Don't Pick The WRONG Tomato Variety For Your Garden!

[@mbion001]

These breakdowns you are doing of different fruits and vegetables are invaluable. Thanks Luke!

[@alysonbaker939]

I’ll second this comment. I’ve been gardening for better than 25 years and still learning. Thank you.

[@MIgardener]

Glad you like them!

[@IAmHumanJake]

​@@MIgardener I've been enjoying them, even though I don't really grow for eating, well not everything. (Beans and lettuce...) I'm I still loving your videos. I mainly try to grow things as big as I can get them. This year my main focus is I'm doing radish, giant carrots, maybe long carrots, giant tomatoes... And a side project just really for fun trying to grow the biggest jack be little pumpkin. Last year I started it a and d already beaten what the Google search says the typical weight is. Off hand I don't remember the weight. I've did the jack be little pumpkin because my giant pumpkin plant last year died

[@StephanieLynneMI]

You have such a great way of teaching. So good that you could have your own television show. But we like you right here on KZbin.

[@charodouglas3043]

Luke, maybe you should group them like this at your store, it will make it easier for us!! Great information!!

[@Junzar56]

There are different ways to categorize tomatoes. By size of the plant, by days of harvest, by purpose. You need to know your climate, what you are growing them for, flavor, color, etc.

[@ellenclayton5955]

I LOVE this series of videos. I have gardened for 50+yrs and still learn something from you every video

[@Firevine]

I grew some of those micro tomatoes last year. They were delicious, but the plants got HUGE and I swear there were thousands of them and they're only the size of a pea and it just wasn't worth the headache. So I pulled the plants up and let the chickens do the work. Now I'm expecting an absolute forest of those tomatoes in the yard this year.

[@Junzar56]

Micro dwarf tomatoes and dwarf tomatoes refer to the size of the plant. Currant or cherry tomatoes are referring to the size of the fruit.

[@Emily-jj4si]

Yeah, the year I grew them I got tired of picking them and left them for the birds. The birds loved them and left my slicers alone.

[@marytepp4212]

I love , love, love, Goatbag tomatoes for making salsa, carolina gold and pineapple for fresh eating, and black krim to add richness in sauces.

[@FloraM44]

My favourites after growing many varieties for the past few years (66 varieties last year alone!) are: Abe Lincoln, Kellogg's Breakfast, Great White, Delicious, Jersey Devil, Rose, San Marzano, Amish Paste, Old German, Black Cherry, and Rutgers for production only (the flavour is standard tomato nothing amazing, but it's a very reliable producer!). There's probably more but that's off the top of my head. This year I'll be growing 79 varieties 😂 To think, when I started growing them, I wasn't even a huge tomato fan 🤣

[@louiel8711]

San Marzano tomatoes are great I just wish they would finish for me they never ripen before October frost

[@moochythecat3435]

I was using slicing tomatoes for cooking... Now I'll be growing San Marzano tomatoes for cooking... Thank you for the explanation...

[@trevorfichtner3539]

i had orange currant tomatos wild in the woods i lived in virginia. i was young then or else i would have kept some seed or somehting. man, theres a lot of stuff from those woods i recognize now that im older... And I really, really miss that house.

[@jordanyeager9220]

Zone 8a Milton FL. I planted 6 grape tomatoes from a salad in my flower bed 2 years ago, and I've been getting fruitful plants ever since.

[@RVecc]

the wife and i really love the giant belgium beef steak tomatoes for sandwiches. San Marzano's for canning, and of course cherries for our salads

[@Junzar56]

There are so many ways to preserve cherry tomatoes. Dehydrating, they make great soup, salsa, and wonderful for eating fresh. For any tomato I look for 75 days or less because of our climate.

[@momof4grownkids528]

What a great explanation. I am so glad I found your channel and your seeds! Thanks for the great information!

[@emkn1479]

‘Mortgage Lifter’, ‘Super Sweet 100’, ‘Paul Robeson’, ‘Amish Paste’ and ‘White Currant’ are faves here. But we do t have too many years in the game. Always trying new varieties!

