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a tasty yellow tomato? besides sungold...

18 years ago

Yes. I'm already planning for next year... : )

This is my second year growing, and second year for yellow full sized tomatoes. I'm not loving yellow tomatoes yet, but don't want to give up.

Last year I grew celebrity and yellow pear.. yellow pear's cuteness made up for its lack of taste, and celebrity was just plain yuck.

This year, Lemon Boy, Banana Legs, Sungold and yellow pear made it in (why yellow pear again, I dunno, I don't even pick them anymore, just let them sit out there and look cute). Lemon Boy, wow, what a producer, and though much better than the watery mush of celebrity, still, not tomatoey tasting. Its almost citrusy spicy tasting, but just doesn't taste like a tomato. Banana legs I won't bother with again next year.. very unique, very cute, but again, no taste. Sungold I shall never be without again, that is one fabulous tomato!!!!

Yellow Brandywine got toasted by frost as a seedling and never made it into the garden. oh well.

Yellows are so gorgeous, I want a great big yellow slicer, but now I'm gunshy... can anyone recommend a full sized yellow tomato that actually tastes like a rich and juicy tomato? or do yellows just taste like yellows?

Comments (32)

  • 18 years ago

    Kelloggs Breakfast produces well for me and I think has great taste. The fruit are large, 12 to 16 oz.
    Jim

  • 18 years ago

    Azoychka for an early-mid season. Very acid bite.

    Tom's Yellow Wonder for a mid-late season, and do try Yellow Brandywine again, if you get the chance.

    Lucky Cross is a big predominantly yellow bi-color that I never plan to be without.

  • 18 years ago

    Tasty yellow/gold cherries besides Sungold:

    SunSugar (hybrid)
    Chello (open pollinated)
    Golden Gem (hybrid)
    Galina's (open pollinated)
    Yellow Submarine (open pollinated -- potato leaf yellow pear type with better flavor)

    Tasty yellow/gold full size tomatoes are rare, IMO:

    Pork Chop from Wild Boar Farms
    Tom's Yellow Wonder -- home garden discovery from New Jersey
    Spudayellow Strawberry -- home garden discovery from New Mexico

  • 18 years ago

    Yellows are so gorgeous, I want a great big yellow slicer,

    *****

    There are very few yellow varieties that remain yellow at maturity, most turn gold.

    And I highly recommend the variety Aunt Gertie's Gold as a superb large slicer b'c of the wonderful taste. Very complex and not sweet. It is a late season tomato but I have no problem maturing it here in my zone 5 so you should have no problem in NJ.

    Dr. Wyche's Yellow is another one that should meet your needs and by all means try Yellow Brandywine again b/c it too has great taste.

    And no, yellows, read golds, do not all taste the same. Quite distinctive tastes.

    Finally, please do try Lillian's Yellow Heirloom, a large lucious PL gold, as part of your quest to find a tasty gold.

    Carolyn

  • 18 years ago

    I grew Persimmons this year. Very large and tasty.

  • 18 years ago

    Sungold is orange...Are you looking for true yellows or yellows/oranges/golds? Kelloggs Breakfast, persimmon, lucky cross and aunt gertie's gold are definitely not yellows in my book.

    By taste:

    Toms YELLOW Wonder(largest one i've seen)
    Yellow Submarine
    Manyel
    Galinas
    Azoychka(early)
    Anna Banana Russian
    Citron Compact(dwarf)
    Yellow Pygmy(dwarf)

  • 18 years ago

    Wow, everyone so helpful!

    jimm, KB came to mind first as what to try new next year, however, I've heard its a temperamental plant to grow. Do you find this true? Perhaps its just regional difficulties...

    ddsack, thank you. I'm sad I didn't get my yellow brandywines. I am loving my PL red brandywines and RL pink brandywines. Lucky cross sounds promising if you won't be without it, thank you!

    hoosier, thank you! and thank you for recommending a NJ 'mater! How lovely!!!!

    Carolyn, thank you. I actually did mean gold... I love when they finally ripen from lemon yellow to that deep school bus gold. I guess I normally see them classified as 'yellow' so I stuck with that. AGG is on the list already (seed in hand) for next year.... I'm hoping thats a ringer as so many people mention it. Dr. Wyche's sounds promising, and anything large and luscious coming from you is definitely work a try, looking forward to Lillian's! thank you!

    And no, yellows, read golds, do not all taste the same. Quite distinctive tastes.
    ah ha! thats what I was hoping to clarify... gold tomatoes are a distinct taste... The only gold tomatoes I've ever had were the ones from my back yard, so i have nothing to judge by whether mine are accurate in taste or not. They might have a taste I just haven't come to appreciate yet and therein lying the rub. Thank you Carolyn, thats exactly what I was trying to find out.

    jtcm, I'm not really looking for anything true other than taste... I just happen to adore watching yellow/gold tomatoes ripen, they look so lovely, and I love having them on my counter to pick from and choose for meals... I just adore looking at them, so cheery. Lemonboy is such a treat to watch grow... I'd hate to not have yellows/golds growing but I'm just not finding one that suits my (admittedly underdeveloped) taste. Thank you so much for the list of what to try!

    Looks like I'll have to have a 'gold' bed next year! hahaha, no wonder I completely overplant, too much to choose from!

    thanks all!!!!

  • 18 years ago

    Just at my first Furry Yellow Hog...not sure if it was characteristic of this type (maybe others who also got these free seeds can comment?) but it was extremely sweet, very tomatoey, and had an excellent texture. I would absolutely grow it again.

