2019 Tomato Tour

[@davewmck]

Nice update Paula. I grew climbing trip-l crop this year and was very impressed with fruit size and flavor

[@gapey]

Hmm haven't heard of that one. Will look it up.

[@dreamytangerine8413]

Unique varieties. Enjoyed your update. 🍅😊💚

[@garden4life622]

My favorite cherry tomato is Sun Sugar. It is an improved Hybrid variety from Sun Gold. It doesn't split on the vine as much and is even sweeter if you can believe it! I also tried an Heirloom cross this year called Cherokee Carbon. BEST tomato I have ever tasted! Sweet, nice texture, and a great meaty consistency. Thanks for your tomato update!

[@gapey]

oh I got Cherokee Carbon seeds from a friend this year. I may have to give those a try for next year. I've got sun sugar seeds too but haven't tried them yet. Will add them to the grow list for next year too. Always interested in hearing other people's favorite varieties.

[@garden4life622]

@@gapey Yes. The Cherokee Carbon was even sweeter and more flavorful than the Pink Brandywine I grew which is hard to top.

[@Blaccsparrow]

Where can I find these cages?

[@gapey]

tomatocage.com/

[@Robs346]

Great tomato varieties! The unknown Roma sure looks like a money maker plant with those bunching and size tomatoes. My galaxy tomatoes took forever and have ripe ones now and gonna be trying one out today

[@gapey]

Not sure about the mystery. I looked up money maker and I think the fruits on mine might be a little bigger than those but not sure. Almost seems like a hybrid. The fruits are pretty consistently sized and plentiful.

[@marinaz6224]

Thanks for your tomatoes update.👍My crazy Barry’s not sweet at all, lot of sun,Illinois, I got from Baker Creek seeds.What the name🍅on 3:30 Can you sell seeds?

[@gapey]

Wow that's too bad. Everyone I know that has grown it has been very sweet. That tomato is the fertunia, grown by @themoderndaysettler's family for generations. Can't get them anywhere but I have been saving lots of seeds if people want to trade for them or can send me a SASE and I'll send you some.

[@marinaz6224]

Gapeys Grub I can send a SASE, thank you! What address should I send to?

[@gapey]

@@marinaz6224 Sure, please msg me from my youtube about page. I'm not going to post my address publicly. I don't see any info on how to contact you through your about page.

[@Naugamonster]

@@gapey Hi Paula, may I send you a SASE for Fertunia seeds? Would really love to give them a go here in central CA. You can reply to me via Insta: @naugamonster. Thanks so much for introducing this special tomato to us!!

[@etherspin]

that garden peach is almost certainly a seed mixup by the supplier. should be matte appearance (not reflecting much light in white gleam) and medium size , something in the realm of a golf or squash ball that looks like a really typical yellow cherry type :) the Blue Beauty looks crazy cool. If I had those I'd be kinda sad when they were getting too ripe to keep decorating my bench ! wow ! cosmo is also phenomenal in appearance - no idea if it would taste good but the main one I've heard of being tasty from wild boar instead of decorative is the crazy cherry

[@gapey]

I get quite a few of my seeds from seed swaps and often get surprises. ;) Barry's Crazy Cherry is my all time fav tomato.

[@ThedawnchorusPlot]

Hi, that’s awesome update, I love some of the colours on those tomatoes, you do have a mixed bag there, but if you try new varieties I suppose that’s what happens, I’m very envious of your tomato support cages, we don’t get anything like that over here within a budget, they will last you a lifetime, I love sun gold but don’t think I will grow it again because it seems to split even more now than it used to, that could be down to a weakening in the breeding? Many thanks for sharing, hope your keeping well kind regards alan 🌿...... THE DAWN CHORUS PLOT

[@gapey]

oh the cages definitely weren't cheap but they will last a long time so I think they are worth it in the long run. I think there's a lot of sun golds out there that aren't all the same. You might try getting a different batch of seeds. I've tried a few different sources and they aren't all the same. This year they aren't as productive and taking longer than usual to ripen. They used to be one of my first to ripen. I don't think I'll grow this one again. I've got seeds from a few different sources.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

the ones in your compost heap are suffering due to lack of water. Blossom end rot can occur through lack of water - not enough water to take the calcium up through the plant.

[@gapey]

Yeah I've heard inconsistent watering can cause that.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

@@gapey Great post, all the same.

[@chrisp755]

Awesome tomato garden tour

[@gapey]

Thanks!

