Luke, we will not get tired of watching you pick tomatoes, trust me. I dont know what it is but watching someone harvest multiple types of tomatoes and peppers is what I scour TH-cam for. Thank you for what you teach us.
Willowdean Vannette since tomatoes are hard to grow up here in Alaska I enjoy watching and wishing I could have an environmental controlled greenhouse here and grow a ton of different varieties. We only do well with sweet 100 and stupice and some arctic /polar hybrids but all are small fruit and not the best flavor compared to others although still better than normal store bought. I wish I could grow varieties up here like they do down south. My grandpa used to grow prized tomatoes in his little farm town in southwest Minnesota and I always thought it was cool when I was a kid in the 80s before he passed.
Chew away....Please do sample your produce on film. I get a good idea if I would want a variety I've never had before based on others real reaction to flavor, texture, sweet/sour ratio & aftertaste reaction. Thanks for sharing your work.
I say it over and over again, but "Thank you Luke, buddy". You have seriously grown on me and I watch at least one of your videos everyday (I know it sounds weird, but I almost consider you as a "friend" lol). I want to purchase a Migardener T-shirt as soon as they are back in stock too. I mostly grow indoor (I LOVE growing orchids, succulents, and cannabis), but by watching these Migardener vidoes, Luke has broadened my confidence and my outdoor garden thrives because of his gardening tips.
Why on earth cant you chew on camera 🤔 thats ridiculous, i love seeing people eat what they grow! Makes me want to grow what they grow, after seeing them enjoy it! People are so precious these days, if you want to chew, chew away 👌🏻 you enjoy those tomatoes 🍅
Amazing video! I've amazed by those Itty bitty tiny tomatoes! Who'd-a-thunk such a thing existed! 😲 I'm a new Gardener & this year I bought a "Ripe Vine Tomato" from the store & decided I wanted to try my hand at growing a plant with some seeds from one of the tomatoes. I put 2 seeds in a red solo cup, a week later no germination so, I thought ok maybe they didn't take so, then I put 4 more seeds in it. A week later I had germination. Yay! Two weeks later I decided to count the stems (because there definitely were a lot more than 4.... And even 6!) There were 32 plants!! After another week goes by I decided to see if I could separate all of them & give them their own solo cup.... I was so proud of myself (being it was my 1st time) & back under the grow light they all went! Then when it was time, I hardened them off, and transplanted them outside into 2 large smartpots containers. I wanted to find out what variety they ate so, a gal did some research & discovered they are the "Compari tomato" (that is widely grown just for distributing to grocery stores.) Ill never know how 6 seeds turned into 32 viable plants!! 🤔
If I don't see you enjoying the fruits of your labor I'm not as interested to grow it. Seeing you enjoy them makes me wanna grow them. Kepp it up! God Bless y'all
Hello. Great video loaded with big amount of information regarding tomatoes. Absolutely superb. Guess what? Nobody can resist eating such lovely organic fruits, freshly harvested after putting so much effort to create such beautiful garden. So, anyone complaining you chewing during the video, I'll say please let it be. Tc. God bless youn family. Happy gardening. 🌿🌿🌿 Asha from Mauritius 🇲🇺.
Thank you for this video about the different tomatoes while you are harvesting. Lovely to actually see the end product you are growing and now harvesting. Looking forward to using the Trifecta this summer, just recently ordered when you got some back available. Glad I went on your wait list, thanks for the notice! We now are using fabric grow bags in much of the garden. Two main reasons- moles for one and the other is the soil is heavily clayed and a lot of rocks too. Just not worth the trouble to dig and amend. Love the grow bags! Have various sizes and they drains so excellently. Have them up on a pallet, not directly on the ground. Good aeration, longer bag life. I see one of your blogs talks about these, will go back to read the article one of these days. Lovely blogs, thanks there too. Dona from Oregon..
Uggggh re watching all the summer harvest videos because your going to be so busy this year and I can't wait for summer ....so excited to see what you've got going on this year. Thank you good Sir. Your dream is feeding my family . We love MIgardener
I spent a small fortune from your seed store this year. Just so many great things to grow and taste. Loving all the tomato varieties we bought along with all the other things I chose, they are all growing very well.
Picked a Pink Boy tomato too early because I thought it split when it was just because we had a dry spell followed by a whole day of rain. Don't make my mistake people. Heirloom tomatoes look different for a reason.
I didn't even realize this was over 20 minutes long. I could have kept watching. Also, I don't mind the chewing. There are entire channels for people who like to watch others people eat, so I doubt the people who hate seeing people chewing are a majority.
