[Zippy]

Hi - I recently had some plum tomatoes from a supermarket which were about the size of cherry toms but had the distinct savoury flavour of plum tomatoes.

Does anyone know of a variety I could grow in a cold greenhouse next year?

[Aunt Sally]

Why not save some seed Zippy ?

[Zippy]

Doh - I've eaten them!

I'll look out for some more - would I take them out of a fresh fruit or wait for the fruit to dry up?

[blackisgreen]

i saved seed from one  and grew several plants they grew well and have only just stopped producing

[Aunt Sally]

Put it on a saucer in the kitchen to fully ripen.  When it starts to go soft remove the seeds and dry them off.

[Coach]

Try 'Saucey'

[Aunt Sally]

Look at this site Zippy

http://gardening.about.com/od/totallytomatoes/ss/TomatoSeeds.htm

[arugula]

I can buy "baby" Plum tomatoes in my T*sco sometimes, they have way more flavour than  the cherry toms you get in the shops.

[Debz]

I grew one called Ildi this year.  They weren't tiny but they were plum shaped yellow fruit and they were fabulous.  Grew them in the greenhouse and got loads of fruit from them.  I am growing them again next year.

[8doubles]

Ildi are good but i have also grown a tasty plum tomato called Piccolo using saved seed from supermarket toms, or you can get seed here, http://www.seedsofitaly.com/product/1149

[aelf]

do the seeds always come true from shop-bought toms? might give that a go 

[8doubles]

do the seeds always come true from shop-bought toms? might give that a go 

There are no guarantees as a stray bee could get in from a greenhouse growing a different variety. It has always worked well for me so well worth a try with a couple of plants.

[SG6]

Try:
http://www.podseeds.co.uk/acatalog/A-Z_of_Vegetables_TOMATO.html

TOMATO CHERRY ROMA Ref: 0369
Incredibly heavy crops of 1inches long plum shaped fruit with an addictive sweet spicy flavour. Cordon. 80 days from transplanting.
Seeds in packet (30)
Price: £1.80


TOMATO MINI CHARM F1 Ref: 0422
Extremely sweet grape sized red baby plum that can be picked separately or as a whole truss. Exceptionally tempting for kids and an added attraction is the three pronged calyx. Highly resistant to disease too. Cordon but can easily be grown as a bush around a central stake.
Seeds in packet (
Price: £2.95


TOMATO RAINBOW PLUM F1 MIXED Ref: 0396B
A very exclusive mixture of 'plum cherries' in three distinct colours. All are F1 Hybrids and will provide an enormous crop of Salad Tomatoes fit for eating whole or cut up in a salad.
Seeds in packet (12)
Price: £3.25


Not sure if this one a plum tomato.
TOMATO PEPOLINO F1 Ref: 0439
A really vigorous plant with numerous elongated fruit held very precisely along the truss - probably suitable for floral arrangements too! Exceptional flavour, disease resistant and can be grown both indoor and out in sheltered spots. Bush. 70-80 days from transplanting.
Seeds in packet (10)
Price: £2.65

If you want small tomato's check currant goldrush and currant sweet pea. 5-7mm across, great fun.

[RichardA]

only know Roma, did very well in polytunnel but not outside.
R