An Alphabet of Tomatoes
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(Yesterday, 12:16 PM)Veggie Wrote: Over the years, I've realised that I don't like dark-skinned tomatoes because its hard to tell when they are ripe. I also don't like yellow or green tomatoes for similar reasons.
I'm too impatient to wait for beefsteak tomatoes to ripen so they're out too. Similarly, the currant sized ones like Millefleur - too small and fiddly.
I don't like overly sweet tomatoes like Sungold. A tomato should have a bit of a "bite/tang" to it.
I like to grow a few small, early tomatoes for the first taste of summer.  Plus some large cherry tomatoes for snacking on through the year Also some larger salad size ones. I don't often cook tomatoes.
My old standbys were Mountain Princess, Oregon Spring and Legend but the old seeds haven't germinated for a couple of years so  I've given up on them.  I've been growing Aurora for the last few years as a substitute for an early bush.
I've also stopped growing potato leaf tomatoes because they cross with regular leafed toms so the seeds of both will be a gamble, if you save them.
I must admit I’ve never grown a green tomato because I’m not sure how you tell it’s ripe. But would be will to try . also agree with the potato leaf varieties. But will grow them in a separate tunnel in the future. Apart from that we seem to be on opposite ends of the tomato growing spectrum. I love sweet tomatoes and I love all the different colours, don’t care what size they are. But again I agree with you about the current size ones. What’s the point and a real faff.
 I will try to get my mountain princess and Oregon spring to germinate this year. And save seeds for you. If they germinate well ( wouldn’t hold your breath, quite old seed I think. May of been from seed swaps on the dark side, definitely from you though) I’ll send you some babies to grow on as well. Once they are big enough to cope with travelling alone that is.
Builder that would like to go play in the garden.
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An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Veggie - 20-02-2026, 02:51 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Small chilli - 20-02-2026, 09:24 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Veggie - 20-02-2026, 11:17 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Small chilli - Yesterday, 09:38 AM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by JJB - Yesterday, 10:43 AM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Garrett - Yesterday, 11:18 AM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by JJB - Yesterday, 01:48 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Veggie - Yesterday, 11:50 AM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Veggie - Yesterday, 12:16 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Small chilli - Yesterday, 03:32 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Veggie - Yesterday, 03:36 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Veggie - Yesterday, 03:56 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Small chilli - Yesterday, 03:57 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Veggie - Yesterday, 04:57 PM
RE: An Alphabet of Tomatoes - by Garrett - Yesterday, 04:25 PM



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