30 years ago I decided to learn about tomatoes. The most shocking thing that I learned was that the store tomato was called, "Red Rock". It had only two goals. One, to be perfectly red. Two, to not get damaged in shipping or storage. They don't care about taste or nutrition at all!
@@michaelmccray8610 I grew tomatoes in my garden because I hate them....I did 5 varieties....I didn't like any...however I did make lots of sauces so I'm not mad!!! I just don't like them raw.
“I love early August. The cucumbers slow down to a manageable pace and pass the baton to tomatoes, which come on so fast we eat them like candy. And eggplant joins the table too.” - Nicole Jolly, August 2021 This quote was from last year and I still love it!!
The last time I grew tomatoes was two years ago in Media Pennsylvania. Now I’m living in Fort Myers and trying to adjust to this heat and see what goes is best here. Thanks for sharing. I’m now on sub. Just love tomatoes. Happy healthy growing🥗🪴🍅
I used to hate tomatoes with a passion...till I tasted homegrown ones. My faves are Alice's Dream, Aunt Ruby's German and Pink Bumblebee cherry tomatoes. Happy gardening Nicole
I grow 4 of the tomatoes you listed, Aunt ruby's, Paul robeson, Theorburn's Terracota and Cherokee Purple. Love them all. I'm also growning Japanese Black Trifele, along with two cherry tomatoes, sun gold and Blackk Cherry. Like you, I don't buy store tomatoes. The few times I broke down and bought one, I was so disappointed that I didn't even finish eating them. I have never grown Brandywine, but I'll have to try it now.
These were my last year's crop. This year's favorites are Abe Lincoln, Australian Beauty, Curtis Cheek, Taiga, Sart Roloise. Carry over from last year because of flavor are pineapple, pink German. 20 or so other varieties that are just ok.
Thorburn Terracotta is a GORGEOUS tomato, also a favorite. But nothing can eat the bursting flavor, meat, and hardiness of the gorgeous Thessaloniki. I've peeled them for canning and had them stolen out of the bowl by my brother (avid tomato hater) who eats them like apples. It's by far the singularly most gorgeous tomato I've ever had.
@@Anne--Marie It's a thin-skinned tomato, but it doesn't split easily like the Terracotta can. Absolutely the best tomato out there and regularly gets to about 5-6ft high. You won't regret growing that beauty!
@@Razzy-sr4oq I just ordered the seeds from Trade Winds Fruit. FYI, the Thessaloniki seeds are on sale there. 25 seeds are one dollar and they offer free shipping at $30. Thanks to you, I went bonkers on seeds. Thank you! 😊
@@Anne--Marie Oooh, thank you so much for the recommendations! I'm so glad you got a great deal on these seeds and are soon going to enjoy the lovely treat of Thessaloniki tomatoes! Always happy to help a fellow gardener! May you have a bountiful harvest, my friend!
We are of the same mind...I love Green Giant, Brad's Atomic and Lucky Tiger. You might want to try Dr. Wychee? It is large, up to 2 pounds, produces tons of tomatoes, does not split or cats face and has a stronger skin that protects it. It will hold on the vine even when very ripe. Also, try Black Brandywine. For a huge 'black' tomato, it does not split and produces large, amazing tomatoes with that heirloom flavor. I want to try Thorburns
i love your video. I grew 28 different varieties last year. I learned that there is not ‘best’ tomato; every purpose has its best tomato. Some are best for sauce, others for kabob, tomato sandwich, rice, stews, salads, disease resistance, prolific ability, minimal water requirements, less work to care for, canning ability, colors, sweetness, tartness, ability to ripen quickly, and I’m sure other reasons.
@@toobaffled_on_X_site okay okay…. tough question, b/c there are many to pick from. I found “japanese black trifle” to be a disease resistant, prolific, sweet and savory, beautiful dark red color, meaty tomato. If you want a tomato that can do it all, I recommend ‘Amish Paste’; it is also prolific, did good with disease resistance, very meaty tomatoes but still juicy, few seeds, and big tomatoes, and sweet. For stews, one very prolific ‘relatively dry’ tomato was the paste variety ‘Federle’. It looks like a giant red pepper, with its very pointy and crooked tip. A prolific sweet tomato was wapsipinicon peach tomato; although, it’s a yellow/orange tomato. It’s fuzzy, and looks like a peach! Not much acidity, but very beautiful for a tomato salad. I found that I would only need one plant of this variety for salads, as it was so prolific. I hope this helps!
