comparing tom varieties - quality, taste and yield

mardatha

We havent had sun up here, jsut 3 days of horrible dull low grey cloud and spitting rain. I just saw Bournemouth on tv and it looks like Florida. I AM NOT HAPPY !:(

Lotus-eater

mardatha wrote: »

We havent had sun up here, jsut 3 days of horrible dull low grey cloud and spitting rain. I just saw Bournemouth on tv and it looks like Florida. I AM NOT HAPPY !:(

Well that is a massive surprise, I bet the weather in Scotland is often better than Bournmouth :rolleyes:

:rotfl:

Megansmum

i have about 10 plants all mm and gd, but none are doing well in the greenhouse, the yellow flowers just die, no toms growing at all. :mad: Don't know why cos cucs next to them are growing well in the same type of containers and compost with the same watering! 1st year growing anything so really gutted with the toms but will try again next year.

foreign_correspondent

Megansmum wrote: »

i have about 10 plants all mm and gd, but none are doing well in the greenhouse, the yellow flowers just die, no toms growing at all. :mad: Don't know why cos cucs next to them are growing well in the same type of containers and compost with the same watering! 1st year growing anything so really gutted with the toms but will try again next year.

oh no! What a shame - some of my previously healthy plants are looking a bit ropey at the moment, especially the gardeners delight which are normally fab, and I am concerned it could be something ominous!

Are no toms setting at all? (soetimes it is very hard to see them when they are tiny) How do your plants look in general? Are you checking the compost to see if it is just damp, not overly wet or dried out?

SEE

I'm growing

Ponderosa Orange, a round tomato
Napoli, a plum tomato
Brandywine Pink, a beefsteak tomato
Yellow pear, a pear shape cherry tomato

In the greenhouse, I'm growing a redcurrant tomato that is really tiny. The toms are the size of peas:D

atticgirl2003

One of my plants has a massive leaf.
Does anyone know what variety it might be.

Primrose

atticgirl - I believe Outdoor Girl, which is a cherry variety has large leaves like potatoes. Could it be this one?

atticgirl2003

Primrose wrote: »

atticgirl - I believe Outdoor Girl, which is a cherry variety has large leaves like potatoes. Could it be this one?

Much larger than a potato leaf, also spikey on the thick stems and back of leaf.
Also some white on the leaf.

rhiwfield

atticgirl, not being disrespectful but are you sure its a tomato plant as it sounds more like a courgette or cucumber stem/leaf

Lotus-eater

rhiwfield wrote: »

atticgirl, not being disrespectful but are you sure its a tomato plant as it sounds more like a courgette or cucumber stem/leaf

Wait and see what the fruit looks like :rotfl:

Sounds like a courgette type plant to me as well, maybe the seeds got mixed up