The Poultry Keeper

nigel · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:51 am Post subject: Plum tomatoes

Can any one recommend a good tasting and textured plum tomato, after the fun we had last year it must be a cordon variety,

I am going to use the fruit to make passata, if that influences you recommendation. The front runner so far is San Marzano

Heather · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:14 am Post subject:

yup that is what I have used before - very good - Mark has even eaten it just as it is - despite being a paste tomato so must have good flavour Wink

I only eat passata as Tomato seeds are evil ! Twisted Evil

If you want to borrow our passata machine then you can

Bendix01 · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:49 pm Post subject:

On the subject do you have recommendations for tomatos for hanging baskets?

nigel · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject:

for hanging baskets tumbling tom (red or yellow) and yellow pigmy

both available from Nicky's Seeds

Bendix01 · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject:

Cheers for that.

fenwoman · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:25 pm Post subject:

I only like plum tomatoes and usually grow 'Romano' every year in containers. It is prolific and tasty. I have 3 carrier bags full in the freezer to use in soups and stews all winter.

nigel · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:45 am Post subject:

It looks like it will be San Marzano

but which one??

who knew there were so many varieties at Seeds of Italy

Heather · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:39 am Post subject:

I think it was San Marzano 2 I had, I'd personally go for that and the San Marzano Follia and sow a few seeds of each

get the passata machine too if you can - it looks the exact same model as ours which we got from Italy, which works fantastically well - or you can borrow mine as your tomatoes will no doubt be ready before mine if you grow them in the poly tunnel Wink

Heather · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:05 am Post subject:

Oh and can you please stop posting the web addresses of all these nice seed companys Razz

- I have spent a virtual fortune already (in my head) !!!!

Lisa · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:33 am Post subject:

Heather · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:38 am Post subject:

There used to be the company called totally tomatoes - but seems to have gone bust or something

they had some really unusual ones too - one called Ping pong - which was bright pink and Broad Ripple yellow currant which don't know where to get now that Future foods has gone the same way . Rolling Eyes

( I think)

Bendix01 · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:51 am Post subject:

Oh dear, that is a dangerous site.

Aussie Chick · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

bringing up an old thread....so San Marzano toms need to be grown in a green house?

Lisa · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:38 pm Post subject:

No it grows outside too (though not having a greenhouse I don't know if it grows better undercover.... Confused

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One propagator, one sunny windowsil and no greenhouse.... thing have to fend for themselves here Twisted Evil

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