{"id":2416,"date":"2009-02-25T16:02:10","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T21:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zanthan.com\/gardens\/gardenlog\/?p=2416"},"modified":"2020-03-07T13:50:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T19:50:22","slug":"in-search-of-the-perfect-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zanthan.com\/gardens\/garden-essays\/in-search-of-the-perfect-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of the Perfect Tomato"},"content":{"rendered":"

I used to be more successful growing tomatoes than I am now. I even used to grow unusual varieties of tomato from seed, starting them on top of my computer monitor in my office (excellent source of bottom heat). Now I work at home, my computer has a flatscreen monitor, and I barely have enough sunlight in my yard in the summer to support 5 tomato plants. So rather than start my own tomatoes from seed, I find it cheaper to pick up a half dozen plants from a local nursery. I’ve found that in Austin, the best source of unusual and heirloom varieties (the kind I would have grown from seed myself) is Gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I don’t have much room to play so I want every tomato I grow this year to be something special. Gardens provided their list of tomatoes (see below) and I’ve spent the last week researching them, trying to decide which ones to try this year. I was hoping for some good information from the garden blogosphere–I think this is precisely the kind of information in which bloggers could outdo print garden publication. But for the most part I’ve been disappointed.<\/p>\n

Hands down the best garden blogging resource for tomato reviews I’ve come across is Hanna’s Tomato Tastings<\/a> at This Garden is Illegal. For the last three years Hanna has grown a variety of unusual tomatoes and written extensive reviews of her experience. If you’re looking for tomato suggestions, start there.<\/p>\n

Maybe I’ve just overlooked your brilliant tomato review. If you’ve written a post on any of the following tomatoes, or have recommendations for or against, provide a link and I’ll add it to this post. If you didn’t blog about it, just share your experience in the comments.<\/p>\n

Help me find the perfect tomato.<\/p>\n