tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1158266584736275729..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Seeing red and yellowSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56230496094623426722016-03-03T16:33:41.352+00:002016-03-03T16:33:41.352+00:00To be honest I'm not sure, Janet - Sungold is ...To be honest I'm not sure, Janet - Sungold is tasty and Gardeners' Delight. It maybe wasn't fair to compare last year as I always think sunshine sweetens and we had precious little of that at ripening time.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11228328435304864772016-03-03T16:29:36.180+00:002016-03-03T16:29:36.180+00:00Sungold is very popular Annie. I've never hear...Sungold is very popular Annie. I've never heard of Lucciola. We have grown some huge beefsteak tomatoes in the past - <a href="https://youtu.be/IStH2lLlxWw" rel="nofollow">see this video</a> - they never seem to have as many actual tomatoes.<br />As for growing tomatoes outside - if you have spares like we did it's worth popping some outdoors. If it is a blight free year you win if not you have lost nothing. In a garden it seems blight is less of an issue than on an allotment where lots of growers are in close proximity.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48967634599905032102016-03-02T20:26:36.368+00:002016-03-02T20:26:36.368+00:00I think there is a law that you always end up sowi...I think there is a law that you always end up sowing more tomato plants of more different types than you planned. Which from last year did you find the tastiest?Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88131990759306037092016-03-02T15:17:19.463+00:002016-03-02T15:17:19.463+00:00I've not got a huge amount of space in my gree...I've not got a huge amount of space in my greenhouse so can only really go for a couple of varieties. I so love the taste and cropping habit of Sungold that its always going to be on my list and I've also been growing a very reliable variety called Lucciola which crops over the summer and has tasty red mini-plum tomatoes. But I'm going to try and squeeze in a larger beefsteak variety this year. Never tried them before, have you any experience? Was interested to hear about the ones that you put outdoors. You just never know do you, so weather dependent.Annie_Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140041665657746319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86703551036520157862016-02-28T16:46:29.233+00:002016-02-28T16:46:29.233+00:00I do wonder whether some of the tomatoes would hav...I do wonder whether some of the tomatoes would have taster sweeter if we had had plenty of sunshine, Patsy. There are certainly plenty of varieties to9 choose from. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3285118377663257392016-02-28T16:18:49.371+00:002016-02-28T16:18:49.371+00:00I like to grow a wide range of tomatoes too and ag...I like to grow a wide range of tomatoes too and agree that Sungold and Gardener's Delight are both good. I also like the huge Oxheart type and some little ones a friend gave me called Aunty Madge - they look just like pixies with their green calyx hats. Black cherry tasted great, but I didn't like the look of them. Yellow stuffer looked amazing, but were dry and tasteless (I didn't actually stuff any, but I'm sure they'd have worked well)Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72620720423152944092016-02-27T09:43:22.423+00:002016-02-27T09:43:22.423+00:00The ones picked in June, Margaret were from plants... The ones picked in June, Margaret were from plants grown in the house. They grew very weak and leggy but did produce some early tomatoes. I'm not sure though that we will bother repeating the experiment.<br />The unknown varieties of tomatoes were just the odds and ends that were just stuffed into a bed on the plot rather than throwing them on the compost heap. We didn't expect anything from them and so we didn't keep a note of which varieties were which. There was also a point when the tomatoes were falling off the plant and we were picking them up off the ground and we didn't know which plant they had fallen from. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-29183911801717796362016-02-27T09:34:01.732+00:002016-02-27T09:34:01.732+00:00 Sunchoca is our novelty variety for the year, Ann... Sunchoca is our novelty variety for the year, Anna. I hope you find your propagator. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86679115270239697972016-02-27T09:30:40.897+00:002016-02-27T09:30:40.897+00:00 You sow yours much earlier than we do, CJ. What i... You sow yours much earlier than we do, CJ. What is the yellow variety Amish Gold? Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23484331802033852152016-02-27T09:26:29.168+00:002016-02-27T09:26:29.168+00:00If you do have a girl Angie choose some blight res... If you do have a girl Angie choose some blight resistant varieties. Last year we were lucky in that we didn't have any blight as it was too dry. Having said that when we grew tomatoes outside in the garden we were less likely to get blight than we are on the plot where lots of people are growing crops in close proximity.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-27266090274870662722016-02-26T22:03:40.131+00:002016-02-26T22:03:40.131+00:00Wow - I cannot believe you are harvesting tomatoes...Wow - I cannot believe you are harvesting tomatoes in June!<br /><br />When it comes to comparing varieties, I try to plant tomatoes that look distinctly different beside each other so that it's easier to tell which is which. I also create a little map once I plant the seedlings outside so that if the tags get lost, I still know exactly what I planted and where. But I only have to deal with a couple of beds, not 3 garden areas!<br /><br />And it's not often that I see folks on that side of the Atlantic growing the same varieties as we do, but I've noticed a couple of yours are also in my lineup (Sungold & Mountain Magic).Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1460422774362582362016-02-26T21:00:34.664+00:002016-02-26T21:00:34.664+00:00Sunchocola sounds rather delicious Sue. Let's...Sunchocola sounds rather delicious Sue. Let's hope for a warmer summer this year. If I can find where my heated propagator has disappeared to I hope to sow some Maskotka and Sungold seeds this weekend. I'm also going to take the less work option and will be buying a few plants this year.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-28697979365963939762016-02-26T17:39:39.688+00:002016-02-26T17:39:39.688+00:00I just put my seeds in today. I'm interested t...I just put my seeds in today. I'm interested to see which varieties you've chosen, the bottom three are new to me. I'm growing Ferline (blight resistant), Orkado and Sungold. I'll probably pick up a couple of Gardeners' Delights from somewhere, and I've had good success with a yellow one that I'd like to grow again, if I could just remember what it was called...CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91848406722097893732016-02-26T16:54:40.880+00:002016-02-26T16:54:40.880+00:00I don't have a greenhouse and actually toyed w...I don't have a greenhouse and actually toyed with the idea of giving a couple of plants a go outdoors here but put that idea to the back of my mind. Reading here on how well your outdoor ones did I might be encouraged to give some a go.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-29495954098885244902016-02-26T16:26:18.241+00:002016-02-26T16:26:18.241+00:00We only had one plant of Crimson Crush which was g...We only had one plant of Crimson Crush which was given to us by a friend so it produced a decent yield and was tasty enough to give another try. In a sunnier summer I think the taste would improve. It also wasn't really a good test of blight resistance last year. The leaves were also unusual.<br /><br />We haven't tried Ferline or Legend.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31713239615280515292016-02-26T15:55:21.577+00:002016-02-26T15:55:21.577+00:00I always end up growing more tomatoes than I reall...I always end up growing more tomatoes than I really should. There are just so many nice ones! Have you tried "Ferline"? It has fairly good blight-resistance, and produces big tasty fruit. It has become one of my regulars. I tried "Legend" which is also supposed to be good for blight-resistance, but wasn't impressed. The plants were floppy and the fruit was very irregular, with lots of un-useable bits. What did you think of "Crimson Crush" then?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com