Seeing as to how much you love the green ones, I’m surprised you didn’t bring up Green Zebra! You should try White Tomesol, it’s a big white tomato that tastes phenomenal and is the most disease resistant tomato I’ve grown. Elser Farm’s Brown Derby is another must-have, it’s an Aunt Ruby’s German Green x Paul Robeson hybrid.
I luv white tomasols this is my 2nd yr growing them. They are mild in flavor. I grew the red zebra this year and they were the worst ever! Very tough skin and mushy, all 8 plants!?!? Not sure what happened there?!?!
@@dS-qo3ex I grew Tomesol last year and gave them all away by mistake. I planted one this year to give it a try and finally got around to planting last month. It's taken off and is loaded with flowers and is producing fruit. Hopefully, the birds and worms won't get to the tomatoes before I can pick them. That's too bad about the Red Zebra because it always a let down to go through all that trouble to nurture a plant from seed only to find out the fruit isn't edible. Cheers!
I’m growing German green for the first time this year and they all turn yellow and slightly blush when they are ripe. I’m also growing green zebra for the first time but they got a late start and I haven’t tried them yet. Black Krim is my favorite. German green is now pretty high on my list. Two of my TH-cam gardeners recommend Kellogg breakfast and those are not ready yet. They do look beautiful so far!
With your favorite being Black Krim there’s other comparable purples that’re easier to grow and just as tasty. Carbon, Paul Robeson, Purple Russian, Vorlon, even Black Cherry has that same sweet smoky flavor going on. I bet you’ll really like the Green Zebras too
@@Birdman6130 are black Krim tomatoes difficult to grow? In what ways? And what should I be looking out for when growing black Krims? This is my first year growing black krims (in a big pot) and so far the plant has been an angel, it’s growing big and fast, has dozens of big almost ripe tomatoes with dozens more coming in, and it’s training up my trellis very well. It’s actually about 7ft tall now which is getting hard to reach the top for training lol
@@HATINTHEKAT it’s an excellent tomato, but for me has had a tendency to split in my climate, likely due to high humidity. Somewhat mealy textured as well. I’ve had good results otherwise growing tomatoes using fox farms big bloom and langbeinite
You need to add information on disease pressure and productivity. I grew Aunt Ruby’s and liked the taste but it was the first to show blight. Got very few fruit off this vine. Brandywine also died from blight fairly early. Grew pineapple for first time, very tasty but not very productive. Most productive… Italian Heirloom, Japanese black truffle, triple crop.
I am growing a Cherokee Purple this year. It's not doing very well. I have grown them in the past. Several years ago I grew an orange variety, that I can't recall the name of. Tried raised beds last year because of my bad back. Made beds that were tall enough that I did'nt have to bend over at all. Had no luck with them.
My favorite green tomato has to be green giant for taste production and health, but for the zing in a BLT I love Cherokee green, spear's Tennessee green or malachite box Russian green. My favorite black, Paul Robeson
Great list,I have grown most of them, some of my favorites in no particular order: black pinapple aka ananas noir, gold medal,tiffen mennonite, amish paste, cherokee green,kosovo, dr Wyeche, chocolate striped, japanese black truffle, belgium giant
My favorite tomato is called persimmon, it's a orange variety that is got to be the meatiest tomato I've ever grew. It's pure tomato all the way through with very small seed pods. It's juicy and absolutely the best tomato I've ever eaten.
Good video, Large heirlooms via Rare Seeds, I have had good luck with Pineapple for sure. Dr. Wyches, Kelloggs, Pork Chop, mid-range size with Blue Cream (tons of fruit) and Mexico Midgets from Seed Savers. Brad's Atomic seeds sprouted but did not mature, will try them again though. I seed January 1st in Northern CA and under growlights until a bit past first frost and them harden them and out to the raised beds they go. By this time (early August) they are done flowering / fruiting as it's too dang blasted hot.
Green Giant is one of my new faves! It’s so meaty and sweet. Growing that this year, as well as Aunt Ruby’s, Pink & Yellow Brandywine, Paul Robeson, Pineapple, Orange Jazz, and Brad’s Atomic Grape (that one is taking SO long to ripen!). I have Thorburn’s seeds to be brown next year. I haven’t had an issue with Robeson puckering at the bottom. In fact, it’s the most gorgeous and symmetrical tomato I’ve ever grown, and I just love that rust color! I’m not growing Cherokee Purple this year, but have in the past. Also a delicious heirloom. If you haven’t yet, try Sart Roloise, Great White, and Rosella Purple. Lucky Tiger is the only one in your list I haven’t grown or have the seeds to grow in the future. Great list!
