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Tomato seed similar to Gardeners Delight to buy in France

GrajeanGrajean Posts: 414
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Due to Brexit I can no longer send for Gardeners Delight tomato seed anyone know of a similar seed I can buy here in France?
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,894
    edited November 2021
    From these folk's T&Cs  they seem to be able to ship to the EU ... they also give other names for Gardener's Delight

    https://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/view_seed_item/1795?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkNq0gIj38wIVGtN3Ch0ypwXQEAMYAyAAEgKeAfD_BwE

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • tui34tui34 Posts: 2,859
    There are many here:  Marmande, St Pierre and the many many coloured variety and of course the cherry and plum tomatoes.  Depends what size you want.
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,294
    There's Gardener's Ecstasy which is supposedly an improved version of GD.
    No idea if it's available in France tho
    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,145
    So many really good tomato varieties available here why get hung up on Gardener's Delight?   Try something new.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 2,859
    Hi.  Here is a link that may help you in your quest for tomatoes similar to Garden Delight.
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ntLtrj2UfEyLsUVjxsH14KlYXUFF55wg/view
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • tui34tui34 Posts: 2,859
    PS  Be patient it takes a little while to load and open.  Lots of pages with lots of pictures.
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,145
    This company sells old varieties and newer ones and I can recommend the Poire Rouge and Yellow Pear for taste and texture.  Yellow Pear self seeds happily here and I expect the red version will too but I'll be ordering some of the others to try.

    They even have Gardener's Delight.  Lots of other veg, herbs, ornamentals too.

    https://www.graines-baumaux.fr/170237-tomates?orderby=quantity&orderway=desc&page=2
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,313
    I have used Graines Baumaux on and off for a number of years with good results from all their seeds. If you are looking for an all female cucumber I have always had good results from Jazzer F1.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,145
    Good tip.  Thanks @floralies as our bought cucumber plants were a huge disappointment this year.  One died early and one produced very intermittently.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    edited November 2021
    It's doubtful you'll receive proper 'Gardener's delight' seeds, even if you buy them in the UK.  For the last few years, many packets have contained some sort of yellow grape variety, due to a mix-up (many seeds all come from the same bulk suppliers, I think, and are put in branded packets later.)
    There's strain called 'Tommy Toe', which the Aussies have kept going for a long time and is reputed to be identical to GD.  Whether you can get those in France is another matter, of course.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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