Aunt Gertie's Gold

If you have not tried growing an orange tomato yet- you must try growing Aunt Gertie’s Gold.  Aunt Gertie’s Gold is full of flavor- sweet and juicy, carrying a hint of melon, producing large 1 to 2 pound fruits, that are not only a spectacular sight in the garden- but on the table as well.

Aunt Gertie’s Gold is a Virginia heirloom that was commercially introduced by Heirloom Tomatoes of Rosedale, Maryland in 2004.  The original seed was given to Chuck Wyatt of Maryland who had received it from a friend.  Aunt Gertie’s Gold became available to Seed Savers Exchange by Carolyn Male of Salem NY, Robbins Hail of Missouri, and Barbara Anderson of California, whom all three members had originally obtained the seed from Chuck Wyatt before he passed away in 2002.

This magnificent tomato is considered to be an orange beefsteak- great for slicing.  Aunt Gertie’s Gold is an indeterminate, Potato leaf that matures between 85 to 95 days.

 Thanks Alfredo for the picture!

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KBX

The potato leaf version of Kellogg’s Breakfast; KBX was discovered by Martha Huffard.  Martha describes the tomato as a deep apricot orange beefsteak- medium sized ranging between 12-18 ounces, having nice balance of both acid and sweet taste.

The story behind KBX is that Mary had purchased Kellogg’s Breakfast seed from a supplier in California back in 2002.  When she grew the seeds out she noticed half where potato leaf and half regular leaf.  So she decided to grow out six of the potato leaf plants along with the regular leaf plants. 

To her surprise the potato leaf plants grew noticeably healthier with a heavier fruit set.  Now prior to this there was no known orange potato leaf, so there was speculation that the fruit would be pink, but on the contrary a beautiful deep orange tomato was formed.

Now KBX has successfully been grown out and distributed to several growers across the country and Germany.

Maiden's Gold

This precious heirloom was almost lost, but found and revived by Ted Maiden of Tennessee.  Maiden’s Gold is an old Southwestern Virginia family heirloom dating back to the 1950’s.  Ted had revived this plant from 22 year old seed in 2009.  In 2010 he grew the plant out with awesome results.

Maiden’s Gold is a great slicing tomato that holds that old fashioned taste, very mild, producing medium sized beefsteak fruit.  The fruit will ripen from green to yellow then gold.  It is an indeterminate, regular leaf tomato plant.

I am so glad this tomato was not lost for good.  Maiden's Gold really is a perfect looking orange tomato- indeed!  I am a huge fan and will grow this one again.

Kellogg's Breakfast

Kellogg’s Breakfast is a wonderful tasting orange tomato and a favorite amongst many tomato lovers.  I was first drawn by the name, and then when I saw a picture of the fruit in a seed catalogue I was drawn by its vibrant orange color.  It just looked like a really delicious tasting tomato with an interesting name.  I figured this would be a great tomato to grow and sell at market.

I was right!  Kellogg’s breakfast did turn out to be a big hit, and had many coming back for more.  Our immediate reaction was that we couldn't believe it was a tomato; it almost had more of a melon taste. 

Kellogg’s Breakfast is a large beefsteak that matures between 85-90 days, producing delicious, beautiful orange fruit- weighing in at a pound or better.  The fruit typically forms in clusters of 2 or 3.  Kellogg’s Breakfast originated from Darrell Kellogg of Redford Michigan.  The plant’s leaf type is regular, however there is a potato leaf version called KBX.

What A Beauty!

Very Happy With The Production Of This Plant.

Looks Like I Will Be Growing This One Again!