Epic Tomatoes From Your Garden with Craig LeHoullier

[@laurafrey5244]

I've watched and/or listened to this presentation more than 10 times over the past two weeks, since I found this on KZbin. I've been gardening for about 15 years, and believe I've inspired my two young adult children and niece to become gardeners as well. When they purchase their first homes, my gift to them will be raised garden beds, seeds, and promised time to work with them in their garden to get it going! 🍅

[@yankeegonesouth4973]

This is my favorite interview with LeHoullier thus far. His emphasis on why we garden reminded me of my farmer grandparents. My grandfather, who grew plum tomatoes for Campbell's Soup Co. for decades, hated Sun Gold because it just didn't have that old fashioned tomato flavor. He loved those big old beefsteaks. Give him a ripe red one, bursting with juice, and he'd cut a fat slice and throw it between two slices of buttered whole wheat and call it a sandwich. When they had to move into assisted living my grandmother told me she didn't know how city folk could put up with such poor food as they were now having to eat. I fondly recall doing her bidding about her sprawling gardens and flower beds, in any season or weather. My grandparents put dirt under my fingernails, and it's been stuck there ever since.

[@darienlibrary]

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story with us! I grew cucumbers for the first time last summer and I couldn't believe how different they tasted -- so much better -- than store-bought. ~Amanda

[@yankeegonesouth4973]

@@darienlibrary You're welcome. I'm just glad to share. And cukes really do taste amazing right out of the garden. Though sometimes I wonder if it's just that they they taste that much more amazing because I've been pulling them in the summer heat :)

[@8thcelisabeth]

Fascinating! I garden because my grandparents gardened. I loved digging up potatoes with my Grandpa. Sparked a curiosity I feed with my garden to this day.

[@darienlibrary]

What is your favorite to grow these days?

[@laurafrey5244]

THANK YOU!!! I feel like I just met a gardening superstar!!! This was super interesting and informative!!! This year, our most loved tomatoes by family and friends were Rosella Cherry tomatoes and Big Rainbow.

[@RobbieBobbie98]

Amazing! Excellent information. I’m a huge tomato lover and grow a garden that is nearly exclusively tomatoes. Black Krims, Cherokee Purple, Carbon, and a Cherokee Carbon where the fruit died on the vine. I think the skin threw me off that was green on top, yellow around its middle fading to red and purple on the bottom. Never seen anything like it but super excited about finding new stable varieties of heirloom tomatoes.

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

I LOVE tomatoes, we are growing 48 varieties this year which is very exciting. I am always looking for new and exciting verities

[@darienlibrary]

Wow, that's amazing! What is your favorite variety?

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

@@darienlibrary Black Russian, black cherry, garden peach, purple calabash, green sausage is good too yours? My one best is black cherry but it splits in the heavy rain come autumn!

[@phoenixmimesis7692]

Fantastic!❤

[@hemalsgolwala]

Hello, great video with detailed information.. I was not successful growing tomatoes in grow bags before.. I will try that again.. is there a way you can provide more information on relatively inexpensive grow bag soil or soilless media for growing tomatoes and will it work with the cloth grow bags? The issue with cloth grow bag is the water can seep out from sides as well.. thank you

[@darienlibrary]

Hello! Please try sending Craig an email at [e-mail]

[@GlacialRidgeHomestead]

Where did you get the black plastic bag for a dollar each?

[@DeadeyeJoe37]

I think we need to clarify the Hybrid definition. It's a cross, but it's not true that it will never be an heirloom/open pollinated. When you first do the cross, it becomes a hybrid. You then save seeds and grow those seeds and save the seeds from plants that seem to grow true to the parent. You keep doing that and you will stabilize the variety. It is the exact process that he explains in developing the dwarf tomato project

[@antondavidoff150]

and that one day will happen with the SunGold

[@mcoverdale]

Great info. In coastal WA I find Polish to be reliable, early setting and delicious

[@Scott-jf1nh]

That was great. Thank you both for an interesting video. I am obsessed with tomatoes and growing 34 plants this year 9 different in 7B Georgia.

[@darienlibrary]

Wow, that's amazing! What is your favorite variety?

[@Scott-jf1nh]

I will have to wait and see how these come out. They seem to be all great based on what I have read for one reason or another. I spent 23 years missing decent tomatoes living in Southern California, where they are pretty and boring. Some heirloom types were ok but nothing like I grew up with in Georgia every Summer. So now I am back and on my second season. I have 39 tomato plants in 7 raised gardens along with a variety of vegetables. I learned a LOT last year. This year I planned, grew from seeds early and have the proper fertilizers and understanding about the science involved. No expert but obessive people like me drink in the information. 2 determinate varieties Bella Rosa and Red Snapper. (HossTools) 7 indeterminates Black Krim, Carbon, Paul Robeson, Cherokee Purple (2 different suppliers) Steak Sandwich and Abe Lincoln. I also bought 3 Big Boy plants at Costco just in case. (Indeterminate) Built a grow light box and it worked great.

[@RovingPunster]

I didnt know hybrids didnt breed true. Damn . . . last fall I saved seeds from my SunGold/SunSugar and Supersweet 100, and was gonna germinate em - glad I watched this.

[@DeadeyeJoe37]

Try them anyways. I hear that the super sweet 100 can be somewhat stable.

