a little NC history.

[danielnc84]

Okay, my great grandfather was a farmer had around 200 acres of land to farm and was the first man in North Carolina to Produce a yellow tomato. this yellow tomato has been in my family well over 100 years. My great grandfather was really big on creating and trying to find better to farm over his lifespan. Found a really old article from a local news paper talking about his yellow tomato which i will share once i get it back from my aunt and how he achieved a yellow tomato.

[livinonfaith]

Sounds very interesting! Can't wait to hear more.

[danielnc84]

once i get the article back it explains how he spent about 10 years developing a yellow tomato. its a potato leaf variety very similar to a yellow brandywine but has a different taste all together. it was created back in the 1870's has been passed in my family the whole time. so its see the test of time.

[kath]

That's really cool, Daniel- I'm looking forward to reading the article, too.

[ddsack]

Daniel - does your family's tomato have another name, besides The Yellow Tomato? Have the seeds been shared in past years in your community, and are you growing it yourself this season? Very nice to have an heirloom tomato in the family! Please do share the article!

[danielnc84]

Originally Posted by ddsack

Daniel - does your family's tomato have another name, besides The Yellow Tomato? Have the seeds been shared in past years in your community, and are you growing it yourself this season? Very nice to have an heirloom tomato in the family! Please do share the article!

He never named it. I am growing this season. I have grown this tomato personally since i was 8 and old enough to get in the garden with a tiller and my dad and grandfather. Tomatoes are a family favorite for years upon years. My Grandfather and his 2 brothers both grew as well along with a couple cousins that still grow it year after year. I really want to let others try it for 2014 season. The flavor of this tomato is really good as well. I dont know of another variety i would pick over it and ive grown roughly 50 different varieties, of beefsteaks. if i do choose to share it I would like like people to taste it against some of the brandywine strains and see if its my taste buds or if it really blows a brandywine away!

[Deborah]

I'm definitely in line for seeds !

[Lee]

Daniel,

What part of NC are you in?
You could always bring a few to Raleigh this summer. I'm sure Craig and I would be glad to lend our taste buds to a sampling of this tomato!

I'm always on the lookout for good NC heirloom tomatoes.

Lee

Originally Posted by danielnc84

He never named it. I am growing this season. I have grown this tomato personally since i was 8 and old enough to get in the garden with a tiller and my dad and grandfather. Tomatoes are a family favorite for years upon years. My Grandfather and his 2 brothers both grew as well along with a couple cousins that still grow it year after year. I really want to let others try it for 2014 season. The flavor of this tomato is really good as well. I dont know of another variety i would pick over it and ive grown roughly 50 different varieties, of beefsteaks. if i do choose to share it I would like like people to taste it against some of the brandywine strains and see if its my taste buds or if it really blows a brandywine away!

[ddsack]

Daniel, I hope you do choose to share seeds this fall! You'll need to start stockpiling seeds, because I'm sure you will have many requests! Sounds like a great tomato with an interesting history. You should name it after your great grandfather who developed it.

[bluebonnets]

That's exciting!

[Tormato]

Welcome to the 'ville, Daniel.

By posting about this tomato, you'll now likely be overloaded by requests for seeds.

If you are going to distibute seeds, and would like to do it in an easy way...

I'll be hosting a seed swap in the fall/winter (Mostly Mystery 'Mater Mailing).
Several people are already looking for yellow tomatoes.

Dr. Lve Apple

[danielnc84]

Originally Posted by Lee

Daniel,

What part of NC are you in?
You could always bring a few to Raleigh this summer. I'm sure Craig and I would be glad to lend our taste buds to a sampling of this tomato!

I'm always on the lookout for good NC heirloom tomatoes.

Lee

I would really like to wait til the next tomatopalooza and bring it out there for people to try first! I know its a bold statement to compare with a Brandywine but its pretty darn tasty.