You’re right, it was a lousy year and we got blight on some plants within a few weeks. :twisted:
Thanks! :-p
I can wait-I have grown all but three of the them. Taste is very much up to the individual and I see no mention of MoneyMaker so that`s good.
Im not a tomato snob its just that over the years I have tried so many varieties I want folks to try something that has flavour or at least is better than the rubbish supermarkets sell
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I appreciate your suggestions OG 
I couldn’t agree more. Supermarket tomatoes leave me feeling cold - even the ‘taste the difference/extra special’ ones. I think it must be that they are picked too early instead of being allowed to ripen where they should - on the vine.
BTW - I always smile to myself when I see tomatoes advertised as ‘vine’ tomatoes. Isn’t that where they all grow?
So come on then Old git - tell me which is your favourite out of the ones I have growing. I trust your judgement and I may get a few more of them going. 
Can you get Rutgers in the UK? It’s hard to find here; it’s a medium sized fruit like Marmande, with the real true tomato flavor. I grow it when I can find it; it was developed right here at the University of Maryland Agricultural Division sometime in the 30s, I believe. Our next door neighbor worked there and we got free seedlings!
I think it depends on whether they are determinate or indeterminate toms.
Old git?
I’ve looked on ebay and most of the sellers are in the US. I may get some to try:-)
eBay never occurred to me, thanks, PPH! I get dozens of catalogues and couldn’t find it this year. Rutgers was the one my Mom grew in our Victory Garden during the war, and I grew it for years till it got difficult to find. That’s when I switched to Marmande.
BTW - I always smile to myself when I see tomatoes advertised as ‘vine’ tomatoes. Isn’t that where they all grow?
So come on then Old git - tell me which is your favourite out of the ones I have growing. I trust your judgement and I may get a few more of them going.
Vine tomatoes-yes I smile as well and even reputable catalouges advertise some varieties as just that,although less so now.
As to your list I don`t rate Garden Pearl or Sub Arctic Plenty (it does give a crop under bad conditions though) I will watch later on in the year to see what you think.
A couple of varieties Im not growing this year but rate very highly are Caspian Pink-a beefsteak and Sungold`-small yellow and one of the very few F1 hybrids I grow regularly
I think it depends on whether they are determinate or indeterminate toms.
Thats the general rule but Marmande has been classed as semi determinate` ie you take your choice.
I start off pinching out but some heritage varieties do not obey the rules of modern hybrids and branch off anyway-and still give a good crop
I think I may give those a go too - I always like to try new tomatoes. And they obviously come recommended from a knowledgeable tomato grower.
I see no other mentions of Chelsea Mini which is my firm favourite since I first grew it a few years ago. Has anyone else tried it?
The flavour is superb and although it is supposed to be a cherry tomato the fruits do tend to grow a tad too large. Still, flavour is the main requirement obviously. 
Got the acrylic sheeting today, . . and the timber, . . so when this wind dies down I’ll get it constructed. 
I noted on some of the seed packets not to grow toms in the vicinity of potatoes, . . why is this ?
Because they are the same family and share the same diseases. What they are I haven’t a clue but I do remember something about not planting toms after pots and vice versa.
Because blight will destroy both your crops if one or the other gets affected.
I have been reading you can reduce the risk of blight in your toms by keeping the leaves dry - being careful with the watering can.
As another precaution I have bought a blight resstant potato - sarpo mira - which my wiser, older brother says are almost guaranteed not to get blight. I am also trying blue danube as all the allotment holders lost their crops last year to blight.
Good luck with your construction.
I see no other mentions of Chelsea Mini which is my firm favourite since I first grew it a few years ago. Has anyone else tried it?
Its not one I have tried mostly because I grow very few F1 hybrids( Im mean and like to save my own seeds) but it sounds a good one.
Roll on harvest time,I saw some cherry toms for sale in Tesco the other day and even on offer they worked out at 10p each
Got the acrylic sheeting today, . . and the timber, . . so when this wind dies down I’ll get it constructed.
Good luck with it-any shelter will make so much difference,especially if you want to grow the larger varieties as they do tend to need a longer season.
Thanks OG, . . I was gonna do it today but I can’t be bothered, . . . it’s too nice a day and the seedlings aint up yet anyways, . . those African Marigolds I planted have appeared, they’ve only been in less than a week.
The rest of the seed trays are all on a rad with just barely a gentle heat below them, it’s not a heat really, it’s more of a warmth. 
I keep my seed pots on the radiator too, always have.