I know which tomatoes are growing because I remembered to label them properly for a change .
This variety were a first for me - they looked interesting. The catalogue said
We love the colours and flavours in the unusual Artisan Tomato series - a new class of elongated mini-plum tomato. We’ve brought together Artisan Blush Tiger (pink blush on golden skin) and Artisan Pink Tiger (pink and gold stripes) to offer not only superb flavours but a highly decorative duo for both greenhouse and outdoor cropping. Tapering, 5-6cm long fruits each reach 18-20g and feature strong cracking tolerance for tip-top tomatoes straight off the vine.
Undeterred I tried the next two to be ready and thank goodness they were much better, lovely sweet flavour, obviously they need to be really bright yellow before picking.
Sungrape I've grown before, they are small red plum shape - they seem to be slow ripening this year but good to eat when they do . The 3 San Marzano plants are awful - with blossom end rot appearing long before they are ripe.
But the Super Mama are just GI-NORMOUSE . I'm really looking forward to them ripening so I can pick one and weigh it. I'll be skinning them and popping in the freezer ready for my Red Hot(or not) Relish.
And finally, must say hello and welcome to some more people who have clicked the follower button. Hope you enjoy reading my wafflings as much as I enjoy writing them!
My tomatoes have me quite excited this year. My San marzanos look impressive. Of course, I am away now and since I have gone, we have had a windstorm with gusts up to 60 mph and right this minute they are having serious thunderstorms with a tornado moving through. My phone woke me up to warn me.
ReplyDeleteI've grown San Marzano for years it was one of the first plum tomatoes to be available - but this year they are dreadful
DeleteNewbie Gardener error - I DID label my plants,but the ink has washed off the tags when they were watered. And I cannot remember what varieties I have! I know one is called Roma, but I'll have to ask my SIL what the two sorts she gave me are. There are plum and cherry ones. A few are beginning to ripen.
ReplyDeleteI usually manage to get the labels mixed when I'm potting up the seedlings into bigger pots. Quite achange to get them all into the greenhouse with proper labelling.
DeleteMy tomatoes (just 3 plants) are more leaf than fruit - I won't use a grow bag next year but go back to deep pots for them. The 2 cucumber plants are slowly growing but I doubt I'll have any fruit on them. At this rate I will give the polytunnel to Tam as she has a garden where she's living now.
ReplyDeleteYour Artisan tomatoes look pretty and hopefully not too tough to enjoy!
The Artisan are much better now. Those first two were really not ready but I had no idea how much bigger and what colour they were meant to be when ripe. They are quite decorative now!
DeleteI had to live with what I could get including some unknown ones from my friend, Julia, But they all look great. I have my suspicions about the Sungolds though - the labels definitely say Sungolds but Sungolds are a cherry tomato and these look like turning into plum tomatoes. Maybe it's a new variety of Sungolds - must Google it.
ReplyDeleteI love your artisan tomatoes. xx
I thought Sungold were cherry toms too. Haven't grown them for many years though so they might have changed!
DeleteI have sun gold cherry tomato's too I have a few just starting to turn. When my tomato's start to turn look out I will have so many I planted 3 different varieties.
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I know what you mean about having too many already here!
DeleteMy labelling went to pot this year. I carefully labelled just the FIRST pot in every row of the seeds I sowed, then I potted them up willy nilly and all labelling was lost!! I'll just have to wait to see how big they grow and find out at least whether they are Cherry or Moneymaker, any other variety will just be a guess!
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I've done in other years, This year I was much better - about time after 30 years!
DeleteThe tomato world is ever increasing. The colors, shapes and sizes are varied and interesting. For me, the taste is most important. My favorite is the plain old: Big Boy or Early Girl. Both red and round.
ReplyDeleteThere are even black tomatoes - don't fancy them at all
DeleteI didn't grow any tomatoes this year and I wish I had. I especially love the grape ones, so good in salads and sauces! Happy week -- and thanks for coming by, too!
ReplyDeleteApologies - your comments keep going into spam and I miss them 'til later
DeleteOur Gardeners Delight tomatoes have done no good at all at the allotment, there is very little fruit on the plants at all. Oh and our one and only mini cucumber plant collapsed in the cold yesterday :(
ReplyDeleteVery annoying about your tomatoes - maybe it's been too hot!
DeleteMy cucs in the greenhouse are hanging on - I'm misting them in the heat - we've not had any cold yet - no rain either
It's good to have tomatoes each year to count on for tomato goodness. Too bad we can't remember them from season to season for one reason or another.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for the blog to remind me of things from previous years
DeleteI don't bother to skin the tomatoes before I freeze them. The skins just slide off as they thaw.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried that - might give it a go
DeleteI am really looking forward to the first tomato from our garden. There are a few small green ones forming and I am watching them carefully.
ReplyDeleteNever had yellow tomatoes before. Might have to give them a try.
God bless.
I once grew a variety of delicious yellow mini plum toms called Ildi - but they had a crop failure one year and the seeds have never been available since then
DeleteNice. Those look lovely. While I was gone husband built me a couple of planters that I look forward to using next year! I'm trying to work out a way to keep the deer out of them!
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