mystery tomatoes
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- Diane
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Can anyone remember the variety of tomatoes that we subscribers were sent, a couple of months ago? I planted some and, of course, have lost the packet. They're growing really well btw.
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I think Nimbus were from DT Brown a couple of years ago - not worth bothering with in my opinion. I think the last freebies from KG were Costoluto Fiorentino - quite a nice old fashioned semi-beefsteak.
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You are right, Nimbus was sent out by DT Brown as a freebie trial.
I placed a club order and we received a number of packets, all of which were complete failures. I got one seed to germinate and that produced nothing as it turned over before fruiting.,
You are right, Nimbus was sent out by DT Brown as a freebie trial.
I placed a club order and we received a number of packets, all of which were complete failures. I got one seed to germinate and that produced nothing as it turned over before fruiting.,
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Apart from the fruit being nothing special the Nimbus were labelled F1 but the two I let grow were completely different in habit, one was normal but the other thought it was a bush and tried side shooting for ever more with leaves on the ends of trusses as well.
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42 different varieties of tomato seed on offer in this years D T Brown catalogue, guess which isn't one of them
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You are right Diane, I have a packet with kitchen garden on the front I picked the wrong packet up when I typed nimbus f1 anyway I will now put them in the bin as General feeling is they are a nono
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Don't bin them! Costoluto Fiorentino are excellent tomatoes. The ones I gave away last year, when I was not in a fit state to grow them well, were pronounced the tastiest ever by my friend I gave the spare ones to. He was so impressed that I am growing plants for his greenhouse this year, as well as my polytunnel.
Don't bin them! Costoluto Fiorentino are excellent tomatoes. The ones I gave away last year, when I was not in a fit state to grow them well, were pronounced the tastiest ever by my friend I gave the spare ones to. He was so impressed that I am growing plants for his greenhouse this year, as well as my polytunnel.
Cred air o bob deg a glywi, a thi a gei rywfaint bach o wir (hen ddihareb Gymraeg)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
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robo wrote:Alan it's the nimbus that are now in the bin
Phew!!
Cred air o bob deg a glywi, a thi a gei rywfaint bach o wir (hen ddihareb Gymraeg)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
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I always feel cruel when I throw seeds and seedlings away.