Comparing Jaunne Flamme to Tangerine Ailsa Craig

[ScottinAtlanta]

Folks, I like the vivid yellow tomatoes, and two in particular have done very well here in Atlanta over the years (I should have included Egg Yolk here). I grow both in containers. Those two are:

Jaunne Flamme
Tangerine Ailsa Craig (seeds sent to me by ChrisK in 2012 - thanks again Chris).

Production: Both are productive, producing around 40-60 fruits per plant over a season. JF seems to come in flushes, while TAC produces more regularly.

Disease: The TAC is slightly more disease resistant than is JF, which can go down to septoria pretty fast if not careful.
Taste: TAC is slightly sweeter, while JF has a deeper tomato taste.

Size: JF is slightly larger than TAC.



Both are excellent saladettes and very pretty tomatoes for salad or salsa.

[Fusion_power]

I love Jaune Flamme as a very tart and not very sweet tomato. It is a perfect companion to most salads and works very well on a BLT sandwich.

[davidj]

I have grown Jaune Flammée in the 4-5 years and it always have a good taste. Few years ago, we had a summer with a lot of rain: tomatoes were bigger (I do not irrigate my tomato plants) and I felt that taste of a lot of varieties felt diluted and suffered from too much rain... but Jaune Flammée was still excellent, even though fruits were bigger than usual.

I eat a lot of tomates in sandwiches and I make sauce, so I often do not know what to do with these saladette tomatoes (about 60 g each). So every spring, I am not sure if I will grow it... but finally, I always want to have one or two plants I want to make a cross of Jaune Flammée with a bigger tomato, I'll try in the next weeks.

Also, Jaune Flammée gets its orange color from beta carotene. When fully ripe, it has some red tint in the center. Beautiful and tasty . Is it the same for Tangerine Alisa Craig ? I don't know this variety, but from the name, one would thing that it is a tangerine orange tomato. Do you have a picture to compare interior of both tomatoes ?

David

[ScottinAtlanta]

You are correct, David. Here are the two cut sections showing the red tint in the JF. Both very juicy tomatoes.

[ScottinAtlanta]

Wanted to bump this back up. I am including Tangerine Ailsa Craig on my for sale list this year in Atlanta - it does very well in this climate.

[simmran1]

I'm growing a Tangerine similar variety for the first time and it is Heliod. At least the color is similar. Supposedly somewhat blocky more than round:
https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/heliod/

[jmsieglaff]

I love JF! Now I do regret not growing it this year. I do agree it can succumb to septoria fairly quickly. I'll have to try TAC sometime.

[Wi-sunflower]

Jamie, I should have some Jaune Flamme plants later this spring at the Madison farmers market if you want some. The market is at the Alliant Center parking lot for now. Give me a message tho if you want to come so I will be sure to have them along. It will be at least mid May before they will be ready.

Carol

[jmsieglaff]

Originally Posted by Wi-sunflower

Jamie, I should have some Jaune Flamme plants later this spring at the Madison farmers market if you want some. The market is at the Alliant Center parking lot for now. Give me a message tho if you want to come so I will be sure to have them along. It will be at least mid May before they will be ready.

Carol

Very nice of you to think of me Carol! Thanks! All my tomato spots in the garden are accounted for--I don't have a huge garden, so every year some great tomatoes don't make the list--my list is always a mix of favorites and new to me varieties and sometimes a couple for a crossing project.

Justin