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My OH has requested I grow him some italian plum tomatoes - any recommendations for the best taste/crop/blight resistance - in that order I guess?!! Do they need to be treated any differently to 'normal' tomatoes?
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For cooking I would choose San Marzano. They are not pleasant raw as they are very fleshy rather than juicy but they have excellent flavour and make a glorious sauce. They are used commercially for bottling and canning
They are big plants, grown as a cordon and have no blight resistance! -
I grew some cherry plum tomatoes last year which were beautiful....red and yellow ones ...but i dont know what variety they were!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! would definitely recommend if you could find anyComment
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We are growing Pomodora this year, first time with Plums so will let you know.Sent from my pc cos I don't have an i-phone.Comment
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Isn't Pomodora just a translation of Tomato in italian?Originally posted by Rocketron View Post
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I usually stick with variants of 'Roma' for big fat juicy tomatoes for drying!
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And I wholeheartedly agree with Snadger, absolutely, with knobs on....
Roma are BUSH Tomato plants - unruly in their growth habit, but absolutely superb plum tomatoes, and I can highly recommend them. I did see some for sale in a garden centre near Monmouth the other day, and perhaps you and me could pop in there over the weekend to see if they've still got some for sale?
In fact, I'll phone them tomorrow for you. If they have any, I'll get some reserved, shall I?
And incidentally, a few years ago, I did find a very similar variety sold by Dobies, called 'Romano' which was a far 'tidier' growing Cordon variety.
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Another Tomato that grows similar to Roma in both fruit and plant habit is one called 'Rio Fuego Nana'. Well worth looking out for as very tasty too.I love growing tomatoes.Comment
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Thanks folks!!! now you know, in a coupla weeks I'll be asking how they grow compared to 'normal' toms?!
Wellie hon, I've sent you one of them emaily thingys ....Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well danceComment
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Folks, I have lots of Roma seed left - PM if you want me to post a pinch to you.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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Full name - San Maranzano 2.Originally posted by ClayGarden View PostIsn't Pomodora just a translation of Tomato in italian?Sent from my pc cos I don't have an i-phone.Comment
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Okay... Can confirm 3 Roma plantlets reserved for us to pick up for you from Mitchel Troy Garden Centre on Saturday Moggs...
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Just goes to show - everyone needs a Wellie!
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Be lost without them!!!Originally posted by Flummery View PostJust goes to show - everyone needs a Wellie!Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well danceComment
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Moggie,
With all the planning and planting up of your noooo herbs, don't forget to repot your Plum Tommy plants from their existing pots into ones a couple of inches bigger (but not too big) so that their roots can search out fresher nutrients to keep them growing nice and steadily. (Tell me off if you've already done that, or if I'm being a nagging old Busy-Body!)
And have you sowed Ro's Costoluto Tommies yet? If not, tell him Wellie says HE should!
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