Tomatoes - your favourites?

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Tomatoes - your favourites?
« on: March 31, 2009, 19:51 »
I find I'm growing 13 varieties of toms this year  :blink: (serious seed mania). Last year on the lottie, Gardener's Delight and Tigerella were really good, despite the weather.
This year's roll call is: Black Cherry, Black Russian, Tigerella, Rosada, G's Delight, Millefleur, Sungold, Suncherry, Bicolour, Amish Paste, Golden Sweet, San Marzano, Costolutto...yep, a tom addict.
What are your favourites and what's done well for you over the past couple of years?

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Re: Tomatoes - your favourites?
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2009, 23:35 »
Read all the link and no mention of the best tomato i have come across and is now the only one i grow ... T&Ms Cristal . You lot don't know what you are missing  :nowink:
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Re: Tomatoes - your favourites?
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2009, 23:40 »
I've never tried Cristal!  We just love tomatoes.  I usually grow 17-20 varieties, but whatever I can save or swap usually, or occasionally get a packet as a pressy!  A couple of years ago, I had 200 tomato plants growing in my greenhouses and polytunnels, and as well as eating the toms non stop, I chopped and froze over 80 lbs for sauces and soups over the winter, then after a few months realised our big freezer had packed up in the garage!!!  Lost the lot!!!!   :( :(

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Re: Tomatoes - your favourites?
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2009, 00:53 »
I've never tried Cristal!  We just love tomatoes.  I usually grow 17-20 varieties, but whatever I can save or swap usually, or occasionally get a packet as a pressy!  A couple of years ago, I had 200 tomato plants growing in my greenhouses and polytunnels, and as well as eating the toms non stop, I chopped and froze over 80 lbs for sauces and soups over the winter, then after a few months realised our big freezer had packed up in the garage!!!  Lost the lot!!!!   :( :(

you must be just about self sufficient, but it sounds like you need one of THESE you can also get remote alarms if you are not always in your garage.


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