Help W/ Yellow Cherry Tomato

Bulldog1998 · May 31, 2015

I tried my first yellow cherry this year. I am growing 'Lemon Drop' from seed from Seed Savers Exchange.

The flavor is not good. Production is low compared to my other tom's.

Any advice on a good yellow cherry for next year?

ContainerTed · May 31, 2015

Galinas is always good. But I like to raise Tommy Toe Yellow every year because it has that deep flavor that is complete and reminds me of larger red tomatoes. It is also good in salads and adds that other color to please the eye.

AlittleSalt · May 31, 2015

Chang Li
Dr Carolyn
Goldkrone
Hssiao His Hung Shih
Ildi
Jan's
Medovaya Kaplya

RJGlew · May 31, 2015

Dr. Carolyn, Medovaya Kaplya, Rejina Yellow

LindyAdele · May 31, 2015

I have only tried Ildi so far, but as long a it doesn't get too much water, it is very flavourful, on the sweet side and produces lots. Ildi is a " multiflora" variety, abd I got trusses of mors than 20 at a time all summer long.

MikeInCypress · May 31, 2015

Dr. Carolyn, Medovaya Kaplya & Chello (a Hybrid)

MikeInCypress

**carolyn137** · May 31, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by RJGlew

Dr. Carolyn, Medovaya Kaplya, Rejina Yellow

The Regina's Yellow I know is a large typical gold/red bicolor:

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Regina%27s_Yellow

Robert Richardon, noted in theabove link was a good friend of mine and I got my seeds from him.

And the correct spelling really is Regina, not Rejina.

Carolyn

**carolyn137** · May 31, 2015

Several of you have mentioned the variety Dr. Carolyn, which was not named by me, so I thought I'd give a bit of background on it since Tania didn't include the whole story,

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Dr._Carolyn

When seeds of Galina's Yellow first became available Craig L ( nctomatoman) and I bought all the ones that had been brought back from Siberia including this one, split the seeds in eack pack and I grew it.

I love it, a PL variety with gold cherries and would always include this one in yellow cherries to be grown.

I saved seeds, put out several plants and got individual plants that had red and pink and salmon and white cherries. At the same time Steve Draper, then in UT, also was getting individual plants, I don't remember the colors, and asked me to send him seeds of what I thought was the best one, and that was the white cherry one, which clearly had some genes in it from Galina's and was wonderfully flavored,

When the next SSE Yearbook came out there was something called Dr, Carolyn, which certainly surprised me that Steve had did that and never told me he was going to do it.

As with so many ivory white varieties, regardless of size, color is determined by the degree of foliage cover, darker colored fruits in the south due to high UV intensity, etc., and with Dr. Carolyn I also saw that as fruits got riper sometimes the fruits had a yellowish tinge to them.

The whitest white I've ever grown is the variety White Queen, not a cherry, first introduced by the Earl May Co in 1941.

Carolyn, and there's Dr. Carolyn Pink as well.

Cole_Robbie · May 31, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Chang Li
Hssiao His Hung Shih

I agree. And as we talked about earlier, I wonder if they might be the same variety. I have them planted side by side this year to see if I can tell any difference.

AlittleSalt · June 1, 2015

Cole, mine are side-by-side too. With you in mind. I found another one to think about. Huan U or Topaz. I found this a few hours ago. It is called by both names. http://www.rareseeds.com/topaz-or-huan-u/

I'm going through a huge stack of catalogs and learning about different tomato varieties. I'm adding Huan U to my wish list.

FarmerShawn · June 1, 2015

There's also a Mini Yellow, AKA Russian Mini Yellow, that is a nice small yellow cherry on a large, rampant plant. I like Dr. Carolyn, but I also like Lemon Drop, so there it is.

May 31, 2015	#1
Bulldog1998 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Foley, Alabama Posts: 12	Help W/ Yellow Cherry Tomato I tried my first yellow cherry this year. I am growing 'Lemon Drop' from seed from Seed Savers Exchange. The flavor is not good. Production is low compared to my other tom's. Any advice on a good yellow cherry for next year?

May 31, 2015	#2
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Galinas is always good. But I like to raise Tommy Toe Yellow every year because it has that deep flavor that is complete and reminds me of larger red tomatoes. It is also good in salads and adds that other color to please the eye. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Dr. Carolyn, Medovaya Kaplya & Chello (a Hybrid) MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

May 31, 2015	#8
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Several of you have mentioned the variety Dr. Carolyn, which was not named by me, so I thought I'd give a bit of background on it since Tania didn't include the whole story, http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Dr._Carolyn When seeds of Galina's Yellow first became available Craig L ( nctomatoman) and I bought all the ones that had been brought back from Siberia including this one, split the seeds in eack pack and I grew it. I love it, a PL variety with gold cherries and would always include this one in yellow cherries to be grown. I saved seeds, put out several plants and got individual plants that had red and pink and salmon and white cherries. At the same time Steve Draper, then in UT, also was getting individual plants, I don't remember the colors, and asked me to send him seeds of what I thought was the best one, and that was the white cherry one, which clearly had some genes in it from Galina's and was wonderfully flavored, When the next SSE Yearbook came out there was something called Dr, Carolyn, which certainly surprised me that Steve had did that and never told me he was going to do it. As with so many ivory white varieties, regardless of size, color is determined by the degree of foliage cover, darker colored fruits in the south due to high UV intensity, etc., and with Dr. Carolyn I also saw that as fruits got riper sometimes the fruits had a yellowish tinge to them. The whitest white I've ever grown is the variety White Queen, not a cherry, first introduced by the Earl May Co in 1941. Carolyn, and there's Dr. Carolyn Pink as well. __________________ Carolyn

June 1, 2015	#11
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	There's also a Mini Yellow, AKA Russian Mini Yellow, that is a nice small yellow cherry on a large, rampant plant. I like Dr. Carolyn, but I also like Lemon Drop, so there it is. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Chang Li Dr Carolyn Goldkrone Hssiao His Hung Shih Ildi Jan's Medovaya Kaplya

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RJGlew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 646	Dr. Carolyn, Medovaya Kaplya, Rejina Yellow

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LindyAdele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 323	I have only tried Ildi so far, but as long a it doesn't get too much water, it is very flavourful, on the sweet side and produces lots. Ildi is a " multiflora" variety, abd I got trusses of mors than 20 at a time all summer long.