I don't belieeeeeeeeeeve it!!!

[Millymollymandy]

For the first time ever I have managed to grow a normal sized tomato without green collar.

I'm nearly falling over with the shock of it.

OK so I had to remove about 6 green ones with blossom end rot and the skin is a bit hard, but then that's normal cos so are most of my cherry toms too.

But a tomato that we can actually EAT as opposed to cut off most of it and stew up the rest, or even just bin in most cases. And it tasted nicer than supermarket toms (variety Fournaise).

[frozenthunderbolt]

Well done MMM! now, do you remember how you did it? ;-)

[Milims]

Yee Ha! Well done

[Green Aura]

Well done honey!

[homegrown]

and now we expect them perfect everytime

[Millymollymandy]

Thanks everyone, there are 3 more ripening up as we speak and then there's the beef tom which it'll be interesting to see how that does. But everything I've done to the toms plus climate is the same this year obviously. These plants are in pots although I have some of their babies propagated from side shoots in the soil, but they are behind.

Mind you just getting ONE is better than any previous attempts.

[Keaniebean]

Well done MMM, but the question is do you like tomatoes?

[Millymollymandy]

Yes I do, but I cannot bite into a big tomato, or even a biggish whole cherry tom. They have to be cut up small or preferably sliced!

Don't ask me why and my hubby can't understand it but the thought of biting into a tomato makes me feel sick.

[craftsmaster]

Well done MMM, but the question is do you like tomatoes?

I think no one dislikes tomato. The tasteful dish cannot be completed without it.
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[Millymollymandy]

Graham Hobbs doesn't like them and I think you need to look at the Most Hated Veg poll - I think there were some others who didn't either.

I've got toms of all shapes and sizes and colours coming out of my ears now, it's great! Big ones are going straight in the freezer for use in soups later.