evtubbergh
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Yellow tomato seeds

Hi all

My mom got these yellow tomato seeds from Italy. I believe they are an heirloom variety but I don't remember the type name. Anyway they are beautiful yellow tomatoes with pink flesh exactly the colour of guavas.

I just cut up half a kilo for tomato jam and I kept some of the seeds. Would anyone like some?

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They do look so pretty. Are they a sweeter or more tart type tomato?

evtubbergh
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I'll get some more and taste them. I realised after the jam that I never actually used any raw! I believe they taste good in salad as my mom's friends' B and B uses them in salads and apparently they are lovely. I'll let you know when she gets back with more for us :)

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Yes, let me know!!

evtubbergh
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We ate some of these in salads and on sandwiches and they are very yummy. They taste more 'tomatoey' than normal red ones. What is the word for that? I really can't explain it. They are also very firm - fantasic for salad. On top of that they are beautiful. I just saw a thing on TV with Jamey Oliver making tomato salad with peach tomatoes like these. They would be fantastic in a mixed tomato salad.

They also last for a long time out of the fridge. My mom says they hang them in Italy, al la

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They look very nice! I just rendered some seeds from gold tomatoes, smaller than ping pong balls. Anyway, looks like a good haul. Talk to you later.

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I'm thinking this might be same or similar to variety calked "Yellow Out Red In"
https://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Yellow_Out_Red_In

It's a very interesting looking tomato -- I love the colors -- and there are good write ups about this kind of variety. I'm hesitant because if same, it's a slow maturing variety and it may be difficult to grow in my garden. But I bet it would be a good fall-winter variety for longer growing season/milder winter areas. 8)

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Applestar yeah, I really don't think along those lines but you may be right. I'll ask my mom but it seems as if they produced a bit later than the red ones and they are still going!



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