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'Golden Ponderosa' Tomatoes

Sub-Category:	Standard Main-Season Heirloom

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Main-season, standard, beefsteak-type heirloom. Indeterminate plants bear yellow-gold, 1-pound or more fruit. Similar to 'Ponderosa'. Susceptible to foliage diseases.
Days To Maturity:	78-80
Seed Sources:	Totally Tomato - updated in 2011

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 05/28/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
One of my favorite yellow beefsteaks for 60+ years. It grows well here as well as every other place that I have tried it. Good size, good flavor, some catfacing, but less than other Ponderosas.

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