[@janinerichardsfink1903]

great information ! Our family favorites are Kellogg Breakfast and Mortgage Lifter

[@terridee9637]

Perfect timing for this video! Starting tomato seeds next week. My favorite tomato for the last two years is Pineapple

[@meshab6049]

Great video!! The yellow Brandywine so far is my favorite 😍 💛 ❤

[@Mrdesidownunder]

Excellent breakdown of varieties of Tomatoes. Gardening for many years but never explained by anyone in this way. Thanks. My favourite is a Cherry Tomato type we call here "Tommy Toe"

[@terrenspencer4439]

I feel like I just took a whole semester class on tomatoes! Thanks for all the great information!

[@joannecordone6831]

Love the variety: Opalka. Perfect for making my sauce.

[@CC28369]

Cherry tomatoes are my favorite so I ordered about 15 different varieties to try this year lol it’s gonna be fun!

[@beverlystyles7533]

Thank you for explaining tomatoes, especially the paste vs. Roma. I love Watermelon beefsteak and Cherokee purple.

[@lsimmons1962]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! By listening to you, I have improved so much in my first year of gardening!! I appreciate that you slow down and take the time to explain things out. This will be my second year of gardening, in my first year I started with starts from Home Depot (tomatoes, hot & sweet peppers and cucumber plants). I almost killed them all within the first couple of months until my daughter told me to get on KZbin and search out the problems I was having and that was my game changing moment. I was watering way too much, I need to get fertilizer for the plants. I didn't know about "Up Potting", or using potting mix instead of soil from the yard.🤷‍♀I grew determinate tomatoes because of space I have a Container garden in zone 10b in So. Calif. I had a Roma La Roma III and a Bush Champion II tomato plants. They gave me so many tomatoes. I learned about propagation and grew another La Roma plant. This year I have sowed seeds for Amish Paste, San Marzano, Pineapple, Floradade, La Roma III, Rutgers, Celebrity and Tomatillo plants

[@PorchGardeningWithPassion]

I bought some of your small Romas recently and I cannot wait to plant them. Soon!

[@GenXTexMom]

We’re growing produce that doesn’t conflict with our family’s GERD and IBS. All low acid tomatoes for us. Trying yellow varieties this year for the first time. Carolina Gold and Golden Nugget cherry. Also trying Ace 55. Growing Supersweet 100 and Romas again. Texas 9a.

[@WildWestHomesteadMama]

Great tips! Definitely learned some new ways of doing things😊

[@helenmcclellan452]

I love these series, especially the tomatoes. That said, could you seperate all the veggies in groups like you mentioned: cherry, paste, slicing etc. so it's easier to search what we are looking fot on the store's site, and not just for tomatoes? Also by Determinate, Semi-determinate, and Indeterminate?

[@deboz8793]

Great timing. I decided to narrow down my tomato plants to (maybe) 4 plants this year. I do want a cherry and slicer tomato, but need to figure out what the other 2 varieties will be. This information will help me a lot.

[@jonathansheline751]

I ordered a bunch of seeds from your shop the other day, and the tomatoes I selected for trying this year are the Amish Paste and Wisconsin 55.

[@terrivance8750]

Luke, My favs--Cherokee Purple, Kellogg, & Dr. Wyche. 😊

[@rescheetz]

This video was very helpful explaining the different varieties. Question, what other varieties of tomatoes beside Moonbeam have very low acid. thank you .

[@franceshoward7112]

In my neck of the woods, Dartmouth NS Canada the favourite tomato is "Golden Cherry cherry tomato, the seeds come from Veseys Seed in Prince Edward Island.. They are very similar to Sungold but not quite and Vesey's also sells Sungold seeds. I haven't been able to find Golden cherry from any other seed merchant in Canada which makes me think there are various names for tomatoes floating around. Tomato hybridising is such a big enterprise and quite secret I find your talks very interesting Thanks.

[@carolmalignaggi669]

Thank you for this video. I always thought slicer and beefsteak were the same. I also thought plum and paste were the same. Thanks for the clarification. I am already growing 20 varieties of tomatoes this year. Now I need to look for a plum variety. I'd like to can them whole. Geez! So many wonderful choices of varieties.

