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Re: My first Strawberries!

What variety are they, Mags?
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Re: My first Strawberries!

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What variety are they, Mags?
You get varieties??
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Re: My first Strawberries!

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You get varieties??
Yeah. There must be at least 10 different varieties available in the supermarkets. There are probably many more grown by smaller and non-commercial growers.
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Yeah. There must be at least 10 different varieties available in the supermarkets. There are probably many more grown by smaller and non-commercial growers.
Well I never knew that. I always thought strawbs, were strawbs. Having looked it up though, I also discovered that you get different varieties of tomato as well. Who knew!
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13-06-2021, 03:50 PM
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Re: My first Strawberries!

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Well I never knew that. I always thought strawbs, were strawbs. Having looked it up though, I also discovered that you get different varieties of tomato as well. Who knew!
If you see any yellow toms, buy some. They are the sweetest and tastiest and beat red toms hands down in my opinion.
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13-06-2021, 03:52 PM
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Re: My first Strawberries!

Yes, there are many varieties of strawberry but I reckon any of the British grown strawberries are far better in taste than those from abroad and in the supermarkets when our's are out of season or are still growing. If you can get past the first photograph on this website (delicious) other varieties are shown:

https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-t...rries-to-grow/


Tomatoes are just the same, plenty of varieties but again as with strawberries, I believe none of those in the supermarkets are as good in taste as our own home-grown ones:

https://www.finedininglovers.com/art...ypes-varieties
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13-06-2021, 03:59 PM
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Re: My first Strawberries!

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If you see any yellow toms, buy some. They are the sweetest and tastiest and beat red toms hands down in my opinion.
Ok, thanks Percy, I will do. I'm glad you said that, because I would walk by the yellow ones in favour of the more familiar red ones.

Not that I have had a sheltered life or anything...well maybe in veggie world I have
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13-06-2021, 04:02 PM
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Re: My first Strawberries!

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Yes, there are many varieties of strawberry but I reckon any of the British grown strawberries are far better in taste than those from abroad and in the supermarkets when our's are out of season or are still growing. If you can get past the first photograph on this website (delicious) other varieties are shown:

https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-t...rries-to-grow/


Tomatoes are just the same, plenty of varieties but again as with strawberries, I believe none of those in the supermarkets are as good in taste as our own home-grown ones:

https://www.finedininglovers.com/art...ypes-varieties
Interesting reading there, Baz, thank you! I was shocked to see the size of those beef tomatoes though - they were like a bloomin' pumpkin!!
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Re: My first Strawberries!

Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles ->
Well I never knew that. I always thought strawbs, were strawbs. Having looked it up though, I also discovered that you get different varieties of tomato as well. Who knew!


I think there are getting on for 50 varieties Pixie. It depends if you want Early, Mid Season, or Late fruiting ones.
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13-06-2021, 04:05 PM
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Re: My first Strawberries!

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Interesting reading there, Baz, thank you! I was shocked to see the size of those beef tomatoes though - they were like a bloomin' pumpkin!!
Just imagine the cheese and tomato sandwiches made using those with a nice, strong, mature Cheddar cheese!
 
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