I grew all of these tomatoes and i ended up liking Rutgers and Parks Whooper better then the 3 you tested and they produced better for me too. I'm trying 42 different tomatoes this year and I'm hoping in 3 or 4 years i will find my top 25 tomatoes i like. My goal is to have about 7 reds 5 oranges 3 yellows 3 pinks 2 purples 2 blacks 2 greens 1 whites Thanks for you video on Tomatoes!
Nice review and taste test! It's not a big deal, but the "Arkansas Traveler" is actually just "Traveler" www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/tomato-traveler.aspx Most do call it Arkansas Traveler and not a big deal really. Just thought you might want some history. FYI, there is a unique honor to being an "Arkansas Traveler". Here is the history behind that: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Traveler_(honorary_title) I was awarded the Arkansas Traveler by Governor Mike Huckabee when I retired from the Air Force. More tidbits.
Thanks for the history lesson Brent! I love history too, along with my tomatoes :) That was quite an honor for you to receive an award from Governor Huckabee. I always thought he was a pretty down to earth guy for someone who was governor.
Not offensive at all, Brent. I'm serious.....I love history. Mater history, U.S. history......all of it. It's odd, because when I was in high school I used to hate U.S. History. Then I got the genealogy bug, and once I started connecting family to historical events, they became a lot more real and interesting. And I've read some of the back stories on some of the heirloom tomatoes, but I didn't know about the Traveler. In that information they mentioned that every community in the Ozarks had a cannery. My mom used to work in one of those. She also picked strawberries in the field. I think she said they got paid by the box.
I love history! When we travel, we always try to immerse ourselves into the area's history. Like you, I wasn't big on it as a kid or young man. We're becoming an overcrowded concrete jungle and all of the older, unique places are dying off. Really sad. Hell, even as we speak, folks are trying to re-write history and remove parts of our past.
Judging by looking I'd say the box car Willie looks to be a great choice for the simple fact its flesh to seed ratio looks like a sauce tomato but if it's sweet and tasty and a good sandwich tomato then that's all you can ask for. What I'm saying is the Arkansas traveller is too liquify and seedy for good sauce. The box car willy tho looks like a good sauce tomato
I'm going to lose my tomato mind! With all the info this year the tomatoes I am growing are doing better than ever and the plans for next year are overflowing. Appreciate all the work and time you put into these vids and share with us.
Hey, thanks for watching them! I understand about overflowing plans for next year. The hardest part for me is finding enough slots for the ones I already like and still be able to try new ones
This was a GREAT line up of comparison. 3star tomatoes,heirloom of top durable production in a medium size. I am still on thfence with dwarfs. Are they they thnext level? I heard they disease prone. I lost a few plants. *WORLDS BEST GARDENING SYSTEM?* Try chicken wire vases lined with leaves = mulch all surfaces not just top. Worlds best vase or garden, mobile compact system by far. Can be dipped in water buckets save water. Roots gro prolifically under vase so mulch below vases. U can plant 1 gallon seedling, add 3 gallons soil up tomatoe stem up tall 20" vase. U can stretch vase 25" 24"x32" wire makes 20" tall vase. U can lay vase horizontally for a low profile plant, u can then lay blanket in fall preserve warmth cold nights extend season 1month. Roots gro right thru it. Watering is easier bcuz sides exposed. Roots breath much better obviously, roots dont burn or get soggy bcuz they stop rather then spiral.
@@MidwestGardener hmmmm ah ok i see i wasnt thinking that. I think u right. I was thinking they were perhaps far worse. I think u are right. I will remember that & endure with both. I am Lake Wister on longtude with Los Angeles. Brutally hot herre, so, I am going with more local strain Ark Travel & u have illustrated it has more seeds. 👍 I also liking Italian heirlooms esp for old school tried & true wisdom & plant durability etc. Wisdom of a tomato extends to winter & u can dry. My Grappoli destroyed 20 varieties in earliest ripe. I have found one should always add salt when taste testing in addition no salt. Some become worse, others become faaar better. German lunchbox, Grappoli De Inverno, they became far better. Cour di bu another good Italy Heirloom.
@@MidwestGardener u and me think alike. I grew up in Kansas city & Topeka. Still waiting 2taste test that Eagle Smiley 4u. Very intrigued by that1... Yea I live on a 100 fruit tree& wild food food forest on 3k a year. "All thworlds problems can be solved in thgarden." - Geoff Lawton.