[@joannmcculley8253]

Almost didn't watch because i thought i knew...🤣🤣🤣 learned a lot! Thanks!

[@jodibraun6383]

So where do dwarf & microdwarf tomatoes fall in these categories. I tend to group them in their own categories because of their growth habits. Having a postage stamp sized yard, I grow a lot of dwarf & micro dwarf tomatoes. The Dwarf Tomato Project has been a fun thing to follow each spring for the past couple of years!

[@RachelTsTime]

I got extra seeds! I have been a long time viewer and was so excited to purchase my seeds through your site this year. I bought the Cherokee Purple and the Striped Romas (and a bunch of other things) and a few packets had around 40 seeds instead of 25 🎉

[@Ashas.Garden]

It happens to me on each order; I get some sweet bonus on an already good deal.

[@Itsavabanks]

Yes. Me too. 😀

[@languagelynnie]

I'm Italian. I thought that paste, plum, roma, and San Marzano were variations of the same type of tomato. MIND. BLOWN.

[@kellyjelly4169]

Guess I should order seeds in December. You are out of everything!

[@Itsavabanks]

I am so excited! 😆I have some seeds from Migardner on the way! Happy Spring everyone. 🦋🦋🦋😊

[@Writtenworlds1]

Sounds working now!

[@artistlovepeace]

I'm going to eat up this video advice. I'm on my second year of gardening. Your advice and demonstration is highly appreciated. I trust MIgardener because he is literally invested in teaching and selling gardening... and he's produced almost every answer to growing food in the Midwest. I'm in zone 5a or 5b and I take his advice and recommendations seriously.

[@Cherryparfait41]

Took me a long time to come to these discoveries and conclusions. You put it all in one place wonderfully for all to learn! Good Job, Luke!!

[@dancingitalianurbanfarm8078]

My husband loves the costoluto genovese and costoluto Florentino tomatoes, my mom adores the black strawberry and I like to grow Amish paste, Italian Roma, and super Italian paste tomatoes. We also like growing the Korean long tomato. Lots of tomatoes growing in our garden 😊

[@Shannie2003]

Awesome informative tomato video 🙌🏽

[@MIgardener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

It’s not a garden if you don’t have Pink Brandywine tomatoes, got turned on to them in the early 90’s and can’t see a reason to abandon them now. I do try others but keep coming back to my love!

[@ofrecentvintage]

Moonbeam was my favorite tomato last season. So delish and beautiful color!

[@ofrecentvintage]

Also: huh... I guess I group my plum and paste tomatoes in the same category. I need to look into the distinction a bit more.

[@mattheefisher2104]

Mortgage lifter and Mountain mist are my favorite tomato’s.

[@chelsiilovesthesea5359]

My favorite tomato is the Campari , I dry a lot of tomatoes and preserve them in olive oil. I’m on my 4th generation of a Campari x Roma hybrid that is about perfect for my slicing tomato needs while still being excellent for drying. I also purchased some Vintage Wine tomato seeds from your shop and I’m looking forward to harvesting those this season.

[@devinbates9232]

Love this video Luke! I had no idea there was a plum tomato

[@cristinamorrow6980]

Thank you gardener Luke! Would you do a video on how you harvest the tomato seeds?

[@DeathandTaxes21]

The Amish rose is my favorite, but can you carry some Julia child and Juliet tomato seeds next year, please?

[@melissagoodwin2602]

Yes, just what I need. I need something similar to sungold tomatoes

[@kutmulc]

Try Sun Sugar

[@melissagoodwin2602]

@@kutmulc much appreciated.

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

I would recommend sun sugar, which are a type of sungold that are more resistant to cracking. However, I had trouble getting them to ripen, and they came out sour and tasteless. They apparently need more direct sun than other cherry varieties.

