How to Eat 213 Tomatoes

In which John grows literally hundreds of tomatoes and then eats them in two sittings.
This video is a sequel of sorts to my other video about gardening, how to cook eight peas: • How to Cook Eight Peas
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[@Daniel-vd5hm]

This is the relaxing island in my stormy internet sea. Thanks John

[@vlogbrothers]

Thanks for the kind words! -John

[@captainbeard3323]

Are we all friends here, I love gardening

[@zacksargent]

Daniel Furtado ++

[@camelopardalis84]

+Daniel Furtado Your profile pic looks like a Van Gogh paintin from afar but "up closer" it doesn't. Where is it from?

[@Daniel-vd5hm]

It's actually created by a neural network called DeepDream :P

[@thewinterizzy]

Not to completely discredit all other videos you have ever done because I enjoy them all a lot, but I think your current garden update series (can we call it a series now?) is my favorite. It’s very simple and you’re happy and I support that. :’)

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THIS👏IS👏QUALITY👏CONTENT👏

[@vlogbrothers]

Thank (I don't know how to use emojis) you (still can't use them) very (last time) much. -John

[@anderstaylor6694]

vlogbrothers r/oldpeoplefacebook (except it’s youtube yes I’m aware but that’s not a subreddit afaik)

[@seanmurphy3430]

​@@vlogbrothers You might have figured this out by now, but just in case you haven't, right click the text box. Wait, did you mean you literally can't figure out how to access emojis, or just that you don't know what they mean? Because I can't help you with the second one. (Is it weird to reply to a year-old comment? IDK, I'm compulsively helpful.)

[@bcunningham3718]

@@vlogbrothers If you’re on Mac just click control + command + space

[@NotHPotter]

So basically a deconstructed pizza?

[@vlogbrothers]

Oh wow I never thought of it that way but YES. -John

[@Katie-rq7bv]

Panzanella John

[@wobblysauce]

And it was not in a single sitting.. and palmed off some of the work..

[@ianig9]

Minus the cheese. :-)

[@Guitar_shred00098]

Michael Wade that was awesome

[@katherinehalterman7032]

it’s just such a pure video

[@vlogbrothers]

Thanks! I felt like maybe the world needed a gardening video. -John

[@katherinehalterman7032]

vlogbrothers other than what you harvested, what else are you growing? I have my own garden of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and more; and I definitely understand the peace of devoting yourself to an innocent little plant 😊

[@zacksargent]

Katherine Halterman +

[@susumnasen4783]

vlogbrothers John the world needs ur cooking channel. Like 100 days of workout...there could be 100 days of cooking from fresh produce of garden.

[@chocolateanders8572]

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[@daeken]

I really like pineapple. Like ... a lot. So when I discovered a 5 pound can of pineapple chunks, I just thought "challenge accepted". Fast forward a few days, and I happened to look at the palms of my hands and see that they were yellowish orange. I thought "I'm 18, I'm not a heavy drinker. Why is my liver failing?! Why am I jaundiced?" Yeah, no. Pineapples don't have a lot of beta carotene, but they sure as hell have enough to turn you yellowish orange if you eat 5lbs of them in a fairly short time span. So I'm going to just get a jump on your anxiety: your liver is fine, you just really like tomatoes.

[@vlogbrothers]

If you like pineapples, you should check out the episode of The Anthropocene Reviewed about pineapples. PINEAPPLES ARE SO FASCINATING TO ME. -John

[@AnnaMayKremer]

vlogbrothers I can’t find it ☹️

[@lucyopenshaw]

Its the one on hawian pizza 😊

[@jessicaonymous4352]

John Green is all about that self-promo

[@justinemcq4503]

The Anthropocene Reviewed is my favourite podcast! Yes, of all the podcasts! I listen to a lot of podcasts!

[@FutureNow]

I want to live in your timeline.

[@vlogbrothers]

There is this place called Outside that is populated by something called Real Humans, and I have been exploring this place and its population lately and find it to be full of consolation and hope. -John

[@FutureNow]

I just googled "outside" and the first result was an online magazine. This sounds intriguing, I will definitely look into it.

