I suspect this is some kind of foodie heresy...

[ratcreature]

So unlike last year, this year I've managed to get my homegrown tomato plants to actually produce some tomatoes. Not that many so far, probably because growing indoor in a flowerpot is less than ideal, but at least they do produce fruit. However the tomatoes don't actually taste significantly different or better to me than supermarket tomatoes. Well, they are somewhat smaller and their skin is a bit tougher, but they pretty much taste like a regular mass-produced tomato. OTOH at least I'm sure they have 100% less pesticides on them.

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[lazar-grrl.livejournal.com]

The UK term is "heritage tomato," so that may bring a bit more luck. They are tomato strains which haven't been hybridized and standardized to death, like most of the tomatoes you get in supermarkets. You can order seeds online, so that may help if you're interested.

[ratcreature]

I'm not sure I'm that invested in growing awesome tomatoes. Maybe if I actually had a garden rather than a windowsill. But maybe if they get more popular I'll eventually see some in an organic food store here so that I can try different kinds of tomato.