[@melissagoodwin2602]

@@FrozEnbyWolf150 thank you

[@jerrelc.thomas336]

I'm just learning about your seed company and your videos. A few days ago I ordered your Giant Crimson tomato, and I'm very excited grow it I'll probably end up saving it to the next spring I like your video here about your tomatoes and I would like to ask if you if you haven't already talked about regular Leaf tomatoes and potato leaf tomatoes and what makes them different. Thanks so much. I'm enjoying all of your videos😊 Thank you

[@virginiamackie-hk6fh]

Our favorite tomatoes are tiny Tim cherry tomato and beef steak. Made the mistake first time trying them was put in 6 tiny Tim plants . They produced a gallon a day of tomatoes. Manitoba is another favorite. Perfect for zone 3b.

[@earthisflat]

That red centiflor I got from you has done pretty good, it didn't get to fruit too well cuz I planted it a bit late but it did produce a couple cherry toms that didn't taste too bad 😅 and hasn't died so hopefully this season I'll have a good amount of decent sized toms hopefully those will sell pretty well at the farmers market however on the up side my tomatillos and tomatoes seeds have finally sprouted after 2 or 3 weeks lol

[@MaryBornforHealth]

An amazing video, Luke. Thanks for explaining the different categories and types of tomatoes and their characteristics.

[@ofrecentvintage]

I was waiting to hear you discuss saladette tomatoes! I guess you'd categorize them as small slicers (or extra large cherries)?

[@christophergetchell6490]

By far, my favorite part of gardening season is tomato time! It's where I started and once I realized just how many different varieties there were, I was hooked! The MIGardener store has one of the best selections of heirlooms that I've seen s far at a price that I don't feel so guilty splurging on a few different varieties that I want! Since I want a large sudden flush of easily reachable paste tomatoes this year I went with the determinate Ten Fingers of Naples, which has really good reviews along with my usual classic San Marzano for comparison. I'm particularly excited to try Ukrainian Purple and Ananas Noire, which I bought on a whim! Building lots of trellises this year!

[@corleeashley8016]

Thanks, Luke! I knew some of this but it was never broken down as clearly.

[@seedercastgarden3087]

I grew San Marzano last season and I thought they came out bad. Now I understand what the growing results are.

[@danieldeslandes2479]

Bravo for your layout, Being well organized demonstrates the seriousness of our passions

[@MIgardener]

Thank you very much!

[@cocatfan]

You have the best get to it manner, and do such a wonderful job of explaining things. I am now a new subscriber.

[@eleanorbrandt6311]

Luke, i love this video! I love how you give the breakdown! Could you do a video about types of tomatoes that have low acid levels? Again, thank you for this. I git to your channel for all of my garden questiobs. I love the content!

[@heroicanon]

We are going to be trying your San Marzano from seed this year. This is absolutely my favorite type of tomato but we've typically purchased as a started plant. Can't wait to try them!

[@patriciachiappetta6979]

Pineapple tomatoes are my favorite to grow.

[@Laurelwoodfun]

Hey Luke! Thanks so much for the video! Video Ideas: you could do a series on how different tomatoes and other vegetable verities got there names. Like the "Mortgage Lifter" for instance. Thanks again!

[@jc5066]

I'm doing San Marzano for pizza sauce and Roma's for eating.

[@donnabrooks1173]

I love Romas for cooking.

[@bonniedunkin-brady9358]

I like the Marion Tomatoes not just because of the beautiful fruit and taste but also to honor my momma..her name is Marion. I miss her. I also like Bonnie Tomatoes.

[@Talula72]

I would love to see you guys offer Dwarf tomatoes. I currently buy mine from Victory Seeds. They are great for those who want a tomato that keeps producing but doesn't grow out of hand.

[@devinbates9232]

I went over board this year on tomato. I have my work horse, san marzano flats going bc I like to can tomato paste. The rest of the garden, we decided to do a tomato “sampler” 😂 of course we have or favorites, Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, and Mr. Stripey but, we bought a WHOLE bunch of new varieties from yall this year! I’m so excited to taste Banana Legs. I bought it bc the name made me laugh. ❤

[@emilyramirez1467]

No way!!!! I have started way more romas in my garden than they could even hold in hopes that I could finally try to start canning for pasta sauce and now you share that they aren’t even paste tomatoes!!!😢😢😢. Either way, I am happy I learned what to do better next time. This is why I continue to watch you so that I can learn how to be a better beginner gardener. Thank you for this detailed video. I’m saying tuned forever !!

