2013 Tomato Growing

Here's some of my beauties:

Yellow one is Valencia - lovely sweet flavor, middle ones are Moneymakers, which I absolutely loooove, and beef variety is Omar Lebanese, nice and sweet too.

 

Thanks JWK, yes it's pretty good dropper I think, there's lots of them and they were first to mature, but they all have 'cores' inside, and I think im going to try a different beef toms next year.

 

I meant cropper..... Lol

 

So FC, you now have just a little tomato growing experience are you going to grow as many next year?

 

There's no going back now then! If you need any help eating all the food I'm quite happy to be a volunteer.

 

Some of my bigguns are starting to ripen but NOT my giant "Big Zak" that I have high hopes for, another couple of weeks "swelling" will suit me fine.

Gardener's Delight have started producing ripe fruit, best year ever for flavour, Harbinger not far behind, a few ripe fruit on the lower trusses and tasting great (blight wiped them out last year, so my first "taste" year).

 

I've been reading this thread with great interest and am amazed by how many varieties are growing. As for me I've only grown 3 varieties:

Ailsa craig - reliable and good flavour, quite juicy (would prefer it a bit less so)


Cuor di bue - Large pink fruit, lots of them about 10 ounces each, very sweet and fleshy with not much liquid, which makes them very good for sandwich.


Golden nugget - Very well balanced in its flavour, sweet with a touch of acidity. Heavy cropper, so far this one plant has produced 7lb of fruit.


Does any one have suggestions for a good blight resistant tomato for growing outdoors?
Here in Bristol I can get blight even in the greenhouse via vents or leaks around window frames. Any tomatoes growing outside are effected by blight before they have chance to ripen.

 

I am growing Maskotkas outdoors in a window box facing SSW and have been gathering toms for 3 weeks or more. No sign of blight so far,
Jenny

 

Strange that, mine have been cropping for the last three weeks or so, and a good crop of large fruits

 

Hiya John.

Given that I'm coming to the conclusion that my Tomatoes aren't as flavoursome as I would expect (generally speaking), they're pretty good, I think. Once cut open, they look a bit dry and paste-y (if you know what I mean?), but are actually reasonably juicy. Flavour - Some sweetness, and a bit salty. I like them, and will continue to grow them.

Cheers...Freddy