need info on buckeye yellow

spkfero · February 25, 2008

got this one in a trade

wat can i expected.

Thomas · February 25, 2008

I know it is illegal for Michigans to grow this variety

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.

**Lee** · February 25, 2008

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

Is this one Gary brought to the tasting?

Lee

Thomas · February 26, 2008

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

elkwc36 · February 26, 2008

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

VGary · February 26, 2008

Bert, was hoping to find some more of the Kentucky Buckeye Yellow 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 Soup 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

Buckeye Yellow: Old Kentucky Heirloom -- 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.

spkfero · February 26, 2008

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

Tania · February 26, 2008

some info at TOMATObase:

http://t-garden.homeip.net/mwiki/ind...Buckeye_Yellow

spkfero · February 26, 2008

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

gene

February 25, 2008	#1
spkfero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 84	need info on buckeye yellow got this one in a trade wat can i expected.

February 25, 2008	#3
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Intersting sounding.... not listed in the SSE catalog this year though. Is this one Gary brought to the tasting? Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

February 26, 2008	#6
VGary Tomatoville Honoree Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 460	Bert, was hoping to find some more of the Kentucky Buckeye Yellow 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 Soup 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 Buckeye Yellow: Old Kentucky Heirloom -- 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. __________________ *"We believe we mere debtors to God in relation to each other and all men, to improve our Time and Talents in this Life, in that manner in which we might be most useful." Shaker Covenant 1795*

February 26, 2008	#8
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	some info at TOMATObase: http://t-garden.homeip.net/mwiki/ind...Buckeye_Yellow __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

February 25, 2008	#2
Thomas Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 180	I know it is illegal for Michigans to grow this variety 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.

February 26, 2008	#5
elkwc36 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: SW Kansas Posts: 339	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