plum tomato variety ideas please?

That's the point I'm making Armandii.
If it says "seeds of Italy," I'd steer clear and go for one bred for UK growing.

They can have leaves that look almost like potatoes at times, and the trusses dont always form quite so regularly as the more usual types.

Not sure but arn't a lot of them bush varieties, ? which would mean grown in a greenhouse up a cane and de-shooted, the plants keep stopping and running out of growing points.

Could be the cause of bad cropping.

 

Hi jennylyn.

I have to agree with ARMANDII, Rosada are the best plum tomato I've tasted. Eaten raw, they're a bit dry, but when cooked, they are SO sweet and juicy, yum yum

Cheers...Freddy.

 

WELL - just returned from the local ' we saw you coming' garden centre - but without Rosada.....there were only 6 seeds in a packet at a cost of £3.19 a packet - phew:DOH:! Not that I am 'stingy' but if i did not get good germination they would be expensive plants. So I bought some much cheaper & more seeds San Marzano and will make sure I do the pollination trick. :thumb:

 

Rosada seeds £5.95 for 50 @ MolesSeeds (P&P F.O.C.).


P.S. If you think just over £3 is expensive for 6 seeds, I got some (another variety of tom) from The States a few years ago that was 5 seeds for $5.00 + Shipping!

 

Hi again jennylyn.

Good luck with the San Marzano, although I should say that having tried those myself last year, I wasn't impressed, the flavour being very average, imo. But then, to each his own.

Cheers...Freddy.