I am looking forward to the rest which are gradually beginning to ripen now thanks to our awful summer.