What should I plant?

Oscgrr · September 23, 2010

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?

September 23, 2010	#1
Oscgrr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 7	What should I plant? 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?