I’ve been seed-sorting and looking back at my 2025 tomato gardening trials. There were a few new varieties this year and a couple that stood out.
(Given seed to trial. Not paid.)
It was a fairly short season with the plants taking a while to get going. However, the mild autumn meant they stayed outside for far longer than usual and the crop was about the same as in other years. I did manage to limit the number of plants this year to just 52! Those tomatoes that were still green when I cleared the plants are now ripening in the kitchen.
One of this year’s favourites was the orange ‘Datio’ (seed supplied by Premier Seeds Direct). It had a lovely flavour and produced firm fruit.
I’ve grown ‘Cherry Baby’ before and it didn’t disappoint this year (seed from Unwin Seeds). The dainty fruit had a slightly tart flavour – always a favourite in our family – and were very juicy.
Premier Seeds Direct also sent me seed for ‘Orangeto’, which proved to be another hit in the 2025 tomato gardening trials. This was a sweet tomato with just a hint of acidity giving it an overall great flavour. We also rather liked the colour as it livened up salads and other dishes.
Despite the name, ‘Cherry Blast’ (seed from Kings Seeds) didn’t have a particularly strong flavour. It was very juicy though. Perhaps one to use in a mix of tomatoes.
‘Fraise’ (seed from Suttons Seeds) had unusual heart-shaped fruit and was prolific. Again, the flavour wasn’t strong but it was juicy with firm flesh.
The final variety in the 2025 tomato gardening trials was ‘Tiny Temptations Mixed’ from Suttons. We had a mix of red and yellow cherry tomatoes. It wasn’t our favourite as both were a bit watery without a very strong flavour.
Tomatoes have got to be one of my favourite crops and probably the last thing I would stop growing. I will be starting next year’s batch under glass in February and hoping for another good summer.
You can read about my other gardening trials here.
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Do you have any suggestions for bush tomatoes? I grew three plants this year, all supposed to be bush, but two were obviously not. I prefer the cherry tomatoes. Yours all look lovely, though it is a shame the Tiny Temptations didn’t live up to its name.
I think ‘Tiny Temptations’ would be worth another go – crops vary so much with weather and site. I’ve never found the varieties that are suitable for containers to be the best. One of my favourite cherry tomatoes is ‘Sweet Aperatif’.