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Today has mostly been spent clearing out the greenhouse at home, picking the rest of any crops and taking down the tomato plants. As I took them down, I mentally made a few awards to this years plants......

Best tomato grown for the first time this year  

Olirose....lovely dark rose oval fruit with a good flavour

Longest lasting tomato plant

Sweet Olive....it fruited the earlist, and still had some flowers on today!

Best flavour

Kenilworth and Russian Red.....subjective I know, but new favourites for me.

Most attractive tomato

Orange Heart.....pale tangerine colour, tastes good too!

Poorest 'doer'

Greek Beefsteak...grew well to 2' then just stopped, pathetic crop as well. Queen of Hearts also disappointed.

Worst disease problem

This year, Thai Pink Egg. The only plant to get blight.

Wouldn't grow again if you paid me award...

British Green Tiger. Skin much too thick for a cherry tomato, and I didn't like the look or the taste of it  :P

Your awards? ;D

Although I had a good tomato season this year - all grown outside - there is only one that merits an award from me....

Surprise discovery of the year award

Yellow peach, heritage variety. Loved the flavour, loved the fuzz!

The Experimental to firm favourite in one season award:. Black Krim. It might get every beefsteak growth fault  in spades and then some and it looks wrong when it's ripe, but it tastes nice, especially cooked and is stunningly early, especially for such a large fruited variety.

Quote from: plot51A on November 12, 2009, 17:42:30
Although I had a good tomato season this year - all grown outside - there is only one that merits an award from me....

Surprise discovery of the year award

Yellow peach, heritage variety. Loved the flavour, loved the fuzz!

As will be available at our sale in May (9th)...

Most Prolific...

DebP's "Banana Legs"... or Orange Banana.. still producing loads of fruit... must have had 15-20lbs off the plants (2)...  ::)

Quote from: saddad on November 12, 2009, 18:57:57

Quote from: plot51A on November 12, 2009, 17:42:30
Although I had a good tomato season this year - all grown outside - there is only one that merits an award from me....

Surprise discovery of the year award

Yellow peach, heritage variety. Loved the flavour, loved the fuzz!

As will be available at our sale in May (9th)...

gonna need another polytunnel  ;D

It's still fruiting in my greenhouse (the 8x6)...  :)