Tomato February Jewel

[lillian]

Got these seeds in the post today, website suggests a second sowing in May/June  http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/vegetable_seeds/tomato_seed_february_jewel/

Do you think it's to late to sow?

[lillian]

[manicscousers]

never heard of that one, nice name though  ;D

[star]

Neither have I, but its worth a look. Would be lovely to have early season toms  :D

[davyw1]

I think i would be a bit wary paying that amount for those seeds when you can do exactly he same with any other tomato.  There is nothing new in the technique they are providing to turn the toms red. As for heavy cropping you can get that with any F1.
You are not getting early season tomatoes,s from the plant you are getting them out of storage.
Take note of the temperature required to grow them on late in the year min 60 deg
Basically you will have grown what you buy in the shops

[amphibian]

They are very pricey, there are plenty of longkeeping tomatoes out there, I'll put up a list later. Keeping tomatoes became a lot rarer of late, but are making a comeback. I'd recommend De Colgar, if you can track them down.

davuw1; sure you can store any green tomato, but there are many cultivars out there that have the genes rin and/or nora which inhibit ripening, meaning you can store them for winter use without significant spoilage.