Tag: Indeterminate Tomato

Tomato Essex Wonder

Standard sized red heritage tomato on indeterminate plants Description Essex Wonder was a commercial greenhouse tomato grown in the UK from the 1930’s to the 1950’s when it fell out of favour. It was re-introduced by Thompson and Morgan as part of their Heritage Collection in 2013/4. We grew it in 2014 and (to be…… Continue reading Tomato Essex Wonder

Tomato Egyptian

A black/brown plum shaped heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description In our experience, this is a deep red/brown plum shaped fruit with green shoulders which we grew in 2015 getting a reasonable crop of variable sized fruit with a good colour and reasonable taste. Their history includes an impossible story, that seeds were found in…… Continue reading Tomato Egyptian

Tomato Dark Galaxy

Large cherry open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description  A large cherry tomato with blue/black skin colouration with yellow speckles. The flesh is red. We grew this for the first time in 2017, from seeds from a seed swap and, whilst its flavour was nothing out of the ordinary, we were pleasantly surprised at the…… Continue reading Tomato Dark Galaxy

Tomato Crimson Crush

A Blight Resistant red F1 hybrid tomato on Indeterminate plants. Description We have found that these were bred by Burpees Europe (and have a different name in the US – Cloudy Days). Following my diatribe against F1 Hybrid tomatoes in Country Taste you might be surprised to find another F1 Hybrid tomato in my list. Well…… Continue reading Tomato Crimson Crush

Tomato Country Taste

Round Red Beefsteak F1 Hybrid tomato on Indeterminate plants. Description This was a mistake. I don’t (in general) grow F1 hybrids (except for attempts to defeat blight). I picked this up in a garden centre and didn’t read the packet properly. My reason for not growing F1 hybrid tomatoes is because I have yet to…… Continue reading Tomato Country Taste

Tomato Chadwick Cherry (Camp Joy)

A red, large cherry heritage tomato on Indeterminate plants. Description Developed by Alan Chadwick (an English tomato breeder and founder of the CCOF – California and Organic Farming Organisation) in Santa Cruz California in the 1960s. This small to medium cherry tomato is similar to Gardener’s Delight and grows well under many conditions. Its supposedly…… Continue reading Tomato Chadwick Cherry (Camp Joy)