Sungold tomatoes ready to dry - 220810

• 23 Aug, 2010
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Sungold tomatoes are very sweet, are golden when ripe, as their name suggests (not red).
We normally let them dry in the open air, in full sun, sprinkled with salt.
But this time it rained a lot, so we left them in a lukewarm oven for some time, sometimes even keeping the oven door slightly open. After that we froze them.
From the internet:
Cordon (Indeterminate). An excellent new tomato for glasshouse or outdoor culture to provide lots of deliciously different fruit for salads etc. Tomato Sungold has an exceptional and very high sugar content (it definitely rivals 'Gardeners Delight') these attractive golden orange, approx. 13 gram, fruit are irresistible with a sweet flavour all their own -almost a dessert fruit! Sungold crops well and has resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Fusarium to ensure healthy plants.
Sowing Instructions
For greenhouse culture sow seeds late winter to early spring 1.5mm (1/16in) deep. Germination usually takes 6-14 days at 24-27C (75-80F).