What tomatoes are we growing in 2012?

[VirginVegGrower]

Well...I started off with a list of three and it has grown to a figure I'm too embarrassed to list here. I blame this forum

[Sylvan]

I'm with VVG

[Thelma Sanders]

Carlton, Black Cherry, Piccolo, Rio Grande, San Marzano, Purple Cherokee, Maja bush, Lemon Drop, and Garden Pearl for the baskets.

Thanks due to the Seed Parcel for some of those


ooops nearly forgot the Red Alerts already started :blush:

[Helgalush]

I only have tumbling toms in my seed collection so am looking to get a couple of different ones. I really would like to try Yellow Pear, and then have a shortlist of 12 other ones at the moment! (only got space for two or three varieties though)

[Poolcue]

Anything vaguely blight resistant for the allotment.

[VirginVegGrower]

I'm with VVG

Oh crikey - add another fifteen packets today. The postman has been...gulp! Is there a name for tomato obsession? I clearly need a field and a fleet of poly tunnels

[briggsy2011]

Last year I grew Alicante with some success. I did those some to blight.
This year I will be growning for the first time Giulietta, Hundreds and Thousands, Marmaled and outdoor girl. I think i might get a small polytunnel to grow them in

[cazp]

....sweet millions in my square foot beds up the trellis. San Marzano 3 in pots. I might also grow a nice beef tomato!

[chucks]

Moneymaker & Alicante.

But am hoping to try a beefy one this year too!

[SarzWix]

T&M launched a blight resistant basket tomato last year, I can't remember the name but was something like Losetti? They were really good, they were blight resistant, the fruits were nice and the plant stayed healthy til frost got it.

I've just bought some tomato seeds from Amishland Seeds - she knows her tomatoes that lady I've got Belarus Orange, which I've had before but lost my saved seeds. They're a really good tomato, make a lovely sweet sauce. Also have a few others to try, which I can't remember off the top of my head. And as usual, I'll have Purple Plum (from my own saved seeds), Amish Paste (ditto), Sungold and Tamina.

[chris]

Here's my list:

Orange Favourite
Black Russian
Yellow/Golden Queen
Striped Roman
Millefluer
Amish Paste
Waspinicon Peach
PW's French Black
Red Cluster Pear
A Red Plum from Able & Cole (nice, and meaty)
Blue OSU
Black Brandywine
Minibel
Tumbling Tom
Golden Sunrise
Sungold
Gardeners Delight
Christel's Plum
Grushkova

:/

[Thelma Sanders]

You'll have to let us know what you think of the Christel's Plum, chris - I wasn't impressed, but that may have been down to the conditions (outside) last year.

[VirginVegGrower]

Here's my list:

Orange Favourite
Black Russian
Yellow/Golden Queen
Striped Roman
Millefluer
Amish Paste
Waspinicon Peach
PW's French Black
Red Cluster Pear
A Red Plum from Able & Cole (nice, and meaty)
Blue OSU
Black Brandywine
Minibel
Tumbling Tom
Golden Sunrise
Sungold
Gardeners Delight
Christel's Plum
Grushkova

:/

Just when you thought your list couldn't get any longer...the postman calls again!

[Fairweather friend]

I'll be growing Gardener's delight, Alisa Craig and Roma which should cherry, salad and sauce covered and all performed well in the past. I'd really like to try a more exotic variety too but I've heard it's a slippery slope.......

[chris]

You'll have to let us know what you think of the Christel's Plum, chris - I wasn't impressed, but that may have been down to the conditions (outside) last year.

I'd never ever heard of it before, only have sown it as I had it from a seed circle.. *shrug*