F1 Crimson Crush tomato plants.

[goosander]

Reading Suttons seed catalogue I see them pushing F1 Crimson Crush tomato plants as blight resistant. Having had bother this year with blight I thought I would give them a try [so much for sticking to 3 variety's.] Watching Beechgrove the other night Jim McColl said they were not much use. Was wondering if others had tried them.
Now usually stick to Suttons as I seam to get my best results with there seed.
Thanks.
Bob

[sparrow100]

Yes, I had 2 plants. Both are still standing, showing blight traces but growing strongly through it. For about a month there was a bed of about 20-25 fully blighted tomato plants on the plot next door so they had a proper testing.The tomatoes are large, and I think they are v tasty.
I'm going to try and keep sideshoots alive through winter, but if they don't survive I will cough up for some seeds. Or go splits on a packet with my friend.

[maverick451]

Ive found them fairly good, blight has swept through my garden but these are still going, they are not totally immune to blight but they can cope with it and it doesnt spread through the plant, just the odd spot here and there on the leafs

Personally though ive found the T&M experimental 2016 gardeners world giveaway to be a stronger and more blight resistant plant

[Thelma Sanders]

I had 2 plants, delivered quite late in the year, but only one grew properly, the other one didn't want to make any upward growth, it was kind of stunted - so went in the bin.
The good one went on the plot and really did resist blight, as sparrow says. Fruit was tasty but the plant only produced 3 trusses of 3 or 4 fruits.

I will try it again next year and see how it compares when planted at the same time as the others.

[maverick451]

I had 2 plants, delivered quite late in the year, but only one grew properly, the other one didn't want to make any upward growth, it was kind of stunted - so went in the bin.
The good one went on the plot and really did resist blight, as sparrow says. Fruit was tasty but the plant only produced 3 trusses of 3 or 4 fruits.

I will try it again next year and see how it compares when planted at the same time as the others.

I had 3 plants are 2 of mine were quite weak thelma, 1 was really strong, no idea why

[Thelma Sanders]

It's f1 so perhaps the cross isn't stable yet?

[Potstubsdustbins]

Maybe the weather could have been an influence this year, its not been a good year for a tomato test.

[goosander]

Thanks for your reply's.
What blight resistant variety's would you recommend
Bob

[veggiechicken]

I had 3 plants and grew them in the GH. Tasty tomatoes, skins a bit thick.
All my leftover toms were planted outside and told to get on with it. They're just ripening now and haven't been hit by blight - unlike the potatoes

[seasprout]

The need for Seed.

Thanks for your reply's.
What blight resistant variety's would you recommend
Bob

Suttons are doing Crimson Crush at 10 Seeds at £3.99

Mr Fothergills are launching a new Tomato called Red Bodyguard described as "Some resistance to Blight, Small, fleshy 'beefsteak' variety", Average 10 seeds at £1.95

Thompson & Morgan are launching a Blight Resistant variety to early & late Blight called Mountain Magic F1. 5 seeds at £3.99.

So basically Bob, its up to you on how much you want to spend in order to grow Tomatoes.

[goosander]

The greenhouse being one of my hobbies cost is not that important compared with learning.
Just trying to find out which is best.
Bob

[veggiechicken]

I guess none of us know which is best - that's the problem. They bring out new varieties every years and make big claims about their blight resistance but unless you grow them all, in exactly the same conditions, its always a gamble.

[maverick451]

Ive emailed T&M to try and find out what there exp 2016 will be called next year, for me they were fantastic, even better than Crimson crush.

[veggiechicken]

Did you find out what they were, maverick?
Could they be Mountain Magic F1 which T&M are selling this year?

Ignore that ^^ A review on the T&M website says they are the Experimental ones and that they are bush - while T&M say they are Cordon
Confused? You bet I am!

[seasprout]

Did you find out what they were, maverick?
Could they be Mountain Magic F1 which T&M are selling this year?

Ignore that ^^ A review on the T&M website says they are the Experimental ones and that they are bush - while T&M say they are Cordon
Confused? You bet I am!

I asked Micheal Perry the T&M development manager, the seeds from GW were indeed Mountain Magic f1.