Author: MTT

Recipe: Spiced Butternut Squash Soup

Whilst this recipe doesn’t include tomatoes (or in fact anything we commonly grow) its extremely simple, filling and cheap. We make it and have it two days running although you can freeze it if you want. Ingredients Butternut Squash (1kg makes a generous four helpings) 2 Onions 2 cloves garlic 1tbs coriander seeds 2tsp cumin…… Continue reading Recipe: Spiced Butternut Squash Soup

Recipe: Fish Tagine

A quick and easy risotto that uses plenty of tomatoes and so is good during August when there are plenty of ripe tomatoes coming from the garden. Ingredients (for 4) 400+g ripe tomatoes 150g carrots 1 Onion 3 small potatoes 2 celery stalks 100g mushrooms 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp chilli flakes (or less…… Continue reading Recipe: Fish Tagine

Recipe: Tomato & Corgette Risotto

This is a very flexible recipe to which you can add more or less any of the summer vegetables you have (french beans for example) Ingredients (for 2) 400g ripe tomatoes Additional Cherry tomatoes halved 1-2 courgettes 200g risotto rice 1/2 Onion Garlic to taste 1/2 tsp crushed coriander seeds 500ml vegetable (or chicken) stock…… Continue reading Recipe: Tomato & Corgette Risotto

2018 Update

Simple announcement, I’ve now updated the list of tomato cultivars to include those I’ve grown in 2018. That brings to 161 the number listed. 2018 has been a somewhat peculiar year, the tomatoes are early because of the weather. Which is probably a good job because I didn’t do much in the way of thinning…… Continue reading 2018 Update

Tomato Pink Tiger (Artisan Pink Tiger)

A pointed, red and pink striped open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description We got this from the 2017 seed swap (possibly from the same source as Blush Tiger) and again it was a pleasant surprise (well, less of a surprise following Blush last year). I presume its part of the family of tomatoes bred…… Continue reading Tomato Pink Tiger (Artisan Pink Tiger)

Tomato Lima Korai

Red, Plum shaped paste/salad tomato on Indeterminate plants. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. These plum shaped tomatoes were halfway in size between King Humbert and Radana. My guess is that they are a small paste tomato because (although…… Continue reading Tomato Lima Korai

Tomato Radana

Red, Small Plum shaped paste/salad tomato on Indeterminate plants. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. The small plum shaped tomatoes (about the same size as Principe Borghese) grew well on a relatively vigorous indeterminate vine. Smaller than most of…… Continue reading Tomato Radana

Tomato Vince

Yellow bell shaped open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Vince has yellow, bell-pepper shaped tomatoes with a large cavity and seeds concentrated into a clump in the middle, very similar to Yellow Stuffer. The indeterminate, regular-leafed, plants produce bell-pepper shaped fruit, ideal for stuffing as they are strong walled and nearly empty of seeds.…… Continue reading Tomato Vince

Tomato Carotina/La Carotina

Large Orange tomato on Indeterminate vines. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. An excellent large orange tomato with a superb rich citrusy flavour. According to the web, its one of the parent of Caro Orange (a cultivar we haven’t…… Continue reading Tomato Carotina/La Carotina