Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-8 Experience)
Didn’t find a thread for this one, feel free to merge if there is one.
Grew this tomato in my greenhouse. Pruned the vine to 3-4 stems. The plant is tall, sturdy, and highly productive (didn’t let me down on yield or flavor despite a very cold summer). Some of the fruits are slightly ribbed, large, and meaty. Pleasant flavor, leaning on the sweet side.
Maybe this is the Dr. Wyche’s Yellow variety?
Maybe this is the Dr. Wyche’s Yellow variety?
Svetlana, I bought this variety from Redko, and she lists it simply as Dr. Wyche’s. That’s why I used that exact name for the thread.
…Besides the yellow one, the circus director also bred a red variety, and private sellers here sell both, listing the exact origin, full name, and the breeder. So this one definitely needs the “Yellow” added to it. Just an example of how the seller of this variety in Russia doesn’t care about the tomato’s history or its creator, just using a sloppy “whatever works” approach.
2015 Season:
Grew Dr. Wyche’s in 2015.
– Visual description of the vine: mid-late season, sprawling, sturdy.
– Fruit set: didn’t drop any blossoms, sets every truss and is still fruiting.
– Vine height outdoors on Aug 17: 4.6 ft (1.4 m).
– Trusses: 3-4 fruits per cluster.
– Overall yield: high.
– Fruit: round, bright orange.
– Firmness of ripe fruit: high.
– Flavor: balanced, harmonious, juicy, sweetness is a 5/5.
First impression: an amazing all-purpose tomato. Seedling rating: 4+, Vine rating: 4+, Fruit rating: 5, Overall variety rating: 5-.
I got my seeds for this from Kulik. Grew it in the greenhouse. Pruned it to two stems. The vine didn’t seem overly massive to me. Reached 5.6-6 ft (1.7-1.8 m) tall. Yield was average. But the flavor totally blew me away. Very beautiful, uniform tomatoes, flat-round shape (a bit more flat than round). Literally the best tasting yellow/orange tomato of my 2015 season.
Like Alena wrote on September 19 — “still fruiting”, I can definitely confirm this is a long-season producer. My first fruit (pictured earlier) was from July 21, and here’s a photo from November 29 when we finally pulled the vines. This plant was growing under cover, in super rocky soil like you see in the photo.
The variety grew very vigorously in the greenhouse, reached up to 6.5 ft (2 m) tall. The fruits are incredibly tasty, sweet, and meaty. Average yield.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate, mid-late season. Reaches up to 6.5 ft (2 m) tall in a greenhouse and around 4.6 ft (1.4 m) outdoors. Sturdy vines produce flat-round to round, bright orange-yellow beefsteaks.
- 📈 Yield: Generally rated from average to high. A major highlight is its extremely long harvest window, with some vines continuing to produce from late July well into November under cover. Sets fruit reliably without dropping blossoms.
- 👅 Taste: Universally praised as outstanding. Growers describe it as incredibly sweet, balanced, juicy, and meaty. Often cited as the best-tasting orange/yellow variety of the season.
- 📦 Storage: Fruits are noted for being firm, but exact shelf life isn’t detailed in this thread.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: 6 growers contributed to this thread, spanning USDA Zones 4 through 8.
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