Is there a world wide shortage of Tomatoes?

silverwhistle

I've got seedlings from Primabella, Dr. Carolyn, Roma and Red Cherry tomatoes on the go at the moment, and have had good germination rates so will try and plant out more than normal. Friends, neighbours and allotmenteers will mop up and surplus seedlings so should be ok in this tiny corner of the country, unless the dreaded blight reappears again.

MrsStepford

mikb said:

MrsStepford said:

This suggests that seed from an actual variety, not F1 hybrids, could be grown at home. 

They can: I'm still running on those grown last year (fresh, then frozen, now into the home-canned) as an experiment. Just over 20Kg of Tomatoes.

These were all from seed saved from Morrisons "Salad Tomatoes" -- variety unknown, started on windowsill, transferred outside into growbags/pots/raised beds.

This year's are already sprouting, waiting for the weather to improve, along with some "Honeydrop" Tomatoes, seed from a yellow-stickered pack of tomatoes ...

Awesome. True MSE spirit @mikb