Jaune Flammee Interior

Puregoodtomatoes · July 16, 2007

Today I sliced my first ever Jaune Flammee and the interior was light to medium yellow. From what I read they are suppost to be blood-red inside. So I'm thinking its not the real macoy or maybe it wasn't fully ripe although the skin was nice and orange. Has any one had this happen?

DavidinCT · July 17, 2007

First time growing them so I don't know. Mine from Sandhill Preservation have a few days until they ripen. These were set out May 15th. As of today, they are more prolific than Sungold, Black Cherry and Orange Santa (which are not slackers themselves).

feldon30 · July 17, 2007

That does look incredibly productive! If I had to guess, I'd say that was a cherry variety, but if the fruit size is that of JF then you're in for a treat.

Puregoodtomatoes,

I would wait until your JF is totally ripe to the point of being somewhat soft. Then it should have the desired blood-red interior that introduces so much flavor.

Fert1 · July 17, 2007

The one year I grew it, mine was the same way. The interior was about the same color as the exterior. I wondered if I pulled mine too early or if I had an imposter. The flavor was good though. Then I went to a tomato tasting last year, and the JF tomatoes there looked just like mine. So I don't know what to make of that. Maybe it's influenced by environmental conditions. Though here in the south, I would expect a darker coloring, rather than lighter, but who knows?

DavidinCT · July 17, 2007

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Originally Posted by feldon30

That does look incredibly productive! If I had to guess, I'd say that was a cherry variety, but if the fruit size is that of JF then you're in for a treat.

You may be right. Does it look like Pink Ping Pong? My notes say JF but my memory says PPP.

Puregoodtomatoes · July 17, 2007

I gave two plants away and I can't wait to compare them to mine. They do seem to be very, very productive. The size of mine are just a little bigger then Sungold, thats not too big... I'll have to report the taste later b'c I don't remember.

Fert1 · July 18, 2007

Mine were salad sized, (golf ball size more or less). SunGold is a pretty small cherry. So if it is only a little bigger than that, must be a cherry variety.

Tomstrees · July 19, 2007

Here is a pic from 2005.
They are the round orange ones on cutting board;
alittle bigger than an apricot.

~ Tom

korney19 · July 23, 2007

Here's Jaune Flammee, Sungold (outer), and Sungold Select (inner.)

The first year I grew it from seeds from (I think) Marianna's, I had 2 different types, one was like a normal light green unripe fruit, the other looked like it had darker green coloring either on the shoulders or maybe green stripes, and 1 plant the fruits were slightly larger than another plant. Both when ripe were similar in color to Sungold.

I since have gotten seeds from Parks and looks like it has darker insides than outsides, plus overall, they are darker outside than the previous ones, much more orange color.

July 16, 2007	#1
Puregoodtomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 38	Jaune Flammee Interior Today I sliced my first ever Jaune Flammee and the interior was light to medium yellow. From what I read they are suppost to be blood-red inside. So I'm thinking its not the real macoy or maybe it wasn't fully ripe although the skin was nice and orange. Has any one had this happen? __________________ Puregood Tomatoes

July 17, 2007	#3
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	That does look incredibly productive! If I had to guess, I'd say that was a cherry variety, but if the fruit size is that of JF then you're in for a treat. Puregoodtomatoes, I would wait until your JF is totally ripe to the point of being somewhat soft. Then it should have the desired blood-red interior that introduces so much flavor. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

July 17, 2007	#4
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	The one year I grew it, mine was the same way. The interior was about the same color as the exterior. I wondered if I pulled mine too early or if I had an imposter. The flavor was good though. Then I went to a tomato tasting last year, and the JF tomatoes there looked just like mine. So I don't know what to make of that. Maybe it's influenced by environmental conditions. Though here in the south, I would expect a darker coloring, rather than lighter, but who knows? __________________ Holly

July 17, 2007	#6
Puregoodtomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 38	I gave two plants away and I can't wait to compare them to mine. They do seem to be very, very productive. The size of mine are just a little bigger then Sungold, thats not too big... I'll have to report the taste later b'c I don't remember. __________________ Puregood Tomatoes

July 18, 2007	#7
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	Mine were salad sized, (golf ball size more or less). SunGold is a pretty small cherry. So if it is only a little bigger than that, must be a cherry variety. __________________ Holly

July 19, 2007	#8
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Here is a pic from 2005. They are the round orange ones on cutting board; alittle bigger than an apricot. ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

July 23, 2007	#9
korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	Here's Jaune Flammee, Sungold (outer), and Sungold Select (inner.) The first year I grew it from seeds from (I think) Marianna's, I had 2 different types, one was like a normal light green unripe fruit, the other looked like it had darker green coloring either on the shoulders or maybe green stripes, and 1 plant the fruits were slightly larger than another plant. Both when ripe were similar in color to Sungold. I since have gotten seeds from Parks and looks like it has darker insides than outsides, plus overall, they are darker outside than the previous ones, much more orange color.