Awesome video, Nicole! Mr. Stripey (the yellow and red version that looks similar to your pineapple variety) was always my favorite, growing up. I love heirlooms but always run into cracking and uneven ripening. Yours are absolutely beautiful! I'll be certain to check out the other videos.
Maybe I'm the only reason no member videos are made anymore. Doesn't matter. Suits me just fine. Check out that two plus year badge. I really need to grow some of them. Can someone lend me time! Love it, Nicole. Fantastic!
Brad’s Atomic Grape are incredibly productive plants. They grow perfect looking fruit that don’t split and hold in the drought and heat so well (6A). They just don’t have much flavor…will give them another try next year.
One year I grew indigo rose, great looking tomato, good production and to this day is the worst tomato I ever tasted and I have grown and tried many varieties
@@Nicola050459 That's what I found with Indigo Apple last year. Held great on the plants, held up to the heat, looked really good and the flavor was hardly there at all.
That's so interesting. I found they have fantastic flavor. The Lucky Tiger I grew has the same hardy qualities as BAG and we found them to be very delicious. Try that one, maybe?
I wouldn't call Brad's Atomic Grape or Lucky Tiger heirlooms as they are more recent introductions. Brad Gates introduced Brad's Atomic Grape, which he developed and Fred Hemple, another tomato breeder introduced Lucky Tiger. Your tomatoes all look delicious. I grow quite a few heirloom tomatoes myself. 🙂
All of these varieties look delicious! My wife and I bought a house in NJ last year. My focus has been fruit trees (zone 7 and some citrus that I bring indoors during winter). I really want to have a nice garden for some tomatoes, beans, and herbs. Are you in NJ too? The best tomatoes grow in Jersey!
how did you manage to get such productive heirloom plants? I live in the SE and people have told me that despite how seemingly healthy the plants are they're lucky to get more than 6 in a given season.
Agree!!!!!! You are right one’s you grow a heirloom tomatoe, you will not buy a store tomatoe. And if you do buy it’s a disappointment 😢. Have a lovely day.
Have you tried San Marzano? I’m growing tons for canning this year. They seem to be super vigorous plants and setting lots of fruit. They certainly have a legend behind them.
A tomato lover after my own heart. Why cherry or medium sized heirlooms are so much easier to grow and enjoy. Most big heirlooms can't compare even but when you get them right they're great
Great picks but needs eleven... Midnight Snack you must add to your keeper list delicious and salad size. You did this video Great love the photos Thanks
Great list! I can vouch for most of these... Aunt Ruby's German Green Giant and and Sudduth's Brandywine are both in my top 3 (Black Krim being the third).
Cherokee purple is one of my favorites but i grew pineapple this year as well and it is a presentation stunner. As with many, they often grow faster than i can eat when the weather is right. What do people do with their heirloom to enjoy when the weather is not so ideal (other than give them away during the season)?
Hi, only saw this video today. I purchased 'pineapple' seeds locally (South Africa) but it seems my soil mix is no good for this one. The largest one was around 100gm, all others even smaller. Do you use a special soil for pineapple, and if so could you share it with us please. Would like to try again this year.
Tomatoes is my absolute favorite!! Here in my country, we can sometimes get them from high-end super/hypermarkets. A lot pricier though. But absolutely worth it🧡
Nice video, many of my favorites listed (Thanks to your 2020 video). Next year I'm planning on more dwarf varieties. Same great flavors and fruits in compact plants.
How do you manage diseases in your heirloom tomatoes? I have had a lot of problems managing fungal diseases in heirloom varieties and often did not get a crop before they succumbed to the disease .Thus I have mostly grown hybrids.
Remove all the bottom foliage and all the suckers. And spray remaining leaves with copper if you want to go that route, otherwise more organic would be mix of oil and baking soda. Also when you plant take all the leaves of except the top and plant all the way down to develop solid root system. Then i use good fertilizer. Lastly have mulch or something down so that the dirt doesnt splash up and infect the plant. Seems like a lot, but it works well for me. Also water from the base and not get the leaves wet.
I wish I can eat tomatoes like I use too :( I wish I known a tomato that doesn’t cause inflammation. Their harmful to me but I love to grow them to share with people.
Watching your videos on variety of different fruits and vegetables like this one makes me wish there were people doing tastings, like is popular with wine and olive oil. I would pay almost as much for that experience as a NFL game ticket. 😁
I gave up growing the Brad Atomic, the plants never grow and develop good. My favourites are Pineaple, dr, Wyches, Paul Robeson, Black Krim, Aunt Rubys, Great White, Carbon, Cherokee purple Black cherry, yellow pear and, Black plum.
