Yvan 🔜(ish) #40c3 on Nostr: Another big batch of passata on the go. Also a focus on some favourite tomatoes. ...

Another big batch of passata on the go.

Also a focus on some favourite tomatoes.

After failing for many years to grow san marzanos here in the UK, even with the #allotment polytunnel, we have discovered some that work as good alternatives to form the bulk of our passata volume.

The darker/colourful fleshed ones are Jersey Giant, which we have entirely by chance… it was a freebie with a Fatalii Seeds chilli seed order early 2023, and I am hoping to keep it for the years to come by my own seed saving (last year's seeds have thankfully come true). These don't deliver a lot of fruit per plant, but the fruit are large and super tasty. My favourite tomato is either this or Black Brandywine.

The large fleshy red ones are Amish Paste from Real Seeds and these do a pretty good crop of large tomatoes per plant.

These two form the bulk of our passata batches, but we also throw in all other varietites including cherries. The cherries shown here are about to be prepped for dehydration.

#GYO