I asked for cherry toms variety at the forum about 2 years ago and was told Sweet Million and Sungold. They have been tested in my garden. I would say that I prefer Sungold because it tastes sweeter but SM flavor is more intensive. Thanks to the lovely people at the forum!
I have a cookie, trulli, glacier and one where the label fell out on the way home so it is nameless. The Glacier is doing very well as specially good for higher altitude, and cooler conditions, which we are. So far we have got the most off it and more to come.
I have Victorian dwarf (bush beef tomato) they are just ripening, looks to be a good crop coming though.
Sibirsky stambovyi (bush normal tomato) harvested a couple of kg allready doing very well as they did last year.
San Marzano (swear it was meant to be cordon but seems to be bush, plum type) Just ripening, ok yield no idea on taste.
Cherrola (cordon cherry) Producing well, taste is ok nothing special. but the trusses are very long and take up half the paths, also the fruit is too large for my liking they are up to 3cm in diameter which is a bit large for a cherry in my opinion.
Cerry cerise (cordon cherry) not the best production but a good size and taste is ok
Ildi (cordon yellow cherry) not impressed with these, masses of flowers which have set maybe 1 fruit for every 10 flowers and they have not even started turning colour, the beef tomatoes have beaten them!
Only have two varieties this year, not by choice either. Last years heritage variety gave a mix of beef, red and cherry toms from the same packet (they are supposed to be black toms) last year. Plants this year are all black cherry, which is bad as I saved black cherry seeds last year and planted them too. The other one is Roma ,first year trying these. So have had 200 cherry toms to date and 7 Roma, with as many Roma ready to pick again. Have noticed that the black cherry plants are not as vigorous from the saved seed, and are already on their way out. The Roma are monsters bushy rather than tall, big leaves, and if I'd known would have given them more room.
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I’ve grown tomande, rosella, ildi and cherry falls in hanging bags.
Cherry falls ripened early. Reasonable crop from 2 hanging bags. Taste is ok but nothing too exciting.
Ildi produced a large crop. Pretty yellow plum shaped tomatoes, but very bland taste. I won’t grow them again.
Tomande have produced lots of big beef tomatoes. Very tasty, would happily grow them again.
The best of the lot have been the rosella. Loads of good sized dark cherry tomatoes and really tasty. I’ll definitely grown them next year.
They have been tested in my garden. I would say that I prefer Sungold because it tastes sweeter but SM flavor is more intensive.
Thanks to the lovely people at the forum!
Plants this year are all black cherry, which is bad as I saved black cherry seeds last year and planted them too.
The other one is Roma ,first year trying these.
So have had 200 cherry toms to date and 7 Roma, with as many Roma ready to pick again.
Have noticed that the black cherry plants are not as vigorous from the saved seed, and are already on their way out. The Roma are monsters bushy rather than tall, big leaves, and if I'd known would have given them more room.