Gold Medal
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 75-90 days
- Fruit
- bicolor, beefsteak
- Weight
- 16-24 oz
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A bicolor heirloom promoted by Ben Quisenberry of Ohio, who called it the sweetest tomato he ever grew. Golden fruit blushed red at the blossom end, very low acid.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 75-90 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
| Fruit weight | 16-24 oz | Typical range for the cultivar, as a consensus across the cited sources. Not a measured mean from any single crop: fruit weight varies with season, spacing and where on the plant the fruit set. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
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Mr. Stripey
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Old German
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Pineapple
85-95 days · Indeterminate
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Aker's West Virginia
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog