[rowlandwells]

there seems to be quite a lot said about growing tomatoes from seed and like most we to grow our own perhaps not as early as some of you but nevertheless we eventually get a useful crop possibly later than some

so my Q. although we get good size toms and plenty of small varieties to boot I'm not convinced how I can get a real sweet tasting tom and I mean a real sweet taste I know some recommend a dose of Epsom salts in the later stages of growing ? but how would you achieve a real sweet tom may be using  sugar water occasionally perhaps   

has anyone any idea's how one mite get a proper sweet tasting tomato grew  from seed from any tomato apart from the supposedly sweet tasting varieties available

[jaydig]

I don't know about sweetness, it tends to vary greatly, and often it is down to personal taste.  My husband likes a very sweet tomato, but I prefer one that also has a bit of a bite to it.  I do find, though, that if the tomato plants are kept only just damp enough to thrive, the tomatoes are a lot more intense in flavour.

[DD.]

Watering with a sugar solution is a bad idea. If you remember osmosis from schooldays, the action is from the weaker to the stronger solution. So feeding with something that's a stronger solution than that in the plant will actually suck moisture out of it!

[mumofstig]

You can only grow different varieties until you find one that is to your taste.
Rosada seems to have the highest Brix rating, but If I remember rightly it is difficult to get seeds for it lately 
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/articles/graham-rice/edibles/10-cherry-tomatoes