Weird tomato!

[Patchninja]

My seed company has sent me a packet of Travel Tomato seeds free - I've rushed them into the propagator. Have any of you grown these? They're the strangest toms I've ever seen
Le Jardin de Vérone: Tomate voyageur

[Rhona]

Never heard of them! I'd like to see some photos of your crop though.

[Jeanied]

Here's a link to a tomato site that has some
Plantaholic's Tomato Reisetomate (Heirloom) | folia

[zazen999]

Real seeds sell them; I put my bag into the seed swap parcel so there are some floating around somewhere.

[ginger ninger]

WOW, I like the look of those are they a new variety Patchninja? Thank's for the link Jeanie, I might send for some of them even for the novelty value, they could be worth growing.

[COMPOST CORNER]

Should be called the Haemarrhoid tomato.

[Jeanied]

Only you, CC, only you!
(Well, and maybe Bubblewrap!)

[bramble]

Look like a gimmick to me!

[zazen999]

Look like a gimmick to me!

It is a real tomato; and it really grows like that.

The taste is nothing to write home about though - and for the trouble it is these days to grow toms; not really worth the bother.

And a right faff to prepare for eating.....

[Jillyreeves]

Im growing these this year, only one plant, just think they look wonderful, if the taste is not great so be it, its the freaky factor I love :-)

[Nicos]

Jeanied's link....

quote...

"Bright red tomatoes taste—well, rather sour, strong and acid. The perfect tomato for those who love raw lemons, but who cares? "



...should go well with smoked salmon and prawns then??

[bramble]

Can't imagine trying to make a sandwich with it

[basketcase]

Real seeds sell them; I put my bag into the seed swap parcel so there are some floating around somewhere.

Is this the 'Reisetomate' Pocketbook Vine Tomato? "Clusters of tiny plum tomatoes fused together..."

If so, they floated towards me!! I thought there were only 2 seeds left, but a few more were hiding. Don't need them all and was going to put the rest back in the next seed parcel.

So if you want to PM me your address GN I'll send them on to you instead.

[zazen999]

Is this the 'Reisetomate' Pocketbook Vine Tomato? "Clusters of tiny plum tomatoes fused together..."

If so, they floated towards me!! I thought there were only 2 seeds left, but a few more were hiding. Don't need them all and was going to put the rest back in the next seed parcel.

So if you want to PM me your address GN I'll send them on to you instead.

Thems the ones. Go for it GN; there's still time

[Patchninja]

They're an old heirloom variety.

There's an interesting article in th April issue if The Garden about tomatoes and how much the flavour is determined by how you grow them. So it'll be interesting to see whose taste better later on

Anyway, I like growing toms so am willing to give any variety a fair go.

As for preparing, surely you can just slice them like any other even though they're very gnarly!