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Lemon Boy Tomato

     The goal for this year was to try something new as well as hopefully gain a tomato with a lower acid content. That lead me to grow the Lemon Boy F-1 Hybrid Variety of tomato. Some sites or companies may be advertising them as Heirlooms, but they are not an open-pollenated tomato. I get heartburn very badly and so I am always looking for ways to reduce that although I still love my other varieties of tomatoes. Some of the golden varieties I have tried, I have found to be lacking in flavor, but I was quite surprised by these little fellows, however, they aren't that small.

     They produce a nice round fruit that is lemon-yellow in color (not gold), which grow in clusters. They usually weigh around 7-8 oz. but I have harvested a few that were quite a bit larger than that. They mature around 72-75 days and will be a vibrant yellow, which will turn to a more golden color the longer they are left on the vine. The trick is to pick them before they become overly mature as they have a tendacy to turn mushy. If one looks at the picture, some of them were picked a little later than usual, although they weren't mushy, they were a more "golden" color than the others that weren't as mature. Another great attribute to these tomatoes are their resilience and productivity, making them very easy to grow. They are resistant to several types of common pes...log in to read more!