[@chrisp755]

@@gapey my pleasure 😊

[@ahmedm6041]

Hi..I'm your first time viewer and I just love your garden. You're very informative and educated about everthing. May I ask in your introduction in this episode. You shown the picture of purple garlics that just harvest. Also two black beef steak in little girl hand. What their name? I would love to grow those two things. Thank you!🏆 Nooh

[@gapey]

Thanks for viewing. The purple garlics are Turkish Giant variety and the tomatos are blue beauty.

[@ahmedm6041]

@@gapey Thank you so much for fast respond. You're blessed with such a beautiful garden and all the things you grown. Please...be safe, Nooh

[@hitchyourwagon4720]

Nice garden and some uncommon varieties to consider. Would appreciate more taste comments.

[@gapey]

I get that a lot. I am not very good at describing tastes of things. I did give it a try for last season's tomato video though. :)

[@hitchyourwagon4720]

@@gapey stick to basics sweet, sour or acidic, good tomato flavor or not, mouthfeel (watery, meaty, mealy, thick or thin skin).

[@gapey]

@@hitchyourwagon4720 Thanks for the tips. I think I used some of those in my tasting notes from this year :)

[@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies]

That definitely was not garden peach , they have a fuzzy skin and 3 to 4 times the size of that yellow cherry tomato 😅. Awaiting your 2020 tomato tour .

[@gapey]

I figured. will have to try again with some different seed source.

[@lauramccann8312]

where can you buy those tomato cages at?

[@PaulaThomasPhotography]

I bought them online here: tomatocage.com/

[@Diseaseisreversible]

I was really excited about the garden peach... I hope mine have fuzz

[@gapey]

Hope yours has fuzz too. I might try again if I get some from another source.

[@bahaothman7058]

are they all got different tastes from each other .

[@gapey]

Yeah pretty much. They have different levels of sweetness and acidity.

[@loriwebster8574]

Hi, Thank you for the review of tomatoes Question: are you removing the suckers on your tomato plants? Looks like you have good control of their growth.

[@gapey]

I don't remove every single sucker but I do remove most of them because I'm in a high risk area for blight and the more airflow they have the better.

[@loriwebster8574]

@@gapey Thanks!

[@DrWeird-zw5dc]

I was going to order the Brad's Crazy Cherry when you gave it such a positive review but then when you moved onto the Blondkopfchen and said it may have yielded even more and had similar taste i decided i don't have to because i already have Blondkopfchen planted and it should start flowering soon. :)

[@gapey]

They are both great varieties. You should try Brad's crazy cherry too. I did find the blondkopfchen split a bit easier than Brad's.

[@DrWeird-zw5dc]

@@gapey It's on my list for next year :)

[@kprairiesun]

Great tomatoes! I'm surprised at your German Lunchbox. Mine were the first out if 100+ tomato plants to set fruit and to ripen. Mine were bigger, more saladette. From Baker Creek. Super productive. A little too mild and slightly mushy, but sweet and make the best sweet and flavorful salsa or canned tomatoes. Don't prune them. I don't think you're supposed to prune cherry tomatoes, but I didn't and they grew big and produced more than any other variety.

[@gapey]

Weird. Mine were from Baker Creek too. I always prune because of the short season and rains we get here. If I didn't prune I'm afraid I'd get less of a harvest. The pruning forces the fruit to ripen more quickly and also provides better air flow to delay the onset of blight.

[@im2grn2win]

How did you set the flowers around your plants?

[@gapey]

Not sure what you are asking. I dug a hole and put the flower in the hole.

[@peterstevens4223]

G00D Afternoon from Auckland, New Zealand it’s Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

[@JK-xz6mj]

Hmmm my garden peach grown in bag is giving me fuzzy slicer size...

[@jtsloth]

My garden peach tomatoes where much more medium. lol. Kind of flavorless, but they do have a bit of fuzz like a peach. Novelty

[@yaoreiyorungsung9101]

I want seeds some of tomatoes. Iam not in the US.

[@gapey]

Sorry I don't sell seeds outside of US.

[@jwaxent]

My tomatoes always have a tough skin. Anyone got some tips? Thanks

[@gapey]

Could be the variety. some varieties just have thick skins. What varieties are you growing?

[@charliejones8135]

I was looking for a cherry tomato to try this year. After watching this I'm going to give Blondkopfchen and Brads crazy a tried

[@gapey]

Good choices but I think you mean Barry's Crazy cherry? Both are excellent and am growing them again this year.

