Yellow submarine / Solanum lycopersicum

Yellow submarine / Solanum lycopersicum

Special features and/or general description of the variety:

The tomato variety 'Yellow Submarine' bears pear-shaped, sun-yellow fruits. Plants of 'Yellow Submarine' grow indefinitely and can reach a height of two meters. The leaves are strikingly potato-like, which clearly distinguishes them from other varieties. The fruits of 'Yellow Submarine' grow in long clusters, are pear- to teardrop-shaped and sun-yellow in color when ripe. They are around 3 cm long and weigh around 15 to 20 grams.

Sowing:
from mid-March to early April

Sowing instructions:
for germination in a sunny place at approx. 20 C, then place in a slightly cooler place and prick out when the first 2 leaves have formed (approx. 14 days).

If thetemperature is above 10C , the young plants can be placed outside during the day, but initially only in the shade so that they can slowly get used to the light conditions.
However, the light conditions outside are much better for the plants than indoors, making them very stable.


Location:
sunny


Soil:
well-drained, add some compost if planting after the Ice Saints.


Culture (e.g. spacing):


Life cycle:
1 year

Flowering time:
July-October

Harvest:
from August

Seed harvest:
from ripe fruits

Translated with DeepL 26. August 2025