Hard-To-Find Yellow Submarine Tomato Is Flavorful
 ✖  |
Petra Page-Mann from Fruition Seeds, Naples, N.Y., says the Yellow Submarine tomato checks all the boxes gardeners look for in a new variety. It was developed by Phillip Griffins at Cornell University and released in 2024. Page-Mann was excited to partner with Cornell and add it to the 350 seeds she propagates.
“One of the things I love about it is its creamy texture,” she says, adding the small tomatoes, which are tasty and fresh and ideal to dehydrate for salads year-round. Paste tomato characteristics give it a nice density for a cherry-size tomato.
The flavor is surprising also for a yellow tomato. Though lower in acidity, the Yellow Submarine has a robust tomato flavor. The 1 1/2 to 2-in. long fruits resemble the shape of a submarine. Page-Mann says the tomatoes are ready in 68 to 75 days, produce well and are crack-resistant.
Like all her seeds, they’re heirloom, so they’re self-sustaining and can be saved. In 2024, orders came from all over the U.S.
“After selling and shipping seeds for 12 years, Fruition Seeds has transformed into sharing seeds to cultivate a gift economy,” Page-Mann says. “Though we no longer sell or ship seeds, if you’d love to receive Yellow Submarine seeds to sow and share in your community, look at our events page and join in our events on the farm and across the Northeast where seeds are shared as gifts.”
She also encourages growers to develop relationships with growers who may have seeds and are willing to share them. Page-Mann’s weekly email newsletter offers stories and invitations from the farm, nurturing relationships.
“We’re known for regional adaptation, and our model is to share growing and seed-saving information. We’re a seed company trying to do something different,” Page-Mann says.
The Yellow Submarine tomato propagated at Cornell differs from a pear-shaped variety of the same name available in Europe.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Fruition Seeds, Naples, N.Y. (support@fruitionseeds.com; www.fruitionseeds.com).
Click here to download page story appeared in.
Click here to read entire issue
Hard-To-Find Yellow Submarine Tomato Is Flavorful Petra Page-Mann from Fruition Seeds Naples N Y says the Yellow Submarine tomato checks all the boxes gardeners look for in a new variety It was developed by Phillip Griffins at Cornell University and released in 2024 Page-Mann was excited to partner with Cornell and add it to the 350 seeds she propagates “One of the things I love about it is its creamy texture ” she says adding the small tomatoes which are tasty and fresh and ideal to dehydrate for salads year-round Paste tomato characteristics give it a nice density for a cherry-size tomato The flavor is surprising also for a yellow tomato Though lower in acidity the Yellow Submarine has a robust tomato flavor The 1 1/2 to 2-in long fruits resemble the shape of a submarine Page-Mann says the tomatoes are ready in 68 to 75 days produce well and are crack-resistant Like all her seeds they’re heirloom so they’re self-sustaining and can be saved In 2024 orders came from all over the U S “After selling and shipping seeds for 12 years Fruition Seeds has transformed into sharing seeds to cultivate a gift economy ” Page-Mann says “Though we no longer sell or ship seeds if you’d love to receive Yellow Submarine seeds to sow and share in your community look at our events page and join in our events on the farm and across the Northeast where seeds are shared as gifts ” She also encourages growers to develop relationships with growers who may have seeds and are willing to share them Page-Mann’s weekly email newsletter offers stories and invitations from the farm nurturing relationships “We’re known for regional adaptation and our model is to share growing and seed-saving information We’re a seed company trying to do something different ” Page-Mann says The Yellow Submarine tomato propagated at Cornell differs from a pear-shaped variety of the same name available in Europe Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Fruition Seeds Naples N Y support@fruitionseeds com; www fruitionseeds com
To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click
here to register with your account number.
