Your favourite tomato!

[solway cropper]

Gardeners delight is one I always grow, simply for the taste and reliability but I try a few new ones each year. Actually I've gone a bit overboard this year and have eleven new ones to try...not sure if i'll get round to all of them as I still have to find room for the usual suspects. Interestingly I found Amish Paste to be rather bland straight from the plant but it does make good sauce/puree.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Just one variety, I don't think any serious grower could have just one favourite tomato.

For munching from the vine Sungold.

For cheese on toast Black Cherry as recommended by a grape last year.

For large crop fair taste and staying power Tumbler.

For salads all the above plus Green Zebra.

The list goes on.

Potty

[Prince of Durham]

I like bloody butcher brandywyne and idle.. BBB is a really tasty heritage type and idle is a yellow cherry type. You only need to grow one idle though, each truss has about one hundred fruits...

[Sara]

Thanks for your tips everyone. Love the interest in 'Gardener's Delight'. It's a classic!

Can anyone recommend good black or yellow varieties? I have a soft spot for 'Black Cherry' – yum!

[Thelma Sanders]

I grow Scotland Yellow from the HSL that's a good medium size thin skinned tomato

[Canny Grower]

Garten Perle for eating by the handful... sweet and delicious.

[ladylottie]

I usually grow Gardeners Delight, and 100's & 1000's (because there usually are that many, except for last year of course)
Black Cherry is another favourite. I like to try one different variety each year. Trouble is that I like them all!

[Sqft'ers]

Sungold did really well last year, but this year has to be Gardener's Delight ‘cos my OH got a free packet with the GYO mag this week.

[Lisamcflisa]

my favourite tomato because it is a great all rounder is Principe Borghese, lovely in salads, lovely grilled, and yummy in sauces as the skin removes easy and is easy to deseed

[Tripmeup]

Gardener's Delight..the name says it all really!! Just evokes the whole summer thing, pottering around and walking by the plant and grabbing a few to chew on....and then the kids grab another few whilst they think you are not looking!!
Sunbelle Yellow Plum is a nice sweet yellow...

[bramble]

Sungold and black cherry always a firm favourite in our house.

Just bought a packet of tamina seeds. Has anyone grown this and is it worth the effort?

[Matt94]

It has to be Sungold for me, they produce loads toms, but very little leaf growth, so the toms ripen quickly, increasing the amount of toms that you get! They are also the sweetest tomato i've ever grown, so thats the reasons why i grow them every year, and they never fail to impress me!

[hollychap]

a few favorites
yellow as to be golden sunrise with its unique flavour
cherry for me its sungold grow at least 6 plants every year
next is tigerella firm and flavorsome
and last is one i have called tasty tom 2 it came from some seeds i saved from a tasty tom i bought at the supermarket (dont know the original variety) hoping that the seed i saved from what grew will be the same second time around

[GardenNinja]

Just bought a packet of tamina seeds. Has anyone grown this and is it worth the effort?

Tamina is another name for the variety Matina (US market). I'm growing these this year based on the many positive reviews from the internet, notably dave's garden and gardenweb.

Last year was my first time gardening and I grew 5 varieties. The only one making a return is Sungold. Sweetest and most productive tom so far.

[amandaandherveg]

For 'popping into your mouth warm from the polytunnel' it has to be Sungold. None ever make it as far as the kitchen - little pockets of golden sunshine