Author Topic: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing? (Read 19162 times)

mat · « **Reply #40 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:05:24 »

No idea what they will be like, but this is my list for this year:
Sakura
Orange Bourgoin
Cerisette
Harbinger
San Marzano
Big Boy
Sultana
Gartenperle (free from mag)

mat

tim · « **Reply #41 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:17:52 »

So long as you remember the purpose of the variety - like San Marzano for passata, drying? etc. And the plum ones freeze quite well.

cleo · « **Reply #42 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:26:33 »

I have two wishes when I pop off;

1-Play Stevie Ray Vaughn`s version of `Little Wing` when the curtains close

2-Let folk know he gave the best years of his life fighting `Moneymaker`

jennym · « **Reply #43 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:32:02 »

Growing for a purpose this year !
Roma - lots - bush plum tomato for purees, passata, preserving - grew last year and was good
Incas - as above, but never grown before
Gardeners Delight - a couple of plants for salads
Garden Pearl - a couple for the back garden because I like them
Marmande - Beefsteak semi cordon/bush - never grown a beefsteak type before and was told this was reliable and reasonable flavour, for sandwiches
Yellow round and pear shaped tomatoes, don't know the name, saved seeds from some given to me by a chap on the allotment - make lovely yellow coloured sweet chutney.

plot51A · « **Reply #44 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:40:06 »

I'm growing the following:
Auriga
Aurora
Golden Sunrise
Sub Artic Plenty
Salt Spring Sunrise
Palla di Fuoco
Galina
Costoluto Fiorentina
Ferline
Legend
Fantasio
Green Zebra

Just for the fun of it and hoping not to lose everything this year!

Vez1 · « **Reply #45 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:44:33 »

too many but here goes

Sungold (tasted these last year for first time and loved them)
Golden Cherry
Gardener's Delight
White Tomesol
German Pink
Gartenperle
Black Ethiopian
POrter
Brandywine
Cosoluto de fiorentino
Moneymaker
Green grape
Ildi
Yellow Cherry
Green Zebra
Tigrella
Tangella

and a few that have lost their labels so will be a nice surprise.

Vez1 · « **Reply #46 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:47:53 »

Forgot the plum lemon.

I only got an allotment in April last year and loved growing my own toms. So when i got the seed catalogues and saw how many different varieties there were I got a little excited and bought lots. ;D

stuffed · « **Reply #47 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:49:29 »

Only growing 2 types:

Gardeners Delight (for salads)
San Marzano (for sauces)

SMP1704 · « **Reply #48 on:** May 07, 2006, 20:59:06 »

First growing tomatoes (first time growing anything edible!)

So am trying:

Moneymaker
Gardener's delight
Fantasio
Alicante

Hopefully for eating and chutneys (should there be a glut ;) )

amphibian · « **Reply #49 on:** May 07, 2006, 21:29:51 »

Roma
Green grape
Cream banana
Black trifele
gardenpearl
Moldovan Green
Cherokee
Taxi
Picardy
Gregory altai
Pink acordian
Homestead 24
Principe borghese
Washington cherry
Plum lemon
Latah
Hayslip
Bradley
New Yorker

Mothy · « **Reply #50 on:** May 07, 2006, 21:35:05 »

Costoluto Fiorentina seems to feature a lot in folks' lists....anyone tell me a bit more about it?

Just never heard of it before.

