Topic: Winter tomatoes ???

[flossie]

Has anyone tried the ones that are supposed to keep into the winter?
Do they really keep like apples?
What is the flavour like?
Are they worth growing?

[Robert_Brenchley]

That's what I want to know as well.

[Garden Gnome]

I've grown Jaune Flamme and they keep well for months. Still got a few in the cold greenhouse... bit wrinkly - aren't we all? - but yummy. Am growing long keeper next year, so watch this space in 12 months' time...

[cleo]

There are one or two varieties,long Keeper as mentioned, that do hold well when stored and do slowly ripen.

Taste?-well better than the bog standard stuff available in supermarkets-probably not as good as the expensive toms sold.

[saddad]

I grew one from HDRA seed library called Garden peach which kept so well that we were still eating them in February.... again taste not as good as best summer ones but better than Supermarket. We could probably have kept them longer but the seeds had begun to sprout inside the Tom by February as it was probably too warm in the house!
 ::)

[flossie]

Thanks for that, I will have a go next year to try and extend the season of fresh fruit. I refuse to buy supermarket toms too.

[euronerd]

Is this any good? http://www.realseeds.co.uk/tomatoes.html right at the bottom of the page.

Geoff.

[Robert_Brenchley]

What they sell is usually pretty good; I've been looking at those for when I get a greenhouse up.

[flossie]

Thanks Geoff - I will have a go at these