[@private9173]

vlogbrothers Wasn't all human progress trying to get away from outside?

[@zizkazenit7885]

Why are outside humans more Real than any other human?

[@MusicIan423]

FutureNow post more videos!!!!!

[@ireneg4515]

If anyone is curious as an Italian from Tuscany, the provice of origin of his meal, I feel that it's my job to spread the culinary gospel about panzanella. Traditionally panzanella was a meal eaten by farmers since it can be made easily and without cooking with ingredients that were easily accessible even to the poorest. The base of panzanella is stale bread that has become hard (pane raffermo). The type of bread that is better suited for the recipe is naturally tuscan bread which has a thick crust and most impirtantly is compleatly unsalted (I'm not sure if it's true but my grandfather always said it's because in Tuscany we eat a lot of very salted meats, like prosciutto and salame, and it's necessary to balance out the taste). Instead of cooking it you just take the hard bread, often putting together leftovers, and you put it in a mixture of water and vinegar (which gives it the characteristic flavour) until it's mushy but not enough for it to fall apart and become 'soupy'. Then you squish it like a sponge to get rid of the extra water, you add raw vegetables you have lying around (generally tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber and onions) and finally you add condiments (salt, olive oil and, in my opinion the most important vinegar). I don't know if anyone will be interested in this compleatly unrelated comment but if you read all of this you should try making panzanella, it's really easy and super refreshing for the summer! P.s.I'm sorry if I made any mistakes but english isn't my fist language

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[@m.w.kaplan447]

I'm Very interested in this Very Relevant comment (also your English is flawless and I'm a little envious tbh I wish I could speak my 2nd language that well)

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[@chrisforsyth8323]

+ Delightful

[@megumi8770]

Zucchini’s noodles! Zucchini fritters w feta! Zucchini bread! Zucchini ratatouille! SO MANY FOODS 🤤

[@vlogbrothers]

The great thing about zoodles is that nine pounds of zucchini cooks down to like two servings of zoodles. NEXT TIME IN COOKING FROM JOHN'S GARDEN! ;) -John

[@SilverLuminescence]

Tempura zucchini ribbons would be a great addition for some zoodles!

[@megumi8770]

vlogbrothers How many meters of zoodles is one John Green able to slurp in one sitting?

[@Nadia1989]

Zucchini tortilla!

[@jessicaspencer3480]

Font forget pan fried zucchini and grilled zucchini also the classic family recipie of a zucchini boat

[@pipperoni8567]

dude, I just got done reading Paper Towns finally, followed by a binge reading of Turtles All the Way Down, I needed a bit of pure, happy content. I am questioning my existence

[@vlogbrothers]

The proof that you are real is in growing a garden and seeing that it produces real food. :) -John

[@evetor9734]

ur existing cuz u watched this and u read books and u learned something from them. being alive is looking at all the wonders on earth like trees and tomato plants

[@amberbydreamsart5467]

We're here, because we're here

[@maludir]

I neither have an answer to any questions, to be honest 😅

[@marrus1372]

Tiny tomatoes (or really any fresh picked tomato) make THE BEST soup, SO GOOD. Has anyone told you about the joys of freshly picked homegrown PEAS?

[@jenisedai]

TRed Purl yum- I used to eat peas right out of the pod. So good!!!

[@ninamarie177]

Thessarabian you’ve just brought back the memory of eating the peas from my grandparent’s garden plot out of the pod straight after plucking them from the bush, I loved that so much!

[@burgers8]

I recommend you find the vlogbrothers video "How to cook 8 peas"

[@rfldss89]

raw green beans are the shit maaaan. they are so sweet and crunchy I can't keep myself from constantly snacking on em whenever my mom makes some for dinner.

[@terryl7855]

Most of those beauties never make it in the house!!

[@stormbob]

Two things: 1. As endearing as "hoosh" is, I think the word you were looking for is "zhuzh." It's a Polari word that means "knead it around a little bit" or something like that? "Give it a good zhuzh, John." 2. What is the contraption built into the wall to the right of your oven? A coffee and/or espresso maker? Otherwise I'm lost.

