Blight resistant tomatoes

Just wondered if anyone has grown these and found them to be (a) truly less susceptible to blight than other varieties and (b) worth growing from the point of view of taste. I don't see much point in growing something which survives the onslaught of disease but tastes of cardboard!

PS So far so good with Sungold and Gardener's Delight - both delicious.

 

Hello ClaraLou

We are growing for the first time this year blight resistant toms,namely Ferline{ F1 Hybrid} and Legend from T&M.I do believe Shiney is growing Korilick{Not sure of spelling}.

The plants were very slow in starting to grow after germination and I put it down to the cold weather and cheap compost.Even though they were in warmth they still stayed quiet small for weeks.It was only when the weather finally warmed up outside that they got a move on.Mr Kandy planted them out after frosts in the back garden border and apart from one of the plants having crinkled leaves all season and another one getting it's stem snapped,which I then stuck in water until it had grown more roots,before planting back out in the garden{this plant has produced small cherry toms}

Mr Kandy mixed up the plants when he set them out although I have now found one of the seed packets,I think the large beefsteak type ones are Ferline and the smaller round ones are the legend ones....

He has eaten the first of the round ones which I think are Legend as in the first photo I will put up but as yet hasn't had any of the other ones ripen enough to eat yet.He said that the taste was superb:D

The plants have been well watered during the dry spells and fed on Chicken pellets,and even though we have had constant rain for the last five days they still look fine ..:yez:

The only problem I have found is that due to the weight of the beefsteakFerline ones some of the branches are snapping and on some of them...:p

If these plants turn out to be successful then we will try them again next year but in a different part of the garden,just to make sure we keep them disease free

We are living in the Midlands by the way.

Here are a couple of piccy's of them.....

 

Thank you very much, Kandy, those toms are looking good. I might have a go at Legend next year.

 

Your most Welcome ClaraLou:thmb:Next year I might suggest to Mr Kandy that we try some of the plants over at the allotment to really test them out as I know other years some plot holders spuds have been hit by the blight.

One of the couples who grow and plant out toms on their plot spray them with a Copper solution which makes the whole plants and the toms go a greyish colour and then when the toms are ripe they take them home and eat them,but we odn't fancy going down that route,even though I don't eat toms myself:D

By the way,the packet for the Ferline ones says that they are also reistant to Fusarium and Verticillium wilts,whatever they are:D

Good luck in trying them next year and do let us know how it goes

 

Thank you, Shiney!

 

Hiya Shiney. Can you please update as to the final results from growing Koralik, including how they tasted ?

I've suffered the blight for 3 years now, totally wiping out the crop, very depressing :( It would be nice to know that some of these varieties actually DO have some resistance.

Cheers...Freddy.