How many toms are you growing?

[MarkPelican]

I think its 45 different varieties - one plant of each (hoping they all survive). All the bush varieties will go outside. The rest will go in the greenhouses, the polytunnel has been given over to French Beans, lettuces and Cucumber this year.

[veggiechicken]

Here's 16 to start with - the others are in the GH and will have to wait until light.


Bajaja 2
Balconi Red 1
Little Sun F1 2
Minibel 3
Rambling Red Stripe 2
Red Robin 3
Tumbling Tom Red 2
Vilma 1

6 More plants in their final positions in the GH border.

Thompson's Seedless Grape
Violet Jasper x 2
Halina
Vessenij Meurinsky ?sp
Ruthje

Total to date - 22 plants /13 varieties

[greenishfing]

At the moment I have got lots and lots because my family and friends have put in their orders, but only a few varieties. Sungold (my husband's favourite), Crimson Crush (my favoutite), Gardeners Delight (can't remember why), Roma (I was given them) and Crimson Blush (because they are supposed to be a bigger version of Crimson Crush). The only others I would have would be if Aldi get the mini plum ones in that they had last year. Hopefully I will end up with about 20 plants to eat fresh, slow roast and freeze and make into chutney....and give away of course.

[veggiechicken]

Bajaja 2
Balconi Red 1
Little Sun F1 2
Minibel 3
Rambling Red Stripe 2
Red Robin 3
Tumbling Tom Red 2
Vilma 1
Thompson's Seedless Grape
Violet Jasper x 2
Halina
Vessenij Meurinsky ?sp
Ruthje

Total to date - 22 plants /13 varieties

6 More plants in their final positions in the GH border.

Mostly duplicates of yesterdays'

Thompson's Seedless Grape
Vessenij Meurinsky
Ruthje
Halina

+
Gardener's Delight
Radio - these were in the VSP years ago, from Zazen. I've no idea whether they're vine or bush or anything about them. There are some still in the VSP - in the Red section. So that's a start!!

Total to date - 28 plants /15 varieties

[Derbydal]

Iv'e gone barmmy again ! got at least 150 plants all from saved seeds LOL, yellow stuffer,Pats cherries red & gold ,good heavans mrs Evans , small red plum, marandee , toms big tom,spanish globe, romma and a F1 varity that some one gave .atb Dal.

[andypagett]

Last year we had 12 plants but found we didn't have enough plum tomatoes so this year we are trying:

8 x Roma
4 x Alicante
2 x Gardener's Delight
2 x Sugar Plum (really nice on sandwiches)
Plus I also have the Tiny Tims that I have been growing indoors since January after reading the early tomatoes thread on here, and have started off some more Tiny Tims to grow in pots on the patio.
Let's see if we have enough this year!

[geepee]

4/5 Totum in Pots on patio.
4/5 Tumble toms in hanging baskets. 4 x tumble Tom in Patio Pots.
6 x Red Alert in hanging Baskets /Patio Pots. (last year 1 of them in hanging basket yielded 600 +
fruits....! All uniform in size and Absolutely Delicious to taste. Must have been due to the weather.
Gp

[Lady BlackThumb]

I asploded* an old Sugardrop cherry tomato from my tesco shop a month back into a pot of compost, and now there is a whole bunch of seedlings in a pot. I have no clue if I'm going to actually do anything with it, as it looks like I should've started seedlings earlier in the year (all the youtubers/ instagram farmers have really big tomato plants by now), or whether Sugardrop is even suitable for growing in the UK climate (without a lot of babying), or whether I can be bothered to set up some kind of trellis thing. TOO MANY THINGS TO LEARN THIS YEAR!

*Asploded [verb] : the act of making something explode. In this case, squishing a tomato until it pops. Very therapeutic.

[veggiechicken]

3 more in their final positions today:-
Mountain Princess
Yellow centiflor
Oregon Spring.

Already in position:-

Bajaja 2
Balconi Red 1
Little Sun F1 2
Minibel 3
Rambling Red Stripe 2
Red Robin 3
Tumbling Tom Red 2
Vilma 1
Thompson's Seedless Grape 2
Violet Jasper 2
Halina 2
Vessenij Meurinsky 2
Ruthje 2
Gardener's Delight
Radio


Total to date - 31 plants /18 varieties

[Scarlet]

or whether Sugardrop is even suitable for growing in the UK climate (without a lot of babying), TOO MANY THINGS TO LEARN THIS YEAR!

If you've never grown tomatoes befor you may be better off trying with some decent seed.
Supermarket toms are often F1...so the seed you grow may be nothing like the tomatoes you tasted. They could be weak spindly plants, not a huge yield etc etc
If you are going to give it a go it may be worth you buying in one or two plants to grow along side your sugardrops.

[Small pumpkin]

So far I have
Sungold F1
Gardeners delight
Black Russian
Buffalo horn ( best tomato ever, thank you Scarlet )
Rosella
Balcony red
Micro Tom
Red robin
Tumbling red
Oleron yellow

Still waiting for germination on
German red strawberry
Black cherry
Stupice
Tiny Tim
Minibel

I'm growing the full list except black cherry. I just couldn't get any too germinate.
I think 14 varieties will do