What is your favorite yellow/orange heirloom tomato?

Gardenboy · August 21, 2015

Here in south FL our tomato season is under way. I'm not growing any yellow/orange varieties as of yet. Can you tell me your favorite yellow/orange tomato for taste and production? Any information would be helpful.

peebee · August 21, 2015

My fav in So. CA is KBX and/or Kellogg's Breakfast. Least fav is Yellow Pear. Wish I could report on Lemon Boy as it would have been new to me, but the plant I purchased succumbed to spider mites right away.

**carolyn137** · August 21, 2015

No way can I list just one favorite. And I won't list any cherries or bicolors either.

You asked about taste and production and they wouldn't be my faves if for me in my zone5 garden they didn't have great taste and production and all have been grown several times for seeds for my SSE listings and seed offers in the past.

I'm going alphabetically from Tania's Yellow/Orange ones, so I may miss some faves but much better than my having to tax my brain or find older data books/

So alphabetically, not necessarily in preference order/

Aunt Gertie's Gold
Brandywine Yellow ( Platfoot)
Earl of Edgecombe
Golden Queen
Jaune Flammee
Kellogg's Breakfast and PL variant KBX
Lillians Yellow Heirloom
Orange Minsk and the heart version
Tangella

Sure, there are many cherry sized ones I like but you didn't specify fruit size so I opted to go for larger sized ones b'c for me the best tasting OP heirloom ones are larger sized.

Carolyn

taboule · August 21, 2015

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http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...t=37999&page=5
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MissS · August 21, 2015

Limmony has a great fresh taste that I adore. Lemon Boy is pretty good too.

heirloomtomaguy · August 21, 2015

I am putting in my vote for Hillbilly West Virginia. Perfect for slicing and it makes the best sauce ever. Emmmm now i want spaghetti.

Gardeneer · August 21, 2015

I am puting my vote where my mouth is

I am growing 2 yel/golds (not counting cherry type) : (1) KB and (2) Azochka .

(1) KB has been a big disappointment. So far it has 3 or 4 green fruits.

(2) Azochka .
, on the other hand is the star in my garden, with the most fruits amongst the beefsteak type.

In the second image the yellow one is AZOCHKA

PhilaGardener · August 21, 2015

A favorite yellow this year was Brandywine, Yellow Platfoot:

(S.O.O. was another but already has a nomination)

peebee · August 21, 2015

Is there a difference between plain Lillian's Yellow & Lillian's Yellow Heirloom?
Has anyone grown this in So.CA? I've always wanted to try it.
Heirloomtomatoguy, is Hillbilly WV productive for you?

Fusion_power · August 21, 2015

The range of colors vary from
Very pale yellow - Dr. Carolyn, usually classed as a white, but often produces very pale yellow fruit
pale yellow - Hughs is a classic superb pale yellow
light yellow - Manyel is a very good light yellow
bright yellow - Yoder's German Yellow is one of the best flavored tomatoes I grow
deep yellow - Brandywine Yellow, Platfoot qualifies as a very good deep yellow
light orange - Orangina is a good flavored tomato given I am the source
medium orange - Orange Strawberry is a very good flavored medium orange
deep orange - Orange Pear Shape is the best flavored orange tomato I've yet grown, sweetness to rival Sungold, candy like texture.

AdrianaG · August 22, 2015

I love Aunt Gerties Gold but it is a very light producer. Jaune Flammée is very productive. Lemon Boy is bland to me but my sister raved about it at dinner tonight for its sweetness. Also very productive.

dokutaaguriin · August 22, 2015

Casey's Pure Yellow....so sweet and juicy.

Jeff

ContainerTed · August 22, 2015

There are a few that keep showing up in my garden. Golden Jubilee, Azoychka, Yellow Tommy Toe, Dwarf Sweet Sue, Dwarf Summer Sunrise, Dwarf Summertime Gold (all), and, of course, Maiden's Gold.

My criteria is always taste. I can't stand tomatoes like Yellow Pear which has no flavor. It might as well be on the shelves at Walmart.

As the conductor strikes up the band, I wonder off into my garden singing, "It ain't worth a thing if it don't have that zing. Doowap, doowap, doowap, doowap, doowap, .......".

Sluurrrp!!!

Sorry, that was me taking a large bite out of another Henderson's Pink Ponderosa.

barefootgardener · August 22, 2015

I will always love KB, but I tried Trees Bottom Yellow this year and it is a fantastic beefsteak. The fruits can get up to 16 oz.. It is meaty with a nice balanced flavor.. Slightly on the sweet side..It is a potato leaf variety with good production.