Do you ever have to deal with mealybug infestations? And what is the preferred method for getting rid of them? Neem oil? These mealybugs can become very annoying to deal with.
@@dodieodie498 I’ve grown in fabric pots and raised beds. I think the tomatoes did better in the fabric pots and plan on growing a few dwarfs in pots next year and see what happens. Cheers!
@@archstanton9703 I'm yet to try the fabric pots/grow bags. I have several varieties growing, but I'm afraid I've forgotten to take note as to what is planted in what plot, I mean pot. ; ) Cheers!
@@dodieodie498 I bought them off Amazon because they were cheap and suppose to air prune the roots for a healthier root system. I've mislabeled plants before and accidentally gave them away. No matter how careful you are, it's easy to mix them up. Cheers!
@@archstanton9703 I might try those one day. I've also been looking at the self watering pots, as keeping ahead of the hot summer has been time consuming. I suppose I won't know which plant is which until they actually produce tomatoes. They are slow to yield this year. I have to ask....do you get my hints at humor as to your user name?
It's interesting for me that you call them good when they are low on acidity and sweet, in Iran, we like them sour and acid. We usually don't like them if they are sweet.
OMG! 55 second mark 8-) I want my salt grinder and a fork and I'll eat them all! OMG looks so yummy. I love tomatos so much I am very lucky too i live in california and its christmas right now and I am still growing outside but only salad size for now. Not sure what variety these are but they dont care about frost for some reason. My other plants do care about frost they actually hate it LMAO Merry Xmas to you thanks for awesome video and im only 56 secs in! Im hoping to plant early this year since i rarely get frost here.
30 years ago I decided to learn about tomatoes. The most shocking thing that I learned was that the store tomato was called, "Red Rock". It had only two goals. One, to be perfectly red. Two, to not get damaged in shipping or storage. They don't care about taste or nutrition at all!
I just learn something new. Ty. I knew store bought did not have taste but now I know why. Even the "hot house" taste dull!!
I am on a mission to find at least one tomato to grow for my wife who hates tomatoes
@@michaelmccray8610 I would start with Sun Gold.
@@michaelmccray8610 I grew tomatoes in my garden because I hate them....I did 5 varieties....I didn't like any...however I did make lots of sauces so I'm not mad!!! I just don't like them raw.
And they are bred to survive mechanical harvesting. That way they don't have to depend on immigrant labor to pick them.
“I love early August. The cucumbers slow down to a manageable pace and pass the baton to tomatoes, which come on so fast we eat them like candy. And eggplant joins the table too.” - Nicole Jolly, August 2021
This quote was from last year and I still love it!!
Once I tried cherokee purple and instantly was blown away! It's so wonderful!
I absolutely LOVE home-grown, organic, fresh and locally picked tomatoes!!! I love and am thankful for this channel too! Thank you!
I’m obsessed with pineapple tomato! Always a must in my garden
How many days to harvest and how many tomatoes you harvest per plant?
I have one 8ft tall indoors! All winter yum
@FASTESTFIX so u grow it inside all year? How long is it producing?
It’s SO GOOD!!!
Also try Big Rainbow & Dr. Wyche’s. They’re incredible too!
The last time I grew tomatoes was two years ago in Media Pennsylvania. Now I’m living in Fort Myers and trying to adjust to this heat and see what goes is best here. Thanks for sharing. I’m now on sub. Just love tomatoes. Happy healthy growing🥗🪴🍅
I used to hate tomatoes with a passion...till I tasted homegrown ones. My faves are Alice's Dream, Aunt Ruby's German and Pink Bumblebee cherry tomatoes. Happy gardening Nicole
I grow 4 of the tomatoes you listed, Aunt ruby's, Paul robeson, Theorburn's Terracota and Cherokee Purple. Love them all. I'm also growning Japanese Black Trifele, along with two cherry tomatoes, sun gold and Blackk Cherry. Like you, I don't buy store tomatoes. The few times I broke down and bought one, I was so disappointed that I didn't even finish eating them. I have never grown Brandywine, but I'll have to try it now.
I absolutely LOVE the idea of children choosing a different favorite type of home-grown, organic tomatoes!!!
These were my last year's crop. This year's favorites are Abe Lincoln, Australian Beauty, Curtis Cheek, Taiga, Sart Roloise. Carry over from last year because of flavor are pineapple, pink German. 20 or so other varieties that are just ok.
