Oleyar's German by Mark Korney

[amideutch]

I first grew this variety in 2008 which I received seed from Mark Korney who posts here and at GW. It is a heirloom from Marks family that probably originated in Europe possibly from Germany. It's a Red Oxheart and one of the most beautiful reds I have grown. Excellent flavor with good production of 1 lb + fruits on an indeterminate plant. It's a glossy red what folks jokingly refer to as a waxed looking tomato but Oleyar's is that way off the vine, a real beauty. None of the photo's were taken with a flash as I had it turned off. Ami

[Talon1189]

WOW.......that is a red beauty.....very deep in color

[PaulF]

I did not grow Oleyar's German this year, but grew it in 2008 and 2009. It is an outstanding tomato. Several people who get plants from me have requested I grow it out again next year. Oleyar's will become an every year variety beginning next year. Thanks Mark!!

[Timbotide]

That is one to be proud of. How tall did the plant get?

[Suze]

I grew Oleyar's German in '08 and thought it was a great variety - lovely, excellent tasting fruits. Not very productive in my climate though.

On the list (with so very many others that I've not gotten back around to yet) to grow again at some point.


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[Timbotide]

Originally Posted by Suze

I grew Oleyar's German in '08 and thought it was a great variety - lovely, excellent tasting fruits. Not very productive in my climate though.

On the list (with so very many others that I've not gotten back around to yet) to grow again at some point.


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Where did you find your seed for
this variety?

[geeboss]

http://www.heritageharvestseed.com/p...Oleyar’s German

no picture at heritagehavestseed.com of Oleyar's German tomato


borrowed feldon's 2008 photo

http://www.feldoncentral.com/garden/...2/IMG_1655.JPG

[PaulF]

Not sure if the questions were directed to me but here goes: My seeds were two degrees of separation from Mark through SSE yearbook offerings. (Y got the seeds from X who got them from Mark) The plants were in the medium tall range of six to seven foot range and very healthy, or so my notes say. While not overly productive in the 20-30 tomatoes each season, the average weight was in the 11-13 ounce range and flavor was rated as a 5 on my 1-5 scale.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by geeboss

http://www.heritageharvestseed.com/p....html#Oleyar’s German


borrowed feldon's 2008 photo

http://www.feldoncentral.com/garden/...2/IMG_1655.JPG

There is no picture of it at Heritage Harvest in your link. So if there was one it's been removed and perhaps someone is reading here. I don't know.

Was there a picture of it at HH when you first looked?

[amideutch]

My plants is about 6 feet at present and is being grown in a 7 gal container. Here is a link to Tatiana's TOMATObase concerning this variety.
Ami

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Oleyar%27s_German

[OneoftheEarls]

seeded one but it never made it to fruition...thanks for inspiration to keep trying

[Timbotide]

Got some coming from here. http://www.tatianastomatobase.com/wi...yar%27s_German.

This Lady is very nice and She has a lot of seeds too. Thanks to all.

[amideutch]

Picked 2 more fruits today and one was the largest tomato I have harvested this year. This has to be one of the best Red oxhearts out there. Ami

[beefyboy]

how does it compare to Sylvan Gaume! I am growing Sylvan and starting my seed in a few days along with Kosovo, Anna Russian, orange strawberry, Wes. Any thoughts to the sweetest of them all?? lol, lets here it!

[amideutch]

how does it compare to Sylvan Gaume

bboy, I'll let you know next year when I grow Sylvan Gaume. Had the DW do a taste test between Oleyar's and Cowlick's and Oleyar's was two thumbs up compared to one thumb up for Cowlick's. Ami