🍅 Quick take: Sylvan Gaume Yellow is an indeterminate, mid-season beefsteak prized for its large, meaty, oblate yellow slicers with a remarkably well-balanced, sweet flavor. Grown unprotected in open ground in the cool, short-summer climate of Kostroma (Zone 4), it showed strong vigor and good productivity, ranking among the best-tasting yellow varieties of the season. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)
Indeterminate, mid-season salad variety. The fruits are large, oblate, bright yellow, and very meaty with an exceptionally balanced, rich flavor and noticeable sweetness.
Taste-wise, this was easily one of the best yellow varieties I grew in 2015.
Grew it outdoors in open ground, and the yield was good. Seeds came from T. Kushnareva.
Taste-wise, this was easily one of the best yellow varieties I grew in 2015.
Grew it outdoors in open ground, and the yield was good. Seeds came from T. Kushnareva.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate, mid-season vine producing large, flat-round (oblate), bright yellow beefsteaks with dense, meaty flesh.
- 📈 Yield: Good production even without cover in open ground under short, cool Zone 4 summer conditions.
- 👅 Taste: Standout flavor profile. Exceptionally well-balanced with rich sweetness, avoiding the blandness common in many pale yellow varieties.
- 📦 Storage: Classic fresh-market heirloom slicer; best enjoyed fresh off the plant.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: A single review from veteran grower ElenaN, testing it outdoors in Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4).