Hi Luke, I would like to learn more about succession planting from you as well as the varieties of tomatoes we can harvest once the cooler temps come...more cold hardy varieties if there is such a thing. I would like to do more planting along with you. To be able to compare and contrast since all my seeds come from Migardener 😉
I'm glad you chew on camera! My daughter hates tomato texture, but I almost heard a crunch when you bit in the Tessa's currant so she may like that one. Heading over to your store to shop now. Chew away!
My favorite tomato that I have grown this year is the Yellow Peach Tomato. I have never seen a tomato with fuzzy skin, but boy are they sweet! Some of them even turn almost red in spots too. The Gooseberry tomatoes I grew this year are also great and so numerous!
You mean Garden Peach. It is a reliable producer, I might grow it again next year. You might also like Jaune Flamme, it is by far the most prolific orange salad heirloom variety, if you like tart with some sweetness.
Luke is my favorite gardener TH-cam channel. He lives in Michigan, so living in the south half of Indiana, I know his season information is correct and gives me extra space. Secondly, he nerds out like I do on this stuff. Finally his advice is really good, and cheap. He's not trying to wear tight pants, or show cleavage, he gives good advice. Bu,t I suspect some girls find him "interesting," for all the right reasons.
Hey Luke! Could you do an updated video on fall gardens? I would love to see if your methods have changed, or if you have found different varieties of veggies that you prefer for fall.
This year was the 1st year (in 10) that I didn't grow Tomatoes (due to various reasons). These are the videos I was awaiting!!! Thanks, Luke. *edit: I can't wait for next Season!!!
This video was amazing! Loved hearing all the back stories of the tomatoes....please include these stories on your site and your seed packets too! I am loving Dr Wyche this year! ♥️
Thanks for all your help and teaching you do on this channel, I have learned more from your channel than any other! Thanks to you the garden pests are under control! God bless
I have a problem with stink bugs and with a wet summer I have fungus issue. 2 plants have already died. Fortunately I have not had to deal with too cool of nights. Also a groundhog has decided to take up residence under my shed. The babies are cute but I wish they would eat other plants like all the weeds near my plants.
Same here, stink bugs on my bean plants and the leaves on them are turning yellow with big brown spots in the middle, everyday I'm picking at least 30 leaves or more because I just dont like the looks of them, some leaves turn all brown and shriveled and become slimy, idk what is going on and I've tried everything from pesticide to fungicide, hydrogen peroxide also, I have two more sets of plants up so hopefully they do better, oh also now all of a sudden my pods are yellow and skinny and look empty? 🤷♀️
same groundhog problems here Jeff... I found that installing reused plastic fruit containers on the tomato fruit cluster prevents the groundhogs from damaging them. And you only need to do this to the first 2-3 fruit clusters. Good luck!
Luke, Nice video....again!!! You need to put a link to every one of those. I for one would be getting them on order soon. I found some but not all and I realize some are out of stock but I will be waiting for them. Thanks again for the output
Hi again,thank you so much for showing us your tomatoes.I love tomatoes so much,I have about 20 varieties this year,but please,tell us how do you keep them so healthy? I planted brendy wine yellow and red for a first time,and the yellow one is my best favourite for the year,but I havent even tried the red ones,they burned and got soft and orangy,ill.... all the vines are burning.What do you spray them with( I mean bio,home made sprays,I use my own brew ,but doesnt help much? Thank you :). And-haha,it is actualy very appealing,my mouth was watering as I watch you trying this tomatoes,I have to run out to my tomatoes to have some :D
I love it when you eat the food you produce and describe the taste. I don't know why it would bother people. Chewing is fine because that's how people eat.
Yes, it was a slow start for us here in northeastern PA as well, but my tomato plants are LOADED with green tomatoes, so I'm looking forward to a nice harvest this year! I have some of your Brandywine growing, as well as some Vintage Wine -- they look so gorgeous, even in the green state! BTW -- love the new specs! :)
Luke I agree with you on waiting to bring your tomato plants outside when it is cold outside. Our customers in Illinois and Indiana who followed that advice this year are happy they did so. The eager planters who did not wait are not as happy. Other than that you have such a great tomato selection this year. 😎😎😎😎
Luke, thank you so much for this post, I watch everything you do and we love it all! I would like to ask if you would post a list of the tomato names here for us?
Wow! So many different tomatoes. It would take a lot of room and work to grow them all. I finally made it to your store in Port Huron nice place. You weren't there but heard where you were. May you do good in your new endeavor. Lots of work to do there.
