15 Types of Yellow Tomatoes to Grow in the Garden

Small yellow tomatoes hanging off vine of woven planter closeup

Yellow tomatoes, like ‘Yellow Brandywine’, ‘Lemon Boy’, ‘Basinga’, and ‘Sun Sugar’, offer a refreshing twist on the traditional tomato crop. Known for being less acidic than their red counterparts, these tomatoes are perfect for snacking, adding to sandwiches or salads, and making salsa.

Explore the variety of yellow tomatoes available to add both color and flavor to your garden and meals.

Caring for Yellow Tomatoes

The planting and care of yellow tomatoes are the same as red tomatoes in the garden or in containers. They are susceptible to the same pests and diseases and are harvested in the same manner.

Start seeds indoors about six weeks before the last frost of the spring, and transplant tomatoes once night temperatures are consistently above 50°F. Choose a spot in full sun, and don’t forget to water.

When selecting yellow tomatoes for the garden, choose those that are best for your growing conditions, and read the seed packet information carefully. Decide whether you prefer determinate or indeterminate tomatoes, and figure out the length of your growing season.

Consult your local state agricultural extension office for great information about what grows best in your locality.

Determinate tomato plants reach a specific size and then fruit all at once. Indeterminate tomato plants continue to grow and fruit until frost. Indeterminate varieties usually bear more fruit, but determinate varieties are more low-maintenance.

Types of Yellow Tomatoes

Amish Gold

Yellow Amish Gold Teardrop Tomatoes

‘Amish Gold’ is a cross between ‘Amish Paste’ and ‘Sun Gold.’ The indeterminate plant produces 1 1/2- to 2-inch-long, oblong-shaped, deep-gold tomatoes with sharply-pointed ends and a sweet/tart flavor.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 80

Azoychka

Whole and sliced Azoychka tomatoes and an old knife on dark ground
 

‘Azoychka’ matures early and produces yellow fruit that is 5 to 8 ounces each. The tomatoes have bright yellow interiors and a tart flavor. This is an heirloom variety.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 60-70

Basinga

Basinga Yellow tomato plant with fruits
 

‘Basinga’ is an heirloom tomato that produces large (6 to 8 ounces), pale lemon-colored fruits with a tinge of pink near the blossom end. The beefsteak-style fruit is sweet and mild and holds its yellow color when fully ripened.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 75-80

Beauty King

Beauty King tomatoes whole and sliced on burlap
 

‘Beauty King’ is a yellow bi-colored tomato with bold red stripes on the exterior and red streaking inside. The indeterminate plant produces very large one-pound fruit that is meaty and flavorful. Developed from a cross between ‘Big Rainbow’ and ‘Green Zebra.’

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 80-90

Dixie Golden Giant

Dixie Golden Giant Yellow Tomato fruit on vine
 

Golden yellow ‘Dixie Golden Giant’ is a sweet heirloom variety dating to the 1930s. The open-pollinated, indeterminate vine produces large, 1- to 2-pound, beefsteak tomatoes.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 85-100

Dr. Wyche’s Yellow Tomato

Dr. Wyche's Yellow Tomato Plant with Fruit
 

Named for Dr. John Wyche, the ‘Dr. Wyche’s Yellow Tomato’ is an indeterminate heirloom that produces one-pound, golden-yellow tomatoes with meaty flesh and rich flavor.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 75-85

Earl of Edgecombe

Earl of Edgecombe Tomato Plant
 

Named for the 6th Earl of Edgecombe, ‘Earl of Edgecombe’ was developed in New Zealand. The indeterminate heirloom vine produces 3-inch, round, uniformly ripening fruits in clusters of two or more. The smooth, yellowish-orange flesh is firm and meaty with a perfect balance of sweetness and acidity.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 73

Lemon Boy

Lemon Boy Tomato on blue plate
 

‘Lemon Boy’ is a hybrid tomato that produces globe-shaped fruit with a meaty, sweet, and mild flavor with a slight tang. The indeterminate vines are disease-resistant and easy to grow.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 72

Profi Frutti Grape Yellow

Profi Frutti Grape Tomato stems in a white enamel bowl
 

‘Profi-Frutti™’ Grape Yellow produces large bunches of extra-sweet hybrid fruits on an indeterminate vine. The grape-size fruit can be picked in a cluster and has a long shelf life with a crisp outer skin.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 77

Sun Sugar Yellow Cherry Tomatoes

Sun Sugar yellow cherry tomatoes
 

‘Sun Sugar’ is a yellow, bite-sized tomato about the size of a cherry. The disease-resistant plant produces hundreds of tomatoes that are almost orange at their peak. The fruit is sweet and rich in tomato flavor.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, up to 7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 75

Yellow Brandywine

Brandywine heirloom yellow tomatoes in crates with raffia
 

‘Brandywine Yellow’ is an heirloom tomato that tends to be more orange than yellow. The plant is a potato-leaf variety that produces large fruit. But, the open-pollinated plant can be finicky to grow, with roughly-shaped fruit one year and smooth the next.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 78

Yellow Pear Tomato

Yellow pear tomatoes on a square white plate.

‘Yellow Pear’ is one of the oldest small fruit tomatoes, first developed in Europe in 1805. Plants produce masses of 1 1/2- to 2-inch, pear-shaped, lemon-colored fruits. With few seeds and a low-acid flavor, they are delicious when eaten right off the vine.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 78-80

Yellow Plum Tomato

Growing yellow plum tomato, blooming, ripening of tomatoes
 

‘Yellow Plum’ is an old variety that produces large amounts of small, 1 by 1 1/4-inch, oval-shaped fruits that taste mild and sweet. The fruit is produced in clusters of 8 to 10 tomatoes that ripen at various times.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 70

‘Golden Queen’ Tomato

Golden tomatoes on a cutting board
 

‘Golden Queen’ is a classic heirloom yellow tomato that has been around since the late 1800s. These tomatoes are known for their sweet, well-balanced taste. These medium-sized fruits are great as slices on a sandwich. Sometimes they ripen with a pink blush.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 75 days

Lillian’s Yellow Heirloom Tomato

Large yellow tomatoes ripen in an outdoor garden
 

Lillian’s heirloom tomatoes are large, beefsteak yellow tomatoes known for their meaty, dense interior. They have a rich, complex flavor and barely hold any seeds. The fruits are a light pastel yellow color.

  • Hardiness Zones: 4-11
  • Light: Full sun, 6-8 hours per day
  • Soil: Well-draining, fertile
  • Mature Size: Indeterminate vine, 5-7 feet
  • Days to Maturity: 88

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