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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: missmoneypenny on February 18, 2024, 20:50

Title: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: missmoneypenny on February 18, 2024, 20:50

I’ll be doing Black Russian, Costolutto fiorentino, Stupice as vine toms and sweet aperitif as a cherry Tom.
Last year I also did Estate and  Dr Carolyn but did not rate them for flavour so not doing them again.
Decided against crimson crush on the basis of lack of flavour, but will probably regret that if blight strikes again  unsure:

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: mumofstig on February 18, 2024, 22:26

All of these in the greenhouse border, this year:
tall cherry toms, Sweet Aperitif and Cherry Baby, big fruited toms, Burlesque and plum tomato Bellandine.

Plus I always grow a couple of pots of Gartenperle on the bench, as my back up plan, I find them very reliable when sometimes others are a bit hit and miss, for whatever reason  :wacko:

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: steven c on February 19, 2024, 10:14

Ailsa Craig, Gigantomo [new to us this year], Black Opal [saved seed from last year all in buckets in greenhouse just started seeds in propagator.

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: Potty Plotty Lotty on February 19, 2024, 21:40

In the polytunnel 1 or 2 plants of the following varieties as I only have 12 spaces in the soil.  ::)

Stupice
Galina
Black Krim
Honeycomb
Sweet Million
Tigrella
Costoluto Florentino (first time)
Orange Banana
Grushovka (in pots)
Latah(in pots)

Outside on plot the following blight resistant ones

Crimson Crush,
Primabella

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: Kenilworth on February 20, 2024, 09:47

2 or 3  Sungold plants to use day to day ie saleds etc. and 2-3 Roma type plants (cant remember the exact names) to use in home made passata.......

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: rowlandwells on February 20, 2024, 10:24

 already sown
  Toddler
  Money  maker
  Shirley
  Gardeners Delight
  Pomodor
  Alicante
  Read pear
  St Pierre
  have a few more to sow in March

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: pepsi100 on February 29, 2024, 12:16

Whatever the garden center gets in first, but I like buying different types, maybe one or two of whatever they get in
Sometimes they have a good asortment, sometimes just one or two
But I think it will be sometime to go, the ground is really waterlogged

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: Joe Hicks on February 29, 2024, 21:55

Cherry: Sungold, Cherry Brandywine, Latah, Green Zebra.

Beefstake: Rosella Purple, Purple Heart Throb, Green Giant, Uluru Ochre.

I also have Galina and Dr Carolyn from last year but I wasn't impressed so I don't think I'll bother again with those.

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: AnneB on March 02, 2024, 15:14

I have made my choice, but I always find it difficult, so it may alter again!

Black Cherry, Sungold, Auntie Madge, White Cherry for the cherry size, all in the polytunnel or greenhouse

Roma, Aurora, Scotland Yellow, Tigerella, Crimson Crush, Market King, Black Truffle, Banana Legs and Beauty King.   For standard ish sized tomatoes, bush ones outside

Sandul Moldovan and Black Sea Man for beefsteak varieties.

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: missmoneypenny on March 08, 2024, 22:18

I agree about Dr Carolyn. I had high hopes but they were probably the blandest I grew last year. Anne B your range is impressive!

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: Ali T on April 14, 2024, 18:58

I've got some lovely strong 'Indigo Rose' seedlings/young plants in the greenhouse, plus some 'Sun Baby' and 'Tigrella' seedlings. I've yet to sow the 'Garden Pearl', 'Cuor de Bue' and 'Roma' seeds - so I'd best get a move on!  :lol:

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: Aidy on April 15, 2024, 20:31

Just 3 varieties

In the salad greenhouse
Tamina 4 plants
Sweet Cherry 2 plants

In my Passata greenhouse

Amish Paste x9

Tamina and the Amish paste are heirloom so I keep the seeds and grow on next year.

Title: Re: What tomatoes will you be growing this year?
Post by: Yorkie on April 15, 2024, 21:41

I'm growing Friend's Surprise  :D

(A friend saved seeds from last year's tomatoes and has successfully resown them this year ...  :lol: )