Tomatoes in Aug, where you are.

What's being harvested

• Sungold

  Intensely sweet with tropical, almost mango-like notes and a light finishing acidity.

• San Marzano

  Low seed content, firm flesh, balanced sweetness and acidity — the classic cooking tomato.

• Brandywine

  Rich, complex and old-fashioned — the reference heirloom flavour, long finish.

• Black Krim

  Smoky, savoury, faintly saline — one of the most distinctive tomato flavours in cultivation.

• Gardener's Delight

  Classic sweet-tart cherry flavour, reliable and crowd-pleasing.

• Tumbling Tom Red

  Bright, sweet, uncomplicated. Ideal for children and beginners.

What to grow now

No sowing or planting window open this month. Order seed, clean pots, read the paper.

What to eat now

• Sungold

  Eat straight off the vine, halve into salads, or roast briefly for a jammy pasta sauce.

• San Marzano

  The definitive sauce tomato — peel, deseed, simmer with garlic and basil.

• Brandywine

  Thick slices with sea salt, olive oil and cracked pepper. Do not cook — eat.

• Black Krim

  Superb in salads with buffalo mozzarella; also excellent on toast with anchovy.

• Gardener's Delight

  Snacking, salads, quick pan-roasted with garlic.

• Tumbling Tom Red

  Snacking straight from the basket; salads.