Johnsons 10713 UK/JO/VC Tomato Collection

I am very impressed with these tomatoes. Very easy to grow. Best tasting cherry tomatoes ever. Must remember to buy some more for next year.

I have had this collection before and it provides a fantastic colourful tasty selection of tomatoes over a long fruiting period

Grew all 6 varieties this year - here's a quick report, some pictures will follow. Bear in mind that I am, growing in the (quite hot) region of South-East Europe, not the UK. I started these out indoors in February, planted out in late April (well after the last frost in my region) quite deeply, with heavy mulch, and largely left them to themselves. We had quite a lack of rain this spring and I did not really water them (strange philosophy of mine, but I like them to find their own water, not rely on constant watering). So yes, I abused them quite a bit, and your results may vary a great deal! In particular pollination seemed very patchy early on in the season. Also the fruits are quite small on all our plants - even given that they are heirlooms I think maybe they are smaller than they should be, again, thanks to my abuse I think. But still very tasty and sweet.- Tigerella: these were the first to fruit, very disease-free, reasonably prolific, slightly more acidic than some other varieties so might not be to everyone's taste.- Orange Berry: did not do at all well, very weak plants, few fruits, it's only now, in August, that we are finally getting a few. They are nice enough.- Costoluto Fiorentino: another fairly slow starter, got savaged by stinkbugs, which are a real problem lately. Most of mine are quite small, but very tasty, and the shape is pretty groovy.- Ildi (see photo): easily the best performer, one vine in particular has gone crazy, producing HUGE pear-shaped yellow tomatoes, with no disease problems at all. They don't look like the pictures of Ildi I have seen, but I won't complain. EDIT: yeah, no, these are NOT Ildi, these are some kind of yellow pear variety. I did not get Ildi, so that's definitely a mark against this packet.- San Marzano: disaster unfortunately, almost all fruits affected by end-rot, pretty much almost all chucked away. Sure, maybe the inconsistent watering was the problem, but I have heard from other growers that they are somewhat susceptible to BER and maybe I will try again with a calcium supplement, but I don't really want to...- Red Pear - just a red, pear-shaped tomato really, nothing special and not been very prolific for me.Your mileage may vary, but hope this gives you some idea of what to expect if you are a somewhat hands-off gardener like me.

All have germinated! I didn't use the right marker so will be nice surprise, when the fruit arrive!

Ok

Few of the seeds have not grown yet, but this may not be a reflection of the seeds or product, we will be patient, and plant a few more of the variety that has not provided as many plants as the other varieties, but the main test will be the quality and volume of fruit it produces.

Good value for money, so far I’ve only planted the orange cherry and tigerella but they’re growing well and I can’t wait to try them

Great service, strayed these off already and starting to shoot. Looking forward to some great Tom's this season.