Thorburn Terracotta is a GORGEOUS tomato, also a favorite. But nothing can eat the bursting flavor, meat, and hardiness of the gorgeous Thessaloniki. I've peeled them for canning and had them stolen out of the bowl by my brother (avid tomato hater) who eats them like apples. It's by far the singularly most gorgeous tomato I've ever had.
Wow, thank you. I will try it. Is it a thick or thin skinned tomato?
@@Anne--Marie It's a thin-skinned tomato, but it doesn't split easily like the Terracotta can. Absolutely the best tomato out there and regularly gets to about 5-6ft high. You won't regret growing that beauty!
@@Razzy-sr4oq I just ordered the seeds from Trade Winds Fruit. FYI, the Thessaloniki seeds are on sale there. 25 seeds are one dollar and they offer free shipping at $30. Thanks to you, I went bonkers on seeds. Thank you! 😊
@@Anne--Marie Oooh, thank you so much for the recommendations! I'm so glad you got a great deal on these seeds and are soon going to enjoy the lovely treat of Thessaloniki tomatoes! Always happy to help a fellow gardener! May you have a bountiful harvest, my friend!
This video is one of my favorites. I love coming back and watching these beautiful tomatoes be sliced! 😊
We are of the same mind...I love Green Giant, Brad's Atomic and Lucky Tiger. You might want to try Dr. Wychee? It is large, up to 2 pounds, produces tons of tomatoes, does not split or cats face and has a stronger skin that protects it. It will hold on the vine even when very ripe. Also, try Black Brandywine. For a huge 'black' tomato, it does not split and produces large, amazing tomatoes with that heirloom flavor. I want to try Thorburns
i love your video. I grew 28 different varieties last year. I learned that there is not ‘best’ tomato; every purpose has its best tomato. Some are best for sauce, others for kabob, tomato sandwich, rice, stews, salads, disease resistance, prolific ability, minimal water requirements, less work to care for, canning ability, colors, sweetness, tartness, ability to ripen quickly, and I’m sure other reasons.
Wow!
So what is best for prolifility, sweetness, stew? Those I'm interested
@@toobaffled_on_X_site okay okay…. tough question, b/c there are many to pick from. I found “japanese black trifle” to be a disease resistant, prolific, sweet and savory, beautiful dark red color, meaty tomato. If you want a tomato that can do it all, I recommend ‘Amish Paste’; it is also prolific, did good with disease resistance, very meaty tomatoes but still juicy, few seeds, and big tomatoes, and sweet.
For stews, one very prolific ‘relatively dry’ tomato was the paste variety ‘Federle’. It looks like a giant red pepper, with its very pointy and crooked tip.
A prolific sweet tomato was wapsipinicon peach tomato; although, it’s a yellow/orange tomato. It’s fuzzy, and looks like a peach! Not much acidity, but very beautiful for a tomato salad. I found that I would only need one plant of this variety for salads, as it was so prolific.
I hope this helps!
You grow beautiful tomatoes!!!!! Thanks for sharing. My mouth is totally watering!
I have cherokee purple and mr stripey guiding right now and i can't wait to taste them. My blooms have finally showed their faces
Seeing as to how much you love the green ones, I’m surprised you didn’t bring up Green Zebra! You should try White Tomesol, it’s a big white tomato that tastes phenomenal and is the most disease resistant tomato I’ve grown. Elser Farm’s Brown Derby is another must-have, it’s an Aunt Ruby’s German Green x Paul Robeson hybrid.
I’m growing Tomesol and hoping it will produce tasty tomatoes.
I luv white tomasols this is my 2nd yr growing them. They are mild in flavor. I grew the red zebra this year and they were the worst ever! Very tough skin and mushy, all 8 plants!?!? Not sure what happened there?!?!
@@dS-qo3ex I grew Tomesol last year and gave them all away by mistake. I planted one this year to give it a try and finally got around to planting last month. It's taken off and is loaded with flowers and is producing fruit. Hopefully, the birds and worms won't get to the tomatoes before I can pick them. That's too bad about the Red Zebra because it always a let down to go through all that trouble to nurture a plant from seed only to find out the fruit isn't edible. Cheers!
I grew the White Tomesol this year for the first time and what a delicious tomato. My husband did this was his favorite so will be growing next year.
@@anneciamartin9514 We’re looking forward to trying this tomato. Thanks for your reply and have a good afternoon!
Aunt Ruby, Paul Robeson, Brandywine, are all favorites for flavor. I also highly recommend Black Beauty, Great White, and Old German!
