plum tomato variety ideas please?

I would like a good prolific tomato plum variety for cooking Italian dishes and seem to have tried a different one every year without success - any suggestions on a good tasty variety to try please anyone?

I have tried growing them in the greenhouse and outdoors but never seem to get a good crop. I have no trouble with any others so must have tomato feeding/growing conditions ok.:th_scifD36:

thanks Jen

 

I am trying San Marzano this year.

I got them,some basil and courgettes plus 3 pots from Poundland.

 

Hello Poolcue
How much did they cost? :D

sorry couldn't resist that one............

 

Sorry I lied it was the 99p shop.

 

I've tried a few in recent years but all have produced fruits far too small for me and how I like to use them. I like to skin tomatoes before use in cooking and skinning 50 or so cherry toms for use in a sauce does not appeal to me.

With the above in mind this year I'm trying a much bigger "paste" tom called Amish Paste, some write up's about this variety call it a giant plum type.

You can read something about them here on GC http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/Thread-Amish-paste-tomato-update.html?highlight=armish

Steve...

 

I've grown plum toms in the past, I think outdoors is best for them.

But not grown any for a while so would be interested to know if any new varieties are available these days.
I think the last time I grew them I used a variety called "roma"

 

Thank you for your reply Pete - I have tried Roma in the past as it was once recommended in Gardeners World...but I did not get much fruit from it. So - yes it's time to try some new varieties i think.


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Unfortunately there is nothing for £1.00 - down here in sunny (?) Cornwall...let alone 99p! However might buy some San Marzano to try! Thanks.

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Yes - this one i must try, I do like a sweet tomato

 

I think Armandii has a good point, Jennylyn.

I'd be interested as to why your not getting a good crop?


Are the flowers not setting fruit or are you not actually getting the flowers in the first place?

 

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Hi!,

Itilian tomatoes!

Two years ago some company was advertising in the Telegraph "the sweetest tomato or your money back"!
Only trouble was each pack cost £6 or four packs fo £20.

Anyway I saw the same varieties Costoluto Florientino and Costoluto something else for sale in the local gardencentre.
They were from Seeds Of Italy and cost I think £1.89 per packet with lots of seed in each!

They were a total waste of time growing them, of 6 plants there were about 3 tomatoes (misshapen) on each plant very late on in the season, and they were completly tasteless.

I threw the seeds out as I didn't want to be tempted to give them another chance and try again!

Grown in a greenhouse they took up a lot of time and space for no return!

Cheers

 

Hi - when I have grown ..I mean tried to grow....plum tomatos in the past, the plants have been healthy and grown well - but very little flower on some varieties, so not much fruit with some weird shapes and then on the 'Seeds of Italy Tomatoes' I got the same results as you Makka B.!
I will however try again this year and try the pollination trick Amandii - so tomorrow i will go to our local G/C and see if i can get some of the varieties which have been suggested. I will trial some outdoors too as before i have only ever had them in the greenhouse. Pollination done the natural way should be better outside too probably.

MANY MANY thanks everyone - if all goes well i will be requesting some good 'Italian' recipes later in the season!!

Jen

 

As I said I think outdoors is best.

And I was never struck on the idea of growing toms that come from Italy, we cant compete with them on climate, so you need something thats suitable for shorter and cooler growing conditions.

I also think personally a lot of the flavour is down to the growing conditions, rather than variety, but I know others might disagree.

Too much water and feed :th_scifD36: