Tomatoes - what is this one.

[Murray]

I have an abundance of tomatoes at the moment. Photo 1 shows the stash on our kitchen bench at the moment with a few pawpaw sitting there as well.

Isn't this AP thing just great!!!!
So many tomatoes. I am having tomato and corn beef on fresh bread, tomato and onion gravy on toasted rye, tomato and chicken on toast, tomato on SAO biscuits, tomato on everything !!!!:):)

Photo two has a row of tomatoes. The second from the left. I have three bushes that are producing these tomatoes with the pointed end shape. I have not seen them before. They ripen to a very nice light red colour, they are medium soft and a very nice flavour.
The seedlings were obtained at a Sunday Farmers Market with no identification.

Can someone identify the variety for me please?

[Rob]

Looks like a yellow oxheart. Rare heirloom.

Oxheart tomatoes are awesome (we have grown many different varieties in our regular gardens here). I haven't seen a yellow oxheart, but it looks exactly like a regular (red) oxheart.

Makes my mouth water just thinking about it - we've had great success with tomatoes here, so i can't wait to see what it's like in AP!

Rob

[Rob]

Would love to purchase some seeds from it if you save some - i LOVE old varieties of tomatoes, and haven't see this particular variety. Or perhaps we could trade for some others that i have :D

[RupertofOZ]

Looks like a yellow oxheart. Rare heirloom.


I'm was leaning more to a yellow "teardrop" tomato.... ... but they're usually smaller than a "cherry" tomato...

I knew it was an heirloom... but I couldn't find my seed reference and pics.... think you're probably right Rob...

[Rob]

I'm was leaning more to a yellow "teardrop" tomato.... ... but they're usually smaller than a "cherry" tomato...

I knew it was an heirloom... but I couldn't find my seed reference and pics.... think you're probably right Rob...

Yeah - definitely heirloom - looks delicious!

I initially thought a larger variety of the Yellow Pear (maybe like the Yellow Teardrop you mention?) although the yellow pear grows the opposite way (like a pear shape, but Murray's pic is fatter at the top, thinner at the bottom).

I have had some AWESOME yellow pear tomatoes here - so sweet, and the birds rarely steal them!

Rob

[RupertofOZ]

You'd probably like these then Rob.... not sure if there's some Yellow Pears in amongst them... or whether they're Yellow Teardrop... ;)

I would have thought a tear drop... was similar in shape to a "pear"...

[Rob]

You'd probably like these then Rob.... not sure if there's some Yellow Pears in amongst them... or whether they're Yellow Teardrop... ;)

I would have thought a tear drop... was similar in shape to a "pear"...

Delicious!

And yes - "Tear Drop", "Pear" - meh... :D
They're so delicious aren't they! So very sweet!
I guess i call them "Pear" because we bought the Yellow Pair variety at the time maybe.

We have self-seeding tomatoes all over the place here. We back on to the bush, so the birds get their fair share of the tomatoes when they're fruiting too, and help plan the next season!

I can't wait to try our first AP based Tomatoes this season! Usually we manage to get Tomatoes through to around May/June even without a greenhouse. So hopefully we'll be able to get some awesome results.

Already planning for system expansion - this is bad!!! :D

Rob

[Murray]

Thanks for the input Rob and John. I have eaten that one, but there are more on the bush so I will make sure I seed save from some of the remaining fruit. I have not seen any like it before.
I have come across those pear shaped ones in Rupes photo previously, but my particular specimen is quite different.

[RupertofOZ]

Indeed.. think Yellow Oxheart is the most likely...

[Rob]

Thanks for the input Rob and John. I have eaten that one, but there are more on the bush so I will make sure I seed save from some of the remaining fruit. I have not seen any like it before.
I have come across those pear shaped ones in Rupes photo previously, but my particular specimen is quite different.

Murray,

Awesome - heirloom tomatoes are SO much better than regulars! It's no wonder they've started making their way even back into Bunnings recently.

Yes - from the image yours are much bigger than the yellow pair correct? More like the size of a regular store-bought tomato? Looks like oxheart that i have grown here, but i've never seen/grown yellow ones.

Rob

[silloth52]

hi murray

tomatoes in the middle of winter awesome, to cold down here in melbourne
but on the flip side my winter ap veges growth has out preformed any dirt garden veges i have grown in the past at this time of year

a few photos from a couple of minutes ago

[Murray]

Good looking veggies there...don't you just love those snow peas.

[Rob]

Agreed - AWESOME looking veggies!

[StevenBris]

Another reason to grow heirloom tomatoes -

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112648268/scientists-find-gene-behind-ripe-tasteless-tomatoes/

[Trevwbird]

I totally agree with the article, I love the taste of one straight off the bush.
Murray calls commerical ones red cricket balls

[Murray]

The article fails to tell how many of the tomatoes are picked rock hard and green, then are gassed in order to uniformly colour them just before they go to the shelves.