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tomato
mgcrazykev
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in Fruit & veg
any advice on growing tomatoes outside please, what is a good one to grow outside. many thanks
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I have a go at any but blight can always be a prob
I am trialing a T&M blight resistant this year but I think it is down to luck Sungold,Tigerella and gardeners delight did ok last year.also Tumbling Tom in baskets. Good luck enjoy
Cherry tomato varieties are best.. The fruit quickly, AND don't seem to suffer from blossom end rot, splitting, etc. They'll get blight like the rest of them, but that aside they give the best results, in my opinion. My favorite last year was Sungold.
Sub-arctic Plenty.
I tested a number of varieties for frost resistance. Out blocks of 5 of named varieties the number of survivors of a night's frost were
Alicante 1
Ailsa Craig 3
Maskotka 0
Sungold F1 0
Oxheart 0
Mortgage Lifter 0
Sub-arctic Plenty 3
Red alert 0
Sungold 0
I'm not sure about resistance to Phytophthora infestans (late blight) and other wind-borne pathogens, the weather being hot enough for it here would be a fine thing.