Tomato ‘Abraham Lincoln’   75p

Traditional cordon variety that produces heavy crops of very large red fruit with a good, sweet flavour and lots of juice.  It originated in Sweden so it is quite cold tolerant and does well even in a poor summer.  Suitable for growing outdoors or in the greenhouse.

Tomato ‘Black Cherry’   75p

This cherry variety was one of the most popular at our 2006 tasting.  The purple-red skinned fruit have lots of juice and although it is early ripening, it keeps on cropping throughout the season.  The shoulders remain slightly green even when ripe, making an unusual two-tone effect.  Easy to grow as a cordon in the greenhouse or outdoors.

Tomato ‘Black Prince’   75p

Unusual Russian variety from Siberia that produces large deep red-purple fruit that are very juicy and have a sweet taste.  It is easy to grow and is suitable for growing as a cordon either outdoors or in a greenhouse.  It is early ripening and has quite thin skin so should be picked as soon as it is ripe.

Tomato ‘Brandywine’   75p

This American heritage variety was originally grown by the Amish community and has been known since 1885.  The beefsteak fruit have dark pinky-red fruit with very little juice that are ideal for cooking, although they also taste good in salads.  It needs plenty of heat so is only suitable for growing in the greenhouse but we find it crops reliably.  It forms a tall plant and should be grown as a cordon on a strong support.

Tomato ‘Broad Ripple Yellow Currant’   75p

This American variety is one of the easiest tomatoes and is ideal for growing outdoors, as it is tolerant of colder weather and keeps cropping until the first frost of autumn.  Best left without pruning to form a dense mat about 60 cm across smothered in small, sweet yellow fruit.  This 19^th century variety comes originally from Indiana.

Tomato ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’   75p

This Italian heirloom beefsteak variety has large red fruit with pronounced ribbed shoulders.  It has outstanding flavour and is ideal for cooking, particularly stuffing.  It should be grown as a greenhouse cordon.

Tomato ‘Gardener’s Delight’   75p

Although an old variety, this is still one of the tastiest red cherry tomatoes with heavy crops of very sweet fruit that are borne on long trusses.  It is suitable for growing outdoors as well as in the greenhouse.  It forms quite a tall plant and so needs a strong support.

Tomato ‘Garden Peach’   75p

The pale golden fruit of this tomato actually do have a slightly furry skin, just like a real peach, although the fruit is actually pale apricot in colour.  The flavour is excellent and the fruit are very juicy. Suitable for the greenhouse or outdoors.

Tomato ‘Gartenperle’   75p

This new variety has been bred especially for growing outside in baskets and containers where it will tumble over the sides.  It produces small pinky-red fruit with a pearly sheen that taste best when fully ripe.  The side shoots are not removed so the plant forms a bush shape.

Tomato ‘Golden Sunrise’   75p

This cordon variety has been grown since 1896 and produces medium-sized yellow fruit with a sweet flavour and lots of juice.  It is both early ripening and heavy cropping.  It can be grown outdoors or in the greenhouse.

Tomato ‘Green Grape’   75p

Unusual American variety with small but extremely tasty fruit that remain chartreuse green even when they are ripe.  The fruit are extremely tasty with an unusual sweet but spicy taste, thin skins and few seeds.  This variety is best grown in a greenhouse but can be grown outdoors.  It can be grown as a bush, but does best if grown as a cordon.

Tomato ‘Hortus’

Bred by us, this neat little bush variety is ideal for baskets and produces lemon-yellow fruit the size of a gooseberry that have a sweet flavour and lots of juice.  It does well outdoors and is very easy to grow.  The fruit are resistant to cracking and it was not affected by blight.  Ideal for the beginner or where space is limited.

Tomato ‘Kellogg’s Breakfast’   75p

This American cordon variety produces fruit that vary in size from large to very large.  They have orange flesh with an unusual texture rather like a peach and are particularly juicy.  It is excellent for cooking but also good enough to eat raw.  It does best in a greenhouse and needs a strong support.

Tomato ‘Merlot’   75p

This new plum variety produces exceptionally sweet and tasty red fruit and is one of our favourites.  Grown as a cordon, it produces good crops both in the greenhouse and outdoors throughout the season.

Tomato ‘Mirabelle’   75p

This French outdoor or greenhouse variety produces huge trusses of sweet yellow fruit the size of large grapes. Thin skins and small seeds make it excellent for cooking, particularly chutney making.  The plant withstands bad weather well and the fruit stands well on the plant without cracking or dropping.

Tomato ‘Postman’s Choice’   75p

Donated by our postman, this was the favourite at our tomato tasting last year.  It has very sweet red cherry fruit that grow in long trusses and hold well without cracking or splitting.  It should be grown as a cordon, either outdoors or in the greenhouse.

Tomato ‘Shirley’   75p

One of the best modern cordon varieties, producing heavy crops of medium-sized red fruit with excellent taste. It is one of the earliest varieties to crop but continues over a long season.  It crops over a long season and is more cold tolerant than many others making it suitable for growing outdoors or in the greenhouse.

Tomato ‘Snow White Cherry’   75p

This cordon heritage variety produces large trusses of pale yellow cherry fruit that are slightly tangy and very juicy and taste best when fully ripe.  It does well outdoors but it can also be grown in a greenhouse.  It is quite cold tolerant and does well even in a poor summer.

Tomato ‘Sungold’   75p

This modern variety produces large trusses of orange cherry-sized fruit with a good sweet flavour and plenty of juice and it was one of the most popular at our 2006 tastings.  It is early cropping and keeps going throughout the season.  It is best grown as a cordon either in the greenhouse or outdoors.

Tomato ‘Tangella’   75p