  • 18 years ago

    Dr. Wyches yellow, so gooooood!

  • 18 years ago

    It's considered a white, but it's actually a pale yellow when it is ripe. You might like Snow White Cherry.

  • 18 years ago

    Another delicious large tomato you may want to try is Pineapple. It is a bi color yellow with red streaks, but very attractive, large, and delicious! I grow it every year.

  • 18 years ago

    At SSE tomato tasting event last year I found the Dr. Wyche's yellow tomato the best tasting of the bunch.

    Dean

  • 18 years ago

    KBX, Kellogg's Breakfast, Aunt Gertie's Gold - all are delicious.

    Tania

  • 18 years ago

    Yellows I have grown and not a bad one in the bunch. Ami
    Chucks Yellow
    Japan Tomato Tree (PL)
    Golden Cherokee
    KBX (PL)
    Isis Brandy (Brandywine Yellow x Isis Candy) Medium size
    Tom's Yellow Wonder

  • 18 years ago

    Summer Cider is a beaut!

    {{gwi:1384399}}

  • 18 years ago

    Wow, Summer Cider is a beauty. It looks orange, but would you be able to compare it to KB or Amana orange?

  • 18 years ago

    Richard, Summer Cider is a pretty tomato for sure but most folks I know who have reported back on it have little positive to say about the taste.

    What do you think of the taste as compared to the many other varieties you've grown?

    Carolyn

  • 18 years ago

    yup - Toms Yellow Wonder is a good choice for flavor. As previously stated: grows well in NJ ;) ...

    ~ Tom

    Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1384398}}

  • 18 years ago

    I grew a Lemon Boy for the first time and, like you said, it was a good producer and had a different taste. It's not the way to go if you're looking for a traditional tomato taste, but I thought it was a cool change. The citrus flavor was very good in my opinion. I have some pics on my blog linked below.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Container Gardening in the Desert

  • 18 years ago

    I grew Dr. Wyches for 3 years, first year it was not productive at all but tomatoes were very good. Second year it was again not productive, and tomatoes were not good. Third year (last summer, when the sun shone for the entire summer, and everthing tasted good) production was excellent, taste was not. Did not grow them this year.

    Re. Kellogg's breakfast, have been looking forward to growing/tasting for a while...finally had one starting to ripen, but seemed a little more orange than I expected...a few days later, it seems a little more red than I had expected...oh well hopefully my other plant will be the correct variety.

  • 18 years ago

    Summer cider looks orange to me. Not yellow. Yeah, rich....how'd it taste?

  • 18 years ago

    WOW! thanks everyone!

    that summer cider looks amazing! how did it taste?

  • 18 years ago

    You are missing a few really good ones.

    Yoder's German Yellow is excellent.
    Golden Queen USDA is very good
    Earl of Edgecomb - outstanding
    Nebraska Wedding - very good

    Of the already mentioned varieties, Dr. Wyche is excellent as is Lillian's Yellow Heirloom.

    DarJones

  • 18 years ago

    omg... I'm going to have to dig a new bed 'cause there ain't no way I'm not gonna plant every 'mater suggested here... hahahaha!!!

    thank you all!

  • 18 years ago

    A few years ago I grew Lemon Boy because a friend had too many seedlings for her own use and gave me some. It had a milder taste than the usual red ones I always grew. Last year and this year I've got Tangerine that's a yellow medium to large tomato with excellent taste. Several haven't made it to the house after picking. So far my red ones haven't started to ripen. The Tangerine is way ahead of the others, but that's here in Wisconsin.

  • 18 years ago

    Along with Sungold - which end up being devoured by children (mine and others), I'm growing:

    Sparks Yellow
    Sweet Tangerine (Burpee)

    I don't eat tomatoes, I just grow them, but the 'eaters' around here seem to enjoy them for more than their color.

    Can someone give me some indication of the other choices as compared to these 2 yellows?

    Andrew

  • 18 years ago

    I grew Dr. Wyche Yellow this year - great flavor and not many seeds. Production was not prolific - I would call it moderate.

    DL

  • 18 years ago

    I'm heavily into heart and paste tomatoes, and have a couple yellow hearts that are meaty, succulent, great flavor, and early. Verna's Orange Oxheart has been first to ripen one year, Herman's Yellow from Sandhill has been very productive. Lucky Cross also yields great and is mostly yellow with red streaks. Between the 3 my excess tomatoes I was cooking down last year were more yellow than red.

    I have had good years of Taxi and Wonder Light in the past but also bad years and like the hearts better.

  • 18 years ago

    Has no one mentioned Golden Dwarf Champion?

    While it is a pale yellow, it does taste great. It's one of my favs and I grow it every year!

    Cindy

  • 18 years ago

    I will throw in for Pork Chop as well. Got my first taste and it was a winner. My sister really likes Kellogg's Breakfast, she asked me to start some for her this year.

  • 10 years ago

    I've been growing Dixie Golden Giant for the past 4 years. It is very meaty and has great balance of sweet and acid zing. No salt needed for these.

  • 10 years ago

    Another vote for AZOYCHKA>

    It is early/mid , very productive , good balanced taste.

    I have also grown pineapple. I likes it but it was on the late side for me.

    There are so many yellow/orange/gold varieties. How about Russian Orange ? It seems to be very popular. But it is said to have 90+ DTM.(red light !)

    I am also going to grow another Russian yellow: SAKHARNYI ZHELTYI. for the first time. It is supposed to be sweet and mid season.

    Some people swear by KB and KBX. I grew KB in 2015. Very lazy producer. So my biggest find is Azoychka so far.

    Sey