To Jerry Salgat: I'm in Port Huron, too, but didn't realize Luke had a store here! Please tell me where it is. I'm lovin' these MIGargener videos, which I only just discovered, and was hoping to see that Luke had grown a Caspian Pink, a favorite that rivals Brandywine! I plan to try some that Luke showed us and love to see him enjoy them on camera! Yum! 😃🍅🌿
Loved this video so helpful for next season. My favorite this year are the Dr. Wyches they are so good. Thanks Luke for all this great information! Can’t wait to try the Pai Pai next year. I’m loving my Roma and San Marzano’s this year.
This is fantastic to see! I love that there is such a diverse variety of tomatoes out there! I'm growing tomatoes for the first time this year, some sungolds. I'm pretty behind too but I've got tons of green tomatoes on there growing and ripening!
Hope to see the Rose, Tigerella, Pai Pai, Afghan Orange, Gold Rush Currant, Tiffen Mennonite and Dr. Wyches yellow Tomatoes for sale in store next season
Love this video and the time you took with the plants and the in-depth knowledge you shared about them. You’re the first garden channel I found years ago and you are definitely a channel I like to try and watch EVERY video that is put out...time and life permitting. I sometimes have to go and watch a bunch at a time. Your tomatoes and plants look AMAZING! I know you’ve done lots of videos on tomatoes but maybe you could do a mid season video on “why” your plants look so good and how the fruit is very clean looking and not cracked and ugly. Is it the trifecta that keeps them looking so good?
I am growing Flavor Bomb Cherry Tomatoes. I got 20 seeds out of 1 Tomato but I only planted 12 plants. My Tomatoes are still green n smaller than its original mother tomato n can’t wait to harvest n eat them.
I love your video by the way! All of them really! I bet you’d be a great neighbor to have, and just talk about gardening… or more importantly, have BBQs!
Mine went outdoors late for the same reasons too.All are indeterminate, not single stemmed. They are at 7feet tall, but the cage is about 6', so I dont think theyll get much taller. There's tomatoes, but all been green. I need more sun here!
It’s amazing how many tomato vanities there are available to us in the USA to grow! (I know there’s thousands in the world). I am growing 32 varities this year, and you are growing only one of mine… and all of mine are uncommon heirloom verities as well. -only one hybrid, 4th of July tomato, so i get an early harvest!
There is a short growing season where I live and it is never 75 deg at night. So I plant Early Girl tomatoes and they have always done really well. Cherry tomatoes also do well here.
Watching this now on my tv and can’t wait for you to carry these seeds so I can grow them! Thanks! And chew away!!! 😋 If you decide to list these tomatoes out for us that would be great too😂
I lived in Yucatan, Mexico for many years. I tried to grow tomatoes every way I could think of. Total failure. One day I was walking the sand beach road and found tiny tiny tomatoes. Teases land raised current sounds like it was that tomato incredible flavor!
All of my squash and melons are stunted from weather along with powdery mildew. Only my cucumbers and watermelons are getting past it. Tomatoes also just now ripening
First off, I love seeing the wonderful produce you grow and the information you give is very helpful for a fellow MI grower, however i am curious why you always snip the larger tomatoes off the plants as opposed to using a gental lift and 10 degree-ish twist?
Love your vids, dude! I really don't know ANYTHING about tomatoes, but trying to grow some Roma, Roma VF, and Independence Day Cherry. What is the best source to research what type is used for different purposes? Salads, pasta sauce, sandwiches, etc.
I’m going to have to expand my garden so I can add some of these. I definitely want to try the pie pie tomato it looks similar to a variety that that my aunt grows in Sicily
Hey MIGardener. Can you make a video on the seasons and crops you can plant? I am from hardiness zone 9 and I thought you just grew for your whole grow season. Mine is like 299 days or something however, I watched part of a vid from you on season crops and I realized my peppers are getting hurt by 100 degree weather. Do you or could you make a video or give examples of what you plant per season. Or maybe crop rotation or what you do?
Off the top of my head- He has one about fall crops that might have good info for you. He basically said you can grow any plant you want as long as it can withstand the temperature and has a long enough growing period.
Absolutely fantastic crop Luke!!! Have you tried growing 'Blush', an heirloom from Johnny's Selected Seeds? Highly recommend. Are you growing pumpkins this year?
I love your matter-of-fact-ness "The answer is nothing" I would say though that mulching with black/dark mulch or using other dark bedding material helps the soil collect and then hold more heat from the day which it releases back at night. I bet you could even paint some brick black and lay them in the garden around your tomatoes to absorb and release more heat.
