This is the week for deciding my final line up for 2010. Which is making me very nervous.
I’m beginning to panic about how I can narrow my choice down to 10 varieties. There are so many ways to think about it. The eating part is a big consideration.
But last year I also enjoyed growing varieties that weren’t necessarily the most productive or useful in the kitchen but which had character enough to make them interesting just to have in the garden. Carbon and Cream Sausage come to mind.
A couple of tomato varieties featured in a Daily Telegraph photo gallery of vegetables new for this year.
I particularly liked the look of Highlander; a stripy cherry tomato from Plants of Distinction. It reminded me how beautiful my two stripy choices – Darby Stripe and Tigerella were last year. So the final 10 has to feature a stripe. ( Although it won’t be Highlander as that’s out of stock.)
Also featured is Chocolate Cherry from Marshalls. Which looks like a dead ringer for Black Cherry. I want to grow a dark tomato again this year but haven’t decided which one.
Last year’s were Carbon, a beefsteak which suffered from vertical split and the Black Cherry. Both of which were late and not that productive – but interesting to have and grow. So I’d like to see if I can find one which gives all the intrigue but a little earlier and a little more generously!
