2017 Tomato Growing

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    Absolutely! :thumbsup:
    If I want "aesthetics" ... I'll get a truss of (tasteless) all-red-and-glowing-at-the-same-time red things from the supermarket ;) :heehee:

    I want taste, texture and home grown quality - hence the time taken to grow from seed - picking is part of the fun. Think about it though ... what does it really matter if you are picking one at a time? Surely, even with those "perfect" trusses, the fruit has to be removed at some point prior to eating :heehee: Bit like the tale about broken biscuits an old lady told me when I was a young girl; even the whole ones become "broken" the moment you bite into them :heehee:
     
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      One of the varieties I grow is Suncherry, the skins are thicker than the likes of Sungold, Sweet Million, etc., and they last quite a time on the vine after becoming ready to eat, allowing others to ripen and producing 'on the vine' tomatoes. Have a look at this post from last year 2016 Tomato Growing
       
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        Well, I have no complaints about this years Tomato crop. I've grown 3 plants of 5 varieties, from seed, Ailsa Craig, Shirly, Module 1, Alicante, Money Maker without any real problems and had really heavy trusses of fruit. A lot of toms have gone to my neighbours, friends and relatives as I couldn't have ate all of them.:hate-shocked::snorky:
         
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          ?????Module 1 ?????? Sorry, but my google search turns up zilch on this variety!!
           
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            Module 1 ? Have you mucked up your labels Armandii?
             
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              I was a fan of a small very sweet Plum variety called Rosada which I believe was of Japanese origin. Unfortunately, it had to be re-licensed with the EU when the first licence ran out and they found that the price being asked by the EU was far too much to justify supplying the Rosada seed. So I went searching for another variety and, if I remember rightly:scratch:, found a variety in Nicky's Nursery [it could have been "Seedaholic's":dunno:] called Module 1 [Mod 1]. You'll have to forgive me regarding which Nursery I get it from as I approach each year differently and use quite a few different Nursery sources every year.
              I then did a little research and the "rumour" was that Module 1 was an improved variety of Rosada but registered in Europe making it, I believe, cheaper and easier to register with the EU. I confess it wasn't easy to find and I just "stumbled" over it when searching for a replacement.
              :snorky:I've been growing it as a substitute for Rosada for the last two years and I like it. Perhaps my taste buds are telling me it's not as sweet as Rosada but it certainly crops well and makes a nice contrast with the other varieties I grow.
               
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                there are varieties that do this naturally, suncherry
                 
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                  No no no Zigs . That's a common misnomer. Tequila is made from Agave not cacti.
                   
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                    Does anyone growing Sungold find that they split when ripe on the truss or split immediately on picking?, this doesn't happen with Gardeners Delight or Moneymaker.
                     
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                      Yes, or in a bowl indoors a day or so later. Plus they don' keep their flavour for many days.
                       
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                        try orange parouche just as nice and do not split as readily
                         
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                            Might give them a try next year.:blue thumb:
                             
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                              My tomatoes get black blight:gaah:
                               
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                                They also spilt when washed unlike all the other varieties I've grown this year. Another bad thing about them is they were late ripening, nearly a month after Suncherry.
                                 
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