[@Golfdad8356]

About 15 years ago, my local nursery had Ananas Noire and Cherokee Purple in the tomato section. I figured what the heck and gave them a try. That has put me down the heirloom tomato rabbit hole and this year I am growing 75+ varieties. I know I have an addiction problem. Can someone please help (;

[@darienlibrary]

Which heirloom tomato variety is your favorite?

[@Golfdad8356]

@@darienlibrary my first love… Ananas Noire is my favorite. I also love Azoychka, Black Prince, Paul Robeson, Cherokee Green, Kellogg’s Breakfast to name a few.

[@darienlibrary]

@@Golfdad8356 Wow, those sound absolutely delicious!

[@dedonohue1]

Any updates on "Earl" and where we can obtain seeds for this variety?

[@martinengelbrecht5384]

I am getting super fussy only specific home grown varieties are good enough!

[@johnjude2685]

I'm getting the motion detection spraying system and the punk teanager that sneak across my fence late at night will be surprised Thanks

[@juliepoolie5494]

My tomatoes in my raised bed got drift from dandelion spray. They now have curly leaves . It has been a couple weeks and flowers are forming. Is there anything I can do to mitigate this damage?

[@Snutteluttsson]

What about Craigs favourite DTP? Did you miss a slide or did my ears fail me? ❤

[@liseanthony6002]

23.44....mix of Cherokee Purple and Lillian Yellow ??

[@liseanthony6002]

28.44

[@chrisfoland8541]

@Maria, I had the same issue so I went down a youtube black hole but I did find it. I hope this helps. Craig LeHoullier: Crowdbreeding Dwarf Tomatoes - A Novel Collaborative Breeding Approach and go to the 36 minutes and he has his favorites and Patrinas favorites kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmrIg6N8lq5niJI

[@yerneedsry]

It's funny cuz most people say it has less jell and they think thats a good thing, jell is my favorite part I hate when it falls out when you cut it..

[@johnjude2685]

Grandpa Jude taught us to make a spinning top of a wooden thread spool and have flatten sides on spool by carving then mark P 1. P2. T1. T2. Onto the four sides and after it spinning it would land on a side showing the top given instructions to put pennies into the winning pot. P 1 mention you put one penny in the pot. T 1 Ment you pick a pennies from the pot . Grandma said that was teaching gambling......but you can return the pot and just play for fun at the end of the game

[@oldporkchops]

Do you remove suckers on dwarf tomatoes?

[@darienlibrary]

I did a little looking online and found arguments for removing them and for leaving them alone. I'm not sure what is best then! ~Amanda

[@oldporkchops]

@@darienlibrary Thank you for responding. I appreciate your time. May I ask what are the reasons for leaving them on? I suppose the arguments for removing them are to concentrate energy on fruit production?

[@darienlibrary]

@@oldporkchops You're welcome! You guessed it correctly per Cornell University: rvpadmin.cce.cornell.edu/uploads/doc_677.pdf I will note that this says cherry tomatoes. I'm not that knowledgeable about tomatoes, so I'm unsure if applying this technique to cherry tomatoes and dwarf tomatoes would differ.

[@oldporkchops]

@@darienlibrary Got it. I sure appreciate you taking time to respond in such detailed depth.

[@oldporkchops]

@HardCandy-fd4vz Makes sense. Thank you for sharing. My experience with dwarfs this season ended very badly with most of them succumbing to disease and white fly pests. Try to grow a dwarf that is not touching the ground like Orange Hat. Those that grow 3ft (1m) are ideal. At least you can prune the lower branches if needed. If your climate is hot and humid, Millennial Gardener has a new video out recently that talks about leaving the diseased branches on the plants. Quite new information to me, but it makes sense not to cut off the branch and leave a scar on the main stem. This way, that scar will be susceptible to infecting the whole plant.

[@davidclifton4394]

Almost as many interesting names as Cannabis. Both fun to grow.

[@kimskluckers5665]

🤣🤣🤣one may cause me pain and the other helps me take it away.

[@johnjude2685]

IF you're a great Gardener like my old neighbor as he never added water except for transplanting in extreme dry periods and had great garden and tomatoes

[@richallen8742]

Got asked the very question. Said Yup!!! Let him/her let me know why from there. Even when asked a second or third time. Fought every ticket I was ever given with the exception of parking tickets. Won some lost some. All were at reviewed with lower fines and/or points waived or dismissed.

[@kittiew260]

Man waited for last slide his favorite dwarf never showed it. 😞😓

[@Growyourheirlooms]

I believe it's sweet sue. Named after his wife

[@johnjude2685]

Nothing to compare with with lawn grass or other mind controls veggies or weeds. Tomato do stand out as a vegetable of higher standards. My favorite tomato Black Brandywine salad is Midnight Snack. Enjoy your videos about one of the most useful veggies for our recipes and fresh. I'm not growing many reds almost zero solid reds. People don't know great tomato unless they raise and have fresh picked. Your comment on dig a hole and drainage is poor is such important for us with clay base soil and hopefully others understand that as of very high importance ( special fact)

[@mollygeorge3651]

What is your email address?

[@darienlibrary]

Hello! If you're trying to reach Darien Library, you may contact us at [e-mail].

[@scottrichards3587]

The last couple of years I've battled rabbits that love young plants. Best solution for me has been my 38 special. They're delicious brined and fried when paired with fresh homegrown tomatoes 🧑‍🦳