This video inspired me to grow heirlooms this year. I planted Pink Ponderosa.
I’m growing German green for the first time this year and they all turn yellow and slightly blush when they are ripe. I’m also growing green zebra for the first time but they got a late start and I haven’t tried them yet. Black Krim is my favorite. German green is now pretty high on my list. Two of my TH-cam gardeners recommend Kellogg breakfast and those are not ready yet. They do look beautiful so far!
With your favorite being Black Krim there’s other comparable purples that’re easier to grow and just as tasty. Carbon, Paul Robeson, Purple Russian, Vorlon, even Black Cherry has that same sweet smoky flavor going on. I bet you’ll really like the Green Zebras too
@@Birdman6130 are black Krim tomatoes difficult to grow? In what ways? And what should I be looking out for when growing black Krims? This is my first year growing black krims (in a big pot) and so far the plant has been an angel, it’s growing big and fast, has dozens of big almost ripe tomatoes with dozens more coming in, and it’s training up my trellis very well. It’s actually about 7ft tall now which is getting hard to reach the top for training lol
@@Birdman6130 I just wanna know so I can prevent anything happening to it cuz I’m really rooting for that one lol
@@HATINTHEKAT it’s an excellent tomato, but for me has had a tendency to split in my climate, likely due to high humidity. Somewhat mealy textured as well. I’ve had good results otherwise growing tomatoes using fox farms big bloom and langbeinite
Lovely video. I adore real tomato. Many thanks.
You are most welcome
They’re all so beautiful!!!
Thank you, always ~^^
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Thank you for watching!
You need to add information on disease pressure and productivity. I grew Aunt Ruby’s and liked the taste but it was the first to show blight. Got very few fruit off this vine. Brandywine also died from blight fairly early. Grew pineapple for first time, very tasty but not very productive. Most productive… Italian Heirloom, Japanese black truffle, triple crop.
You have given your son a beautiful memory of you growing tomatoes.
I am growing a Cherokee Purple this year. It's not doing very well. I have grown them in the past. Several years ago I grew an orange variety, that I can't recall the name of. Tried raised beds last year because of my bad back. Made beds that were tall enough that I did'nt have to bend over at all. Had no luck with them.
I do the same. I don't buy tomatoes from supermarket, I grow them and wait until they are ready to harvest
My favorite green tomato has to be green giant for taste production and health, but for the zing in a BLT I love Cherokee green, spear's Tennessee green or malachite box Russian green. My favorite black, Paul Robeson
Great list,I have grown most of them, some of my favorites in no particular order: black pinapple aka ananas noir, gold medal,tiffen mennonite, amish paste, cherokee green,kosovo, dr Wyeche, chocolate striped, japanese black truffle, belgium giant
I'll have to try a bunch of these! Thanks for the recommendations, Nicolo.
My favorite tomato is called persimmon, it's a orange variety that is got to be the meatiest tomato I've ever grew. It's pure tomato all the way through with very small seed pods. It's juicy and absolutely the best tomato I've ever eaten.
You have the best tomatoes I've ever seen!
Good video, Large heirlooms via Rare Seeds, I have had good luck with Pineapple for sure. Dr. Wyches, Kelloggs, Pork Chop, mid-range size with Blue Cream (tons of fruit) and Mexico Midgets from Seed Savers. Brad's Atomic seeds sprouted but did not mature, will try them again though. I seed January 1st in Northern CA and under growlights until a bit past first frost and them harden them and out to the raised beds they go. By this time (early August) they are done flowering / fruiting as it's too dang blasted hot.
Dr. Wyches is maybe my favourite but dificult to choose between the hawaian pineaple and that one. So I grow both :-)
Green Giant is one of my new faves! It’s so meaty and sweet. Growing that this year, as well as Aunt Ruby’s, Pink & Yellow Brandywine, Paul Robeson, Pineapple, Orange Jazz, and Brad’s Atomic Grape (that one is taking SO long to ripen!). I have Thorburn’s seeds to be brown next year. I haven’t had an issue with Robeson puckering at the bottom. In fact, it’s the most gorgeous and symmetrical tomato I’ve ever grown, and I just love that rust color! I’m not growing Cherokee Purple this year, but have in the past. Also a delicious heirloom. If you haven’t yet, try Sart Roloise, Great White, and Rosella Purple. Lucky Tiger is the only one in your list I haven’t grown or have the seeds to grow in the future. Great list!
I’m growing several of these from baker creek as well.
Fresh Tomatos are 'Da Bomb!!!
