Slicer Tomato
Jaune Flamme is a golden tomato that brings the excitement of summer's first harvest to your garden. This indeterminate variety reaches maturity in 75 to 80 days, producing abundant fruit across a long growing season. The name hints at its flame-like golden color, and the plants thrive in full sun with moderate watering, making them reliable performers for gardeners seeking consistent yields of flavorful tomatoes.
Full Sun
Moderate
?-?
?in H x ?in W
Annual, Perennial
Moderate
Hover over chart points for details
Each year, seed companies evaluate hundreds of tomato varieties to identify the ones that deliver both flavor and reliable performance, and Jaune Flamme earns its place among their top selections. Golden tomatoes bring a distinctive character to the summer harvest, and this variety's indeterminate growth habit means you'll keep picking fruit well into fall. The plants respond well to full sun and moderate watering, making them manageable for gardeners of varying experience levels.
Jaune Flamme tomatoes are culinary tomatoes, prized for fresh eating when fully ripe. The golden fruit is ideal for slicing into salads, where its color and juice create visual appeal and bright flavor. Ripe tomatoes can be eaten fresh off the vine or incorporated into dishes where their juicy character shines.
Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last spring frost date. Sow seeds in seed-starting mix at a temperature between 70°F and 90°F for reliable germination. Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged until seedlings emerge.
Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days. Transplant outdoors after the last frost date, when soil temperature reaches at least 55°F. Space plants 24 to 36 inches apart in rows that are 3 inches apart, though wider spacing between individual plants promotes better air circulation as they mature.
Harvest Jaune Flamme tomatoes when they are fully ripe and have developed their characteristic golden color. Ripe fruit will feel slightly soft when gently squeezed and will detach easily from the vine. Pick tomatoes in the morning after dew has dried for best flavor and storage potential. If frost threatens late in the season, harvest green fruit and ripen it indoors in a cool, dark area, keeping fruit separated so they don't touch one another during ripening.
As an indeterminate variety, Jaune Flamme will continue growing vertically throughout the season. Support plants with stakes, cages, or trellises to keep fruit off the ground and improve air circulation. Pinch off lower leaves as the plant matures to reduce disease pressure and direct energy toward fruit production rather than excessive foliage.
Enter your ZIP code to see a personalized growing calendar for this plant.