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bill22
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Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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May 07, 2006, 12:17:39 »
Hi All
I'm growing just two, gardeners delight and costoluto fiorentino.
I'm still growing the GD from a packet of seed bought 8 years ago
What are others growing and why?
regards
bill
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tim
Hectare
Posts: 18,607
Just like the old days!
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #1 on:
May 07, 2006, 12:30:36 »
How long is a piece of string?? Out of 2000 varieties, it's anybody's guess? Why? 5 I know - 3 are new. Like every year.
But to keep it rolling =
Santa
Nectar
Harbinger
Mortgage Lifter
Fiorentino
Palla di Fuocco
Soleane
Supersweet
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spacehopper
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Its a jungle out there...
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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May 07, 2006, 12:34:19 »
This is my first attempt at tomato growing, so have tried to grow a few different varieties:
Gardeners delight (does anyone
not
grow these! )
Totem
Moneymaker
Sweet olive
dombito
Gartenpearle
tumbling tom red and yellow
Ailsa craig
Caz
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Merry Tiller
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Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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May 07, 2006, 12:35:28 »
I'm growing
Gardeners Delight
Ferline
Tschernomor Black
San Marzano Redorta
Sungella
Pink Brandywine
Yellow Brandywine
Crimean Rose
Sub Arctic Plenty
Cyril's Choice
Plumb Fryer
Why? Well flavour mostly
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flossie
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Posts: 892
Lincoln
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #4 on:
May 07, 2006, 12:38:09 »
Grow different ones each year but always a few ..
RED ALERT - they seem quite hardy and produce early fruit - delicious
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Jill
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S E London
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #5 on:
May 07, 2006, 12:52:38 »
How boring am I: Gardeners Delight and Gartenperle. Should really be growing Ferline because I've lost the last 2 years' crops to blight. Bordeaux whatsit at the ready, I'm not going to be defeated this year.
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Gadfium
Acre
Posts: 405
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #6 on:
May 07, 2006, 12:55:33 »
This Year: Gardener's Delight
Urbikany
Latah
Costoluto Fiorentino
Moneymaker
Last Year: Black Russian
Riesentraube
Yellow Pear
Gardener's Delight
Why? Beginner's picks based on flavour recommendations. No F1 varieties.
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Mothy
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My 4th season on my Lottie in Leicestershire.
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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May 07, 2006, 13:05:56 »
This year
Greenhouse:
Sweet Million
Ailsa Craig
Monika
Alicante
Allotment
Tornado
Gardeners Delght
Ailsa Craig
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Jules
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Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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May 07, 2006, 13:36:15 »
Gardeners delight from own saved seed! :)
Cream sausage
Black russian
Tornado
First two I have grown before the other are new to me
Jules
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wattapain
Half Acre
Posts: 218
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #9 on:
May 07, 2006, 13:43:46 »
Gardeners Delight (keep getting free seeds!!)
Sungella
Ailsa Craig
Golden Sunrise
Orange Banana
Costoluto Fiorentino
San Marzano
Purple Calabash
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tim
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Just like the old days!
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #10 on:
May 07, 2006, 13:48:43 »
See what I mean!!
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redimp
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Colonia Domitiana Lindensium, Flavia Caesariensis
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #11 on:
May 07, 2006, 14:09:22 »
Gardeners Delight
Tigerella
Moneymaker
Yellow Perfection
And whatever my Dad gives me when the time comes as he is the family's tomato expert.
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supersprout
Hectare
Posts: 4,660
mulch mad!
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #12 on:
May 07, 2006, 14:20:44 »
First time growing tomatoes on my own this year :P
Black Cherry (Plants of Distinction) - gift from A4a member
Black Prince - because my mum used to grow it
Black Tula - ditto
Green Zebra - free gift with black toms from the seed company
Japanese Black Trifele - gift from lottie neighbour
Nyagous Black - couldn't resist the name
Purple Russian - for flavour
San Marzano 2 (Franchi) - for passata
'Italian tomatoes' - leftover seedlings from lottie neighbour's seed tray
;D
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cleo
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Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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May 07, 2006, 14:37:18 »
Far too many!!-but I am learning-only about 30 varieties this year. I think the village is now a `Moneymaker` free zone now-but there may be one or two I have yet to convince.
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Mrs Ava
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Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #14 on:
May 07, 2006, 14:51:24 »
Gardeners Delight
Orange Berry
White Beauty
Great white
Green Zebra
Franks
Taxi
Missouri Love Apple
Black Ethiopean
Super marmande
Golden Queen
Costoluto Fiorentino
Riesentraub
Sweet Million
Alicante
Galina
Omar Libanese
Pala di Fuoco
This is some serious self control as I have lashings more! I am still planning to do a minor sowing over this coming week to try and extend the season by having a few choice plants in the greenhouse for winter cropping. Mananged to pick a couple of Golden Queen around Christmas time last year so it can be done.
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loulou
Acre
Posts: 335
what have i let myself in for
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #15 on:
May 07, 2006, 14:54:09 »
i was sent some toms by an a4a member and these are they i don't know my self what will come of these so iv only got one plant of each
plum lemon
noire de cosseboeuf
rose de berne
azoychka
and im also doing one plant of
gartenperle
iv got 4 plants off ailsia craig
and 5/6 plants off roma vf (Italian pasta sauce yum )
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MrsKP
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Posts: 3,312
Sunny Glasgow
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #16 on:
May 07, 2006, 14:55:39 »
Totem
Gartenperle
Why ? Cos I'm a newbie at this growing lark and didn't realise that Gardeners Delight was a mandatory, nor did i realise that if i didn't grow less that 10 varieties i would stand out like a sore thumb as a newbie and cos Gartenperle said "ideal for hanging baskets" on the packet, and Totem was a bush and said "particularly useful if space is limited". Space was very limited at the time.
Next year i shall be a bit more adventurous.
;D
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cleo
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I love Allotments 4 All
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #17 on:
May 07, 2006, 15:02:26 »
Mrs KP-we are just weird ;D. It`s a bug thing-once you get it it never goes away. And Gardener`s Delight is not mandatory-just a reliable tom with good flavour.
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MrsKP
Hectare
Posts: 3,312
Sunny Glasgow
Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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May 07, 2006, 15:06:00 »
hee hee cleo, i think i'm the weird one. think i'm a bit late for finding a new breed now, and i'm really only set up for the few plants i've got (although i've just sown the last four in the pack of Totems to extend the season and have a couple of standbys). i've already warned the OH that i want an allotment next year so the back garden will need/can house another greenhouse ;D
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redimp
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Re: Tomatoes: What variety are you growing?
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Reply #19 on:
May 07, 2006, 15:08:40 »
If you do want more you could try the nurseries for semi-mature plants but the range will be more limted than the sparkling lot others on here have. My Yellow Perfection were only given to me yesterday. Looking forward to them as they are a "Heritage English Variety" according to the onle (US) site I could find info on.
PS I indeterminate the same as cordon or is it between cordon and bush?
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