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[@Jorza4daWorld]

Also if anyone's not sure how to pronounce 'zhuzh', the zh makes the same sound as the j in Jacques

[@teadrinker214]

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[@eden9036]

When John makes a garden video, you know that it's gonna be good

[@ampz1466]

Evi - so true. :)

[@quilespiritu]

Nature is the freaking best

[@zacksargent]

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[@OmarsHafsa]

I saw your post on Twitter where you said you ate *211* tomatoes and then in the beginning of this video you reiterated that....and I had a flashback at the "eight peas" video. What happened to the *other peas/tomatoes* Why do you do this to us, John?? Why??

[@Koteal]

Olympias He ate 2 tomatoes at the start of the video, then the 211 on the dish

[@JimFortune]

You do what every gardener does with zucchini. Give it to neighbors and family.

[@agilemind6241]

Zucchini no, they last a while and so useful. Grill them, turn them into spaghetti, put them in curries, mix them in pasta sauce or make ratatouille, use them in omelettes or quiche. You can even bake cakes with them.

[@JimFortune]

Agilemind And after you've done all that and realize you've barely scratched the surface, you start giving them to whoever doesn't say no fast enough.

[@dragonsandwaffles258]

Jim Fortune you sound like you have a surprising amount of experience growing zucchini

[@B4wolfpak]

Zucchini bread...Google it. Yummmmm 😋

[@JimFortune]

B4wolfpak I've had zucchini bread. And cake. And stir-fry. And batter fried. And Barbecued. And ... pretty soon I'm gonna sound like Bubba Blue on the subject of what you can make from shrimp.

[@skylerwitherspoon]

Gardening vlogbrothers videos are my favorite vlogbrothers videos.

[@Petch85]

Hey John I just wanted to thank you. Yesterday I finally got around to listen to your most recent book (turtles all the way down). I only had a few breaks to recharge my concentration otherwise I heard the book in one "sitting". (I went for a walk for the last two houres late in the evening) I loved the book my only complaint is the length it was only 7 houres and with my weak empathy I would like a book to be 10-20 hours, cause I need to spend a lot of time with the characters in order to empathies with them. I love being inside Aza's head although it at times felt a bit too much like home. I wish you all the best. Curiosity not Ambition.

[@vlogbrothers]

Thanks for the kind words. I will try to write a longer book next time! :) -John

[@shaulpagis-sharon4484]

I would like to join Petch85. I read turtles all the way down last week and just couldn't removed the book from my hand until I finished it!

[@Petch85]

And I will try "reading" it while it is still new. :-)

[@andrewv5104]

I feel bad i have my copy sitting on a shelf waiting to be read. Unfortunately i'm currently trying to digest the wheel of time. It might be a while.

[@Petch85]

I count 14 books of 25-40 hours in the wheel of time... I suggest audio books. :-) Turtles all the way down could also be a brake between two books, sometime you just need a brake even from the things we love.

[@eustacia03]

Bake zucchini bread. Or cut a zucchini up into spears, bread and bake or fry, eat dipped in marinara made from your tomatoes. Or slice it, salt the slices and let some of the excess water drain out, then sautee with fresh garlic. Or use seasoned slices as a pizza topping for a homemade pizza. These are basically all the things I know to do with zucchini.

[@caramoonlynn]

My garden is awful this year, the worst of 19 gardens, but my tomatoes look good.

[@vlogbrothers]

If I compare my gardens to other people's gardens, I always feel like a terrible gardener. But if I compare my garden to an area of land that just contains grass or empty fields, I feel like a great gardener. -John

[@tylerwhite2819]

vlogbrothers even in the comments you are metaphorical and I love it

[@lucassze9552]

Deep thoughts with John Green

[@caramoonlynn]

vlogbrothers awww. What a nice thing to say. My garden was a plot of sagebrush 10 years ago, so I guess it has come a long way. Thanks!

[@YellaSpiceFamily]

Caras Life on the Farm jealous!! My tomatoes STILL haven't produced anything. 😭

[@grey-vb7ox]

I’d like to see some tomato John memes, thanks.

