Tomatoes

[foxyferret]

I am looking for a change this year to my usual Moneymaker seed. Can anyone recommend seeds that will produce a nice, sweet, medium size tomato which is also resistant to disease. Thank you.

[gangesboy]

I Have grown Alicante for a number of years and it is
A medium sized sweet tomato. I also grow Money maker. Both in the greenhouse in the deep growbags from Tomorite

[diddlydo]

Alicante and Ailsa Craig are both excellent in the greenhouse and outdoors. Definitely give up the tasteless Moneymaker.

[AKMild]

My preference is for Gardener's Delight. I've had great tomatoes for several years now from these.

[Thursday]

Gardener’s Delight is a firm favourite.

[foxyferret]

Thank you all for your helpful answers. I will give some of these a go.

[hammerman]

Shirley. Beautiful.

If you fancy growing a cherry tom...may i suggest Ilde or sweet aparatif .

[alavahalf]

As a rule I grow at least 6 varieties .. my favourites by far are sweet apperetif, followed by San Marzano.

[DaisyNonna]

No green house
Only need enough for one
Any suggestions?

[alavahalf]

If I could only grow one tomato without a polytunnel it would be Maskotka ..
It is a dwarf cherry tom, that has an amazing taste and funnily enough it is the only one I have grown outside, that doesn't suffer the effects of blight.
They grow well in pots and also out on open ground.
If grown on the ground I would give them a month or so before adding a 'collar'.. ( 9" pot with the base cut out).
Adding this and trailing the stems over the edge stops the fruit getting spoiled by touching the soil. There is no maintenance needed (pricking out the side shoots), which is always a bonus.

[tamborine]

Pick your choice tomato from grocery store, dry seeds in paper & plant.

[alavahalf]

Picking your choice tomato from the store and drying the seed is no problem at all. As a rule I always save seed and use it the following season. The one big issue with getting it from a store, and everyone who grows there own knows it .. store bought tomatos are at best, tasteless. So how can you identify what you do and do not like. If you can track down a store that sell the tom I previously mentioned .. Maskotka .. you will possibly notice the price of at least £3.00 for a small tray, containing just a few toms. They are usualy about £8-9 a kg.
This year I have disposed of all my seeds and am starting afresh, with known certified seed. The problem is if you start with unknown seed for the sake of saving £2.99 you may well have poor results or failures and as the growing window is so short, better to take less risk and be sure of good results with the known seed.
That planting time is only a few weeks away so I wouldn't want to miss that window by finding that my seeds haven't germinated after 3 weeks.
If your tomato's fail and it is no big issue, you can shrug your shoulders and say hey ho, but I will be hoping to have a good few hundred pounds of top quality toms to see me through for 12 months.

[tamborine]

Most toms are odourless & tasteless under glass or polys. Any tom seed is best grown in the open for its full taste & odour.

[hammerman]

Balconi red or balconi yellow....beautiful cherry toms on small bushy plants. I grow mine in 2 litre pots and i get loads.

[Chipchopper]

I've just found last years seed packet in my desk drawer.
The variety I grew in patio pots was a disease resistant type called 'Mountain magic'.
As I recall, the flavor excellent and I don't usually like toms much.