Yellow Banana Legs

Qweniden · June 27, 2010

we just ate our first non-cherry heirloom. It was mild but lightly sweet and savory. Nothing amazing but enjoyable.

Anyone try this one?

dice · July 1, 2010

I always heard that it was a paste tomato, meant for sauce.

cornbreadlouie · July 30, 2011

I know I'm bumping an oooold thread, but I was wondering if anybody's tried using banana legs for crosses?

It's by far my most productive tomato, no yellowing leaves or anything and I'm thinking about crossing it with a black prince. Maybe try to get a dark paste tomato with stripes & nipples.

Has it been done yet?!

salix · July 30, 2011

Louie - think it may have been used to produce 'Speckled Roman'...

**nctomatoman** · July 30, 2011

I talked to John Swenson at the SSE campout - Speckled Roman is his. It was all about the bees - the cross is between Antique Roman and Banana Legs as an accidental occurrence in John's garden.

I've grown Banana Legs - produces like a machine, very mild flavor, I found the skin to be tough - so best use is sauce.

delltraveller · July 30, 2011

The BLT eaters in my extended family like these kinds of long paste tomatoes for their sandwiches---meaty and bread doesn't get soft and mushy.

cornbreadlouie · September 19, 2011

15 lbs of banana legs. Do all determinate tomatoes produce like this one?
http://oi54.tinypic.com/1z56p0o.jpg

Not including the ones eaten/given away. And thats a LOT because I dont particularly enjoy their.flavor. Was going to try to make some crosses but didnt quite perfect the technique and the one I did get got BER. Dang! And by then the blossoms dried up.

I have some seeds if anybody wants to try their hand at growing this amazing specimen of a tomato plant.

Tania · September 20, 2011

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Originally Posted by cornbreadlouie

15 lbs of banana legs. Do all determinate tomatoes produce like this one?
http://oi54.tinypic.com/1z56p0o.jpg

Not including the ones eaten/given away. And thats a LOT because I dont particularly enjoy their.flavor. Was going to try to make some crosses but didnt quite perfect the technique and the one I did get got BER. Dang! And by then the blossoms dried up.

I have some seeds if anybody wants to try their hand at growing this amazing specimen of a tomato plant.

This tomato is certainly a BIG producer for me also.

**nctomatoman** · September 20, 2011

Determinate varieties are often very heavy yielders - they set their crop, ripen them quickly - and you can get 20-30 or more pounds per plant harvested over a short period of time. I grew Banana legs once and it went over 20 lbs for the plant. The Roma types can get to 30-40 lbs per plant. But when you have such a high fruit to foliage ratio, you end up sacrificing flavor - hence most determinate varieties are lacking a bit - or a lot - in flavor.

vegomatic · September 22, 2011

My only attempt gave me almost 100% BER, when nothing else was bothered by it. Haven't tried it again since, but I usually give a dud variety a second chance in another year.

-Ed

Tania · September 22, 2011

Ed,

Did you grow it in a pot or open ground? I am just curious to what may have helped to developed BER...

vegomatic · September 22, 2011

Hi Tania,

It shared space with other toms in my gh, in a continuous raised bed set against the outer walls. Soil is hand mixed and amended all the same each season. Shouldn't be any significant difference from one spot to the next.

Thanks for asking!
-Ed

Tania · September 22, 2011

Thank you Ed! Usually it is the container-grown tomatoes that are more BER-prone.

June 27, 2010	#1
Qweniden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 267	Yellow Banana Legs we just ate our first non-cherry heirloom. It was mild but lightly sweet and savory. Nothing amazing but enjoyable. Anyone try this one?

July 1, 2010	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	I always heard that it was a paste tomato, meant for sauce. __________________ -- alias

July 30, 2011	#3
cornbreadlouie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SF bay area... north bay Posts: 242	I know I'm bumping an oooold thread, but I was wondering if anybody's tried using banana legs for crosses? It's by far my most productive tomato, no yellowing leaves or anything and I'm thinking about crossing it with a black prince. Maybe try to get a dark paste tomato with stripes & nipples. Has it been done yet?! __________________ Do You Like Worms?

July 30, 2011	#5
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	I talked to John Swenson at the SSE campout - Speckled Roman is his. It was all about the bees - the cross is between Antique Roman and Banana Legs as an accidental occurrence in John's garden. I've grown Banana Legs - produces like a machine, very mild flavor, I found the skin to be tough - so best use is sauce. __________________ Craig

September 19, 2011	#7
cornbreadlouie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SF bay area... north bay Posts: 242	15 lbs of banana legs. Do all determinate tomatoes produce like this one? http://oi54.tinypic.com/1z56p0o.jpg Not including the ones eaten/given away. And thats a LOT because I dont particularly enjoy their.flavor. Was going to try to make some crosses but didnt quite perfect the technique and the one I did get got BER. Dang! And by then the blossoms dried up. I have some seeds if anybody wants to try their hand at growing this amazing specimen of a tomato plant. __________________ Do You Like Worms?

July 30, 2011	#4
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Louie - think it may have been used to produce 'Speckled Roman'...

July 30, 2011	#6
delltraveller Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 481	The BLT eaters in my extended family like these kinds of long paste tomatoes for their sandwiches---meaty and bread doesn't get soft and mushy.

September 20, 2011	#9
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Determinate varieties are often very heavy yielders - they set their crop, ripen them quickly - and you can get 20-30 or more pounds per plant harvested over a short period of time. I grew Banana legs once and it went over 20 lbs for the plant. The Roma types can get to 30-40 lbs per plant. But when you have such a high fruit to foliage ratio, you end up sacrificing flavor - hence most determinate varieties are lacking a bit - or a lot - in flavor. __________________ Craig

September 22, 2011	#10
vegomatic Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Black Hills SD Z4 Posts: 89	My only attempt gave me almost 100% BER, when nothing else was bothered by it. Haven't tried it again since, but I usually give a dud variety a second chance in another year. -Ed

September 22, 2011	#11
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Ed, Did you grow it in a pot or open ground? I am just curious to what may have helped to developed BER... __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase