Summer is the peak time for tomatoes which makes it the perfect time for tantalizing tomato talk! I’m pretty excited about this particular tomato that my wife selected from the Baker’s Creek Catalog last winter. I’m talking about ‘Woodle Orange’! It’s a funny name and prior to reading it in the catalog I had never heard of it before. Because it was an orange tomato and outside of our normal palette of red and pink tomatoes we decided to give it a try. (We’re trying a couple new varieties each year.)
Growing Woodle Orange Tomato
Woodle Orange tomatoes are an indeterminate orange tomato that originally came from Iowa. Seed germination takes 7 to 14 days. Woodle Orange tomatoes will require staking. We use wire cages made from heavy gauge wire but other methods of staking should work fine as well.
The Fruit
The tomatoes ripen up when they are about the size of a baseball (75 days to harvest) with the bright orange yellow color you can see in the pictures. The skin consistently has very few blemishes and very little damage from the rigors of the garden. More importantly the flavor is impressive. ‘Woodle Orange’ has a flavor that is perfectly tomato like without being overpowering and very tasty.
The inside texture is great since it is mostly meat with just a little pulp and juice mixed inside. That makes it perfect for sandwiches since you won’t have juice running out all over the bread. Of course I’ve always said a messy sandwich is a good sandwich! Needless to say I’m not adverse to nearly any fresh garden tomato finding its way onto my sandwiches.
About the Woodle Orange Tomato
- Indeterminate
- Large Slicing Tomato 4″-6″
- Grows about 5ft tall when trellised or staked
- Produces in about 80 days after transplanting
- Germination in 7-14 days
- Space at 24″+ apart
I’ve collected seeds and grown new Woodle Orange plants. The resulting plants seems to be just like the parent plants. The key is to continue to select seeds from strong healthy plants to save the best genetics for the line of tomato plants. More on Saving tomato Seeds.
My ‘Woodle Orange’ plants have been quietly producing good tomatoes without any pest or disease issues but this may not always be the case. Results may vary depending on garden conditions and the weather. I can confidently say that ‘Woodle Orange’ will be a regular in our garden for the foreseeable future!
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Sigh. I now have an overwhelming urge for a tomato sandwich. I'm still weeks from Black Krim or Caspian Pink tomatoes of my own, though. Have to settle for farm market tomatoes, which will do nicely. I've never seen this one, but I have an orange cherry type (Sungold) which is very tasty. Takes a lot to make a sandwich, though. 😉
Wow! That tomato looks so amazing!
These look delicious, Dave — can't wait to grow them next year! And thanks so much for the mention!
These look delicious! I am growing a pineapple tomato – has not turned color yet. It is supposed to have a reddish yellow coloring.
Eileen
They look good enough to eat thru the screen!
Dave, The tomatoes look scrumptious~When I grow up and grow veggies I am ordering from Baker's Creek, too. I have the catalog and love looking thru it admiring the different varieties. gail
I grow it since 1993,and I consider it a diamond quality Tomato,for middle season.
I only kept a few over the years,but I tried many varieties.
In it's class Woodle Orange is the best.
For early,Tom,found Stupice ,shines,Late tomato,Lescana Beef is the queen.