Tom's Yellow Wonder

[maryinoregon]

Tom, have enjoyed reading every page.

[Grub]

Spot on, Earl.

Nice texture and why enjoyed it as a great breakfast tomato sliced on toast, coz it held its shape and didn't turn the toast mushy. A lot fo yellows have that blush in my garden. Extra eye candy.

[Tomstrees]

I've found out that determining "ripeness" for any tomato is an art ...

We've eaten TYW under-ripe, ripe, and kindof over-ripe - but we can't complain...
We love the taste no matter what "stage" they're in ...
When over-ripe you can almost "spread" it on toast ...
Has that creamy consistency ...

But even an over-ripe TYW wasn't "mushy" like Juane Flammee
(consistency was so gross to get flavor out of it for us)

A quick update: it appears that the red (TYW)
that popped up in my patch MAY be an isolated incident / seed mix up .
The red I got and sliced open last night was completely hollow ...
"quitter" in my book ~ lol

I'm so very happy everyone is enjoying TYW this summer -
and maybe for seasons to come ...
Really, I'm glad I didn't waste anyones space ...
I can't stand it when growers rave about a tomato
that doesn't produce, and has sub-par flavor.

Also, I love seeing eveyones pictures of
TYW from gardens all over the globe!

Thanks so much everyone ...

~ Tom

[nctomatoman]

Well, Tom, it will be in my driveway next year...will be sure to leave a pot for it (I've been anxious to try it!).

[Suze]

Thanks for the explanation; sounds like most of us were growing F3 this year, and our saved seed would be F4.

Originally Posted by Tomstrees

So far Suze, your fruits looked the most different in regard to color but could be environmental.

Although my picture of the dead ripe fruits might have looked a bit orangish on the exterior, that's really not the case. Sometimes it's hard to capture certain colorations with a camera. What I was seeing with my eyeballs is a fruit that is definitely yellow, but with a lot of starburst bleeding into the color.

Additionally, the yellow I was getting isn't that bright yellow that others got. More of a medium-pale yellow, much like Lillian's, etc.

Shape: many of my fruits had a bit of a point, not extreme. But they were in the realm of what I would consider to be a beefsteak. Hope that all makes sense.

[Mantis]

Got some strong seedlings and looking forward to the results.

[Tomstrees]

Well, Tom, it will be in my driveway next year...will be sure to leave a pot for it (I've been anxious to try it!).
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Craig

I remember sending out a "blind" seed trial for you Craig, lol ~
Hope to have you on board next season !

Additionally, the yellow I was getting isn't that bright yellow that others got. More of a medium-pale yellow, much like Lillian's, etc. - Suze

I've had them the same way Suze - bright, white, and deep yellow with the blush ... If you don't mind, could you grow it out again next season to see if same results come back ? Also, did you have more than 1 plant ?

Got some strong seedlings and looking forward to the results. - Mantis

No kidding around Mantis, seedlings for it have been the strongest of the bunch for many years. They grow into sizeable plants with stems coming out of the ground that have been 2 thumbs thick ... Not sure how close you are to Grub, but he had good luck with them in your climate: hoping you have the same ! Have any pics of a TYW seedling ???

Hope all is well,

~ Tom

[cancolgirl]

I've been reading this thread with interest. Would love to try some out as well. It seems to be an xcellent tasting tomatoe. Anyway I can get my hand on some seeds for next year?

[tjg911]

i've been holding off saying this cuz by NOW i thought i'd have some ripe ones but I"M STILL WAITING and not 1 tomato shows the slightest bit of color....

1st frost about 10/1

tom

[Tomstrees]

Don't be mad Tom ... get glad ... have a pic ?

Its a 75-80 dtm tomato ...

~ Tom

[Adenn1]

Cancolgirl:

If you can wait a bit till late summer or so...I will have seeds for you. I just put up a large container full of seeds to ferment from two of my largest TYW's.

I just don't have the time now to bag up seeds...will start trading soon.

[Earl]

My first TYW [one above] took 70 days, 5-18 plant out to 7-27.

[Tomstrees]

Spot on with dtm Earl ... I know they are really "guess-timates" ...
But yeah - rough "ideas" are cool on when they should come around ...

~ Tom

[JerryL]

Now if I can just get it to ripen!

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Tomstrees

I've had them the same way Suze - bright, white, and deep yellow with the blush ... If you don't mind, could you grow it out again next season to see if same results come back ? Also, did you have more than 1 plant ?

Tom, I had two plants, fruits were the same on both. Yes, I'll be growing it again next year because I thought it was very good. Also, I gave Craig some seeds at Tpalooza because I thought he should try it; so this gives him a choice of using the (probably) F3 you sent him or the F4 from my saved seed.