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Tomatoes - breaking my oath
On 3/03/2015 8:51 AM, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet 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. I second Gross Lisse. It's always been the standout variety (here in my northern New Zealand garden) to the point that this year it's the only variety I've planted. Yaaaaaahhh! So nice to meet another fan online! |
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