2013 Tomato Growing

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  1. alexmac

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    hi new to posting here, my experiance

    Last year

    Sungold good plants abundant firm fruit fantastic flavour (prone to splitting)

    Gardeners delight good plants abundant fruit good flavour

    Black cherry good plants abundant fruit plenty of flavour, did not like flavour not for me

    Brown berry good plants abundant fruit plenty of flavour, did not like flavour not for me

    Alaska good plants (determinate) abundant fruit little or no flavour not for me
    Belle Cree good plants abundant firm fruit no real flavour not for me
    ro Caro rich good plants large fruit ½ lb but not many ( ten fruits per plant) mealytexture no flavour at all not for me



    This year



    Sungold F1

    Shirley F1

    Gardeners delight

    Orange Parouche F1
     
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      Hello alexmac and thanks for your input, that's most useful.

      I've added your selections for this year to post #1.

      So Gardener's Delight is our favourite at the moment out of 71 different varieties being grown by our members. Closely followed by Sungold.

      The top list:
      9 members are growing Gardeners Delight
      7 for Sungold F1
      4 for Ferline F1
      3 for Alicante
      3 for Maskotka
      3 for Shirley
      3 for Sungella
       
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        Maybe I should take my own advice! So I'll be sowing these longer season varieties in a weeks time then :dbgrtmb:
         
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        So shall I update the list at post #1 by copying my selection to yours? I think the only extra one you will be growing (compared to me ) is Shirley?
         
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        I was a bit bothered that my CopyCat behaviour would distort the Statistics ... but there again maybe I over-think these things!!

        Amish Paste
        Black Cherry
        Black Krim
        Floridity
        Golden Sunrise
        New Girl
        Pink Brandywine

        Rosada
        Sungella
        Yellow Pear Beams

        plus Shirley, Gardeners Delight and Sungold which you probably already have me totted up for
         
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        Sorry if I upset all you dedicated tomato enthusiasts but I'll be growing Moneymaker. marmande and something unpronouncible from Lidl. I get large crops and have plenty to freeze for pasta sauces through the Winter.
         
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          The list just reflects what the members are going to grow this year so I have added your selections to post #1

          The top list becomes:
          9 members are growing Gardeners Delight
          7 for Sungold F1
          4 for Ferline F1
          4 for Sungella
          3 for Alicante
          3 for Black Krim
          3 for Maskotka
          3 for Rosada
          3 for Shirley
           
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            You're not the only one growing Moneymaker, 2 other members are too. It is a reliable heavy cropper and when I used to grow it the taste was OK compared to supermarket bought ones.

            I'll add your selection to the list at post #1.
             
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              Now Moneymaker has sneaked into the top list :)


              9 Gardeners Delight
              7 Sungold F1
              4 Ferline F1
              4 Sungella
              3 Alicante
              3 Black Krim
              3 Maskotka
              3 Moneymaker
              3 Rosada
              3 Shirley

              Getting exciting now, more members are posting their selections :dbgrtmb:
               
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                Rosada
                Shirley
                Black Seaman
                Alicante
                Jaune Flamme
                 
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                  Just the 2 sorts this year

                  Beefeater and Amish salad
                   
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                    Thanks Armandii, have you grown Black Seaman and Jaune Flamme before? I'd never heard of them, google says they are good choices.
                     
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                    Thanks Mowgley, I already had yours in the list at post #1 :blue thumb:
                     
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                    Hi JWK, the answer is.........no, I haven't grown those two varieties before. I had a bit of a look around looking for the type of tomato I like and they, from the description fitted the bill, so they should compliment the others I'm growing. I'll let you know how I progress with those two.:coffee:
                     
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                      It's great to try something new Armandii, and those two varieties do sound interesting, keep us posted :)
                       
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