I grew the Arkansas Traveler and agree with you on the taste. I hate the seeds so I probably won't grow it again. I wonder if the Eva would be a good canning tomato?
Thanks for sharing your experience with them! I don't know a whole lot about canning, but if being meaty and juicy is important, they are both of those. If the Eva tasted exactly like the Arkansas Traveler, it would be my perfect tomato.
Midwest Gardener I grew a few different varieties and did a taste test about a month ago, I'm in the south. The Ivan was hands down the flavor winner. I think it might be my perfect tomato but it was hard to germinate and I wish they were bigger. No pest problems.either. Cherokee Purple is high on the list too. Tomatoes are so much fun!
Hey, thanks for the tip on Ivan! I guess I haven't heard of that one. Your high opinion of it makes me want to find out though. If you don't mind...what was your source of seed for it? Yep, everyone seems to like Cherokee Purple.
Hey Jim, thanks for the taste test... I tried to grow the box car willie this year but it didn't do well at all, I didn't even get to try one. The plant was stunted. I'm trying it again next year hopefully it will do better. T
This is such a great video! Now you have given me a chance to see the inside of three different tomatoes. with you both having picked out different tomatoes lol it really does bring home the point of each person's taste buds.👍
That's a hard one, but if I had to pick a cherry tomato, that would be black cherry, medium size, the box car willie has been a good one for me. And for a larger tomato, I'm really liking Carbon.
Probably so, but since I've only grown Carbon once, it's only been tested through this years weather. We've been pretty mild lately.....as you probably know.
These are like potato reveals, I love them! I appreciate you taking the time to do these. Looking forward to an NCAA type bracket to see which ones make Jim's final 4, lol. Have a great day :)
Hello there! I need some advice from you. I grow pretty much all in containers. I am a new gardener and wanted to ask how to refresh soil used in pots after harvesting? For example... I just got done harvesting corn from containers. Today, I cut the stocks, inverted both containers over tarp, wrestled with getting the roots out, filled container half way up with the same soil, added blood meal and trifecta plus, filled up the containers, added a top dressing of blood meal and trifecta plus again and planted. I must say, getting all of the roots out was a pain in the ass. Is this the correct way to do this or is there a better way/more efficient way? Thank you! Sent from my iPhone
Hey Isaac, I'm afraid I'm not the best person to ask. I haven't done much container gardening before this year. I still trying to find my way around when it comes to containers. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. What you described seems like a reasonable approach.
We eat a lot of them fresh, just sliced, in salads, and on sandwiches. We also make salsa, freeze some for use in soups later, and we also freeze some salsa.
I grew all of these tomatoes and i ended up liking Rutgers and Parks Whooper better then the 3 you tested and they produced better for me too.
I'm trying 42 different tomatoes this year and I'm hoping in 3 or 4 years i will find my top 25 tomatoes i like.
My goal is to have about
7 reds
5 oranges
3 yellows
3 pinks
2 purples
2 blacks
2 greens
1 whites
Thanks for you video on Tomatoes!
I like the way you think. I'm always searching for a new one that can break into my top 5. Good luck with your search!
@@MidwestGardener Not sure if you tried these Two but they are my favorite they are Crnkovic Yugoslavian and Villinger.
Thanks again!
@@joematty1353 No, I have not. Thanks for the tip.
I love watching your taste tests and your opinion, thanks for sharing Jim!!
Thanks Mick! Much appreciated.
Nice review and taste test! It's not a big deal, but the "Arkansas Traveler" is actually just "Traveler" www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/tomato-traveler.aspx
Most do call it Arkansas Traveler and not a big deal really. Just thought you might want some history.
FYI, there is a unique honor to being an "Arkansas Traveler". Here is the history behind that: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Traveler_(honorary_title) I was awarded the Arkansas Traveler by Governor Mike Huckabee when I retired from the Air Force. More tidbits.
Thanks for the history lesson Brent! I love history too, along with my tomatoes :) That was quite an honor for you to receive an award from Governor Huckabee. I always thought he was a pretty down to earth guy for someone who was governor.
I hope it wasn't offensive Jim. It came from a good heart. It's hard to express things online.
