Tomato update

Not all has gone to plan this year.. The greenhouse is full of plants but there is no sun so it has been very slow ripening off the fruit. i still have some variety that have not ripened enough to taste yet. All the cherry tomatoes have been a bit insipid again lack of sun hitting  the sugar content i think.
My idea to write tasting notes of some of the many variety's has therefore been thwarted.

I shall do my best to give you some of the few highlights so far.

The dark fruit has been a real success, Black Sea Man and Carbon are very similar stating, with the former fruiting better and having stronger plants.

 

Of the 3 Brandywine verity's i planted the ones marked heirloom Brandywine have far out performed the OVT and Suddeth strain plants. Its had huge amounts of large fruit and we really have had quite a lot of trouble telling taste wise a difference between the 3. Though not very pretty i have had enough from these to make 2 batches of single variety tomato chutney so far.

All the yellow fruit have been rather acidic. and of all the cherrys so far the most prolific are the tiny Matts wild cherry. These are also the sweetest tomato ive tasted this year.

 

Finally for sheer size i must mention the Dutchman hes a bit watery and pappy tasting, but the fruit and truely massive much bigger than anything else this year and great for slicing.

I'll shall have more to report soon i hope its been 2 days of sun!!

But rain again tomorrow.
*fingers crossed the blight keeps way*