As i have limited greenhouse space i think this year i want to grow one variety mainly for cooking purposes, sauces etc.
Which variety would you recommend? a plum tomato??
San Marzano has the vote of Mr Flowerdew and Heston Wassaname for the best cooking tomato. I can't comment because of the Blight, but i'm sure there will be other opinions in a minute or so.
You can turn any tomato into a sauce and infact over/under ripe and damaged ones usually end up there, so I wouldn't worry about a 'dedicated sauce variety'.
There are many outdoor tom's available these days too, so if you want more tom's, maybe you could try Gemini, Money Maker or Marmande outside if you have to space?
yeah, thats something to think about, thanks. i probably should be thinking a little more about quantity also than just quality for such a small area. outside production is an option but space also again a factor. i've always avoided put tom's on my plot because of the risk of blight to be honest.
I always put a plastic 'roof' over my outdoors. Those I didn't cover seemed to be affected more.
You could even build one of these in a day.
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Cherry type sweet million and money maker for slightly larger were great last year and I am sticking with them this year. I cooked up loads in pasta suaces( which froze well) and chutneys.
Good luck,
Shame to cook Cherries. So delectable fresh. And more skin per than larger toms.
And plum toms DO have more meat than water.
I'm with Tim - if you are mainly interested in sauces go for a plum.
Money Maker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I might not be able to walk just now but I can spit ;D
Principe Borghese would be my choice for cooking/paste if I could choose only one
I'm giving Marmande a go this year, have heard good reports on crop weight and flavour for cooking, suitable for outdoor cropping. will keep some records.
I disagree with the fact that you can use any toms for sauce,you can of course, but by buying sauce toms they have much more flesh which makes a better sauce.
My number 1 without any doubt whatosever has to be LAROMA
not to be confused with Roma. It has 7 times the yeild of the original Roma.
I have many more sauce toms but for yeild this is the very best in my opinion.
It is in the first 4 of ALL my favourites veggies!!
Plants are determinate and will need lots of support.
XX Jeannine
kenkew you have almost the same roof build for your toms,as i have done.My favourite sauce tom is called long tom a very meaty and with the double measure of a roma type.
thanks for all the suggestions, will make a decision soon!
I've found San Marzano to be very good for sauce, but I usually chuck most types into my sauces. Gives a better depth of flavour I think!
I'm trying Roma this year for the first time - those Laroma sound interesting though!
bd
My best beefsteak-type would be Mountain Pride, and the best plum would be Olivade. Not a big fan of the small cherry types, but prefer the yellow varieties to the red.
valmarg
Quote from: kenkew on March 13, 2008, 11:44:25
I always put a plastic 'roof' over my outdoors. Those I didn't cover seemed to be affected more.
You could even build one of these in a day.
Looks much better than my tomato house which I put up each year - this is going to sound a silly question but constructing things not really my forte - do you have instructions or measurements for the wood etc.
:)Suzanne
Quote from: Jeannine on March 16, 2008, 11:25:52
I disagree with the fact that you can use any toms for sauce,you can of course, but by buying sauce toms they have much more flesh which makes a better sauce.
My number 1 without any doubt whatosever has to be LAROMA
not to be confused with Roma. It has 7 times the yeild of the original Roma.
I have many more sauce toms but for yeild this is the very best in my opinion.
It is in the first 4 of ALL my favourites veggies!!
Plants are determinate and will need lots of support.
XX Jeannine
I've grown "Roma" Quite successfully and quite a heavy cropper. If you can get seven times more toms on 1 plant than I got on the Roma that is one hell of a tomato.
Jeannine, How many trusses?