Not offensive at all, Brent. I'm serious.....I love history. Mater history, U.S. history......all of it. It's odd, because when I was in high school I used to hate U.S. History. Then I got the genealogy bug, and once I started connecting family to historical events, they became a lot more real and interesting. And I've read some of the back stories on some of the heirloom tomatoes, but I didn't know about the Traveler. In that information they mentioned that every community in the Ozarks had a cannery. My mom used to work in one of those. She also picked strawberries in the field. I think she said they got paid by the box.
I love history! When we travel, we always try to immerse ourselves into the area's history. Like you, I wasn't big on it as a kid or young man. We're becoming an overcrowded concrete jungle and all of the older, unique places are dying off. Really sad. Hell, even as we speak, folks are trying to re-write history and remove parts of our past.
Yep, I hear you there. Very sad.
Nice taste test, and congratulations on 5K subscribers!
Thanks Lucas! 5K still makes me shake my head. It' really hard to believe, since I started the year at about 2K.
Thanks for the information Jim. Best wishes Bob.
Thanks for watching, Bob! Have a great week!
Judging by looking I'd say the box car Willie looks to be a great choice for the simple fact its flesh to seed ratio looks like a sauce tomato but if it's sweet and tasty and a good sandwich tomato then that's all you can ask for.
What I'm saying is the Arkansas traveller is too liquify and seedy for good sauce. The box car willy tho looks like a good sauce tomato
I can't argue with that. Box Car Willie is a great all around tomato.
I'm going to lose my tomato mind! With all the info this year the tomatoes I am growing are doing better than ever and the plans for next year are overflowing. Appreciate all the work and time you put into these vids and share with us.
Hey, thanks for watching them! I understand about overflowing plans for next year. The hardest part for me is finding enough slots for the ones I already like and still be able to try new ones
This was a GREAT line up of comparison. 3star tomatoes,heirloom of top durable production in a medium size.
I am still on thfence with dwarfs. Are they they thnext level? I heard they disease prone. I lost a few plants.
*WORLDS BEST GARDENING SYSTEM?*
Try chicken wire vases lined with leaves = mulch all surfaces not just top.
Worlds best vase or garden, mobile compact system by far. Can be dipped in water buckets save water. Roots gro prolifically under vase so mulch below vases. U can plant 1 gallon seedling, add 3 gallons soil up tomatoe stem up tall 20" vase. U can stretch vase 25"
24"x32" wire makes 20" tall vase.
U can lay vase horizontally for a low profile plant, u can then lay blanket in fall preserve warmth cold nights extend season 1month.
Roots gro right thru it. Watering is easier bcuz sides exposed. Roots breath much better obviously, roots dont burn or get soggy bcuz they stop rather then spiral.
Dwarf tomatoes can get disease similar to most heirlooms.
@@MidwestGardener hmmmm ah ok i see i wasnt thinking that. I think u right.
I was thinking they were perhaps far worse. I think u are right. I will remember that & endure with both. I am Lake Wister on longtude with Los Angeles. Brutally hot herre, so, I am going with more local strain Ark Travel & u have illustrated it has more seeds. 👍
I also liking Italian heirlooms esp for old school tried & true wisdom & plant durability etc. Wisdom of a tomato extends to winter & u can dry. My Grappoli destroyed 20 varieties in earliest ripe.
I have found one should always add salt when taste testing in addition no salt. Some become worse, others become faaar better. German lunchbox, Grappoli De Inverno, they became far better.
Cour di bu another good Italy Heirloom.
@@TOPMOSTPOP Thanks for the tips. Hope you have a good season!
@@MidwestGardener u and me think alike. I grew up in Kansas city & Topeka. Still waiting 2taste test that Eagle Smiley 4u. Very intrigued by that1...
Yea I live on a 100 fruit tree& wild food food forest on 3k a year.
"All thworlds problems can be solved in thgarden."
- Geoff Lawton.
fantastic review and taste test today Jim !! thanks for sharing
Thanks!
I grew the Arkansas Traveler and agree with you on the taste. I hate the seeds so I probably won't grow it again. I wonder if the Eva would be a good canning tomato?
Thanks for sharing your experience with them! I don't know a whole lot about canning, but if being meaty and juicy is important, they are both of those. If the Eva tasted exactly like the Arkansas Traveler, it would be my perfect tomato.
Midwest Gardener I grew a few different varieties and did a taste test about a month ago, I'm in the south. The Ivan was hands down the flavor winner. I think it might be my perfect tomato but it was hard to germinate and I wish they were bigger. No pest problems.either. Cherokee Purple is high on the list too. Tomatoes are so much fun!
