Aunt Gertie's Gold
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
| Aunt Gertie's Gold | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | potato |
| Fruit color | orange |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak, oblate |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
Contents |
B.C KO T
- 93 days, large indet plant, potato leaf, large golden beefsteak fruits, 14-30 oz, excellent flavor.
Seed Source:
- ONT HU J 05 (Jennifer Hutson, Ontario, Canada)
Year: 2006
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., potato leaf plant, good yield of 8-14 oz gold fruit with outstanding flavor.
- Source
- NY MA C 03 (Carolyn Male, NY) / MD WY C (Chuck Wyatt, Maryland)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
MAN ST T
- The late Chuck Wyatt obtained this variety from a friend in Virginia. The large golden beefsteak type fruit have great flavor. One of the best tasting yellow tomatoes. Indeterminate, potato leaf foliage. (90 days from transplant).
- Source
- Heritage Harvest Seed
Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada
TX AN S
- 80-85 days, indet., potato leaf plants, 8-16 oz deep gold fruits, not blemish free or uniformly shaped, but truly outstanding flavor, one of my favorites. Virginia heirloom.
- Source
- Marianna's Heirloom Seeds 05
Year: 2005 and every year since then
Location: Bastrop, Texas
TX GU R
- 80 days, indet., potato leaf, 8-16 oz, outstanding flavor, very good yields.
- Source
- ?
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Virginia heirloom, introduced by the late Chuck Wyatt of Maryland (now deceased, 2002), who got it from a friend in Virginia. Introduced commercially by Heirloom Tomatoes of Rosedale, Maryland in 2004.
- First introduced in the SSE 2003 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C), Barbara Anderson of California (CA AN B), and Robbins Hail of Missouri (MO HA R2). All three SSE members obtained the seed from Chuck Wyatt.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors (Catalog) | Seed Savers Yearbook (listings) | Seeds of Diversity - Member Seed Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | . | . | . |
| 2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Gleckler Seedmen - new Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest | 12 | 2 |
| 2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest | 12 | . |
| 2008 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply - new Tomatofest | 12 | . |
| 2007 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds | 10 | . |
Facts about Aunt Gertie's GoldRDF feed
| Fruit color | orange + |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak +, and oblate + |
| Fruit size | large + |
| Fruit type | slicer + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | potato + |
| Maturity | late + |
| Member | B.C KO T +, IL LO N +, MAN ST T +, TX AN S +, and TX GU R + |
| Vendor | Heritage Harvest Seed +, Marianna's Heirloom Seeds +, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Gleckler Seedmen +, Heirloom Tomatoes +, Solana Seeds +, Tomato Growers Supply Company +, and Tomatofest + |
