Tomato U-Pick Orchards in Scotland in 2024, by county
Below are the PYO orchards and farms for tomatoes that we know of in this area. Not all areas have tomatoes orchards or farms that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!
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Does anyone know of any more tomato PYO's here? Write to me: Suggest a farm
Aberdeen City and Shire (Grampian)
Argyll and The Isles
Ayrshire and Arran
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee and Angus
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Charleton Fruit Farm - Apples, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, pears, peas, plums, potatoes,
pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn,
yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), rhubarb, strawberries, tayberries, tomatoes, other vegetables,
U-pick and already picked, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, ziplines, pedal kart track
Hillside, Montrose , DD109EW. Phone: 07703110865. Email: Mat@charleton-farm.co.uk. Open: Daily between 10 am and 4 pm. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Just off the A92 one mile north of Montrose. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Additional veg grown and sold in store (including white asparagus). Restaurant and take-away, free kids adventure park, shop, holiday rentals, pick your own. Wedding venue opens September 2022. Entrance is free: Strictly no picnics. Free range eggs - see the chickens alongside the farm shop - soft fruit, own preserves and other local foods. They have a Coffee shop with an imaginative menu, including fresh fruit and vegetables from the farm, an indoor and outdoor setting, gift shop local produce and somewhere for the kids to play. April starts with the home grown asparagus followed in June by ready picked strawberries which then leads us to July and August for the pick your own season. (UPDATED: April 27, 2022)
Edinburgh and The Lothians
Fife
Greater Glasgow, Lanarkshire, The Clyde Valley
Highlands
Orkney
Outer Hebrides
Perthshire, Tayside
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W Glen + Son - cucumbers, strawberries, tomatoes, and prepicked produce
Mains Of Errol ERROL, Perthshire, PH2 7TE. Phone: 01821642878. Fax: 01821642878. Email: office@wglenandson.farm. Open: Monday to Friday 9am TO 6pm. Directions: We are situated one mile from Errol Village on the St Madoes Road. Payment: Cash, only. At Mains of Errol we grow Sonata and Malling Centenary strawberries on Seaton table top system. All our fruit is grown in polytunnels enabling continuity of supply and a non stop harvesting operation.
Ross-Shire
Shetland
Stirling, Loch Lomond, The Trossachs & The Forth Valley
Tomato Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Pick tomatoes that are firm and free of blemishes. Cracking is common in very hot weather, especially after a rain, and if you intend to use the
tomatoes within 1 day, that will be ok.
During hot summer weather, pick the tomatoes when they have a healthy pink/red (or yellow or orange depending on the variety) color and let them finish the last day or two of ripening indoors. Tomatoes do not need to be in the sunlight in order to ripen. If you have green fruit on the plants in the fall when frost is approaching, pick the tomatoes and store them in a cool, dark place to ripen.
Tomato Varieties
In general paste or Roma-type tomatoes are the best to using for canning, as they have thicker, meatier walls and far less water. And cherry tomatoes are the worst to use, as they are mostly water. But you can use any type you can get hold of. You may just have to cook them down longer to boil off excess water. See our Master list of tomato varieties
Growing tomatoes
- Master list of tomato varieties
- Master List of Heirloom Tomato Varieties
- How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Yard or Patio - Everything you need to know
- Detailed directions to starting tomatoes from seed
- Master List of Roma and Paste Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
- Master list of disease-resistant tomato varieties
- Tomato plant diseases
Canning, Freezing, Drying, Preserving Tomatoes and more!
Below are links to pages with easy and reliable directions about how to can, preserve, freeze and make other goodies from tomatoes. Some of these require a Pressure Canner to prevent potential spoilage and
food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food. For others, you
can use a water bath canner OR a Pressure Canner. I've noted what's
required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!
And don't miss: Answers to common tomato canning problems and see this page about what to do with your unripe green tomatoes!
Prepping tomatoes
Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners )
- How to can tomatoes using a water bath canner - W
- Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
- Bruschetta - W
- Tomato sauce - W
- Tomato paste - W
- Barbecue sauce (BBQ sauce) - W
- Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
- Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
- Tomato Preserves- W
- Tomato salsa - W
- Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P
- Spiced Green tomatoes- W
- Pickled Green Tomatoes - W - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
- Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P
- NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe - W
- Salsa from your unripe, GREEN tomatoes! - W
- Tomatillo salsa - W
- How to make roasted tomatoes, boiling water bath canner version - W
Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners
- Canned tomatoes using a Pressure Canner - P
- Baked Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
- Canning your own chili con carne (with meat) - P
- How to make roasted tomatoes, pressure canner version - P
- Spaghetti sauce - with meat - P
- Stewed tomatoes - P
- Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - P
- Tomato sauce - P
- Tomato juice - P
- Tomato juice, like V8 - P
Freezing Tomatoes
- How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!
- Space-saving prepping and freezing extra tomatoes from your garden to can later
Drying tomatoes
- NEW! How to make Sun-Dried Tomatoes
- Food drying basics and principles
- How to dry your own herbs
- Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information
Ripening green tomatoes in your garage or basement
If you want to bring your green tomatoes indoors before a freeze in the Fall, and ripen them, see:
And if you'd like to start you own tomatoes from seed (you can save a small fortune and grow the heirloom varieties you like) see this page for easy directions for growing your own tomato plants from seed.
Frequently Asked Questions About Canning, Freezing and Preserving Tomatoes
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