Potato Leaf Yellow Tomato

90 days, indeterminate - A mid season variety, ripening in 75 to 80 days in many locations, the vigorous, very tall potato leaf plants produce an abundance of oblate, occasionally lobed, medium orange tomatoes that typically vary in size from 4 to 20 ounces, borne in large clusters. Some tomatoes can get to be huge in size, weighing over two pounds! The fruit has a solid, smooth texture and a perfectly balanced, delicious flavor.

Originally sent to Craig LeHoullier by SSE member Barbara Lund of Ohio in 1990. Barbara thought of this variety as a bit of a mystery, seeming to originate from a branch from a pink potato leaf variety. This rare tomato was among Craig’s favorite heirloom varieties in his early 1990s gardens when he really delved into growing heirloom varieties.

After a long absence from his annual gardens, Craig discovered that the last seed he had saved in 2003 was too old to germinate. An inquiry to the Seed Savers Exchange resulted in a sample of his original seed being returned to him from their cold storage. A star in Craig’s 2023 and 2024 gardens (his wife Susan’s favorite tomato from those two seasons), he decided it is time that this wonderful tomato was made more easily available for the gardening public to enjoy.

It was commercially introduced by the Victory Seed Company to the gardening public for the 2025 season. Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.