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Post by bigolob on May 6, 2012 11:10:14 GMT
I am always interested in what varieties of Tomato people grow. For the past few years I have grown `Gourmet`a mid size Tom of very good flavour. I have over the years grown all the standard varieties, eg. Moneymaker, Shirley, Ailsa Craig, etc. etc. and found them all tasteless.
My method is to sow the seeds in late January in the Conservatory under heat and prick-out into 4 inch pots when 2-3 inches high. They are left in the heated Conservatory until about early March when they are transfered into the heated GH a planted in their final 18 inch pots.
At present (May 6th) they have 2 trusses of flowers with some already set - this is for some reason later than last year by some 2 weeks. They will begin to ripen in mid June and be picked at the beginning of July.
The `Cherry Toms` including `Gardener`s Delight` and sometimes `Sungold` are sweet but not what I call `proper` Toms!
Your choice of varieties would be interesting to read.
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Post by Tig on May 6, 2012 16:03:20 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 6, 2012 16:07:15 GMT
I have to admit that toms these days don't really taste much of toms and I always do a couple of Heirloom types as well...
I was chatting to the owner of a Nursery/GC last week and he said that they tend to have to choose the modern toms as people will not accept "small crops for good taste..." Experience has shown him that people want trusses enmasse of toms - whether they taste or not, and I suspect that some do not really know what a true tomato tastes like...
RF
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Post by Jilly on May 6, 2012 17:31:53 GMT
 bigolob i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif I have to grow my tomatoes outside, so my biggest challenge is not to sow to early. So glad I didn't this year, they could do with going out but should be OK for a couple of weeks without becoming really leggy. I love Gardeners Delight & you always get free seeds on the gardening magazines, but I like to try different varieties too. Have got one this year called Marmande. Jillyx
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Post by Dr Bill on May 7, 2012 10:20:54 GMT
I've grown Sungold for the last few years and found them excellent.Was late ordering seeds this year so picked up various from garden centres etc plus some freebies - sweet millions, mankato (I think) and Precious. I was very late sowing so they have only just germinated. I am banking on them catching up when they have been potted on and the weather warms up (if it ever does). I too have grown the standards in the past (moneymaker, alicante, etc) and found them completely tasteless. Oh, and welcome to the boards i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif |
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Post by isabella on May 7, 2012 12:54:36 GMT
Welcome bigolob  I am growing these varieties this year Shirley Old Ivory Egg Pink Accordian Green Zebra Sun Premium Cherry Sungold Tigerella Pineapple Ildi Costoluto fiorentino Red Pear San Marzano Alicante |
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Post by Barbara on May 8, 2012 16:51:06 GMT
We've done
alicante.
outdoor girl.
red cherry.
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Post by bigolob on May 8, 2012 18:21:53 GMT
Dr. Bill, we come from the same place! I was an Ortho until retirement.
Barbara, I know your patch very well as I have cousins in the area. I am in Altrincham.
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Post by Barbara on May 8, 2012 19:04:29 GMT
It's good to have another northerner Bigolob, the southerners tend to gang up on us. ;D
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Post by Dr Bill on May 9, 2012 8:38:03 GMT
Dr. Bill, we come from the same place! I was an Ortho until retirement.. I planned to do orthopaedics after I graduated but I rapidly became disillusioned with hospital practice! Always found it interesting though (orthopaedics I mean) |
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Post by andy on May 9, 2012 11:37:47 GMT
Ilde
Black cherry
Balconi red
Balconi yellow
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Post by carolann on May 9, 2012 12:30:25 GMT
Black Cerry are wonderful and tasty wel I think they are ;D I have Tumbling Toms which will be outside in a hanging basket if the weather ever picks up, 2 differant types of plum Toms (cant remember either name off hand  but I find them a lot tastier than the normal round ones and are just as good in a salad, Black Russian which are a lot larger than the black Cherry ones but you only get a few fruits per truss and they taste very nice as well. And a big  to a fellow northerner. |
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Post by bigolob on May 10, 2012 16:29:14 GMT
Many thanks to you all for your replies |
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Post by bigolob on May 14, 2012 18:17:42 GMT
Rosefriend, I have just read your note re my Tomato question (I apologise for the long delay) and fully agree wiith evertything you say. It is very sad that people no more look upon flavour as the most important factor against `quantity`.
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Post by pdblake on May 15, 2012 8:17:54 GMT
I'm doing Moneymaker, Big Red, San Marzano, Gardener's Delight, Marmande and something called Turkish (self saved by GardenHammerette a couple of years ago). Not of them are above a few inches tall yet.
The biggest four will go in the greenhouse, the rest outdoors, either in the garden or up the new allotment.
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Post by bobbiek on May 15, 2012 11:50:58 GMT
I'm doing Better Boy (a large tomato), early girl (medium, but produces early in the summer), and one that was just marked "cherry tomatoes."
We have had a warm spring here in Missouri, so both the early girl and cherries have blossoms. I took a couple of quick photos close up for my allotment. I never realized how pretty the flowers were, just like yellow fuchsias.
I have some of mine in tomato trees, so I think I'm noticing the flowers more since they are at eye level.
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bigolob
but I find them a lot tastier than the normal round ones and are just as good in a salad, Black Russian which are a lot larger than the black Cherry ones but you only get a few fruits per truss and they taste very nice as well.
