Tomato Varieties
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I'm curious, what are your current ''best' tomato varieties?
I've grown tomatoes for over 40 years and a firm favourite in the past was always Gardener's Delight, but it's gone off. It lost its AGM a few year ago as it no longer comes true and I'm struggling to find anything that is as good. I've experimented with lots of varieties but nothing compares to the old Gardener's Delight in terms of both taste, yield and a long season. Some taste good but have a poor yield, others have various disease problems, others not very tasty, some large but finish too soon and so on. This year I'm growing Costaluto Fiorintino, Golden Sunrise, an orange plum variety (whose name I've forgotten), Big Rainbow and Orange Paruche.
I'm thinking ahead to next year. Any recommendations?
I've grown tomatoes for over 40 years and a firm favourite in the past was always Gardener's Delight, but it's gone off. It lost its AGM a few year ago as it no longer comes true and I'm struggling to find anything that is as good. I've experimented with lots of varieties but nothing compares to the old Gardener's Delight in terms of both taste, yield and a long season. Some taste good but have a poor yield, others have various disease problems, others not very tasty, some large but finish too soon and so on. This year I'm growing Costaluto Fiorintino, Golden Sunrise, an orange plum variety (whose name I've forgotten), Big Rainbow and Orange Paruche.
I'm thinking ahead to next year. Any recommendations?
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My fave is Rose de Berne - about 50% larger than a standard size tomato, but the texture and flavour are really good and with very few seeds too.
Rosella is the closest I now grow to the old fashioned GD, a good tomato flavour and a nice balance of sweet and tangy.
Stupice is another really good one. The first to be ready in June and last year I picked the last fruit in October, so a really long season.
I always grow Shirley too - so easy and a really good tomato.
I know there is a new version of Gardener's Delight which is called Gardener's ???? - I'll post an update when I remember
Just remembered - Gardener's Ecstasy - I've not yet tried growing them
PS - there was this thread from last year-
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1045039/tomatoes-the-wisdom-of-the-masses/p1
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I usually grow Sungold and either Chocolate or Black cherry for eating raw. Black krim or similar for grilling or raw or for making tom sauce. Rosada for sauce. Even some of the tumbler varieties can be tasty enough to use in salads.
Looking back through my notes, I see I grew Rainbow some 7 or 8 years ago but obviously it wasn't to my taste for some reason as I never tried them again.
So much is down to personal tastes, it's difficult to suggest specifics.