Luke, I love watching your videos. I grow my tomatoes in large cages and they get over 6 ft tall, I trim off the top several times during the summer. I get tons of tomatoes but too many leaves. There are several varieties of tomatoes you have shown that I would like to try next year, can you explain how to get to your store?
Gonna have to grow a few next year had good luck with black krim this year but they are too prone to cracking here in Michigan but the black seaman looks almost identical and doesn’t crack so far so guess I’ll try more of those next year
At least you can harvest yours! I am at an urban garden and all my tomatoes and peppers are being picked by strangers before I have the chance to pick them. I suspect the owners of the nearby plots...
Well, that makes sense as to why my tomtoes haven't ripen yet. We haven't had warm enough nights. Sigh. I really am thinking I'm not going to have much from my tomatoes this year. Wished I would have gotten some yellow and orange type. But then I didn't know how this summer was going to go.
My tomato story... Had a guest coming on Friday, and planned to make gazpacho. Bought nice big and red toms at the grocery store. Cutting them at home they all had a core like a log for a fireplace. It went deep inside, was wider than the brown stem point, and was so hard that my very sharp knife got stuck in it. The flavor was okay...nothing special, and was overwhelmed by the other ingredients....vinegar and garlic. So Monday we are taking our dog to a trainer in town about 15 minutes south of us. Happened to pass a roadside vegetable market. I bought several varieties of tom’s and had the first giant one as a tomato sandwich yesterday. My husband used some for a salad, and I used the rest for another sandwich today. There was no hard stem in the center, the flavor was rich, and strongly tomato, and it had a wonderful texture throughout...nothing pithy or mealy, nor impossible to chew. My own plants got a late start because we just moved here and my garden was late. Seeing what can be grown locally has me so exited for next year!
I’m in Nova Scotia and we’re a bit behind you... we have green tomatoes on some plants and flowers on most others but nothing ready to eat yet. That long cold wet spring didn’t do us any favours.
Luke, we will not get tired of watching you pick tomatoes, trust me.
I dont know what it is but watching someone harvest multiple types of tomatoes and peppers is what I scour TH-cam for.
Thank you for what you teach us.
Willowdean Vannette since tomatoes are hard to grow up here in Alaska I enjoy watching and wishing I could have an environmental controlled greenhouse here and grow a ton of different varieties. We only do well with sweet 100 and stupice and some arctic /polar hybrids but all are small fruit and not the best flavor compared to others although still better than normal store bought. I wish I could grow varieties up here like they do down south. My grandpa used to grow prized tomatoes in his little farm town in southwest Minnesota and I always thought it was cool when I was a kid in the 80s before he passed.
Me too!
Chew away....Please do sample your produce on film. I get a good idea if I would want a variety I've never had before based on others real reaction to flavor, texture, sweet/sour ratio & aftertaste reaction. Thanks for sharing your work.
Chew away! Nobody’s complaining 😁
I say it over and over again, but "Thank you Luke, buddy". You have seriously grown on me and I watch at least one of your videos everyday (I know it sounds weird, but I almost consider you as a "friend" lol). I want to purchase a Migardener T-shirt as soon as they are back in stock too.
I mostly grow indoor (I LOVE growing orchids, succulents, and cannabis), but by watching these Migardener vidoes, Luke has broadened my confidence and my outdoor garden thrives because of his gardening tips.
Why on earth cant you chew on camera 🤔 thats ridiculous, i love seeing people eat what they grow! Makes me want to grow what they grow, after seeing them enjoy it! People are so precious these days, if you want to chew, chew away 👌🏻 you enjoy those tomatoes 🍅
I agree. Mukbang!
Right? People are silly
Coz Karens are everwhere
My thoughts exactly.
I definitely get squeamish watching uncouth people's slovenly eating, but snacking on fresh garden produce hardly fits that.
Amazing video! I've amazed by those Itty bitty tiny tomatoes! Who'd-a-thunk such a thing existed! 😲
I'm a new Gardener & this year I bought a "Ripe Vine Tomato" from the store & decided I wanted to try my hand at growing a plant with some seeds from one of the tomatoes.
I put 2 seeds in a red solo cup, a week later no germination so, I thought ok maybe they didn't take so, then I put 4 more seeds in it.
A week later I had germination. Yay!
Two weeks later I decided to count the stems (because there definitely were a lot more than 4.... And even 6!) There were 32 plants!! After another week goes by I decided to see if I could separate all of them & give them their own solo cup.... I was so proud of myself (being it was my 1st time) & back under the grow light they all went! Then when it was time, I hardened them off, and transplanted them outside into 2 large smartpots containers. I wanted to find out what variety they ate so, a gal did some research & discovered they are the "Compari tomato" (that is widely grown just for distributing to grocery stores.)
