Jaune Flamme

  Have I mentioned I really like this tomato? I think I have. It really is perfect, a good combination of sweet and tart, really meaty and perfectly formed. It's a French heirloom that seems to be completely free of the problems that are being experienced by the rest of my crop, particularly blossom end rot but also no bugs! I only found one plant up at Zanthorrea Nursery when I was looking for something else. I found it after I had planted out the bed for this year's tomatoes so it ended up in a pot. Pots can be a bad deal for tomatoes in our environment, they dry out easily and the roots get hot. You need to have a spot where they get full shade in the afternoon. This one does get shade in the afternoon but so does the Amish Paste that's sitting right next to it and that one's as good as dead.

Jaune Flamme will feature highly in my garden in summers to come.