Kellogg’s Breakfast is an orange beefsteak that can be a bright yellow. It is a solid color tomato, with no variation in coloration, regardless of weather. Huge boat shaped fruit types, oblong, and round circular expressions dominate heavy laden fruit clusters. Tomato fruit transitions from a vibrant bright yellow, and ripen to an even more distinctive orange tone. Plants can grow massive, resembling large jungle growth of vines and trees. In moderately dry conditions, Kellogg’s Breakfast excels in the summer sun, but doesn’t fare well in the colder, prolonged wet summers we occasionally have here in Tennessee. Greenhouse production is excellent, and intense heat doesn’t bother this tomato. Kellogg’s Breakfast flavor is papaya, sweet, and barely acidic. Meaty slices cook well without reducing. I grew quite a bit of this yellow type for many years because of the unique character it entails. This family heirloom was preserved by gardener Darrell Kellogg of Redford, Michigan, probably for the sake of joyful novelty. I have found writing concerning it with emergence in Georgie during the 1980's. Plants grow gargantuan! Woody, tree like single leaders dominate at eight feet high. Fruit sets on large clusters, resist cracking, and keep well, sometimes specimens ripen over a month without mold issues.
