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    A loooooooooong time ago when I was young , I bought some tomatos from a man who had grown too many and was selling them at his gate. They were the best tasting I have ever had . They had a salty taste . Unfortunately he is long gone so I can't ask him what the were . They were slightly larger than a cherry but not as big as a salad they were very red in colour . Anyone got any idea as I would love to grow some . I know they are not Gardeners delight or alicante or moneymaker as I grow them . Thank you .

    It has two chances , up or down.

  • #2
    Probaly Ailsa Craig a very old variety which I used to grow as a child!
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    • #3
      If they were a bit smaller than standard, and he grew them outside, they could have been Red Alert. Fantastic flavoured outdoor bush tom.
      Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

      www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Flummery View Post
        If they were a bit smaller than standard, and he grew them outside, they could have been Red Alert. Fantastic flavoured outdoor bush tom.
        Something to try next year then
        Before I google the name,where can you get the seeds?

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        • #5
          I bought a plant in a garden centre last year. Saved seed from that! But they are fairly widely available I think.
          Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

          www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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          • #6
            Ailsa Craig-yes,I'd say they are pretty common but I don't know about Red Alert(unless I have to open my eyes a bit wider)

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            • #7
              Could they have been Bloody Butcher? They are Very Red, and are sized somewhere between cherry & salad tomato (or at least mine were last year)

              http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/veg5.htm Scroll down the page and you'll come to them, there's a pic of one cut in half.
              Last edited by SarzWix; 27-04-2009, 08:57 AM.

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              • #8
                I always find Amateur has a slight salt taste. They are bush types and can be grown outside and the size sounds right.

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                • #9
                  Blimey , I will have to make a lot of space to grow that lot . I will have a look for the seeds and try a couple this year and a couple next year till I find it . As I say the thing about them was the salty taste it was lovely . Thank you for all your answers .

                  It has two chances , up or down.

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