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'Gold Medal' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Main-Season
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Main-season, standard tomato. Indeterminate plants bear large, 1- to 2-pound, yellow fruit streaked with red. Grows well with cool nighttime temperatures.
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75-90
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Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.5 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (2.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (2.8 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 09/11/2012 by
BernardP
- A novice gardener
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Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| They seemd to do well early in the season. As it really warmed up later in the season, they really struggled. All plants eventually died from fusarium wilt by late July, early August. I have a few other heirloom varieties (Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Matts Wild) planted in the same soil that did fine. They may do fine under the right conditions, but there is absolutely no fusarium wilt resistance. What I got from these plants tasted average. |
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Reviewed on 08/16/2012 by
Barcen
- An intermediate gardener
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This beefsteak tomato has been a disaster this summer. Even after the August heat kicked in, this tomato had low yield, and the plants died faster than any other of the 12 heirlooms I grew this year. Every single tomato (8) on one plant was partially eaten by slugs or snails. On another plant, I found hundreds of bagrada bugs on one ripe fruit still on the plant. (They ignored all the other varieties of tomato).
It seems that the sweetness/low acidity possibly combined with the coloring, is a magnet for predators.
It\'s very pretty and if you like sweet tomatoes, it\'s fairly sweet, but the problems aren\'t worth it. |
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Reviewed on 08/31/2010 by
Jen
- An intermediate gardener
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Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I planted just one of these plants as an experiment this year. As soon as a few ripened, their demand has far outstripped the supply of one tomato plant.
The fruit has been medium to large (varying between 8oz to 2 lbs), bright yellow with red streaks, and very sweet but with a distinct tomato taste. The appearance and flavor have won over everyone that I've given one of these and I have a number of relatives expecting seedlings next year.
The only drawback has been that they've only been of average productivity and I don't always have some of these ripe. |
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Reviewed on 02/01/2010 by
genuinefauxfarm
- An experienced gardener
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Bremer, Iowa, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| These are yellow tomatoes with red streaks on the blossom end and they are, perhaps, the sweetest tomatoes we have EVER tasted. If you want a more acid tomato taste, you will decide this one isn't for you. They are also one of the largest we have grown. Our record for this cultivar is 3.5 pounds in 2006. Fruits tend to split, which attracts the insects - leading to fairly high fruit loss at production time. It is often better to pick these a little early and let them ripen on the counter - unless you are willing to accept losses exceeding half of the crop. Keep the moisture even (mulch and irrigate) for best results. They are too fun to grow to give up, though we are cutting back on them for farm production. If you want to grow a "State Fair Ribbon Winning" tomato - try this one. Not many of these tomotoes make it to the CSA because they are "claimed" before they go into the crates! Number of tomatoes average only 8 per plant in a decent year (with several split and not used). But, if you go by volume you get 12 pounds of tomato with that average. A typical heirloom slicer may average 40 tomatoes for a total of 20 pounds. |
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Reviewed on 03/13/2008 by
Tomato Lady
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Lane, Oregon, United States
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| Nice looking large tomatoes. They produced better than some large varieties however they did not have much flavor. |
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Reviewed on 01/07/2008 by
The Garden Space
- A novice gardener
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Cook, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Gold Medal is a wonderful heirloom tomato. It reminds me of a beefsteak in size but has a much sweeter flavor. This is one tomato I will grow year after year now. The only problem I found with this and all other heirloom tomatoes is they are highly prone to thrips. They need to be prevented early or the crops will not survive. |
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