Tomatoes 2018 - What will you be attempting to grow this year

[MarkPelican]

I'm not a real lover of beefsteaks, although I did grow "Super Marmande" the year before last, although not many fruits to the bush, but they were huge and very, very meaty!

Might have a bash at Marks "Summer Cider" this year as they do look VERY nice!

They are, they are! BUT leave them until they're orange and softish to the touch. The first year I grew them, I didn't believe how long I had to leave them until they were ripe. Let me know how you get on.

[Small pumpkin]

You're very lucky snoop!
You can't go round putting random links to some of my favourite seed companies!
I filled my basket with seed including big daddy toms!



Then had second thoughts and deleted it all ( which I'm having second second thoughts about ).
You would of been in trouble if I'd ordered more seeds
You still might be ( will power.......fading! )

[Snoop Puss]

^^ I added the link to let Bacchus know that they don't have to be bank-breaking, especially if you want other seeds, so the postage costs won't seem so bad.

I don't mind being in trouble for a good cause, by the way. You're rather a long way away!

[bramble]

Bought a packet of Black Russian seeds today.
Googled some info on them and one of the sites said NOT to grow them in a warm greenhouse as they grow better outdoors.
Anybody else know anything about this tomato as it's my first time growing it.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Never grown em Bramble, but sure many others have and can award you there experience

But a quick google (And I do rely on a lot of info from this site) states they are better grown "Undercover"

https://www.gardenfocused.co.uk/vege...ck-russian.php

[Dynamite]

I will be growing three varieties from seed (or at least attempting!):-

Shirley(never done before).
Cherry Falls (for my hanging baskets, never done before).
Either - Moneymaker or Gardeners Delight (done both before but not decided which one yet).

Kind Regards.......Rob

[Bacchus]

I'd recommend Big Daddy and Pantano Romanesco as being well worth growing. Big Daddy plants don't like going thirsty as the toms can split if not kept regularly watered. But I grow them every year now and wouldn't be without them. I started growing Pantano a couple of years ago. I'm half tempted not to grow any Marmandes, as they and the Pantanos are very similar. The Pantanos are very vigorous plants and the tomatoes are a bit bigger than Marmandes, but the Marmandes kept going longer, even if the last ones were quite small.

Conditions where I am are pretty good for growing tomatoes outdoors. County Down might be another matter! Pantano Romanesco are so vigorous, I'm sure they'd do well anywhere. But if you want a slice of tomato that's better than tomato sauce in a burger, then Big Daddy's what you want.

I bought seeds for all three of these from Premier Seeds direct. They're currently selling Big Daddy at 99 p for 12 seeds, 69 p for five. Not too bad for an experiment. Pantano Romanesco are a hundred seeds for 99 p. TOMATO BIG DADDY | Tomato | Premier Seeds Direct ltd

Thanks very much.

I took the plunge and got 10 seeds to see how I get on in my northerly clime.

I also got some sweet banana pepper seeds that I didn't need...!

[Small pumpkin]

Bought a packet of Black Russian seeds today.
Googled some info on them and one of the sites said NOT to grow them in a warm greenhouse as they grow better outdoors.
Anybody else know anything about this tomato as it's my first time growing it.

I always grow Black Russian in the polytunnel and never had a problem. They've always produce well ( for a big Tom ). I'm going to have a look at my packet see what it says. I've never noticed it say not to grow inside. I'll continue to ignore that advice even if my packet does say that

[MarkPelican]

Bought a packet of Black Russian seeds today.
Googled some info on them and one of the sites said NOT to grow them in a warm greenhouse as they grow better outdoors.
Anybody else know anything about this tomato as it's my first time growing it.

I've grown them in my greenhouse without any problem.

Where was the site that suggested not? The US grow a lot of tomatoes outdoors that I don't think we could manage in the UK. I grew them in 2013-15 and I have them as mid/late ripening with sizes of up to about 300g but not as many fruit as Black Krim.

[veggiechicken]

Trailing and small pot tomatoes

Sown today - 2 seeds of 18 varieties in modules in heated propagator.

Seeds marked * I haven't grown before.

Bajaja *
Balconi Red
Cherry Falls *
Early Tanana
Gartenperle
Little Sun F1 *
Maskotka
Minibel *
Rambling Red Stripe
Red Robin
Sweet 'n Neat Yellow *
Totem F1 *
Tumbler F1
Tumbling Tom Red
Tumbling Tom Yellow
Tumbling Tiger F1 *
Vilma *
Yellow Pygmy *

I always feel happy when there's a propagator on the go.

[Small pumpkin]

Deano your predicament is exactly why I don't join seed circles I would have to plant all of them ! Especially the varieties I'd not grown before. No will power, me .

My list
cuor di bue
German red strawberry *
sun gold
Indian moon *
indigo apple *
tumbling Tom red
gardeners delighted
Black Russian
sweet baby

* New to me this year

Going back to that no will power thing my list has grown and been amended.
* new to me this year

German red strawberry *
sun gold
Indian moon *
indigo apple*
tumbling Tom red
gardeners delighted
Black Russian
brown sugar *
Tomato blond boar *
black + brown boar *
dark Galaxy *
buffalo horn *

cuor di bue & sweet baby have been dropped. I will definitely grow them again, but no space this year.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Still not yet made a decision on my "Grow List"

Keep going through the seeds having a will do pile, a maybe pile and a not this year thanks pile

Then when finished, "Nah! I'll have another look again tomorrow"

[Chris11]

Artisan Blush
Artisan Bumble Bee Mixed (Purple/Sunrise/Pink)
Azoychka
Black & Brown Boar
Black Icicle
Black Opal
Black Prince
Black Russian
Black Truffle
Caro Rich
Cascade Lava
Cherokee Purple
Dixiewine
German Orange Strawberry
Golden Sunrise
Gold Nugget
Green Zebra
Grushovka
Mini Orange
Mini San Marzano F2/F3
Orange Banana
Oranze
Pantano Romanesco
Paul Robeson
Pink Boar
Rio Grande
Roma
Roughwood Golden Plum
Sioux
St Pierre
San Marzano
Sandpoint
Spanish Big Globe
Sunset's Red Horizon
Summer Cider
Sun Baby
Tigerella
Transparent
Tumbling Tom Yellow
Yellow Furry Boar

Provisional grow list and will get revised. Will probably start with oldest seeds to give them a chance, and keep sowing untill I have around 30 varieties.

Don't really have enough space for all of these, and will find homes locally for spare plants.

But it's another year when too many tomatoes will be barely enough

[Jungle Jane]

Cadalot had a good system on his blog of growing the oldest seeds first,write all the seeds out with the years,arrange what needs to be sowed first to get fresh seeds from first & then the next year sow the next oldest seeds to save seeds from. It’s probably how a lot of people do it but I’d never thought about it until now,I usually want to grow every variety Ive got but I have to be selective because of space

[Scarlet]

Bought a packet of Black Russian seeds today.
Googled some info on them and one of the sites said NOT to grow them in a warm greenhouse as they grow better outdoors.
Anybody else know anything about this tomato as it's my first time growing it.

I grow them, they need plenty of water (so best grown in the ground) and they grow much better under glass (IMO) start early as they have a long growing season - but they taste delicious and they are one of my favourites.