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Title: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: BarbaraGood on March 03, 2007, 08:24:19
We use these loads in cooking and also eating raw (obviously!) and its the one thing I am struggling to find a decent variety of
Thanks!
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: tim on March 03, 2007, 11:13:22
We always grow 'Santa'. There is also a yellow Santa.
We freeze lots for stews & things.
Marshalls do 'Tropical Ruby'.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: mc55 on March 03, 2007, 11:53:06
I grew Roma last year, they were very good.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: greyhound on March 03, 2007, 11:54:43
I grew Harlequin last year, and they were very tasty.  Expensive with only 8 seeds to a packet, but I snapped up some more in the Wyevale sale   ;) , so will be growing it again.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: tim on March 03, 2007, 12:00:02
Roma's fine - but not baby??
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: mc55 on March 03, 2007, 12:19:45
 :-[ oops
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Jeannine on March 03, 2007, 13:08:50
I have seeds of

Yellow pear,they look like  small  oval christmas lights,
Rienstube,oval red cherries in bunches.

These are the only two oval  shaped cherries I have, as I had my seed case stolen off my lot 2 weeks ago,I did get many of the seeds back  they had blown all over the site,as they had been dumped and fortunatly  as I repack eveything  in zippie bags the were dirty but protected from thr rainbut some were missing along with the case .

Would you like a few seeds. I am happy to share them

XX Jeannine


XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: mikey on March 03, 2007, 14:57:38
we grew 'Principe Borghese' last year in the Greenhouse, cropped like crazy until mid November. Fruits +/- 15 grm and slightly pointed at outer end (not Plum shaped really)

lovely flavour and sweet, am under orders to grow again this year  ;)

See http://www.eseeds.com/c-777-lycopersicum-esculentum-principe-borghese.aspx

for piccie

Cheers
Mikey
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: angle shades on March 03, 2007, 17:20:17
:)

Aunty Madge, it also seems blight resistant,and cold weather tolerent,

HDRA variety. / shades x
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Linda Tal on March 03, 2007, 21:44:27
We always grow 'Santa', they're lovely to use in salsa's and you always get loads of them. ;D

Linda.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: HappyCatz on March 04, 2007, 10:40:44
I also grew harlequin last year and they were brilliant, very prolific and sweet.  I grew mine outside and they did really well.  Am growing them again this year, I also managed to pick them up in the great wyevale clear out :D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: cleo on March 04, 2007, 13:41:09
Santa if you want an F1-otherwise Aunty Madge. Santa might just shade it but it`s a close call
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: jennym on March 05, 2007, 03:56:41
Grew Baby plum Santa last year, they were fine, am trying Ruby this year.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Emagggie on March 05, 2007, 09:58:41
Santa here, too, but goodness they were expensive £3.45 for 10! Haven't met 'Aunty Madge' before, will look out for them.  :)
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Barnowl on March 05, 2007, 10:08:03
After much internet trawling I got my Santa from Simpsons at £1.50 for 6 seeds.

I think Moles were the cheapest but the quantities were too large. Perhaps we Santa fans should club together for a bulk buy next year?

I'm also trying Juliet (another F1  ???) this year - a slightly larger relative of Santa.

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Emagggie on March 05, 2007, 11:00:18
Just found a packet of Sweet Olive. Not tried these before and there again they were a silly price.(I think I must have bought them in my sleep). Hoping for great things ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Deb P on March 05, 2007, 11:08:42
I had a huge crop of Sweet Olive last year, it was very fast growing and prolofic; not terribly good tasting though, but I'm going to give it another go this year as I've some seed left over....
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Jeannine on March 05, 2007, 11:59:45
Take a look at www.tomatogrowers.com   It is in the US I buy a lot of mt tomato seeds from them, they are not the cheapest for postage,works out to about £4 irrespective of how much you order. I have an order in there at the moment, but I have sent a message  to delay shipping as I realised I wanted soemthing else.If anyone wants to take the oppertunity I can include your seeds in my order with no postage execpt a stamp at my end to get them to you. It is a super site.The prices are in US dollars but as a rough guide halve it and you will just about be in £s

eg 30 seeds  of Sugary a baby plum which is $2.80 would work out to about £1 40.

Anyone interested let me know, I will hold off my order till Wednesday evening

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Emagggie on March 05, 2007, 15:12:03
 That's a great site Jeannine. Pm-ing you now ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: ruud on March 05, 2007, 15:53:52
Emaggie here is an other american forumside www.tomatoville.com,try it there is a lot of knowledge on this side,great bunch of people who are glad to answer any question about tomatoes.I grew last year aunt madges and idle,they were great.This year i have got some seed of a wild tomato growing in texas,i have heard the taste must be superb,very sweet for a tomato.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a baby plum tomato?
Post by: Emagggie on March 05, 2007, 16:03:58
This is all too exciting for a Monday ;D. A quick peek Ruud, then back to the Housewifely Duties. ;D ;D
Thanks for the info, both.