The Blaby Tomato

[PA_Julia]

This was a tomato strain from the UK that was feared lost for approx 60 years.
Seeds were discovered at a European seed bank in 2005 or 2006 and were subsequently grown in order to revive the strain.

One can read further about this in a archived article from the BBC located here;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/conte..._feature.shtml

Has anyone grown this particular tomato and if so what were your experiences concerning it?

[Iva]

After reading the story a few years ago, I was really excited and decided to try to grow it out. Got the seeds after a long search and... was very disappointed.
It does not live to the hype. It is just an ordinary (yet productive) smallish red tomato. Nothing special, really. Now, that being said, that is just my experience, but I will not be growing this one again.

[PA_Julia]

Thank you for the information Iva!!!

[Father'sDaughter]

From reading the story, it sounds as though he's not too familiar with tomatoes over all. The only thing he compares them to are supermarket tomatoes ("they are much redder and juicier than supermarket tomatoes..."). The same can be said about almost every garden grown variety! But I do commend him resurrecting a local historical variety.

[carolyn137]

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Blaby+tomato

Julia, check out the above link and start with Tania's link, and lots more links as well.

Lots of persons have grown it and I remember two in England who have done so, well, just one really who reported back and he's one who trys to grow big ones such as that Glazer Special one as well.

It's already in the SSE Yearbooks, I didn't check my 2014 one.

I don't think this is one you want to pursue.

Carolyn

[JerryL]

I grew it back in 2007 because of all the hype. More hype than taste.

[PA_Julia]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Blaby+tomato

Julia, check out the above link and start with Tania's link, and lots more links as well.

Lots of persons have grown it and I remember two in England who have done so, well, just one really who reported back and he's one who trys to grow big ones such as that Glazer Special one as well.

It's already in the SSE Yearbooks, I didn't check my 2014 one.

I don't think this is one you want to pursue.

Carolyn

Hi Carolyn, you must be speaking of Micheal from the UK. Yes I will have to bend his ear.

Thank you Carolyn.

[PA_Julia]

Originally Posted by JerryL

I grew it back in 2007 because of all the hype. More hype than taste.

Yeah Jerry, I know this sounds odd but I don't care about the taste so much as the history of the tomato itself.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by PA_Julia

Hi Carolyn, you must be speaking of Micheal from the UK. Yes I will have to bend his ear.

Thank you Carolyn.

Yes, I'm speaking of Michael Johnson.

You just said that you are more interested in the history than the taste, but IMO the history is well known re the Google link I posted as well as the one you posted that was part of that Google link.

Carolyn

[PA_Julia]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Yes, I'm speaking of Michael Johnson.

You just said that you are more interested in the history than the taste, but IMO the history is well known re the Google link I posted as well as the one you posted that was part of that Google link.

Carolyn

Yep it was, I should have been more specific as to say I am more interested in growing this particular tomato for it's history than for it's taste.