[@destineesiebe9418]

Sierra Pizzamas merch: the pea and tomato variations?!

[@afroceltduck]

I suppose Hank will have to make a new shirt that has an orange John with the word TOMATOES instead of PIZZA.

[@grey-vb7ox]

afroceltduck It’s all I ask.

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[@YAOES]

REMINDER: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing comes out September 25th, you can preorder it now!

[@ohitsme8444]

YAOES 👏❤️

[@daughter_of_sarah]

This book is brought to you by...213 tomatoes? Or 468 and some odd snickers bars...

[@anyalovegood]

how many tomatoes do you have to eat before you make your skin turn orange

[@vlogbrothers]

More than 211 small ones. -John

[@anyalovegood]

Thank you for replying John!! I commented this because this video reminded me of the song Flamingo by Kero Kero Bonito lol

[@anyalovegood]

Ive been watching vlogbrothers for 6 years and the one comment john decided hed reply to is the shrimp song meme

[@KcHecKa]

Eat too much and you'll get sick Tomatoes are pretty rich

[@czdaniel1]

+John - "More than 211" *I know why!* The chemical in tomatos that make them red or orange is: Lycopene. Lycopene is non-polar/fatsoluable, so it needs to be consumed with lipids to absorb _any_ of the lycopene. Even with lipids, NIH chem studies suggest that over-all absorption of lycopene by the body is overwhelmingly NOT RELATED to quantity consumed, suggesting a strong genetic variable playing the largest determinant of lycopene absorption. Study suggests: It doesn't matter how many tomatoes you consume. The amount of lycopene your body absorbs will be practically the same.

[@nnubern]

I started with Hank in Crash Course, then I found you, I then found the vlogbrothers. I am so happy, entertained, educated and inspired. I always find good stuff after it's been around for a while. I love the format, the laughs, the purpose, the books, love it all. You and your brother are wonderful human beings.

[@travis9260]

3 Peas died for those 213 tomatoes

[@elzilchoco]

Amazing album, good choice my friend

[@louloureads3953]

As someone who is recently REALLY IN to gardening (but living in a country where we don't have ripe tomatoes until August), I enjoyed watching someone else actually enjoy the product of their garden.

[@TheJDSeibel]

lol, right? I'm in Montana, and just barely got blossoms on my tomato plants! Can't wait!

[@catherinejenkins5729]

I'm in Ireland and have them planted inside and there's lots of green ones and they gonna be ripe soon and I'm so excited to eat them agh

[@MrsBookLover3]

Everything about this video mixed with everything in the comment section of this video just makes me happy. I haven’t seen anything so wholesome on the internet in a while. Thanks, John and Nerdfighters. ❤️

[@m.w.kaplan447]

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[@Chomuggaacapri]

I’m quite enjoying this “John does light gardening and talks passionately about it for 4 minutes” thing you’ve got going here. I look forward to more!

[@screwdriver6176]

Well, now I know how to make croutons! Lol!

[@vlogbrothers]

Vlogbrothers: Teaching life skills since 2007. -John

[@Silverstar129]

Don't forget to hoosh them, very important step.

[@daughter_of_sarah]

Homemade croutons are what all bread heels aspire to be. That's what I do with them anyway. Amass a giant stack of bread heels, cut them up, oil, garlic, and hoosh them and then bake.

[@screwdriver6176]

Thanks, John!!

[@Nanotaku]

I laughed and snorted at the hooosh moment of this video. John should start a cooking channel for sure.

[@pinkysaurusrawr]

very into Lifestyle and Gardening Videos with John Green

[@Razbeariez]

I too am not much of a tomato person and yet somehow this brought me great joy.

