Hagan Little Yellow from 1893

bwaynef · January 1, 2013

I don't see anything about it at Tatiana's TB. Google returns VERY little. This link has the best info:
http://www.motherearthliving.com/veg...z12jazmel.aspx

Does anyone have any experience with it? Is the name right, or should it be 1943 (instead of 1893) as implied in the link above.

Doug9345 · January 1, 2013

In the article it says the couple first planted it in 1893. In 1960 the mother died believing that there was no remaining seed. The children were cleaning out mothers things when they came across a can with labeled with the date 1943. They planted it the next spring and have get the variety going ever since.

I wonder if it is a currant tomato?

**carolyn137** · January 1, 2013

The article also says that the name is Little Yellow Tomato and Hagan is not part of the name so my trying to find it with the word Hagan was a bust, but I wasn't going to plow through my back Yearbooks anyway.

Just a suggestion, but in the 2013 SSE PUBLIC catalog they were offering seeds for a few varieties that SSE got from the seed bank, which didn't quite amuse me since those of us who are SSE members have no access to that, however, someone with their SSE catalog, mine is out in the LR right now, can take a look or look at the SSE online at seedsavders.org might just find seeds for Little Yellow Tomato being offered.Maybe not, though.

Whoa, I just went to Tania's website and it's all changed and gone are the special links for fruit color, foliage, country of oritgin, etc.

Unless I missed it.

Another suggestion is to ask someone who is an SSE member who uses the online YEARBOOK version to run a search for Little Yellow Tomato. I don't access the online although my listings are there, since the paper Yearbook is printed off the info on the online version.

Last comment. When I did look at a few of my past Yearbooks, which I have back to 1975 although I didn't join SSE until 1989, I saw lots of small yellow cherry varieties being offered, so my question is, is there anything special about this one that distinguishes it from scads of other small yellow cherries other than it was mentioned in anarticle about SSE?

Carolyn

Tracydr · January 1, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

The article also says that the name is Little Yellow Tomato and Hagan is not part of the name so my trying to find it with the word Hagan was a bust, but I wasn't going to plow through my back Yearbooks anyway.

Just a suggestion, but in the 2013 SSE PUBLIC catalog they were offering seeds for a few varieties that SSE got from the seed bank, which didn't quite amuse me since those of us who are SSE members have no access to that, however, someone with their SSE catalog, mine is out in the LR right now, can take a look or look at the SSE online at seedsavders.org might just find seeds for Little Yellow Tomato being offered.Maybe not, though.

Whoa, I just went to Tania's website and it's all changed and gone are the special links for fruit color, foliage, country of oritgin, etc.

Unless I missed it.

Another suggestion is to ask someone who is an SSE member who uses the online YEARBOOK version to run a search for Little Yellow Tomato. I don't access the online although my listings are there, since the paper Yearbook is printed off the info on the online version.

Last comment. When I did look at a few of my past Yearbooks, which I have back to 1975 although I didn't join SSE until 1989, I saw lots of small yellow cherry varieties being offered, so my question is, is there anything special about this one that distinguishes it from scads of other small yellow cherries other than it was mentioned in anarticle about SSE?

Carolyn

When you go to tomatoes on her data base, there is a spot that says "please click here" at the top of the page to see the different ways the tomatoes are organized. Then you can find tomatoes by color, leaf types, sizes, etc.

**carolyn137** · January 1, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracydr

When you go to tomatoes on her data base, there is a spot that says "please click here" at the top of the page to see the different ways the tomatoes are organized. Then you can find tomatoes by color, leaf types, sizes, etc.

Thanks Tracy for the road map. I was in such a hurry last night and just opened it up and the layout and all was so different and then the LONG complete list of all the varieties that have pages, well, you get the picture.

Carolyn

fortyonenorth · January 5, 2013

I grew Hagen Little Yellow in 2011 and it was a tasty and VERY prolific little cherry. It's a small cherry, but not as small as what I consider "current." In any event, it's well worth growing IMO. I got seeds from the SSE Yearbook (SSE HF listing). Here's the description plus the history, which I don't believe they included in their listing. I got this information directly from SSE after inquiring:

DESCRIPTION
Indeterminate, regular leaf. Yellow cherry tomato averaging 1 inch in length, 1.25 inches in diameter, and 13g. Excellent yield of fairly uniform (some multi-loculed) fruit borne in bunches of 5-7. Very little cracking or blemishing. Excellent eating qualities; a favorite when grown in 2010.

