Tomato Yellow Clementine - Cherry Tomato organic seeds

The 'Yellow Clementine' Cherry Tomato is a highly productive cherry tomato variety, prized for its long clusters of small, golden-yellow fruits with a sweet, mild flavour. Vigorous, this tomato forms tall cordons which are trained on stakes or strings, in a greenhouse, under a polytunnel, or against a sunny wall. A non-hybrid variety, offered here as organically farmed seeds, it is particularly well-suited to gardeners who wish to harvest their own seeds.

With indeterminate growth, this variety can reach 2 metres in height. Remember to stake and train the young plants from planting to turn them into decorative elements in the vegetable garden. The Yellow Clementine tomato is sown under cover between February and April and provides an abundant harvest from June to September-October. It offers a lovely combination of flavours and colour in the garden.
In Belgium, as in other regions with a fickle climate, this 'Clementine' type line is often noted for its ability to produce very early and abundantly, even in cool summers.

Botanically, the tomato belongs to the Solanaceae family. The species Solanum lycopersicum is known as tomato, common tomato, cherry tomato, and sometimes love apple or golden apple. Originating from the Andean regions and tropical America, it was domesticated and then widely cultivated in Mexico before being introduced to Europe in the 16th century. 'Yellow Clementine' is a cherry-type cultivar, selected in Western Europe and described as a traditional French or Dutch variety depending on catalogues. Organic seed companies now distribute it as a population variety, non-hybrid, stable, and suited to garden propagation.
The inflorescences of 'Yellow Clementine' are long, highly ramified clusters, which can reach about 60 cm, bearing a multitude of small, star-shaped yellow flowers. The fruits are small, round to slightly ovate berries, 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter, weighing 6 to 10 g, with thin, smooth, and shiny skin, a bright yellow to orange-yellow at ripeness. Their flesh, quite firm and juicy, contains several well-filled seed locules. Their sweet flavour is enhanced by a slight acidity, reminiscent of a subtle citrus note.

In the kitchen: the 'Yellow Clementine' cherry tomato lends itself to all desires for simple, sun-drenched cooking. It is enjoyed raw as an appetiser, slipped whole into compound salads or tabbouleh. It also holds up very well to cooking: roasted whole in the oven with a drizzle of olive oil, in vegetable kebabs, gently confited to accompany pasta or fish. Its sweet and slightly tangy flavour also makes it an excellent base for chutneys or homemade jars of confit tomatoes.

Nutritional value, cultivation and harvest
The tomato is valued for its richness in vitamin C, lycopene – a powerful antioxidant that is released more during cooking – and trace elements. Low in calories, it suits all types of cuisine: salads, sauces, or preserves.
Cultivation requires plenty of sun and warmth. The fruit is picked when fully coloured and slightly softened, keeping the peduncle attached for better keeping quality.