Is this familiar to anyone?

[creister]

I recieved some seeds about 4 years ago from a nice fellow on the "other site". One of the packages was labeled "Yellow Brandywine, Sonshine Sweet". I guess the fellow who I recieved them from got them named that way as a strain of BWY. I planted the seeds to see what I get this spring, but am wondering if anybody out there has grown this strain before and what were your impressions.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by creister

I recieved some seeds about 4 years ago from a nice fellow on the "other site". One of the packages was labeled "Yellow Brandywine, Sonshine Sweet". I guess the fellow who I recieved them from got them named that way as a strain of BWY. I planted the seeds to see what I get this spring, but am wondering if anybody out there has grown this strain before and what were your impressions.

Nope, never heard of or read about that so called strain. The only strain of YB that I know of is the Platfoot one. And there was some site in England that was offering something they called Apricot Brandywine but it was just Yellow Brandywine with, I think, an attempt to make it appear as unique new variety.

Maybe someone else here as heard of your strain, but not me.

[VGary]

Several years ago, I stopped by the Farmer's Market at the county seat a short distance from me in another county. The grower had a very nice variety of heirloom tomatoes and one certainly stood out. She said it was Butter and Eggs, an Amish variety. I bought several and saved a few seed.The taste was great! The next year I took it to the CHOPTAG Tasting; folks loved it. If I can locate my seed for it, I want to try growing it alongside the Yellow Brandywine to check any differences. Several members from CHOPTAG have grown it since.
Gary

[creister]

Well, it sounds like I may just have YBW. Will let it grow to find out. I felt like trying the seeds, if they don't germinate, nothing lost and will plant something else.

I have had no luck with the Platfoot strain, but I believe that is not normal. If this thing produces any, I will save some seed to try next year.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Nope, never heard of or read about that so called strain. The only strain of YB that I know of is the Platfoot one. And there was some site in England that was offering something they called Apricot Brandywine but it was just Yellow Brandywine with, I think, an attempt to make it appear as unique new variety.

Maybe someone else here as heard of your strain, but not me.

Gary, there's no documentation to indicate that Yellow Brandywine is Amish if that's why you want to compare it to Butter and Eggs.

Barbar Lund of OH got the seeds from Charlie Knoy of Indiana and it isn't clear who named what when. The assumption has always been that any variety with Brandywine as part of the name is Amish b'c the Amish were and are a thriving commuinity in the Brandywine River area of PA, but the only Brandywine to have a documented Amish origin is Red Brandwine and it's the only one with RL foliage.

If you haven't read it there's a good article on Brandywines at Victory Seeds. Craig LeHoullier did the supposed family ones and I did the ones that resulted from Cross pollination and the deliberately bred ones.