Awesome video, Nicole! Mr. Stripey (the yellow and red version that looks similar to your pineapple variety) was always my favorite, growing up. I love heirlooms but always run into cracking and uneven ripening. Yours are absolutely beautiful! I'll be certain to check out the other videos.
Maybe I'm the only reason no member videos are made anymore. Doesn't matter. Suits me just fine. Check out that two plus year badge. I really need to grow some of them. Can someone lend me time! Love it, Nicole. Fantastic!
Poetic tribute. Brava
Brad’s Atomic Grape are incredibly productive plants. They grow perfect looking fruit that don’t split and hold in the drought and heat so well (6A). They just don’t have much flavor…will give them another try next year.
One year I grew indigo rose, great looking tomato, good production and to this day is the worst tomato I ever tasted and I have grown and tried many varieties
@@Nicola050459 That's what I found with Indigo Apple last year. Held great on the plants, held up to the heat, looked really good and the flavor was hardly there at all.
That's so interesting. I found they have fantastic flavor. The Lucky Tiger I grew has the same hardy qualities as BAG and we found them to be very delicious. Try that one, maybe?
I wouldn't call Brad's Atomic Grape or Lucky Tiger heirlooms as they are more recent introductions. Brad Gates introduced Brad's Atomic Grape, which he developed and Fred Hemple, another tomato breeder introduced Lucky Tiger. Your tomatoes all look delicious. I grow quite a few heirloom tomatoes myself. 🙂
All of these varieties look delicious! My wife and I bought a house in NJ last year. My focus has been fruit trees (zone 7 and some citrus that I bring indoors during winter). I really want to have a nice garden for some tomatoes, beans, and herbs. Are you in NJ too? The best tomatoes grow in Jersey!
Look up James prigioni. He's in jersey
I love this channel. I always learn something here.
Beautiful!!
looks beautiful and tasty 😋😋😋
Yes. Aunt ruby's german Green tomatoes are amazing.do you also find that they taste a bit like a pineapple? Great work on your tomatoes.
I never thought about that! But the next time I eat one, I'll look for it.
Orange Jazz, Yahoo the best ever! Also Blue Beauty, Hard to grow but WOW all are great.
how did you manage to get such productive heirloom plants? I live in the SE and people have told me that despite how seemingly healthy the plants are they're lucky to get more than 6 in a given season.
Please do a 2024 version of this.
How to get these kinds of seeds? I’ve only seen basic ones before. One day, I will have a beautiful garden so rich with delicious fruits & veggies. ❤️
I got all of mine from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - they specialize in preserving heirloom varieties of all kinds of veg!
@@TrueFoodTV Thank you!!
@@WhisperedDelightsASMR Tomatofest sells over 650 heirloom varieties
Hi Nicole,
So interesting different tomatoes 🍅
Our Cherokee Purple did spectacular this year..
Love heirloom tomatoes! Where do you buy the seeds?
Agree!!!!!! You are right one’s you grow a heirloom tomatoe, you will not buy a store tomatoe. And if you do buy it’s a disappointment 😢.
Have a lovely day.
Have you tried San Marzano? I’m growing tons for canning this year. They seem to be super vigorous plants and setting lots of fruit. They certainly have a legend behind them.
Oh, I know San Marzano well from spending extensive time in Campania! They are a wonderful canning tomato!
@@TrueFoodTV What type of tomato would you grow in your garden for canning?
@@davidschumaker5133 for canning these are some of the best: Opalka, Polish Linguisa, Roma ,Amish Paste and Sanmarzano
@@davidschumaker5133 for canning Black Cuban Peperr.
A tomato lover after my own heart. Why cherry or medium sized heirlooms are so much easier to grow and enjoy. Most big heirlooms can't compare even but when you get them right they're great
Great picks but needs eleven...
Midnight Snack you must add to your keeper list delicious and salad size.
You did this video Great love the photos
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Great list! I can vouch for most of these... Aunt Ruby's German Green Giant and and Sudduth's Brandywine are both in my top 3 (Black Krim being the third).
Try Azoychka . It is a tasty and productive heirloom .
Cherokee purple is one of my favorites but i grew pineapple this year as well and it is a presentation stunner. As with many, they often grow faster than i can eat when the weather is right. What do people do with their heirloom to enjoy when the weather is not so ideal (other than give them away during the season)?
Hi, only saw this video today. I purchased 'pineapple' seeds locally (South Africa) but it seems my soil mix is no good for this one. The largest one was around 100gm, all others even smaller. Do you use a special soil for pineapple, and if so could you share it with us please. Would like to try again this year.
