June Hughes wrote:
In message .com,
Gardening_Convert writes
I'm making my 1st attempt at growing tomato's this year. I bought
moneymaker & tumbling tom (seeds were going cheap in a well know DIY
shop).

Are these 2 varities any good , I have seen that moneymaker is
thought by some to lack flavour , what about tumbling tom ?

I will be growing in a propagator , potting on in the conservatory
and then planting outside.

Moneymakers are very easy to grow and get very big. They were the
first tomatoes I grew forty years ago. They are also very watery and
tasteless - a huge disappointment after much hard work. Tumbling tom
are OK and are nice in a hanging basket. If you have only just
started gardening, you may find tomatoes from seeds difficult and
decide to buy plants. OTOH, you may just have green fingers and all
will be well. In either case, good luck.

I don't think he'll have any difficulty in germination: no real need for
a prop in a cosy conservatory -- in fact, I'd avoid letting them get too
warm; but I would cover them with a bit of polythene or something. I
used to use peat pots to avoid root disturbance; but that's not
necessary.

As June says, Moneymaker's an encouraging one for a beginner, though not
a tasty variety: but a neighbour of mine used to grow them for sale
every year in well-manured garden soil in a greenhouse, and his were
better than their Dutch supermarket cousins. I gather they'll do
outdoors. I've never seen them get big, though: were your
forty-years-ago ones on steroids, June?

--
Mike.