Tomato reviews likes & dislikes 2015 - 2020

[greenshoot]

juicy tomatoes

Which tomatoes would you say is best for making sauces? I need something that's sweet, sour and very juicy.

[Snoop Puss]

Big like for Pantano Romanesco. Very similar to Marmande, but indeterminate so easier to grow and by and large the toms are a bit bigger than Marmande. Just had a couple in cheese sandwiches. So tasty.

Very vigorous growers, not prone to splitting or blossom end rot, easy to peel if wanted when fully ripe, and great flavour. Plus, surprisingly quick to start cropping.

I bought the seeds on a whim from Premier Seeds Direct, so very cheap.

[Scarlet]

Which tomatoes would you say is best for making sauces? I need something that's sweet, sour and very juicy.

Well for sauces you generally use tomatoes that don't have much juice as that boils off...you want a paste tomato.
I'm a fan of black tomatoes so I would choose black icicle. It has great taste, fresh and cookedv and is a heavy cropper. Pantano is delicious but needs a long season and doesnt have a huge crop.

[Scarlet]

Big like for Pantano Romanesco.

on my grow list every year but I think they are too good to cook with They require warm evenings and a glass of wine

[Jimmy]

Sungold out shines all the rest.
My Garden Pearl in baskets have produced loads but I find they don't taste of much.
Anyone else noticed that ?
Jimmy

[Snoop Puss]

on my grow list every year but I think they are too good to cook with They require warm evenings and a glass of wine

Yes, not for cooking with. I hadn't meant my reply as a recommendation for cooking toms. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Jungle Jane]

Black icicle are great in a sauce,they're very fleshy with not much wastage & the taste is excellent too.

[Scarlet]

Sungold out shines all the rest.
My Garden Pearl in baskets have produced loads but I find they don't taste of much.
Anyone else noticed that ?
Jimmy

I haven't grown it but have read several reviews that say there are better toms available to go in baskets. I do grow Sungold - kids and OH love them but I find the taste almost artificially sweet.

[MarkPelican]

Which tomatoes would you say is best for making sauces? I need something that's sweet, sour and very juicy.

I agree that black ones are the best, I like Japanese Black Triefele quite rich. I also like Kibits Ukranian, they're red, rich without much juice but very much like an Italian plum (I can't grow Italian varieties for whatever reason).

I'm waiting for Black Icicle, there seem to be lots of fruit but not ripe yet.

[MarkPelican]

Sungold out shines all the rest.
My Garden Pearl in baskets have produced loads but I find they don't taste of much.
Anyone else noticed that ?
Jimmy

My Garden Pearl are really tasty this year, juicy and sweet. I've grown them in hanging pots in the polytunnel and they're early as well as sweet.

[Thelma Sanders]

My Garden Pearl in baskets have produced loads but I find they don't taste of much.
Anyone else noticed that ?
Jimmy

I find you have to pick them when they are pink, rather than red, so just before they look fully ripe - by the time they are red, I agree they are a bit bland.

[Scarlet]

I'm waiting for Black Icicle, there seem to be lots of fruit but not ripe yet.

You are in for a treat!

[greenshoot]

I will try these next year!

[veggiechicken]

Purple Ukraine

Very disappointed with these.
Two plants grown each with poor quality fruit. I've grown this before and don't remember it being this bad. This is the better plant The toms on the other plant have split open and are a drab purplish colour. Horrible.

[MarkPelican]

You are in for a treat!

My Japanese Black Trifele are doing well as well. It seems to be a good year for quantity (touching wood against blight) but they're taking a long time to ripen.