Aunt Gertie's Gold
| 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 |
| Variety type | heirloom |
| Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- 85-95 days, large indet plant, potato leaf, large golden beefsteak fruits, 14-30 oz, excellent flavor.
Seed Source:
- 1. Jennifer Hutson, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 05
- 2. Tomato Growers Supply 11
Year: 2006 (#1), 2010 (#2)
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
- Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 03 / Chuck Wyatt of Baltimore, Maryland (MD WY C)
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.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva. Aunt Gertie's Gold - Sept 9, 2007
Tatiana Kouchnareva. Aunt Gertie's Gold - Sept 19, 2007
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Aunt Gertie's Gold - ripe fruit. 2012-10-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Aunt Gertie's Gold - ripe fruit. 2012-10-08.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Aunt Gertie's Gold. 2004-03-04 (uploaded with owner's permission)
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Aunt Gertie's Gold - sliced. 2004-03-04 (uploaded with owner's permission)
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Aunt Gertie's Gold - plate. 2007-23-07
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Aunt Gertie's Gold - sliced fruit. 2012-10-08.
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