The clue is in the name – with Moneymaker you get a large, reliable crop of juicy tomatoes

What Tomatoes to Grow

• New growers need to select reliable varieties to grow to develop their enthusiasm.

• Moneymaker crops so well and regularly in my greenhouse that I will be growing it again.

• Thompson Morgan have over a dozen varieties with the AGM so if I was looking for a new variety I would try one or two of them. Seeds from Thompson & Morgan

• If you are a regular grower you may be tempted to something different and there are 280+ varieties of Tomato at Totally Tomatoes

• Personally I do not grow tomatoes outdoors perhaps I am missing something .

• Get your seed selected and bought early for planting and germination in late February.

• Companion plant tomatoes with French marigolds to deter whitefly, and basil, chives or mint to deter aphids and other pests.

Selection

Tumbler for containers or hanging baskets

Beefsteak for large 1lb tomatoes

Gardeners Delight for sweetness and abundance of smaller fruit

Ailsa Craig an heirloom variety tried and tested through the years

Golden Cherry F1 thin skinned as it says on the label

Heirloom varieties are popular but often need more care and produce smaller but special crops

Cordon varieties are also called indeterminate like moneymaker and Gardeners delight need to grow a single stem up a cane or string support.
Determinate or Bush varieties can be left without support although some fruit will trail on the ground and stop growing sooner than indeterminates.
Semi determinates are shorter plants but as with all indeterminates they need side shoots pinching out and stopping at the top of the support.