While the weather continues to wreak havoc upon my already saturated garden, with wind and rain smashing my roses and dahlias, I wondered what I might post. This year I have grown, as usual Tumbling Tom tomatoes and after a slow start, one of the four plants actually managed to yield ripened fruit, four bowls of it. But that has been all. The other day, while out shopping, I came across a tomato that I had never seen before, 'Jester', which were grown by Andy Roe in Lancashire, England. It is named so because of the shape of the sepals. I'll try anything once and I have to say that they are lovely and sweet and firm. I've just grilled some to go with an English breakfast and they were beautiful. I would love to try and grow them next year but, apparently, other commercial growers besides Andy Roe are, apparently, avoiding them because of the challenges growing this tomato presents. Doesn't sound too encouraging for me, such a novice.
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| 'Jester' tomato |
Aren't they pretty? If you click on the photos you will see an enlarged photo.
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| 'Jester' tomato - in this image you can see the sepals turning up, like a Court Jester's hat. |
http://lancashire.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/the-groundbreaking-tomato-grower-developing-new-varieties-in-banks-34703/ -
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