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Old September 29, 2020   #31
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One more time, "diggin' up bones"

The list of those that recieved a lot of praise is small.

KBX wasn't very good for me; takes too long, and, IMO, tomatoes from very late in the season suffer a bit for flavor and texture. Because Mama and I put up a fair amount of canned tomatoes, even the so-so ones become winter soups, pasta sauces, and more. But a couple of the runners-up, and a couple not listed were in our garden this year because I enjoy them.

Azoychka and Djena Lee did very well for me, but don't handle the late cool nights. I'm more than impressed with Faribo Gold (en heart) and Mingold this year. I picked the last Mingold today, and must say even after nights in the 30's and days that struggled to reach 60, it has a fresh, snappy flavor.

Still dry and mealy in the top half, though.

Most of the pinks and reds just gave up.
I only grew one black and black cherry this year; not worth it.

I would encourage everyone to include some orange/gold/yellow varieties.

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Old September 30, 2020   #32
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Here is the full list of 97 recommended yellows from ALL posts for those interested. I know that some are not OP yellow/gold slicers, but I didn't go through them all to check.
7.69% KBX
7.29% Azochka
5.26% Aunt Gerdies Gold
3.64% Jaune Flamee
3.64% Lilian's Yellow Heirloom
3.24% Yellow Brandywine
3.24% Pork Chop
2.83% Kelloggs Breakfast
2.83% Toms Yellow Wonder
2.43% Caseys Pure Yellow
2.43% Dagma's Perfection
2.02% Dr Wyche
1.62% Dina
1.62% Elfie
1.62% Golden Queen
1.62% Hughs
1.62% Orange Minsk
1.62% Taxi
1.21% Amana Orange
1.21% Dwarf Summertime Gold
1.21% Earl of Edgecombe
1.21% Galinas Yellow
1.21% Golden Bison
1.21% Limmony
1.21% Little Lucky
1.21% Native Sun
1.21% Orange Heirloom
1.21% Orange-1
0.81% Djena Lee
0.81% Dwarf Mr Snow
0.81% Gold Medal
0.81% Korol Sibiri
0.81% Lemon Boy
0.81% Orange Strawberry
0.81% Sungella
0.81% Tangella
0.81% zolotoe serdtse
0.40% ananas
0.40% Angora Orange
0.40% Anna Banana Russian
0.40% Aunt Viney's Yellow
0.40% Aurega
0.40% Banjun Rumi
0.40% Beauty King
0.40% Caro Rich
0.40% Carolina Gold
0.40% Catwell
0.40% Cherokee Lemon
0.40% Cherokee Yellow
0.40% Choodo Sveta (a.k.a. World's Wonder, Limon-Liana)
0.40% Chuck's Yellow
0.40% Dakota Gold
0.40% Davids Ivory Pineapple
0.40% Dixie Golden Giant
0.40% Dwarf Blazing Beauty
0.40% Dwarf Sean's Yellow
0.40% Dwarf Summer Sunrise,
0.40% Dwarf Sweet Sue,
0.40% Elbe
0.40% Emmy
0.40% Gail
0.40% Garden Peach
0.40% Gaston
0.40% Gigant Limonnyi (wrong translated as Limmony)
0.40% Golden cherokee
0.40% Golden Monarch
0.40% Goldie
0.40% Hawaiian Pineapple
0.40% Homer's fike yellow oxheart
0.40% Ildi
0.40% Jubilee
0.40% Kentucky Beefsteak
0.40% Kentucky Cabin
0.40% Mandarin Cross
0.40% Manyel
0.40% Medovaya Kaplya
0.40% Ocharovanie
0.40% Orange 1
0.40% Orangina
0.40% Orlov Yellow
0.40% Potosi Yellow
0.40% Russian Persimmon
0.40% Sakharnyi Zheltyi
0.40% Shellenbergs Favorite
0.40% Stor Gul
0.40% Summertime Gold
0.40% Sweet Ozark Orange
0.40% Sweet Tangerine
0.40% T C Jones
0.40% Tasmanian Blushing Yellow
0.40% Tobolsk
0.40% Virginia Sweets
0.40% wapsipinicon peach
0.40% WI55 Gold
0.40% Yellow 1884 Pinkheart
0.40% Zheltyi Gigant
0.40% Zloty Ozarowsk
0.40% Zolotoy Zapas
KBX, Aunt Gertie's Gold, Lillian's Yellow Heirloom, and Kellogg's Breakfast are my favorite yellow/golds, all near the top of the list.

In all my years of gardening, I've yet to try Azoychka, Jaune Flamee, and Pork Chop.
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Old September 30, 2020   #33
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Hmmm - I don't see Moonglow or Nebraska Wedding on that list!
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Old September 30, 2020   #34
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Hmmm - I don't see Moonglow or Nebraska Wedding on that list!

That means that no one recommended those two types in the period I reviewed.
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Old October 2, 2020   #35
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Since Moonglow has been mentioned, I grew it last year. It is compact, very productive, and produces perfect round ORANGE orbs. However, I found the taste very tart.

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Old October 2, 2020   #36
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In hindsight, 6 years later, I would add Cherokee Lemon to this list.
In hind sight, 6 years later I would add Cero Blackburn and Summer Cider to the list. I grow them as well as Kellogg’s Breakfast and Coastal Pride Orange every year. Personally I have gotten away from growing more than one yellow variety a year, though there are many more than worth growing. They just don’t suit my needs and something had to go.
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