Fran Farmer wrote:
On 2/03/2015 12:06 PM, Hypatia Nachshon wrote:
I swore I was going to give up veg gardening; small family; buy
organic produce.
But prices so high, and taste not all that great, reconsidering.

No point in buying tomato seeds from local nurseries; they'll just
produce
more tasteless fruit.

So I'm taking "short cut" around research by asking NG members in
similar climates (So. Calif coastal) for names of sharp, acidic
tomatoes. Already OK to plant here so want to order seeds pronto)

Appreciate your experienced-based recommendations.

I'm not even in the same country as you but we get hot and dry summers
and my SO says that California always reminds him of Aus, and especially
the Napa Valley so perhaps......

I always plant Grosse Lisse. Every year without fail for decades they
are included in the tomato mix even though we also plant other
varieties. We like Grosse Lisse for the flavour in salads and fresh
and, when I do manage to get a glut, which is not as often as I'd like
due to the usual vagaries of the seasons, they are good for preserving too.

Grosse Lisse is now considered an Heirloom variety and I don't know
where you might find it in the US even though I've recently read that it
started life in the US and then went world wide (but then I've also read
that it started it's life in France too and that it's now more grown in
Australia than it is in France)

Failing Grosse Lisse, I also like Roma and the cherry tomatoes called
Tommy Toe.

Grosse Lisse is apparently sold by
http://tatianastomatobase.com/seed-catalog/html/ which appears to be a
Canadian company. I've not dealt with them.