Topic: What is the best variaty of tomatoe to grow?

[tim]

We'll get to 300 soon!!

[westsussexlottie]

i recommend totem. The tomatoes vary in size from cherry to larger ones but the plants crop heavily and the taste is good too. These can happily be grown in tubs.

[tim]

Today's offering.
John Hawkins in the middle, then Antoi Romanov (unripe pepper)/Santa/ Red Debarao/ Galina/ Nectar.

[wardy]

They look a tasty bunch Tim  :)  You're lucky to have some ripe ones at the mo.  On mine the toms are only pea size but I'm expecting great things from them - "Mortgage Lifter" and G Delight. 

By the way Wattapain - could you buy one of those yummy toms from Sainsbury which you liked and then save the seed?  You can scrape the seed onto kitchen paper and let the paper absorb all that liquid.  When dry you'll be able to lift the dry seeds off the paper and store in the fridge until next year  :)

[Sketty]

Must admit, this was a question I was going to ask? ;D

[redimp]

This is the advice on http://www.realseeds.co.uk/tomatoes.html

Saving Tomato Seed:



Here you can seed the seed and juice squeezeed into a jar & let ferment for 3 days (no more, no less!)

Good seeds sink and bad ones float.

Water is added and poured off several times to clean them, the seed is rinsed in a seive and put on a plate to dry.

Detailed seed-saving instructions are included with your seeds, so you can do this yourself.

[ken (69)]

Growing yellow Tumbling Tom as outdoor cherry, this year, sweet, but not as sweet as Gardeners Delight. Indoors Moneymakers and Ailsa something. Have grown Shirley, a huge cropper.Did you see last night's TV Supermarkets, apparently we are the only country not to include TASTE as a criteria.Best vote (in Spain I think) was a beefsteak type (probably Brandywine)

[tim]

Just sampled the first Galina - not over-productive but very rich in flavour.

[the_snail]

Tim those trusses in you picture are great! Might try them in my border in the greenhouse! With loads a muck under them! Next year of course! :D

[the_snail]

Also like the Idea of saving the seeds! My late grandfarther used to do that.

[supernan]

I have Marmande - large beef, with ribs - Gardeners Delight - cherry - and Roma - plum for sauces, all in very large tubs in the hot front garden. Also Allicante which is usually a green house cordon.

All have a lot of toms on. GD has ripe ones, others are coming. All are healty and trouble free. Watered daily and fed weekly alternate Chempak no 4 High Potash and Tomato feed.

In the green house for FUN I am trying unusual varieties. Most so far look like they will not be coming back. Late to fruit, slow to grow, tried everything to solve yellow leaves. Brandywine is doing the best very, very large fruit, followed by Thesselonaka a greek one. I think the others may be ready for Christmas!!!

[wardy]

Supernan     I think outdoor toms are really good as they don't get pests on  (or have I just been lucky?)  :)

[tim]

This is what we mean by beef!

Why waste space with water??

[ken (69)]

WOW, Tim....global knife...£100 a set.....the toms look nice too.

[tim]

Just love the colouration of Red Debarao - despite their tendency to leaf curl. Very prolific too.

[Merry Tiller]

Anyone tried "Tschernomor Black"? WOW

[keef]

I've got some gardener's delight - they're very nice. But not very big (but a bit bigger than most cherry's though) about golf ball size.

Sweet million are very sweet cherries.