Thanks,

Mothy

Merry Tiller · « **Reply #51 on:** May 07, 2006, 21:37:29 »

Just for starters ;)

http://www.irinas-tomaten.de/Tomatenliste/Liste_A-Z/body_liste_a-z.html

http://www.amishlandseeds.com/index.htm

http://www.seedfest.co.uk/seeds/tomatoes/cold/cold.html

http://www.tomatobob.com/varieties.htm

http://www.tomatofest.com/

wattapain · « **Reply #52 on:** May 07, 2006, 21:37:35 »

Tomato: Costoluto Fiorentino

Medium-large, old-fashioned, misshapen, heavy, ribbed beef tomato from Florence. Indeterminate (cordon - not a bush as stated by some other seed companies). Very meaty and ideal for slicing. Fruits of 150-180g. @450 seeds. Sow Feb-May. RHS AGM award winner. The RHS said about this variety: "Plant indeterminate; stopped at 200cm. First picked 28 July. Produced an average of 54 fruits per plant. Fruits are bright red and have a very corrugated, flattened shape, 8cm diameter, 5cm length with more than 10 locules and few seeds; firm, juicy, red flesh; average weight of one fruit 127 grams High yield of medium sized, attractive bright red, highly ribbed, succulent fruit with good fruity flavour."

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #53 on:** May 07, 2006, 22:27:06 »

If I could only grow one it would be a white one as they are oh so sweet!

The amount of toms we are all growing is amazing! We could unite and take over the tomato retail world! I can't wait to see the photos as these fruits reach perfection! ;D

luath · « **Reply #54 on:** May 07, 2006, 23:01:43 »

Tomatoes, one of my favourites. 8)
This year : Green Grape, Brandywine Suduth strain (every year, the very best tomato invented by woman), Boxcar Willie, Purple Cherokee, Amish Salad, Garden Peach, Costeluto, Black Cherry, Yellow Plum, Summersweet,
TripL crop, Old Virginia, Amish Paste, Ananaa, plus several more I can't think of at the moment................. :-\

I cleared out my tomato box last week and sold the residue of tom seeds on e-bay as a job lot; I've grown the above, plus others, for a number of years, and need a change now. I have come by some really interesting varieties on e-bay, so worth a look if you are interested in unusual tomatoes.

I grew some white ones alst year, but disappointed at how yellow they were............ ;D

Wicker · « **Reply #55 on:** May 07, 2006, 23:02:45 »

Late coming to this thread but, as every year, I am amazed at the numbers of varieties grown by people!! We only have room for c15 plants in our g'house so there we have Ferline (very reliable allrounder), Roma (sauces etc) and Golden Sunrise (nice to eat and nice yellow chutney). Outside (but under partial cover) we grow Sungold just because we love eating them!! So, nothing exciting but everyone delish.

Oh, nearly forgot - every year Mr W "brings on" plants for an Italian lottie neighbour and, Cleo, guess what they are?? That's right Moneymaker - no accounting .................. ::)

mat · « **Reply #56 on:** May 07, 2006, 23:07:47 »

Quote from: tim on May 07, 2006, 20:17:52

So long as you remember the purpose of the variety - like San Marzano for passata, drying? etc. And the plum ones freeze quite well.

Sorry Tim, yes, I have chosen them for a purpose (well, except the free ones!) when I said I don't know what they are like, I meant quality/etc... Yes, I do hope to use the San Marzano for sauces/puree. Not thought of drying them... may well try this; thanks :D

mat

luath · « **Reply #57 on:** May 07, 2006, 23:18:43 »

You can't have too many tomatoes, no matter how many you grow, they are so versatile. I like to use a mixture of different kinds for sauces which I bottle and freeze, dry some, eat lots fresh, puree, soup, face packs, wine, you name it............ ;D

tim · « **Reply #58 on:** May 08, 2006, 06:37:04 »

Mothy - I was surprised that they did not go redder.

supersprout · « **Reply #59 on:** May 08, 2006, 07:25:45 »

Quote from: EJ - Emma Jane on May 07, 2006, 22:27:06

The amount of toms we are all growing is amazing! We could unite and take over the tomato retail world! I can't wait to see the photos as these fruits reach perfection! ;D

It's amazing isn't it, this thread gets more impressive!
Am hoping for humungous A4a seed swap activity at the end of the year ;D ;D ;D
Which white one would you grow for sweetness EJ?

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Author Topic: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing? (Read 19162 times)

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