Wow way to soon to even be thinking about that for me. That is a winter time project.

Dave

Hehe, I've never tasted a heirloom, im a beginner with tomatoes, i grew a hybrid last year but that's it. I love gardening, but I've never really grown it before last year. Should be fun, the variety's i said above were suggested, as the best tasting tomatoes.

I'm going to take seeds from my delicious grocery store compost volunteers, and see what I get. We have 1.5 acres, so not a big deal. But I do have a packet of San Marzanos for fall/winter planting.

I just planted my fall/winter tomatoes. Mostly some F3 experimentals, a few cuttings from Black Krim and Black from Tula summer plants, one Sun Gold Cherry and one Cherokee Purple (why can't I quit you, even with how badly you treat me?!) from the mom and pop garden center.

Who knows next year, other than that the majority of my plants will likely be Black Krim to keep the husband from throwing a tomato tantrum.

From seeds I saved, these are the three I accepted as my stable for now:
Black Cherry (the most reliable and productive cherry I've grown, maybe it tolerate the Florida nematode soil more than others)
Delicious (current favorite beefsteak)
True Black Brandywine (sweet and better tasting than Cherokee Purple, though not very productive)

Productive one I've grown, but putting on hold:
Aunt Ruby's German Green (looking for a better tasting green tomato)
Cherokee
Purple (the local squirrels love it too much)
Garden Peach (not enough flavor)

Purchased seeds:
Ambrosia Orange UBX (growing it now to compared with Sungold, hoping it will be good enough as an open pollinated version to replace Sungold, which is the only hybrid I'm still growing)
Copper River (supposed to be very sweet, look similar to Ananas Noire)
Jaune Flamme (it look attractive)
Indigo Gold (it look attractive)
Paul Robeson (still haven't managed to get any fruits after 3 tries, want to know what the hype is about)
Pomodorini del Piennolo del Vesuvio (just for novelty)
Sunrise Bumblebee (it look attractive)
White Oxheart (it look attractive)

Right now I have close to 30 varieties growing. Most of them are first try. And I gave to some of my previous ones another chance this year.

There is competition going in dark group ( CP, BFT, IS, BSM, AN, ) and in the reds ( Big Beef , Better Boy, Big Boy ). Right now it is to early to tell which ones will be zapped and which one will be kept.

Having said that I am sure of half a dozen that shall return next year:

Silvery Fir Tree

Indigo Apple

Cherokee purple

Black from Tula

Indian Stripe

Azoychka.

I have half a dozen ZAP candidates too but I won't reveal their identity at this point :-)

Sey

Growing Cuor di Bue & San Marzano this year. Will probably keep one of the two depending on which one I like. I only have room for about 6-8 plants so I can maybe add 1 or 2 types - Short list as of now is - Brandywine/Brandyboy, Cherokee Purple, Azoychka, Sungold, Rutgers/Ramapo.

Awesome!.

Are there tomatoes that can tolerate rainy cold weather?.

I'm going to grow San Marzanos and Beefsteak. I'm pretty simple. Burgers and Pasta Sauce! I may save some seeds from my favorite grocery store tomato volunteers and let them surprise me.

Bau the man, don't know where you're growing, the KB I've grown the last 3 years produces on average about 15 one pound or better gorgeous orange fruits. Bear in mind l'm central Alabama, and they really have done good in this miserable heat we've had. If you want a few seeds, let me know on this posting, got a decent selection of non-reds. Marty

Im from the uk, probaby too much hassle to send seeds from america to uk right?.

bau the man

Are there tomatoes that can tolerate rainy cold weather?

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Our PNW weather is similar what you describe. Probably similar to some parts of UK.

Tomatoes are tolerant to cool weather, as far as growing is concerned but setting and growing fruits is another matter. I planted out mine some time around April 20th and have harvested just a few cherry tomatoes but more is coming. This year it has been behind by about 3 weeks.

Sey

I'm going to grow more Green When Ripes. That's where it's at in terms of taste.

Some varieties tolerate cooler weather better than others, but none of them are at their best in it. And tomatoes need sun to develop full flavor, so for rainy climates, something that 1) resists fungal diseases better and 2) has an assertive flavor profile to begin with is probably a good choice.

Seysonn is a good person to ask, as his climate right now can be cool and rainy during many years.

However, it's worth pointing out that there's more to it than temps and rain, and a lot of people who live in similar climates report very different results with the same varieties. The only way to know for sure whether something will do well is to try it. There are some general guidelines, though. For the UK, I wouldn't recommend a very long-season tomato like Brandywine, for example.

Research varieties you're thinking about at Tatiana's TomatoBase. You will be able to see how it grew for people in various locations.

And remember that any DTM (days to maturity) estimates are not from seed but from transplant into the ground, which usually happens when plants are about 6 weeks old. They're also very variable depending on growing conditions, so look at them comparatively and don't depend on them to be accurate for YOU, i.e., if you have grown a variety already, then compare the seed seller's listed DTM for that variety with the variety you're thinking of growing just to get an idea of whether it will take longer or not and by approximately how much time. Note that people can get really different results even on comparative DTM, too, though. There are no guarantees in tomato growing.

I'm going to cut back on tomatoes by about half next year and replace with a few tomatillos. I think I have enough sauce and salsa put up to last 2 years so I only need enough tomatoes for fresh eating. I want to put up a couple year supply of Salsa Verde next year with the tomatillos and freeze some for making Chile Verde in the winter.

I will probably just grow a couple Big Beef, a Sungold, and either Black Krim or Cherokee Purple.

I will also cut back on varieties and number of plants next season and will grow couple of various colors each, red, dark, striped, orange/yellow for mostly fresh eating and cooking. I am not into canning. Instead I will add a few peppers for fresh eating and grilling and maybe some ornamental.

Sey

This is about when I say " No more tomatoes! I'm done!."

Maybe I'll say that NEXT week. This week I like your selections.

Ask me again in January.

I liked most tomato varieties I grew this season so the next year I'll repeat them.

Dina - very good orange tomato,

Black from Tula hybrids F3,

Mama Alla - pink heart,

Yablochniy lipetskiy - very good tasting red,

Mushroom basket - very good ruffled pink

Mexican - pink

Korol Sibiri - light yellow heart

Nikola - very good red determinant

Black cherry

LoneJack, I really want to do the same thing. Love me some salsa and chili verde :)

Do you have a favorite tomatillo that you grow? I planted a couple generic greens and purples this year, and they exploded with tomatillos at first and then died pretty quickly. Determinate tomatillos? Is that a thing? Anyway, I think I might play around with some giant tomatillos next year.

Sorry for the thread hijack. My mouth just started watering.