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    Tomatoes 2018 - What will you be attempting to grow this year

    Well I have started my initial planning for the coming season already, but with the generous donations following the 2016/2017 tomato seed swap, (Cheers again Scarlet) I am really spoilt for choice!

    I did a little "Gardening by candlelight" yesterday evening! looking through various seeds

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    And still none the wiser!

    Just wondered what varieties you other lovely people were having a go at growing this coming 2018 season!
    "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"
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    I'm planning on growing the following:

    Indoors:
    Shirley, Balconi red and yellow

    In the greenhouse:
    Shirley, Brandy Boy (new variety to me) and either Roma or Crimson Crush

    In the growhouse (half outdoors):
    Shirley, Megabyte

    Outdoors:
    Ferline, Sungold, Crimson Crush, Balconi red and yellow, Mountain Magic, Garden Pearl (on the fence)
    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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    • #3
      Wow Penellype that's a list.

      We've had poor results with greenhouse toms (wrong location, too sheltered we think) so rolling back to what we know is successful:
      Tumbling tom red and yellow in the outdoor stacking pot
      Red Alert in the outdoor bed

      That gives us enough (so long as the dog stops eating them off the bush )

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      • #4
        100s and 1000s from saved seed from Cadalot a few years back. Those ones beginning with R that I got from Deano last year and maybe another cherry variety yet to be decided. Possibly a blight resister like crimson crush - my plot is *very* prone to blight.

        I've given up on non-cherry types I think. With my erratic care they tend to split more often - seem to take longer to ripen generally and appear to be more prone to blight.
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        1574 gin and tonics please Monica, large ones.

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        • #5
          ^^^ rosella
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          1574 gin and tonics please Monica, large ones.

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          • #6
            Seeds I have are:-
            Ailsa Craig
            Crimson Crush
            Gardeners Delight
            Tumbling Tom Red
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            Moneymaker, I will probably try growing them all, just less plants than last year.................maybe.

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            • #7
              Must admit Lady P, I didn't grow "Sungold" this year, and my "Grandkids" didn't speak to me for weeks because of it!

              So they are defoe number one on my "Hit List"
              "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Baldy View Post
                I've given up on non-cherry types I think. With my erratic care they tend to split more often - seem to take longer to ripen generally and appear to be more prone to blight.
                Balders! Try "Shirley"

                Although it is an F1 she is a very reliable cropper! Nice tasting fruits too!
                "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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                • #9
                  I'm definately growing:
                  black icicle
                  black cherry
                  Black Russian

                  ....then I start having trouble I may need to get in another green house

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                  • #10
                    Ya see! over the years, even JJ, Nellie n a few others seem to want to grow "Black" varieties! Must admit, the taste from these is far superior!
                    "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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                    • #11
                      ....I dunno about beer but they taste delicious with white wine

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                      • #12
                        An experimental year for me with regards to tomatoes. I'm not even a huge fan of them but my wife suggested making pasta sauce from scratch which I'm completely fine with

                        So here's the list to try out this year

                        Speckled Roman
                        Giant Tree
                        Gigantomo F1
                        Sub Artic Plenty
                        Marmande Superprecoce
                        Pantano Romanesco
                        Ukranian Purple
                        Red Cherry
                        Omars Lebanese
                        Montecarlo F1
                        Mortgage Lifter
                        St. Pierre


                        I should have enough room for 3 plants of each (maybe) in the tunnel - I'm still planting about 20 chili plants too so I'll hopefully see what does well and what doesn't.
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                        • #13
                          Deano your predicament is exactly why I don't join seed circles I would have to plant all of them ! Especially the varieties I'd not grown before. No will power, me .

                          My list
                          cuor di bue
                          German red strawberry *
                          sun gold
                          Indian moon *
                          indigo apple *
                          tumbling Tom red
                          gardeners delighted
                          Black Russian
                          sweet baby

                          * New to me this year

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                          • #14
                            I would welcome any suggestions. Last year, we attempted to grow Gardener's Delight. Swmbo bought the plant from a local DIY store and it was about six inches tall at that time. Whilst it grew well in a growbag, it didn't produce fruit until quite late and meant it got hit by blight come October. I harvested the green toms and managed to encourage them to turn red indoors. Tasted lovely but small (think marble size).

                            I'm attempted SFG this year so I thought two tomato plants would work well. I'm considering one determinate and one indeterminate to have a play around with.

                            Are there any varieties that a numpty like me would have more success with?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Small pumpkin View Post
                              Deano your predicament is exactly why I don't join seed circles
                              I looked at the huge collection from the swap, and put them away.................. repeat ad infinitum. I'm not good at decisions when I'm spoilt for choice

                              At some stage I will have to - but must remember not to cram too many in - cos it only ends in tears (and Botrytis) before the end of the season

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