I think I have gotten to the root of my addiction! It's related to the Solanum family. Having just blogged about my potato problems, I now turn to the growing problem I have with tomatoes.
Twenty eight varieties times three of each sown. Of course I intend only keeping one or two of each, the rest I will donate to the plant fair at my local RSPCA fundraiser. But if I kept two of each, that is still fifty six plants maximum. Multiply that by the number of tomatoes each plant yields and that's a hell of a lot of passata making. Mr VVG has agreed that we can purchase a polytunnel - thank God is all I can say. Twelve tomato plants in the timber greenhouse last year was a squeeze, when coupled with cucumbers and peppers. Not to mention the pop up plastic tomato houses we had last year, lining the boundary fence. I really do have a thing for Solanaceae, to give the family its correct name, don't I?
Varieties sown for 2012
Salt Spring Surprise
Tiger Tom
Black Krim
Pink Cherry
Black Trifele
Cyril's Choice
Best of All
Green Sausage
Christel's Plum
Gold Medal
Essex Wonder
Black Brandywine
Andine Cornue
Cuor Di Bue
Gelbe Konigin
Blue OSU
Waspinicon Peach
Kenilworth King George
French Black
Ararat Flamed
Costoluto Fiorentino
Irish Gardeners Delight
Blaby Special
Turkish Kara
Black Russian
Orange Favourite
Grushovka
Purple Ukraine
To think I was going to go to the Heirloom Tomatoes, Yorkshire open weekend over this Easter holiday too. Thank goodness I didn't!
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