PlantFiles: Tomato
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Old Flame'

This tomato is always on my garden list.It is one of the most delightful tastes in the tomato world.It has a wonderful sweet taste with just enough zing to keep it from being bland.

Slices are stunning on a platter and I always bring a big tray of them to summer gatherings.The comments are endless.

It is a Regular Leafed plant that ripens it's fruit late in the season.People with shorter seasons should try only a couple of plants to see if they will mature for them.Here in Z7a,when covered to protect from frost,we can harvest them for Thanksgiving if we want.They start to ripen at about 90 days from transplant.

In years with lots of rain,sometimes the color isn't as intense and the flavor is 'washed out' tasting,but where I live, excess water in late summer is only wished for and never seen.