T & Ms Authentic Italian tom seed

Did anyone else buy this, I know its been a bit on the damp side at times this summer but I have the best tomato bushes ever.
All I need is a good recipe for the stems and leaves, either boiled or baked, maybe fried.

Friuts are there but very sparing.
Surely they are best in a hotter climate than ours, thats if they are what they say they are.
They might improve later, but the indications are at the moment, as they say in the seed catalogues, CROP FAILURE.

 

I bought 'Seeds of Italy' tomato seeds, a plum variety and a beefsteak one. They were just setting fruit but most had to be chucked today because of blight.
They hadn't set very many tomatos compared with the English seeds I bought, and I could see that a lot of the flowers weren't setting.
On the other hand the seeds from Morrisons italian cherry tomatoes 'dolce rosso' have produced good plants and lots of fruit- providing the blight doesn't spread....

 

I hope you can get on top of the blight Liz, I've used copper sprays in the past.
Mine are the same, but its not so much the fruit dont set, more its not there in the first place, ie. not many flowers.

 

I bought a packet of unwins heritage toms, 2 x yellow, 1 beefsteak and 1 cherry. The yellow ones both look a bit strange and the leaves are curly, but have good trusses set.
I'm very happy with them so far. My only problem is cues. The fruits are insipid looking and not very enticing. I'm watering and feeding them regularly, but i think the lack of heat and sun in the last 6 wks is taking its toll.

 

pete, I hope your plants stay healthy so you can see if they develop flower trusses IF we get any summer! It does sound reasonable that Italian seeds would be suited to hotter drier weather than we usually get.

 

Just an update on the T&M tom seed.

The small plum ones have started to do reasonably well and have been for a while.
The larger beefsteak type are not as good and I dont think they really are worth growing.
Think I'll go back to "Moneymaker" next year, the first ones I ever grew.

 

I grew some late Gardeners Delight which have just started fruiting compared to the others which are nearly finishing and I found the new ones are showing signs of blight! :( I disposed of them immediately and hope the older ones aren't affected.

 

Pete,

They are beauty's. I love Tommies, eat 'em like apples. Think i will grow some myself next year.

Thanks for sharing them with us :D

 

Having had, almost, my whole crop of tomatoes ruined by blight this year, I did a bit of research and found three tomatoes that, so it is claimed, are blight resistant and I�ve decided to sow these next year. I expect the weather will be fantastic, however, and the tomatoes that I usually grow would have been fine!

If it�s of any interest to anybody, the three varieties are listed below. The descriptions are those that I picked up from others who have tried them or from the supplier�s description on the Internet.

The supplier I�ve given may not be the only one but is one that I know is offering packets of the seeds.

ââ?¬Ë?Fantasio F1ââ?¬â?¢ (Determinate or Bush) - early, red, medium-sized, bush. (From ââ?¬Ë?Suttons Seedsââ?¬â?¢)

ââ?¬Ë?Ferlineââ?¬â?¢ (Indeterminate) ââ?¬â?? large, firm, meaty, remarkable flavour (From ââ?¬Ë?Thompson & Morganââ?¬â?¢)

ââ?¬Ë?Legendââ?¬â?¢ (Determinate or Bush) - very early, large, great flavour.

Iââ?¬â?¢ve managed to buy packets of ââ?¬Ë?Legendââ?¬â?¢ and ââ?¬Ë?Ferlineââ?¬â?¢ from a local garden centre but Iââ?¬â?¢ve not seen any ââ?¬Ë?Legendââ?¬â?¢, as yet.

I hope this is of interest to someone!

John