Re: tomatoholics, was Collecting Seed

On Mon 18 Jan, rosenlund wrote:
> > From: Allan Day <allan@crwys.demon.co.uk> Spare a thought for me
> > having to buy 200 tomato seeds (F1's) in one packet for around 
> > 12 dollars  (UKP17) but it will last me 2 years and give I estimate
> > at least 800 lbs  of the very best cherry tomatoes.
> ----------
> Great advise, Thanks again Allan (and Steve).
> 
> Them must be some.... tomatoes, Allan. Guess if I successfully save
> seed I could then just buy ''finer'' seed, and hybrids to boot.
(Remark not understood) 
> Hee,hee... I'm getting it now. Glad I have experts to ''show me the
> ropes''.
>   
> Wouldn't this fit under the subject of:  
> Vegaholics anonymous , Stan.  :-)  
> 
> Seriously, what are these Cherry Tomatoes ?
Many varieties of tomatoes are the size of cherries these days. They are
on the whole a much stronger and sweeter flavour than the standaed
varieties, but the yield can be lower in weight.
My standard variety is supersweet 100 but most people have dropped that
this year for sweet million which I will have to try, IMHO it can't be
any better. If you like golden yellow ones Thompson & Morgan still do
Sungold but there are many variants, mostly yellow, around now.
> Is UKP17 all the name they get ?
No. That's Supersweet 100
> Are they rare ?  Have you raised them before ? 
> Have you even tasted them before ?
I have grown cherries for the past 5 years, they are at present my most
profitable crop.I still grow other types for some customers but the
cherries go for about a dollar for 6 ozs. My particular advantage is I
can pick them fully ripe and sell them quickly so the flavour is far
better than any in the normal shops. Be warned,it will hit you if you
are not expecting it.
Yes, there is such a person as a tomatoholic where my cherry
tomatoes are around.
At present we are eating frozen ones to see us through the winter, and
the flavour is as good as ever.




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Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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