What a whopper!

I love the big beefsteak tomatoes, but all my family prefer the tiny cherry tomatoes.

Last year I bought three tomato plants from the church, someone had grown them from seed, so no idea what they were called. They were the best tomatoes ever particularly one variety whose fruit was red and purple. I never thought to save seed and when I asked the grower what they were he said he didn’t know, it was old seed he found in his seed draw and thought he would see what happened when he planted them. ☹️.

No tomato's on my plants yet

I bought the wrong plants this year they are small and not growing like my usual ones but I cant remember the name of my usual ones so I'll just get different ones next year. The tomatoes are small so I think it must be a cherry tomato plant and I am not keen on cherry tomatoes.

I cut into it today and made tomato and Marmite sandwiches for lunch. They were lovely. Another portion will be baked as one of the veg with tonight’s meal and there will still be half left.
One advantage of a heritage variety is that you can save the seeds knowing that they will come true, unlike hybrids. This is quite a saving when hybrid varieties cost £3-£4 a packet and you only get 6 seeds!

Enjoy it chicken. I’d eat it as Esmay suggests - sounds so tasty. We grow our tomatoes in the greenhouse, but only Gardeners’ Delight this year, which are really good. I must try the heritage varieties next year. 🍅

i don't like tomatoes but i used to grow them. when my greenhouse is back in shape next year i'll start growing them again and give them away.

NotSpaghetti

Calendargirl have you ever grown a Cherokee Purple?
I've just found a lovely video.
Yum yum!

Purple tomatoes are just….wrong!😄So are purple carrots.
I don’t know why, they just are.

Calendargirl

A tomato that size sounds awful. 🍅

I like my little Sungold cherry ones, much nicer, lots of flavour.

I agree, can’t beat them for sweetness and taste.I am impressed by the sheer size of the huge tom tho and would love to see a pic of it.🍅

Former sheep farmer checking in...
We grew 3 non-hybrid heirloom varieties: Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, and Rutgers. The first 2 grow very large and wonky-looking, but wow---the flavor and aroma are sublime. The Rutgers taste like the food in the 1950s used to taste. Meaning: flavorful!
Other than our human family, the deer and the woodchucks have also raved about them!

I’m growing Black Russian, another heirloom variety, medium to large beefsteak, they taste delicious.

No, I’ve never tasted this variety, so I shouldn’t comment really, I suppose, but have often found ‘big’ tomatoes are sort of fleshy and dry inside.

‘Plobby’ is how I think of them.

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Astitchintime yes those Italian tomatoes are hard to beat!

Here it is...
youtu.be/q6ra8ndtpmE?si=WgNEUVCK-yAJ_zTG

Calendargirl

A tomato that size sounds awful. 🍅

I like my little Sungold cherry ones, much nicer, lots of flavour.

A tomato that size sounds awful. 🍅……….how so Calendargirl? If the variety itself tends to be on the large scale then it would have far more taste than a random variety that simply outgrew itself.
Personally, I plan on having a go at growing Brandywine next year………I have very fond memories of delicious huge tomatoes packed with flavour during the years that I toured Italy.

Calendargirl have you ever grown a Cherokee Purple?
I've just found a lovely video.
Yum yum!

Calendargirl

A tomato that size sounds awful. 🍅

I like my little Sungold cherry ones, much nicer, lots of flavour.

Have you eaten this variety?
I haven't but i do like lots of heritage ones.
Sungold are nice too of course but are (obviously) a cherry variety (and harder in a sandwich).

Here's some info about Brandywine:
^The Brandywine tomato is a popular heirloom variety known for its distinctive, rich old-timey tomato flavor. Introduced in 1885, it has large, soft, juicy fruits with a unique, slightly sweet taste that sets it apart from other tomatoes. I think there are lots of Brandywines as my friend regularly grows a black one.
They make me think of the Italian tomatoes you find in dry rural areas.

I'd chill it . Then slie very thinly and cover with olive oil and a splash of wine vinegar and some crushed garlic .I'd add some finely cut spring onions and some torn basil leaves - for a delicious anti - carcinogenicsalad .
And don't forget the sour dough bread

I’m afraid I’m useless at photos, I’ve never worked out how to attach them..
Pink Brandywine is a really meaty tomato, very few seeds, solid flesh and a lovely flavour. They are gorgeous baked. I’ve grown them for years but this one is the biggest yet.

That's huge! I always grow three different varieties always include sungold,plus a beefsteak and a plum. Tbh I prefer flavour to yield but the two can go together if you pick the best varieties. Pic and taste review please. I lost all my beefsteak last year to blight so always open to suggestions.

A tomato that size sounds awful. 🍅

I like my little Sungold cherry ones, much nicer, lots of flavour.

Chicken I've stopped growing tomatoes. Too much water required and my water is metered. I never grew a tomato as huge as yours though. I'm interested to know if it has a good flavour?
I agree, Marmite and tomato or salad make a delicious sandwich.

MickyT

You know what they say, "It's not the size that counts..... It's how you use them" sounds good though

Very unpleasant reading.

AsSago said.....*know your audience*!!

MickyT

You know what they say, "It's not the size that counts..... It's how you use them" sounds good though

Jeez MickyT I think you are sailing a bit close to the wind.

Before your time we had an Antipodean poster, he was a smutty old misogynist, he caused a lot of derision.

After posting about stockings and then looking for a female companion you are building yourself quite a reputation.

Know your audience.

You know what they say, "It's not the size that counts..... It's how you use them" sounds good though