Growers’ Notes and Photos
Martha Logan – potato leaf indet. Got up to 6 to 6.5 feet (1.8-2 m) tall in the hoop house. Fruits are oblate (flat-round). When fully ripe they are yellow with some pink blushing and marbling. It’s usually listed as a yellow tomato, but it honestly looks much more like a bicolor. Super tasty, heavy yielder, and just shrugs off diseases. Started ripening in the hoop house around the first week of July. Fruit weights run from 7 oz up to 1.3 lbs (200 to 600 g), though most hovered around 10-14 oz (300-400 g). I pruned them to 3 stems. Huge thanks to Galina Mikhailovna for the seeds.
Edited November 24, 2016 by Drosera
Alla! 😲 wow.
Alla, what absolute beauties! I actually have this variety from Galina Mikhailovna too. Definitely need to get it in the dirt this year! 👏
Alla, what absolute beauties! I actually have this variety from Galina Mikhailovna too. Definitely need to get it in the dirt this year! 👏
Lena, you absolutely have to plant it. I really loved this variety, definitely repeating it next season.
Alla, what’s the foliage like? I can’t quite tell. My seedlings from the seeds you gave me at the meet-up don’t have regular jagged leaves, they look like potato leaves.
Alla, what’s the foliage like? I can’t quite tell. My seedlings from the seeds you gave me at the meet-up don’t have regular jagged leaves, they look like potato leaves.
Len, Alla’s description explicitly says it’s a potato leaf. Mine have potato leaves in the seedling stage right now too.
Hey y’all, can anyone tell me the days to maturity on this one?
Hey y’all, can anyone tell me the days to maturity on this one?
It turned out mid-early for me.
Planted it last year. Seeds were from Popenko. Pruned it to a single stem. Didn’t get a huge yield, but it was a seriously delicious tomato.
Just posting a video of slicing and tasting this tomato. I completely mixed up the variety name in the video, but it’s 100% Martha Logan. I even double-checked the foliage on this vine just to be absolutely sure so I wouldn’t mess it up. Got my seeds from Redko. Sliced open and taste-wise, it’s just divine.
Grew this one out this year to freshen up my saved seeds. Really like the variety, juicy and tasty. Grown in a full sun spot. Maturity-wise, it’s a mid-season.
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Full Summary: Foliage, Yield, and Flavor
- 🌿 Plant & Foliage: Indeterminate vine with distinct Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. Grows to about 6-6.5 feet (1.8-2 m) tall in a hoop house. Growers report excellent disease resistance. Ripening times range from mid-early to mid-season depending on the zone.
- 🍅 Fruit Size & Look: Large, oblate beefsteaks. Often categorized as a yellow tomato, but practically functions as a bicolor, developing beautiful pink marbling and blushes when fully ripe. Average weights run 10-14 oz (300-400 g), with some pushing 1.3 lbs (600 g).
- 📈 Yield: Generally productive. One grower noted lower yields when pruned strictly to a single stem, while others saw heavy yields when running 3 stems.
- 👅 Taste: Universally described as delicious, juicy, and “divine.” A classic, sweet bicolor flavor profile.