Ginny

Moshou · August 22, 2015

My favorite orange tomato is Queen Marb
I know, you have never heard of. Neither I until this winter. I received some seeds from a fried that grows it for many, many years (about 14-15). Like the name says, she is a real Queen with a great taste and flavor. Very good juice if you remember to add two ice roks and a basil leaf (lemon basil if possible)

Round, orange, 8-12 Oz. indet

Right now I cannot upload the picture. It is to large and I must resize it, but I will be back again when I will learn how to do it

OK, I did it. 276 means grams = 9.735614oz

August 21, 2015	#1
Gardenboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 784	What is your favorite yellow/orange heirloom tomato? Here in south FL our tomato season is under way. I'm not growing any yellow/orange varieties as of yet. Can you tell me your favorite yellow/orange tomato for taste and production? Any information would be helpful.

August 21, 2015	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	No way can I list just one favorite. And I won't list any cherries or bicolors either. You asked about taste and production and they wouldn't be my faves if for me in my zone5 garden they didn't have great taste and production and all have been grown several times for seeds for my SSE listings and seed offers in the past. I'm going alphabetically from Tania's Yellow/Orange ones, so I may miss some faves but much better than my having to tax my brain or find older data books/ So alphabetically, not necessarily in preference order/ Aunt Gertie's Gold Brandywine Yellow ( Platfoot) Earl of Edgecombe Golden Queen Jaune Flammee Kellogg's Breakfast and PL variant KBX Lillians Yellow Heirloom Orange Minsk and the heart version Tangella Sure, there are many cherry sized ones I like but you didn't specify fruit size so I opted to go for larger sized ones b'c for me the best tasting OP heirloom ones are larger sized. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

August 21, 2015	#5
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	Limmony has a great fresh taste that I adore. Lemon Boy is pretty good too. __________________ ~ Patti ~

August 21, 2015	#6
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I am putting in my vote for Hillbilly West Virginia. Perfect for slicing and it makes the best sauce ever. Emmmm now i want spaghetti. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

August 22, 2015	#13
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	There are a few that keep showing up in my garden. Golden Jubilee, Azoychka, Yellow Tommy Toe, Dwarf Sweet Sue, Dwarf Summer Sunrise, Dwarf Summertime Gold (all), and, of course, Maiden's Gold. My criteria is always taste. I can't stand tomatoes like Yellow Pear which has no flavor. It might as well be on the shelves at Walmart. As the conductor strikes up the band, I wonder off into my garden singing, "It ain't worth a thing if it don't have that zing. Doowap, doowap, doowap, doowap, doowap, .......". Sluurrrp!!! Sorry, that was me taking a large bite out of another Henderson's Pink Ponderosa. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

August 21, 2015	#2
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	My fav in So. CA is KBX and/or Kellogg's Breakfast. Least fav is Yellow Pear. Wish I could report on Lemon Boy as it would have been new to me, but the plant I purchased succumbed to spider mites right away.

August 21, 2015	#4
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	SOO http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...t=37999&page=5 soo-13#-21aug15.jpg

August 21, 2015	#8
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	A favorite yellow this year was Brandywine, Yellow Platfoot: (S.O.O. was another but already has a nomination)

August 21, 2015	#10
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	The range of colors vary from Very pale yellow - Dr. Carolyn, usually classed as a white, but often produces very pale yellow fruit pale yellow - Hughs is a classic superb pale yellow light yellow - Manyel is a very good light yellow bright yellow - Yoder's German Yellow is one of the best flavored tomatoes I grow deep yellow - Brandywine Yellow, Platfoot qualifies as a very good deep yellow light orange - Orangina is a good flavored tomato given I am the source medium orange - Orange Strawberry is a very good flavored medium orange deep orange - Orange Pear Shape is the best flavored orange tomato I've yet grown, sweetness to rival Sungold, candy like texture.

August 22, 2015	#11
AdrianaG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Georgia Posts: 153	I love Aunt Gerties Gold but it is a very light producer. Jaune Flammée is very productive. Lemon Boy is bland to me but my sister raved about it at dinner tonight for its sweetness. Also very productive.

August 22, 2015	#12
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Casey's Pure Yellow....so sweet and juicy. Jeff

August 22, 2015	#14
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	I will always love KB, but I tried Trees Bottom Yellow this year and it is a fantastic beefsteak. The fruits can get up to 16 oz.. It is meaty with a nice balanced flavor.. Slightly on the sweet side..It is a potato leaf variety with good production. Ginny

August 22, 2015	#15
Moshou Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 470	My favorite orange tomato is Queen Marb I know, you have never heard of. Neither I until this winter. I received some seeds from a fried that grows it for many, many years (about 14-15). Like the name says, she is a real Queen with a great taste and flavor. Very good juice if you remember to add two ice roks and a basil leaf (lemon basil if possible) Round, orange, 8-12 Oz. indet Right now I cannot upload the picture. It is to large and I must resize it, but I will be back again when I will learn how to do it OK, I did it. 276 means grams = 9.735614oz __________________ Knowledge is knowing the tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting in your fruit salad Last edited by Moshou; August 22, 2015 at 01:10 AM.