Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 7
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First, please forgive me but this is kind of a long question. I've grown tomatoes before but this is the first year I've had any success but it's limited. This past Spring I planted several varieties and most of them were great. I grew yellow heirlooms, some kind of large red tomato and a lot of grapes. I also planted romas and they grew like wild fire but were too mealy for what I intended (salsa) and something of a dissapointment. Right now, I have entirely too many green tomatoes in my garden and I'm certain they will stay that way and I don't know what kind they are since I didn't label and don't remember when I bought them. A little while ago someone posted that they would like grow a particular tomato but their growing season is too short. Apparently, my growing season is too short also. What can I grow to maturity here on the south coast of Massachusetts?
My wife can't eat tomato seeds, or any other seeds or nuts for that matter, so I make and can our own salsa, seedles of course. I liked the fact that the romas have two seed chambers and were easy to clean but I didn't like that they were mealy and dry. Is there a tomato that I can grow that might suit this purpose? I'm also interested in tomatoes that look interesting when sliced and served. I grew some Mr. Stripeys and got a lot of comments but unfortunately only three tomatoes from the one plant. What else might taste good, look good and grow to size? Will purple tomatoes do well here? |
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