[@rebeccastone9315]

Thank you for explaining all the different tomato types...it does get confusing 🍅🍅🍅

[@marthasuarez366]

Great information. Thanks.👏👏👏

[@backpacker2417]

So many varieties. I have 10 different MIgardener tomato seeds and not one of the was in this video. Not sure were the Wisconsin 55 would sit on this list. Great taste but smaller than I expected.

[@juliedalgardno3361]

Super info!!!! Thank you 😊

[@pennycricket2294]

Great information Luke! I am scaling back my tomatoes this season quite a bit. My husband and I are those who completely fell in love with Juliette tomatoes. They are a must have.

[@Flanuora]

Slicers are my favorite to grow 🍅 green Zebra are my favorites so far.

[@julieemig432]

Great I learned some new things!

[@anitahernandez1207]

I think I got it...🍅 Cherry - Salads, Toppings San Marzano - Sauce, Paste Roma - Picadillo Amish Paste - Sauce, Paste, Ketchup Slicing/Beefsteak - Burgers, Soups, Toppings, Appetizer, Salsas, Gravy's, and Sandwiches

[@guntaweiland3428]

Lots of new info for me. Thanks Luke.

[@MIgardener]

Any time!

[@corymonroe7343]

Great video, I just made another order today! I have black cherry tomatoes and red centiflor already sprouting along with some peppers, garlic looks awesome too.

[@drleucine]

I'm branching out this year to try a bunch of new tomato varieties, but today, my favorite tomato is the pineapple. 😋 Looking forward to starting tomato seeds with you soon!

[@jamespawlak6370]

Excellent video luke!

[@janaehaase1104]

Thanks for helping me learn what semi-determinate meant, extremely helpful! My favorites are always going to be cherry tomatoes, so delicious! Always adding more to my collection.

[@magzp8]

Thank you 🙏 so much, these videos are giving us so much valuable information. Love your channel ❤️👍

[@jenniferhoy7544]

I love the pineapple tomato

[@blueiris6813]

This series is amazing!! I am really looking forward to growing Pineapple tomatoes again, got a mystery plant from a friend - the best slicer tomato I've ever had!!!! Thank you for all your amazing content, I have learned so much from you.

[@patriciaakley1379]

This was VERY helpful! Thank you! Ananais Noir was a REAL beefy beauty for me last year in Lansing, MI.

[@brianbarker2670]

Thanks for the video, didn't know there is a category of semi-determinate. The tomatoes I'm going to grow this year are Sun Gold cherry tomatoes, Amish Paste (new to me), and Super Fantastic which I guess is a slicer.

[@shelleyd8990]

❤🍅Thanks Luke! I grew slicing tomatoes last year and honestly I thought I'd been duped. I thought they were some "knockoff" brand, not named! Lol. They were good but my favorite is still "Early🍅girls" or "Better🍅boys". ❤

[@rephaelreyes8552]

Hey I just got your rose and giant crimson tomato seeds and they were more than the approximate amount! I think in two of my giant crimson packages, there were more than 10 seeds!

[@kimg5784]

Love the MIGardner selectionns- mine are on the way!

[@Warrior-In-the-Garden]

Great video. I always learn something Luke. This year I told myself to narrow down to 2 or 3 varieties...but I couldn't resist. I think I have 6 or 7 starting soon. My favorite slicer is lemon boy. For sauce San Marzano is hard to beat. I am glad you said they are drier. I was a little worried I did something wrong last year.

[@cardstockcollector]

Thank You!

[@lori3488]

So informative! Thank you Luke!

[@fouronthree-quarters5236]

The Land Race were my absolute stunner from last year. I put them in a bowl with quinoa, scrambled eggs, basil and balsamic vinegar for breakfast almost every morning, and it was HEAVEN!

[@AusbandHolistic]

I love growing various types of tomatoes. This has been helpful! Thank you!

[@melissadean7471]

I thought a slicer and beefsteak were the same thing. Thanks Luke!

[@MIgardener]

No problem!