Ill never know how 6 seeds turned into 32 viable plants!! 🤔
That rose tomato is gorgeous. Wonder if I can talk my husband into a third MiGardener order for the month of July. LOL
If I don't see you enjoying the fruits of your labor I'm not as interested to grow it. Seeing you enjoy them makes me wanna grow them. Kepp it up! God Bless y'all
Hello. Great video loaded with big amount of information regarding tomatoes. Absolutely superb. Guess what? Nobody can resist eating such lovely organic fruits, freshly harvested after putting so much effort to create such beautiful garden. So, anyone complaining you chewing during the video, I'll say please let it be. Tc. God bless youn family. Happy gardening. 🌿🌿🌿
Asha from Mauritius 🇲🇺.
Thank you for this video about the different tomatoes while you are harvesting. Lovely to actually see the end product you are growing and now harvesting. Looking forward to using the Trifecta this summer, just recently ordered when you got some back available. Glad I went on your wait list, thanks for the notice! We now are using fabric grow bags in much of the garden. Two main reasons- moles for one and the other is the soil is heavily clayed and a lot of rocks too. Just not worth the trouble to dig and amend. Love the grow bags! Have various sizes and they drains so excellently. Have them up on a pallet, not directly on the ground. Good aeration, longer bag life. I see one of your blogs talks about these, will go back to read the article one of these days. Lovely blogs, thanks there too. Dona from Oregon..
Uggggh re watching all the summer harvest videos because your going to be so busy this year and I can't wait for summer ....so excited to see what you've got going on this year. Thank you good Sir. Your dream is feeding my family . We love MIgardener
I want a man to love me like this man loves his tomatoes
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love it when you describe the different varieties you grow. It definitely inspires me to buy more seeds, lol
I got my first tomato sandwich today August 1st. in SE Missouri. Very informative new varieties to try next year.
Watching your videos have taught me soo much.
Thank you!!
Hopefully you will do a video on picking the green zebra tomatoes when they’re ripe! I’m growing them this year and have lots of green ones
I spent a small fortune from your seed store this year. Just so many great things to grow and taste. Loving all the tomato varieties we bought along with all the other things I chose, they are all growing very well.
The Roma tomato seeds I bought from you all sprouted...I’m starting a second crop 🤗
Patti Hayden Thats a great container variety!! Good Luck :)
Picked a Pink Boy tomato too early because I thought it split when it was just because we had a dry spell followed by a whole day of rain. Don't make my mistake people. Heirloom tomatoes look different for a reason.
I had no idea about temperatures and ripening. So interesting. Thanks 🤗
I didn't even realize this was over 20 minutes long. I could have kept watching. Also, I don't mind the chewing. There are entire channels for people who like to watch others people eat, so I doubt the people who hate seeing people chewing are a majority.
Hi Luke, I would like to learn more about succession planting from you as well as the varieties of tomatoes we can harvest once the cooler temps come...more cold hardy varieties if there is such a thing. I would like to do more planting along with you. To be able to compare and contrast since all my seeds come from Migardener 😉
I'm glad you chew on camera! My daughter hates tomato texture, but I almost heard a crunch when you bit in the Tessa's currant so she may like that one. Heading over to your store to shop now. Chew away!
My favorite tomato that I have grown this year is the Yellow Peach Tomato. I have never seen a tomato with fuzzy skin, but boy are they sweet! Some of them even turn almost red in spots too. The Gooseberry tomatoes I grew this year are also great and so numerous!
You mean Garden Peach. It is a reliable producer, I might grow it again next year.
You might also like Jaune Flamme, it is by far the most prolific orange salad heirloom variety, if you like tart with some sweetness.
Luke is my favorite gardener TH-cam channel. He lives in Michigan, so living in the south half of Indiana, I know his season information is correct and gives me extra space. Secondly, he nerds out like I do on this stuff. Finally his advice is really good, and cheap. He's not trying to wear tight pants, or show cleavage, he gives good advice. Bu,t I suspect some girls find him "interesting," for all the right reasons.
Thank you for expanding my seed list for next year 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hey Luke! Could you do an updated video on fall gardens? I would love to see if your methods have changed, or if you have found different varieties of veggies that you prefer for fall.
Thank you man! I enjoyed seeing the different types of tomatoes!
This year was the 1st year (in 10) that I didn't grow Tomatoes (due to various reasons). These are the videos I was awaiting!!! Thanks, Luke.
*edit: I can't wait for next Season!!!