Hey, thanks for the tip on Ivan! I guess I haven't heard of that one. Your high opinion of it makes me want to find out though. If you don't mind...what was your source of seed for it? Yep, everyone seems to like Cherokee Purple.
Yum I love fresh homegrown Tomatoes right out of the garden Nice I give you one of my special likes and a big thumbs up my friend👍👍😀😾💗
Thanks! I'm kind of partial to them too :)
Mmmmmm!!!!! They look yummy! I want to try the Arkansas traveler sometime!
I really like the taste of it. But Tawnya likes Box Car Willie. Of course, us disagreeing on taste is nothing new.
Midwest Gardener haha! That's funny! Miss you both!
Hey Jim, thanks for the taste test... I tried to grow the box car willie this year but it didn't do well at all, I didn't even get to try one. The plant was stunted. I'm trying it again next year hopefully it will do better. T
Yes, I remember that the box car willie didn't do well for you. I sure hope it does better for you this year. That one has been a good one for us.
You know me! Love me some Box car willy. Thanks for the review.
Lol, I had a feeling you would be here to back up your Box Car Willy. Hey, you like what you like. Nothing wrong with that.
I have tried any of these tomatoes but I certainly might next spring!
It's worth a shot. You never know when you might find one that you really like.
This is such a great video! Now you have given me a chance to see the inside of three different tomatoes.
with you both having picked out different tomatoes lol it really does bring home the point of each person's taste buds.👍
Thanks! Yep, our taste buds almost never agree. Going out to heat can be quite a battle on which place to go :)
They look yummy!
Thanks Joy! Yes, they were all yummy. Fresh out of the garden taste.
Great video! What's your favorite tomato variety for production and flavor together?
That's a hard one, but if I had to pick a cherry tomato, that would be black cherry, medium size, the box car willie has been a good one for me. And for a larger tomato, I'm really liking Carbon.
Thanks! Carbon really interests me. I live fairly close to you, so I imagine varieties you like will perform similar for us.
Probably so, but since I've only grown Carbon once, it's only been tested through this years weather. We've been pretty mild lately.....as you probably know.
These are like potato reveals, I love them! I appreciate you taking the time to do these. Looking forward to an NCAA type bracket to see which ones make Jim's final 4, lol. Have a great day :)
Lol, what should we call it.....September madness maybe.
Absolutely, lol!! How about Autumn Abundance? Harvest Hoopla? Oh great, this will be on my mind all day!
Lol, I can relate to that.
Fall frenzy? Ok I gotta stop:)
Lol, I kind of like Mater Madness.
You didn't have no salt
I like to do the taste tests without salt, just to get the taste of the tomato alone.
Hello there!
I need some advice from you. I grow pretty much all in containers. I am a new gardener and wanted to ask how to refresh soil used in pots after harvesting? For example... I just got done harvesting corn from containers. Today, I cut the stocks, inverted both containers over tarp, wrestled with getting the roots out, filled container half way up with the same soil, added blood meal and trifecta plus, filled up the containers, added a top dressing of blood meal and trifecta plus again and planted.
I must say, getting all of the roots out was a pain in the ass.
Is this the correct way to do this or is there a better way/more efficient way? Thank you!
Sent from my iPhone
Hey Isaac, I'm afraid I'm not the best person to ask. I haven't done much container gardening before this year. I still trying to find my way around when it comes to containers. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. What you described seems like a reasonable approach.
I keep telling you Jim there isn't a bad tomato. :-) I would eat any of them. They sure are beautiful. Thanks for the review.
Lol, except for the grocery store kind. Thanks Eric!
:) they all look good to me :) I'm sure that with the number of varieties you grow, there is a tomato for everyone in the family to like :)
Thanks! Yep, there are usually plenty to go around :)
Hi Jim, so are you still using the tomatoes for fresh eating, or do you plan on turning them into sauce or freeze them ???
We eat a lot of them fresh, just sliced, in salads, and on sandwiches. We also make salsa, freeze some for use in soups later, and we also freeze some salsa.
I need to try out some of the Purple Ball, I prefer the meatier varieties. Great video & review!
Thanks! I think it's sure worth a try.
ARGH this was hard to watch since my tomatoes didn't do very well! lol
Sorry about that, lol. I've had a few years like that too. Those are always rough. Thanks for watching!
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