need info on buckeye yellow
 

got this one in a trade

wat can i expected.

I know it is illegal for Michigans to grow this variety:)) :P :))

I tasted it at Choptag this year..Yellow beefsteak with a little blush..I believe a heirloom from Kentucky.

It has been said to have a mild flavor..but I thought it had a little zing to it.

Intersting sounding.... not listed in the SSE catalog this year though.

Is this one Gary brought to the tasting?

Lee

Yes, I believe he did. By the time I got to his table..my tounge had swollen like a bee stung it:twisted:

Buckeye Yellow is listed on page 445 of the 2008 yearbook in other colors. Not sure why it isn't in the yellows. One I'm trying this year. Neil says 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 1 lb. yellow beefsteak with a good mild flavor. Every listing says mild flavor. Hope that helps. Jay

Bert, was hoping to find some more of the Kentucky [B]Buckeye Yellow[/B] tomato seed since he lost almost everything he had grown in 2006. I had originally given him all the seed I had but when I looked in my seed envelope there was one seed left. Sometime in late January I made [I]Soup[/I] and some Sandwiches for our Lunch and went to Bert's's.. So, I shared seed with him that day including the one single Buckey Yellow. He cared for it like it was a prized gem! When we had finished he counted the seed varieties I had brought for him and they came to something in the 70s. He said, "Dam", I got more than I lost! And of course by that time he had some exchanges -- "gifted" seed as well! I think I had a couple of these tomatoes I took to CHOPTAG. I was unable to save seed. Sorry to say, his prized plant did not make it due to the extreme heat and lack of rain. I went about three times a week and watered in between showers.

I hope to grow it again one day. This is the description I have.
Gary

[B][FONT=Arial]Buckeye Yellow[/FONT][/B][FONT=Arial]: [I]Old Kentucky Heirloom [/I]-- Large to extra-large, ivory to light yellow fruit with pink streaks showing from blossom end. Thin skin very prone to cracking, must be staked, indeterminate.[/FONT]

thanks all who reply
gary you will have seeds for 2009 season

some info at TOMATObase:

[URL]http://t-garden.homeip.net/mwiki/index.php/Buckeye_Yellow[/URL]

From gary description it sounds the
same as hughs
hughs is a good one i grew it 2006

gene