[@hamzahussain9683]

This perfectly describes how I feel

[@tonyahanback4772]

Hi, John and Hank! You have an official #1 fan! My 18 year old son has listened to your videos for years! He is a history buff and loves all the crash course videos! I teach 5th grade in a rural school in Northwest Alabama. He has always tried to get me to show your U.S. videos to my classes. I wish I had listened. This year I have a whole new way to teach U.S. History thanks to you guys! Anytime my soon to be 6th graded is in the car with me, we listen to Crash Course videos! He is learning so much!! Hank I have loved your books for years! I wish I had made the connection of you the author to you of vlogbrothers! Thanks so much for enlightening me on current events. In Alabama, most people are hard core in beliefs that for the most part do not match mine. Your videos are a weapon I use to make a point when needed! Seriously, I’m sure my son, Logan, has listened to you more than anyone!

[@NateandNoahTryLife]

John how does being a gentleman farmer compare to your career as an author? This puts you in the same ranks as other authors who liked botany/farming like E.B. White and Emily Dickinson.

[@vlogbrothers]

I don't think I can even be called a gentleman farmer. I am merely a third-rate vegetable gardener. It is of course quite different from writing, but I will say this: With gardening, you put something in the ground and if you do certain things, it will grow. Writing is less predictable. -John

[@asb2923]

Nothing capsules the essence of summer as much as "The cicada situation is out of control." I know it's going to be a good video when the first sentence already made me smile. Edit: YES! AMAZING VIDEO! Your garden is amazing and never have I seen tomatoes THAT SMALL THAT THEY REQUIRE CAPITAL LETTERS! thanks!

[@jaysondavidmontero7319]

I love your small videos John. They keep me company

[@teddobrotin2855]

Hoosh is a good term but I think it's meant to be wangjangle

[@aJoats]

I dunno... only people who suck at cooking wang jangle ;-)

[@fiftyfathomknit4889]

to be fair, the eight peas video is basically a PG version of a "you suck at cooking" video

[@aJoats]

Thats a good point, there was even singing in that one. Well... I'll be waiting for the next installment, where we learn about zucchini from a robot, or the dramatic interplay of eggs.

[@superCJ11]

Why did you want to eat 211 tomatoes in one sitting

[@sebastianlopez9433]

SuperSpongey11 why not?

[@vlogbrothers]

Because they are delicious! -John

[@connierobinson1090]

Who is stickling you about the number 211?

[@Tom-fj7dd]

Connie Robinson I think it was an intended joke

[@rparl]

SuperSpongey11 The original number was 213, but he ate two while picking them. Why 213? Dunno.

[@culwin]

If you add cheese to the tomato/crouton mix, I'm pretty sure you have a pizza. Or a hot pocket.

[@jamesjohonnott1164]

Loving the gardening videos, John! We live in an apartment without great gardening space, so these videos fill a very specific nerdy niche I can't really carry out myself.

[@Sarah-uq8cn]

I really enjoy your videos related to gardening. So wholesome and calming.

[@TheGroovyJones]

HOW TO EAT 9 POUNDS OF ZUCCINI: Spagettify it using those amazing tools, add chopped tomato, halved mozzarella balls, and pesto to taste. Hoosh it, invite friends over.

[@thegirlofthelibrary]

TheGroovyJones shit. Now im hungry again.

[@TheGroovyJones]

That's okay! This is actually good for you to eat so you can eat as much as you want. It's very inexpensive too, contrary to the healthful food trope (except for the cheese). If you leave out the mozzarella for reasons and want to keep it interesting, make half the noodles from summer squash, add mushrooms, any soft beans you like, or any other veggies that strike your fancy.

[@nickshpiece9441]

Next time on Vlogbrothers: Time to discuss cantaloupe!

[@kappanova1302]

Genuine question: Are lucky charms really that good ?

[@vlogbrothers]

YES. -John

[@grantbaugh2773]

Maybe it's just because I grew up with the Marshmallow Matey knockoff, but I've never cared for the "real" version.

[@MissPlaced84]

IMO, no. They're gross. But I don't like marshmallows either. So YMMV

[@Tazallax]

But have you tried Froot Loops with Marshmallows? It might just be perfection.

[@ChrisBrugman]

I'm also not a fan of marshmallows but I'm not sure lucky charms actually has any. What are those things? Delicious.

