Tomato Taste Test 2014

Hi lolimac
Beefmaster sounds good.
As you are eating them now can I ask when you sowed seeds as I have never had any luck with beef toms
regards alex

 

Hiya Alex,
I've had a couple so far,the rest still ripening
I think I sowed them around the middle of March

 

they sound a must have ...
please can you save some seed for the Tomato Seedswap 2015 please?
Jenny

 

Hi Jenny I googled them they are F1. They are on my grow list for next year
Regds alex

 

Do they start being ready to harvest early enough in the season?

Kings Seeds say "late June onwards" but IME that would be early for a beefstake variety (apart from the fact that you sowed yours unfesibly early anyway!!!)

 

Hi Kristen
My late sowing is in March, my early sowing in mid February so I am going to give them a go as I am not far north of lolimac (saying that Yorkshire is a big county)
To be honest a beef tomato harvesting in August in Yorkshire with a rating of 9 9 9 that is sweet and juicy is worth a punt for me.

Regards Alex

 

@Jenny namaste ....They were F1's ,although I did save some seed from last year .Good healthy plant but the fruits are no where near as big as the originals and have a disappointing bitter flavour,same texture though.It was worth a try but not to be repeated IMO

Saved F1's on the left...



They began ripening a couple of weeks back but most still have a way to go yet

 

Bulgarian Giant...Yield..5...lucky to have half a dozen due to 'dry sets'

Taste..7... Juicy and fairly sweet.

 

Shirley, one of the few i've got ripe.

Sweet, nice tang, not too metalic (bear in mind I don't like tomatoes that much)

Was great in a curry

 

Thanks John. Golden Pearl are not supposed to be a 'salad' tomato and the size you have there is about right, somewhere between salad and cherry size. Did you find them sweet? I found if they are left to ripen fully (slightly orange in colour) they are then at their best.

I agree with you about the Manx Marvel, very little flavour and probably best used for cooking or chutney etc. I'm disappointed with my Gardeners Delight this year, they haven't ripened very well and those that have seem to be slightly sour to taste. I've grown them for many years but will give them a miss next year and try something else. What did you think of the flavour of Black Cherry please?

 

Thanks John, I'll consider Black Cherry for next year.

 

Interested in others findings. Didn't have a greenhouse for years so wasn't up to date with new varieties as trying to grow Tomatoes in Scotland, outside wasn't something I was going to attempt! Now I have greenhouse again I grew Gardeners Delight having grown that variety years ago. While I have a huge yield the taste is pretty so so and not nearly as nice as I remembered. I now see I'm not the only person to be disappointed with this variety. Any ideas as to why they aren't so tasty as in the past? Mine were grown in good rich garden soil, not in grow bags and were fed royally with Chempak Tomato food.