[@kprairiesun]

I have about 5 German Lunchbox and they and Juliet were the first to produce and to ripen. The German Lunchbox is super prolific but I don't prune suckers and I have tons of these tomatoes. I find them bland and mushy or mealy. I won't grow them again, so you might try not pruning the smaller and cherry type tomatoes and they will produce more.

[@gapey]

once the plants get taller I don't prune the suckers as much. I like to ensure they get plenty of air flow to help delay the onset of blight which is a big issue in my area.

[@doolittleranch8302]

Love it!

[@gapey]

Thanks!!

[@kevinwhite9937]

Great video. I’ve heard to do minimal pruning for determinate tomatoes as they should produce all at once and before disease sets in.

[@gapey]

yeah I don't typically do much if any pruning on determinate varieties. I don't usually grow determinate varieties though. If I do, I will grow them in the greenhouse where I don't have as much height.

[@fredhiggins8960]

My Baxter’s Bush and Chadwick Cherry were my favorites this year.

[@gapey]

I think I've grown chadwick cherry before. I haven't heard of baxter's bush. Thanks for letting me know your favs!

[@OliviaLovesPugs]

That small Roma that had a lot of blossom end rot is actually not unusual for a Roma; Roma tomatoes are notorious for getting blossom end rot. You have to add extra calcium, such as lime or bone meal, than you would for your average tomato plant. Great looking garden though

[@gapey]

Surprisingly not one of my tomatoes has a blossom end rot problem this year.

[@OliviaLovesPugs]

Gapeys Grub great to hear!

[@Chris-mx4jb]

maybe it's the angle, but it seems to me that you're missing a lot of foliage edit: you over-pruned and under-watered. don't be upset with your plants further edit: you don't create a singe-stem by pruning limbs that large. it's done by removing suckers and properly training the plants throughout the growing process. The mistake is obvious because the nubs remaining are far too large too all be removed at once without shocking the plant. hope this helps.

[@gapey]

I always heavily prune late in the season because the season is very wet here in fall and it delays the arrival of late blight a bit. Most people here lost their tomatoes to late blight much earlier than I do.

[@ozjuice]

all the leaves look curled and dry

[@SuperPerceive]

Those plants look like they are starving for water and nutrients

[@gapey]

We had crummy weather for tomatoes that year.

[@valamaas]

I thought the so called under productive tomatoes were under fed too.

[@Bajaranger]

Just curious why you have taken so much foliage off your plants? Maybe that is why they are not producing very much. They might be starved for energy. Also all your plants look wilted. None of them look very vibrant. Hmmm.

[@gapey]

I always do it at the end of the season to delay late blight which hits us at the end of the season. I'm able to prolong my season by doing so. Others around me have their plants die from blight before mine die. It's a big problem here due to our wet weather.

[@Bajaranger]

@@gapey thanks for taking time to get back to me on my questions.😉

[@pandorahalfdanarson5171]

@@gapey blight is a big problem when tomatoes are planted as close as yours are. Blight (both early and late) is also an airborne disease, which means that no amount of pruning will prevent it. If your plants have diseased foliage from the ground up, that may be Septoria, which thrives on wet soil. Space your tomatoes more and use natural mulch to protect the soil and retain moisture, so you won't need to water as much.

[@bowhuntrrl]

You might get more harvest if you stop pruning cherry tomatoes and determinates. Only large indeterminate tomatoes want pruning.

[@gapey]

I don't prune determinates. All indeterminates want pruning in my area. We have a short growing season.

[@afterburner3999]

looks like black krim not blue bewty

[@chrisitinabobinski3798]

Fix broken stems with filament tape with gorilla glue .

[@scharliess]

Your plants looks dry and not in a very good shape... Beautiful tomatoes however

[@Fatpumpumlovah2]

All of your plants are underwatered, this is the reason for slow growth and long ripening and splitting.

[@gapey]

sorry but don't agree that underwatering would cause splitting. overwatering is what causes splitting.

[@Chris-mx4jb]

He's right

[@Fatpumpumlovah2]

@@gapey ok my brother do as u wish, only been doing it for 32 frikken years

[@gapey]

@@Fatpumpumlovah2 have you been growing tomatoes in Western Washington for 32 frikken years? You can't use the same growing methods in every region. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm sure it works just fine where you live.

[@Fatpumpumlovah2]

@@gapey in the caribbean, ypu know 95 plus heat, tomatoes crack if underwatered ask any professional

[@raynierllewis2827]

Not very impressive