This video was amazing! Loved hearing all the back stories of the tomatoes....please include these stories on your site and your seed packets too! I am loving Dr Wyche this year! ♥️
Beautiful tomatoes. I'm going to have to go get some more exciting varieties next year.
I love your opening music. It’s a soothing melody.
Love learning about all the different varieties. Yep, I'm inspired to try some different ones!
Thanks for all your help and teaching you do on this channel, I have learned more from your channel than any other! Thanks to you the garden pests are under control! God bless
Yum chew away I wish I could try the yellow ones..... yummy 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Yes, chew away! I like to see your reaction to the flavors; it's real!
Been a tough year here in Michigan. I’m still waiting for my first ripe tomato. Normally I’ve had several BLTs by now!
My tomatoes are still green also but I have a lot on the vine. I can't wait!
Same with me here in Waterford, MI.
Same here. Indiana
The deer took my first few ripe yellow cherries, I’m so sad, my first year of gardening too.
Love seeing the different varieties, already choosing new ones for next year to grow! Thanks!
I’m in northern Washington and a lot of my tomatoes are just now starting to ripen and produce more. Chew on camera !!
Thank you so much for showing us different types and telling us.
I have a problem with stink bugs and with a wet summer I have fungus issue. 2 plants have already died. Fortunately I have not had to deal with too cool of nights. Also a groundhog has decided to take up residence under my shed. The babies are cute but I wish they would eat other plants like all the weeds near my plants.
Same here, stink bugs on my bean plants and the leaves on them are turning yellow with big brown spots in the middle, everyday I'm picking at least 30 leaves or more because I just dont like the looks of them, some leaves turn all brown and shriveled and become slimy, idk what is going on and I've tried everything from pesticide to fungicide, hydrogen peroxide also, I have two more sets of plants up so hopefully they do better, oh also now all of a sudden my pods are yellow and skinny and look empty? 🤷♀️
same groundhog problems here Jeff... I found that installing reused plastic fruit containers on the tomato fruit cluster prevents the groundhogs from damaging them. And you only need to do this to the first 2-3 fruit clusters. Good luck!
Luke, Nice video....again!!! You need to put a link to every one of those. I for one would be getting them on order soon. I found some but not all and I realize some are out of stock but I will be waiting for them. Thanks again for the output
Hi again,thank you so much for showing us your tomatoes.I love tomatoes so much,I have about 20 varieties this year,but please,tell us how do you keep them so healthy? I planted brendy wine yellow and red for a first time,and the yellow one is my best favourite for the year,but I havent even tried the red ones,they burned and got soft and orangy,ill.... all the vines are burning.What do you spray them with( I mean bio,home made sprays,I use my own brew ,but doesnt help much? Thank you :). And-haha,it is actualy very appealing,my mouth was watering as I watch you trying this tomatoes,I have to run out to my tomatoes to have some :D
I love it when you eat the food you produce and describe the taste. I don't know why it would bother people. Chewing is fine because that's how people eat.
Yes, it was a slow start for us here in northeastern PA as well, but my tomato plants are LOADED with green tomatoes, so I'm looking forward to a nice harvest this year! I have some of your Brandywine growing, as well as some Vintage Wine -- they look so gorgeous, even in the green state! BTW -- love the new specs! :)
It's perfectly OK to "chew" on camera but don't expectorate! Thanks!
And ~ thanks, again for the great info!
Luke I agree with you on waiting to bring your tomato plants outside when it is cold outside. Our customers in Illinois and Indiana who followed that advice this year are happy they did so. The eager planters who did not wait are not as happy.
Other than that you have such a great tomato selection this year. 😎😎😎😎
Cute spider at 5:00. You interrupted his hangout. :) Thanks for the video!
I love how detailed you are.
Love the video! Thanks for sharing your garden.
Luke, thank you so much for this post, I watch everything you do and we love it all!
I would like to ask if you would post a list of the tomato names here for us?
Wow! So many different tomatoes. It would take a lot of room and work to grow them all. I finally made it to your store in Port Huron nice place. You weren't there but heard where you were. May you do good in your new endeavor. Lots of work to do there.
To Jerry Salgat: I'm in Port Huron, too, but didn't realize Luke had a store here! Please tell me where it is. I'm lovin' these MIGargener videos, which I only just discovered, and was hoping to see that Luke had grown a Caspian Pink, a favorite that rivals Brandywine! I plan to try some that Luke showed us and love to see him enjoy them on camera! Yum! 😃🍅🌿
Oops! *MIgardener
His store is at 227 Huron Ave. Port Huron
@@jerrysalgat3406 Thanks, Jerry! His store must be next to or near the Sail Away Cafe. I'll be sure to look it up very soon. Happy Gardening Neighbor!
