The best orange/gold of 2009 - Orlov Yellow

[Nightshade]

I can't vouch for taste, but Native Sun was an amazing big early yellow. It and Danko would have been my earliest tomatoes if they had survived the critters.

After Danko got chowed, I pulled Native Sun when it was loaded with tomatoes and hung it upside down from a tree so they could ripen. The raccoons thought it was buffet dinner.

[Tania]

Originally Posted by montanamato

Carolyn....I like Jaune Flammee also...It has been about 12 years since I grew it...I was hoping to try Orange Minsk, but I just now have fruit set, so will try again next year.

Tania....I tried Stor Gul several years ago, but my seeds never germinated. I have plenty of Dina seed if you would like to try it...It is not real assertive, but I like my orange tomatoes to taste different than my reds etc...It is very meaty and productive...

Jeanne

Jeanne,

Thank you for the seed offer - I may take you up on it, as I am sure I will be soon getting to a point of choosing a good early yellow tomato for 2010 season

But first I have to finish my seed saving chores, then clean my garden, then travel to India (my usual annual business trip, probably will be in late November), and when I am back I will be seriously looking at my 2010 growout list. I should be able to send you Sierra Leone seeds along with others before I go to India.

Tania

[Tania]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Tania, I'm also growing Ludmilla's Yellow Giant this season and if I don't get ripe fruits here at home, and time is fleeing b'c the long term temps look to plunge around Setpember 24th or so, then I think bcday might have seeds b'c she has all the varieties I have, and does almost all of my seed saving for me.

If so, and depending on the amount of seed I'll probably be offering it here in my usual seed offer and possibly listing it in the Yearbook, if there's enough seeds.

To date, Aunt Gertie's Gold and KBX are still my favoite large fruited yellow/gold/orange beefsteaks, and I mean large, not smaller such as Jaune Flammee or Earl of Edgecombe which will always be faves.

Carolyn,

Where did the Ludmilla's Giant originate from? (I am sure I am missing some discussion, so I should probably do a search before I ask - so if this was already discussed, you don't need to respond here )

I fully agree with you on both Jaune Flammee and Earl of Edgecombe - both have what I call 'assertive' flavor, and I love them! And yes, Aunt Gertie's Gold is hard to beat, but it is quite late in our climate, so it is a hit and miss here, same for Yellow Brandywine.

There are so many excellent tomatoes that we sometimes forget about in out chase for 'cool and new' ones, I know I am guilty of that too , but I did make a conscious effort this year to concentrate on the 'old favorites', and I am glad I did that - I have been treating myself with a great tomato salad every night since mid-July, my 'mandatory' 3 lbs of tomatoes I have to eat daily, that is after I squeezed the seeds out of them of course!

I grew Native Sun for an early yellow this year, and although I found it good, it was not something I would kill for , and I'd much prefer Bursztyn for an early yellow (see http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Bursztyn), but that's probably because I tend to like sweeter tomatoes.

Tania

[Tania]

yes, I indeed missed a thread about Ludmilla's Yellow Giant - here is the link for everybody who may have missed it too: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=12254&highlight=Ludmilla%27s+Yell ow+Giant

[RJ_Hythloday]

I wasn't too sure how I felt about this at first, but I'm thinking more and more about growing Early Ssubakus Aliana again next year. I got them from Trudi at wintersown. It's a yellow that's slightly larger than a grape. I hadn't tried them in a while, I've been blanching and freezing them along w/ the rest of the toms I can't eat. (give away the cherries). Any way I picked some for a salad last night and enjoyed them very much. Much mellower in flavor than the sungold or roller coaster cherries I grew this year. Honestly I'm not all that fond of the explosion of juice that comes from biting into a cherry. These are much meatier and less juice, not alot of seeds, and not a ton of flavor, just a nice addition to a salad. I've used them in sauce a few times mixed w/ every other var from the garden. Hard to tell how I feel about them there, but it adds to a nice orange over all color w/ the roman candles mixed in w/ the reds and pinks.

Blacks are just to good for sauce, they go right on a blt w/ home made sourdough.

[beefyboy]

I live in South Florida and cannot get any more than a few tomato's out of Aunt Gertie's or Kelloggs breakfast. Dr. Wyches yellow is my pic for huge yields and flavor, it never lets me down. J.D Special c-tex is my other fav. along with Wapsipinican peach.

[Farmer Matt]

The best that I grew was Hawiaan Pinapple and Kelloggs Breakfast.