Quick Summary of Barnes Mountain Yellow
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Known for being sturdy and unproblematic. The seedlings are strong and thick-stemmed, and the mature plants show excellent disease resistance in the greenhouse.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Massive, oblate yellow beefsteaks. Fruits regularly weigh between 500-800 g (1.1-1.8 lbs), with some giants reaching up to 950 g (2.1 lbs). The flesh is incredibly dense and meaty with very few seed cavities. When sliced, the flesh has a beautiful glossy, almost “buttery” texture.
- 👅 Flavor: Absolutely delicious. Growers describe it as a true tomato classic, with some calling it the absolute best-tasting yellow variety in their entire collection.
- ⏳ Yield & Performance: Mid-season. Yields range from medium to excellent. It sets fruit reliably in various weather conditions, though the thin skin on these giant fruits can crack if left to overripen or if watering is inconsistent.
The seeds were from Redko. Indeterminate, tall, mid-season ripening. Grew it in a greenhouse; the yield was excellent. Large, oblate fruits—juicy, meaty, with a good taste.
Edited October 14, 2015 by Sofia 27
Second season growing Barnes Mountain Yellow, and it’s making me very happy.
The original seeds came from Denis out in Donetsk (forgot his last name). I grew his seeds last year, saved my own from those fruits, and these photos are from this year’s harvest. In the sliced photo, that’s my biggest fruit, weighing in at 1.7 lbs (780 grams). Absolutely delicious! A very meaty variety, and when you cut it open, the slice looks like it’s covered in butter. Very few seed locules. True tomato classic! I’ve pulled about a dozen 1.1–1.7 lb (500-800g) fruits so far and there are another dozen hanging. In the photos, the tomatoes are a bit overripe; if I had picked them earlier, they wouldn’t have cracked. I don’t live right next to my greenhouse, so I can’t check on them daily.
The seedlings are not fussy at all, they grow very stocky with thick stems. Had to hold them a bit too long in their 16 oz (0.5 L) starter pint cups because our May was pretty garbage, cold and rainy. Started seeds around March 8th.
Edited August 21, 2022 by CWERT
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