Loved this video so helpful for next season. My favorite this year are the Dr. Wyches they are so good. Thanks Luke for all this great information! Can’t wait to try the Pai Pai next year. I’m loving my Roma and San Marzano’s this year.
This is fantastic to see! I love that there is such a diverse variety of tomatoes out there! I'm growing tomatoes for the first time this year, some sungolds. I'm pretty behind too but I've got tons of green tomatoes on there growing and ripening!
Hope to see the Rose, Tigerella, Pai Pai, Afghan Orange, Gold Rush Currant, Tiffen Mennonite and Dr. Wyches yellow Tomatoes for sale in store next season
Garrett we have rose, Afghan orange, tiffen mennonite, and dr. Wyches already! :)
@@MIgardener Might buy those for next year in case they sell out early or wait to buy at beginning of next season then !
Is there a list, anywhere, of all the varieties you've grown this year? Specifically the tomatoes and peppers?
Love this video and the time you took with the plants and the in-depth knowledge you shared about them. You’re the first garden channel I found years ago and you are definitely a channel I like to try and watch EVERY video that is put out...time and life permitting. I sometimes have to go and watch a bunch at a time. Your tomatoes and plants look AMAZING! I know you’ve done lots of videos on tomatoes but maybe you could do a mid season video on “why” your plants look so good and how the fruit is very clean looking and not cracked and ugly. Is it the trifecta that keeps them looking so good?
I am growing Flavor Bomb Cherry Tomatoes. I got 20 seeds out of 1 Tomato but I only planted 12 plants. My Tomatoes are still green n smaller than its original mother tomato n can’t wait to harvest n eat them.
Wish I had time to watch all your videos so much good info
I love your video by the way! All of them really! I bet you’d be a great neighbor to have, and just talk about gardening… or more importantly, have BBQs!
Luke could you do a video explaining the differences between the pro mixes so that we all can understand the major differences please
Those afgan orange tomatoes look super cool!
I grew some golden currents last year, most were no bigger than a marble, between a pea and marble. Amazing little things.
That gold Rush currant, wow!!!! Never seen so many flowers/fruit in one bunch! Do you sell this type of tomatoes? id love to buy seeds!
He sells seeds in pockets of $1/ pocket, mostly. I went to his store n met him personally.
He has hundreds of seeds available and all for a great price too!!! Even though I ordered from Canada it was much cheaper than buying my seeds locally
You can chew on camera. This had me dreaming of summer right around the corner. God bless!
Mine went outdoors late for the same reasons too.All are indeterminate, not single stemmed. They are at 7feet tall, but the cage is about 6', so I dont think theyll get much taller. There's tomatoes, but all been green. I need more sun here!
Put mine out and weather stunted them, have mostly are green tomatoes right now but starting to ripen
20:24 on a scale from one to a lemon?
I caught that too! Made me smile!
It’s amazing how many tomato vanities there are available to us in the USA to grow! (I know there’s thousands in the world). I am growing 32 varities this year, and you are growing only one of mine… and all of mine are uncommon heirloom verities as well.
-only one hybrid, 4th of July tomato, so i get an early harvest!
Love that tomato harvesting baby girl!
Your smile at the end🙌🏻 haha such a great video please do more of these!!
There is a short growing season where I live and it is never 75 deg at night. So I plant Early Girl tomatoes and they have always done really well. Cherry tomatoes also do well here.
Harvest and taste test! I would love a taste test, maybe with the whole MIgardener family!
I would enjoy that too
There is just TOO much to choose from!! 😍
Matt's Wild Cherry small, grows on tressas, flavor is amazing.
Watching this now on my tv and can’t wait for you to carry these seeds so I can grow them! Thanks!
And chew away!!! 😋
If you decide to list these tomatoes out for us that would be great too😂
I lived in Yucatan, Mexico for many years. I tried to grow tomatoes every way I could think of. Total failure. One day I was walking the sand beach road and found tiny tiny tomatoes. Teases land raised current sounds like it was that tomato incredible flavor!
Cotting White you should have saved the seeds!
Yes I should have saved the seeds. I can still taste those teeny fruits with their powerful punch. Most tomatoes in The Yucatan are not worth eating!
My garden is late too, Luke. My tomatoes are just ripening also. My watermelons won't even be ready til October.
All of my squash and melons are stunted from weather along with powdery mildew. Only my cucumbers and watermelons are getting past it. Tomatoes also just now ripening
I'm glad I'm not the only one having issues.
