Tomato, Amber (Organic)
Solanum lycopersicum. Yellow. 55-60 days. Det. Dwarf.
This was one of our earliest and tastiest tomatoes in 2010, which was for many gardeners in our area, “the year of late, bland tomatoes.” 1-3 oz, yellow-gold globes are plentiful and early, yielding for quite a while despite being determinate. One of the only yellow tomatoes we grew for market and CSA. With very compact and early plants, Amber is dwarf enough for container culture. Russian origin.
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Sow indoors in flats with good potting soil as early as February, but no later than April. Keep warm and well-watered. Up pot seedlings into 4” pots once they have two true leaves. Transplant into the garden once danger of frost has passed.
Seed Saving
Collect seeds from ripe fruit by squeezing into a jar and add 25% more water. Wait a few days for mold to form. When seeds sink and gel-sac is gone, stir, add water, then decant and rinse to clean. Dry thoroughly. Tomatoes are mostly self-pollinating; isolation is not usually needed for seeds to be true to type.
Kyle (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
I hear other people are having problems getting tomatoes to ripen in Western Washington this summer. I wouldn’t know; I grew Amber. I grew some plants in grow bags and some in hot beds and they did equally well. I didn’t use any support so lost a few but they more than made up for it. At first, I was so excited to have that tasty golden yellow orb. But by August 30, I am going “Ok Amber, we know you can tomato – let the other kids tomato, too.” Prolific, resilient, and seemingly endless for a determinate dwarf. The only ones I lost were when we got 2.5 inches of rain mid-August and everything in the garden tasted like water. Fair. When roasted along with some paste tomatoes for tomato soup, the flavor is just divine.
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