[eli]

hi all :-)
has anyone got any experience of growin these kinds of centiflor tomatoes or any centiflors, in fact?

http://www.realseeds.co.uk/centitomatoes.html

i thought i'd  try them this year because they seem quite interestin to have around when they're growin, and because they seem very easy to care for and i'm a relative newbie with only a couple of years experience so far :-)

[spot1986]

 I have grown them for the last two years and I am very pleased with them, it does what it says on the tin. I got them from ' Realseeds ' also.

[compostqueen]

are these the ones that are anti inflammtory?  Not grown them but someone I know with arthritis grows the special ones that don't cause his condition to flare up

[eli]

oh thats good news then spot :-)

[spot1986]

I don't know if they are anti-inflammatory but they are quite sweet and low in acid. I grew the yellow variety ' Millefleur ' as it was then, ' Yellow Centiflor ' now. It took a little while to get into it's stride but once there it was amazing, hundreds of little pear shaped toms and it was the last to finish.

[prakash_mib]

looks great. are they ouutdoor varieties?  I dont have a greenhouse

[eli]

yeah, they're outdoor :-)

[spot1986]

Yes indeed. I grow my Toms outdoors for the flavour.

[eli]

spot, when you say you grow them outdoors for the flavour, how does it affect the flavour?
i've never grown tomatoes before, i'm a right newbie ;-)

[spot1986]

As they are exposed to the ' elements ' outdoor tomatoes are a little harder and more concentrated than the pampered indoor types, especially if planted in the veg patch rather than pots or growbags. Blight has been a real problem these last few years though, less so for indoor types, so best be prepared !

[eli]

cool, i've now read all about blight so am at least theoretically prepared :-)
cheers