Thank you for this video! I am growing the Italian tomato you suggested last year. Doing great! P.S. I would NOT fall asleep on a tomato video! :)))
Remember when you ate Orange Roussolinni? I bought those because you obviously loved them so much!
Wasn't even the thumbnail 😂
My thoughts exactly! :)
Chelsea Lidy 😂
W🍅W ! So many varieties 🫢 thanks for this video. Very informative …
👏 👍 so much to “ketchup” 🤭
First off, I love seeing the wonderful produce you grow and the information you give is very helpful for a fellow MI grower, however i am curious why you always snip the larger tomatoes off the plants as opposed to using a gental lift and 10 degree-ish twist?
Great episode! Thanks. But I think it's Tiger-ella not Tigger! (Not sure what Tigger would think of that 🐯.)
Love your vids, dude! I really don't know ANYTHING about tomatoes, but trying to grow some Roma, Roma VF, and Independence Day Cherry. What is the best source to research what type is used for different purposes? Salads, pasta sauce, sandwiches, etc.
I’m going to have to expand my garden so I can add some of these. I definitely want to try the pie pie tomato it looks similar to a variety that that my aunt grows in Sicily
Hey MIGardener. Can you make a video on the seasons and crops you can plant? I am from hardiness zone 9 and I thought you just grew for your whole grow season. Mine is like 299 days or something however, I watched part of a vid from you on season crops and I realized my peppers are getting hurt by 100 degree weather. Do you or could you make a video or give examples of what you plant per season. Or maybe crop rotation or what you do?
Off the top of my head- He has one about fall crops that might have good info for you. He basically said you can grow any plant you want as long as it can withstand the temperature and has a long enough growing period.
Absolutely fantastic crop Luke!!! Have you tried growing 'Blush', an heirloom from Johnny's Selected Seeds? Highly recommend. Are you growing pumpkins this year?
I love your matter-of-fact-ness
"The answer is nothing"
I would say though that mulching with black/dark mulch or using other dark bedding material helps the soil collect and then hold more heat from the day which it releases back at night. I bet you could even paint some brick black and lay them in the garden around your tomatoes to absorb and release more heat.
Currant tomatoes are sweet and yummy
Does anyone know if Tess's Land Race currents is the same as the Mexico Midget tomato (highlighted in Epic Tomatoes by Craig)?
good question.
Luke, I love watching your videos. I grow my tomatoes in large cages and they get over 6 ft tall, I trim off the top several times during the summer. I get tons of tomatoes but too many leaves. There are several varieties of tomatoes you have shown that I would like to try next year, can you explain how to get to your store?
Luke could you please tell us where you get the seeds for varieties that are not on MIGARDENER like the Afghan orange tomato?
Love this video iv had so many yellow and orange cherry tomatoes and its just been an onslaught of cherry tomatoes for me this year.
Gonna have to grow a few next year had good luck with black krim this year but they are too prone to cracking here in Michigan but the black seaman looks almost identical and doesn’t crack so far so guess I’ll try more of those next year
hi have you ever considered to grow some giant tomato variety called gigantomo? i have read it is a really big one average 4lbs.
At least you can harvest yours! I am at an urban garden and all my tomatoes and peppers are being picked by strangers before I have the chance to pick them. I suspect the owners of the nearby plots...
That's honestly so sad.
Very enjoyable video
Well, that makes sense as to why my tomtoes haven't ripen yet. We haven't had warm enough nights. Sigh. I really am thinking I'm not going to have much from my tomatoes this year. Wished I would have gotten some yellow and orange type. But then I didn't know how this summer was going to go.
My tomato story... Had a guest coming on Friday, and planned to make gazpacho. Bought nice big and red toms at the grocery store. Cutting them at home they all had a core like a log for a fireplace. It went deep inside, was wider than the brown stem point, and was so hard that my very sharp knife got stuck in it.
The flavor was okay...nothing special, and was overwhelmed by the other ingredients....vinegar and garlic.
So Monday we are taking our dog to a trainer in town about 15 minutes south of us. Happened to pass a roadside vegetable market. I bought several varieties of tom’s and had the first giant one as a tomato sandwich yesterday. My husband used some for a salad, and I used the rest for another sandwich today. There was no hard stem in the center, the flavor was rich, and strongly tomato, and it had a wonderful texture throughout...nothing pithy or mealy, nor impossible to chew.
My own plants got a late start because we just moved here and my garden was late. Seeing what can be grown locally has me so exited for next year!
I’m in Nova Scotia and we’re a bit behind you... we have green tomatoes on some plants and flowers on most others but nothing ready to eat yet. That long cold wet spring didn’t do us any favours.