Tomato variety junkie?

[smallblueplanet]

Are you a tomato variety junkie?

Well just like in AA, I'll admit I am.....its the 1st Step!!!

I've just received an email from a French seller on ebay who I bought some Andine Cornue (one of Monty Don's fave's) & Teton de Venus tomato seeds off last year - these were very tastey and I'll be growing them (in the greenhouse) next year too!

Anyway if anyone is interested in 'odd' tomato varieties this guy has lots - and the seeds are a reasonable price, the postage reasonable and most importantly for buying stuff in a foreign currency you can pay in paypal.

Tomates-collection

here is what the Teton's looked like - mine were huge!

[Lesley Jay]

Have you tried Bloody Butcher tomatoes? They are great.

[multiveg]

Got a couple of months to wait for the Heritage Seed Library catalogue - they have a range of toms, as do the organic gardening catalogue (amongst others). Giant Tree Tomato - they said that could grow 20ft, with rather large toms! Unfortunately, you need to look into supports for that as the slugs and snails like the green toms if they come into contact with the ground.

[andrewo]

Basinga

I recommend basinga, excellent variety, a yellow beef steak and does really well outdoors (even though it is recommended to grow under glass), they swell really big - I've been away for three weeks and they've got huge - not an eater but a good cooker.
BASINGA

[Earthbabe]

I've had four varieties this year sub-arctic plenty, marmande, legend, olivade. I've managed to order 10 varieties for next year so I shall have to stand and be counted. Like the look of the tetons though. Definitely getting addictive this growing lark. Will have three varieties of broad bean, four french and three or four pea next year too. Hope I don't run out of space.

[smallblueplanet]

Have you tried Bloody Butcher tomatoes? They are great.

Have you got a picture LJ?

andrew - look at the size of them 'love apples'!

earthbabe - its starts slowly and then before you know you're hooked and onto the 'hard stuff'!!!

[Lesley Jay]

Sorry SBP but I don't have a picture of the Bloody Butcher tomatoes. It is a heritage variety and I always think they taste better. Plus it's got a cracking name!!

[nick the grief]

I grew White Beauty this year & they were big but lacked the flavour of Ferline & Gardeners delight

[smallblueplanet]

A lot (if not all) of the French/ebay ones are heritage varieties. I really liked the two 'paste' type I grew. But actually best of all I liked the Matina variety, normal shape red tom but tasted soooooooo tomatoey!

[multiveg]

Grown this year Giant Tree Tomato, Sugar Italian Plum, Auntie Madge's (2 of these can power a clock for 2 hours), Sub Arctic Plenty, Zuckertraube.

[smallblueplanet]

Have you any piccies of giant tree tom then mv? sounds fascinating...