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  • #1

    Tomato Advice required

    Having over run by tasteless tomato types last years .. I want to limit the number of tomato plants this year and for this reason I want only good and tasty types of tomato that are great for salads..

    Can someone advise please some good varieties to try
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    You are going to get a lot of different opinions on this! Sungold are usually highly rated for taste but so are a hundred others. I'm trying Maskotka this year as they have been highly spoken of.
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    • #3
      It's not just the variety that matters either, overwatering can make them very tasteless too. I find the nicest ones tend to be the ones grown in the polytunnel border as they get access to a bigger reservoir of food / water and I can be a bit hit and miss with my watering of pots sometimes

      Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

      Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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      • #4
        more about personal preference this one, you could argue taste until the cows come home!

        Some are sweet, some are sour, some are inbetween!

        Personally my favourites are black cherry and Ildi (they have both produced bumper crops for me and taste great!). Although like Alison said, I have used the same seed for 2 years on the trot and got very different tasting toms! So watering and weather play a huge part.

        steve

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        • #5
          Tigerella and Old Ivory Egg for me, 2 lovley tasting tomatoes.
          It was dark. And cold. And very, very empty.

          And in the middle of all of the dark, cold, emptiness lay something darker, and colder, but very, very full.

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          • #6
            Paul Robeson are lovely and are my personal favourite.

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            • #7
              IMHO Sungold are a no-brainer to grow, others are liked by some or few or many...

              I'd give a thumbs up to Gardeners Delight, Ildi & Black cherry as small/cherry types good in salads.
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              • #8
                Red Alert for me, great tasting,good cropper,bush type so no need to support and they crop before the dreaded blight...

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                • #9
                  I've got two different types of tomatoes, Gardener's Delight (free off of the mag) and Roma - got NO idea what they'll be like but will give them both a shot.

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                  • #10
                    Sungold and Tigrella for me!
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                    • #11
                      It depends on whether you are talking GH tom or outdoor tom. I like Shirley for greenhouse and Gardeners Delight for outdoor.
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                      • #12
                        I like cherry/tumbler types as they're sweet & great in salads, Gardener's Delight, Tumbling Tom, Red Cherry etc.
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                        • #13
                          Sweet millions does it for me!

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                          • #14
                            Sungold, Black Cherry and Red Alert do it for me. They are really good producers and have a great flavour.

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                            • #15
                              I'd echo what bramble suggested. They're all great tomatoes.
                              Last edited by Hillwalker; 09-03-2011, 09:48 PM.

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