Great list!👍
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Thanks for watching!
Hi, love your channel and thank you for the info. Can we use the seed from an heirloom tomatoe? Will it produce the same quality?
Tomatoes is my absolute favorite!! Here in my country, we can sometimes get them from high-end super/hypermarkets. A lot pricier though. But absolutely worth it🧡
Nice video, many of my favorites listed (Thanks to your 2020 video). Next year I'm planning on more dwarf varieties. Same great flavors and fruits in compact plants.
Can I ask where you get your seeds?
How do you manage diseases in your heirloom tomatoes? I have had a lot of problems managing fungal diseases in heirloom varieties and often did not get a crop before they succumbed to the disease .Thus I have mostly grown hybrids.
Remove all the bottom foliage and all the suckers. And spray remaining leaves with copper if you want to go that route, otherwise more organic would be mix of oil and baking soda. Also when you plant take all the leaves of except the top and plant all the way down to develop solid root system. Then i use good fertilizer. Lastly have mulch or something down so that the dirt doesnt splash up and infect the plant. Seems like a lot, but it works well for me. Also water from the base and not get the leaves wet.
My mom always said hot house tomatoes aren't worth a damn.
She's right
interesting fruits and equally good shots!
Thank you for sharing your experience. I agree with your son, lucky tigers are delicious
Brad's are my favorite this year too 😋💚
My favorite fruit as well. 😊
When you say "fruity sweet", would you say they taste more like a fruit than a tomato?
Where do you buy the seeds at?
Is there a purpose to having that single coleus in your tomato box? Also where did you purchase the seeds?
I love the aunt rubys and the lucky tiger.... pineaple is very good but i get only 2 or 3 fruits the black pineaple is way better
I wish I can eat tomatoes like I use too :( I wish I known a tomato that doesn’t cause inflammation. Their harmful to me but I love to grow them to share with people.
great video!!!
What do you think of wood's famous Brimmer tomato?
True food t v. You should have a seed website for sale
Watching your videos on variety of different fruits and vegetables like this one makes me wish there were people doing tastings, like is popular with wine and olive oil.
I would pay almost as much for that experience as a NFL game ticket. 😁
I gave up growing the Brad Atomic, the plants never grow and develop good.
My favourites are Pineaple, dr, Wyches, Paul Robeson, Black Krim, Aunt Rubys, Great White, Carbon, Cherokee purple Black cherry, yellow pear and, Black plum.
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Do you ever have to deal with mealybug infestations? And what is the preferred method for getting rid of them? Neem oil? These mealybugs can become very annoying to deal with.
But where can I buy the seeds?
They all look good! I can't find them here in my area in the Philippines :(
Wish I could grow those tomatoes here in the desert!
Have you tried growing tomatoes in pots? It works for me.
Like the moniker.
@@dodieodie498 I’ve grown in fabric pots and raised beds. I think the tomatoes did better in the fabric pots and plan on growing a few dwarfs in pots next year and see what happens. Cheers!
@@archstanton9703 I'm yet to try the fabric pots/grow bags. I have several varieties growing, but I'm afraid I've forgotten to take note as to what is planted in what plot, I mean pot. ; ) Cheers!
@@dodieodie498 I bought them off Amazon because they were cheap and suppose to air prune the roots for a healthier root system. I've mislabeled plants before and accidentally gave them away. No matter how careful you are, it's easy to mix them up. Cheers!
@@archstanton9703 I might try those one day. I've also been looking at the self watering pots, as keeping ahead of the hot summer has been time consuming. I suppose I won't know which plant is which until they actually produce tomatoes. They are slow to yield this year.
I have to ask....do you get my hints at humor as to your user name?
It's interesting for me that you call them good when they are low on acidity and sweet, in Iran, we like them sour and acid. We usually don't like them if they are sweet.
looks so tasty.
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Sweet sweet sweet....if I wanted sweet, I would look up fruit videos
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OMG! 55 second mark 8-) I want my salt grinder and a fork and I'll eat them all! OMG looks so yummy. I love tomatos so much I am very lucky too i live in california and its christmas right now and I am still growing outside but only salad size for now. Not sure what variety these are but they dont care about frost for some reason. My other plants do care about frost they actually hate it LMAO Merry Xmas to you thanks for awesome video and im only 56 secs in! Im hoping to plant early this year since i rarely get frost here.
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Dear, how we can get the seeds?
I get mine for Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Where do you get the seeds?
Baker creek
Dont know how you can call brads atomic and lucky tiger heirlooms when they were only developed in the last ten years.
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