ORIGIN STORY
'Hagan Little Yellow' tomato was donated to SSE in 2002 by Bernice Hagan Mobley of Athens, AL. In her donation letter, Bernice writes [sic], "My papa and mama were married in 1892 and started housekeeping and gardening. They planted a garden in 1893 and planted a little yellow tomato about the size of a marble. Planted seed every year. Mama died in 1960 thinking she had lost seed of the little yellow tomato. My sister and I were in the pantry going through things and found this little tin can with seeds in it marked "Little Yellow Tomato 1943." I brought them with me and planted them in the spring 1961 and they came up. I have planted them every year since…They are delicious. Keep a bowl on your counter."

So, I guess "Little Yellow Tomato" was just a familiar way of referring to an unnamed family heirloom. "Hagen's Little Yellow" is the name attached by SSE which is how I've referred to it in my own records.

January 1, 2013	#1
bwaynef Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Clemson SC Posts: 143	Hagan Little Yellow from 1893 I don't see anything about it at Tatiana's TB. Google returns VERY little. This link has the best info: http://www.motherearthliving.com/veg...z12jazmel.aspx Does anyone have any experience with it? Is the name right, or should it be 1943 (instead of 1893) as implied in the link above.

January 1, 2013	#2
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	In the article it says the couple first planted it in 1893. In 1960 the mother died believing that there was no remaining seed. The children were cleaning out mothers things when they came across a can with labeled with the date 1943. They planted it the next spring and have get the variety going ever since. I wonder if it is a currant tomato? Last edited by Doug9345; January 1, 2013 at 10:05 AM.

January 1, 2013	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	The article also says that the name is Little Yellow Tomato and Hagan is not part of the name so my trying to find it with the word Hagan was a bust, but I wasn't going to plow through my back Yearbooks anyway. Just a suggestion, but in the 2013 SSE PUBLIC catalog they were offering seeds for a few varieties that SSE got from the seed bank, which didn't quite amuse me since those of us who are SSE members have no access to that, however, someone with their SSE catalog, mine is out in the LR right now, can take a look or look at the SSE online at seedsavders.org might just find seeds for Little Yellow Tomato being offered.Maybe not, though. Whoa, I just went to Tania's website and it's all changed and gone are the special links for fruit color, foliage, country of oritgin, etc. Unless I missed it. Another suggestion is to ask someone who is an SSE member who uses the online YEARBOOK version to run a search for Little Yellow Tomato. I don't access the online although my listings are there, since the paper Yearbook is printed off the info on the online version. Last comment. When I did look at a few of my past Yearbooks, which I have back to 1975 although I didn't join SSE until 1989, I saw lots of small yellow cherry varieties being offered, so my question is, is there anything special about this one that distinguishes it from scads of other small yellow cherries other than it was mentioned in anarticle about SSE? Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

January 5, 2013	#6
fortyonenorth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,150	I grew Hagen Little Yellow in 2011 and it was a tasty and VERY prolific little cherry. It's a small cherry, but not as small as what I consider "current." In any event, it's well worth growing IMO. I got seeds from the SSE Yearbook (SSE HF listing). Here's the description plus the history, which I don't believe they included in their listing. I got this information directly from SSE after inquiring: DESCRIPTION Indeterminate, regular leaf. Yellow cherry tomato averaging 1 inch in length, 1.25 inches in diameter, and 13g. Excellent yield of fairly uniform (some multi-loculed) fruit borne in bunches of 5-7. Very little cracking or blemishing. Excellent eating qualities; a favorite when grown in 2010. ORIGIN STORY 'Hagan Little Yellow' tomato was donated to SSE in 2002 by Bernice Hagan Mobley of Athens, AL. In her donation letter, Bernice writes [sic], "My papa and mama were married in 1892 and started housekeeping and gardening. They planted a garden in 1893 and planted a little yellow tomato about the size of a marble. Planted seed every year. Mama died in 1960 thinking she had lost seed of the little yellow tomato. My sister and I were in the pantry going through things and found this little tin can with seeds in it marked "Little Yellow Tomato 1943." I brought them with me and planted them in the spring 1961 and they came up. I have planted them every year since…They are delicious. Keep a bowl on your counter." So, I guess "Little Yellow Tomato" was just a familiar way of referring to an unnamed family heirloom. "Hagen's Little Yellow" is the name attached by SSE which is how I've referred to it in my own records.