[@laurao6314]

Yessss! I work at a farmer's market selling produce for a small greenhouse that I used to work at in Alberta (so like not the ideal veggie growing conditions) and it makes me so happy that I get to connect people to good fresh veggies! Seeing recognition of the importance of this type of growing (especially when you're doing it yourself) makes me so happy! Being able to produce local is so tough and expensive in our climate but 100% worth it! I hope this enourages people to have more local veggies or to grow them themselves! Keep up the good gardening John, those golden currant tomatoes look amazing! Also, the bigger zucchini might be really good baking in a zucchini chocolate cake and the smaller ones are really great in stir frys or in lasagna!

[@radagastwiz]

A garden update, huzzah!

[@52bluey71]

I live in Finland and I can't figure out if all tomatos here are good since I've never eaten a bad one, or if I just think bad tomatos taste good because I haven't had a truly good one....

[@puupipo]

Same!

[@alexbirch7665]

Come to England, we only have bad tomatos. Go to the rest of Europe for good ones

[@Mrwheresmyhouse]

Except for Finland which is up in the air, apparently.

[@EcceJack]

Finland is quite far north, so local tomatoes might not be nearly as sweet and tasty as they *could* be because not enough sunlight and heat, and imported tomatoes might not be quite as sweet and tasty as they *could* be because they'd spoil too fast in transport if they were fully ripe. Speaking as a guy in the UK who used to live by the Mediterranean..... But I may be wrong!

[@badseed86]

Sorry to break it to you, you have been eating really bad, insanely overpriced tomatoes. Go to any Mediterranean farmer and buy some tomatoes there. You will be amazed to find out that actual tomatoes don't taste like watermelon

[@EmilyPie99]

Out of all the videos in my subscriptions, this is the one I was most looking forward to watching. Did not disappoint.

[@vlogbrothers]

Thanks, Emily! -John

[@MeggaBite42]

I'm really enjoying this gardening/cooking with John thing that's been happening.

[@therealpixie]

Zucchini can be ground up and added to tomato sauce. It not only thickens it, but it makes the squash magically delicious. (Get the oblique Lucky Charms reference there?)

[@OlleLindestad]

Or make the world's simplest pasta dish: thin slices of zucchini (e.g. sliced with a potato peeler) fried in olive oil with finely chopped walnuts. Serve with spaghetti, salt and pepper. It takes like 15-20 minutes to make.

[@alainart]

Can the next cooking video have Henry please? I wanna see you eat drool tomatoes and zucchini!

[@cupcakewithouttheicing]

I was thinking this the whole video. I would LOVE to see Henry in another cooking vid!

[@chloereith6631]

LoquaciousLaners42 And Alice!

[@SGRosen-vi2ez]

Relevant question: Do you younguns enjoy the (literal) fruits of your labors?

[@alexandrias.1014]

Yesss! I miss when they cooked together a looong time ago 😭😂

[@susumnasen4783]

Yaaa!!! I miss the good old days 💝💝😘

[@annagrace8241]

I have an internship at a non-profit this summer and we have a HUGE garden. Literally picked ten pounds of cherry tomatoes and still had more to ripen. We also grow basil, so this recipe will be looming large in my mind at work for a while. 10/10 content, John!

[@Atalinay]

This is my favorite series. Keep em comin.

[@teppi5119]

Zucchini bread!

[@requiembeeblebroxx]

Yes yes yes!!

[@HillaryDawn1Jn418]

I second zucchini bread! And since you have a lot you can make several loaves and gift them to friends and family.

[@amandamakesminis]

Came here to say this! Zucchini bread is my absolute favorite!

[@requiembeeblebroxx]

If you're careful, a nice dense zucchini bread can keep for a long time in the freezer, which can help with the overabundance problem. Also, chocolate zucchini bread is incredible.

[@kmcfadden6136]

Nice garden 👍🏼

[@captainbeth4024]

It is amazing how you are still able to produce high-quality content after a decade of KZbin!

[@jadagrisson3549]

I am loving John's approach to life right now. Reading, prepping, and eating. He is LIVING.

[@Silkendrum]

Best recipe for zucchini: Put in paper bag. Place on neighbor's doorstep.

[@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677]

John needs more puff

[@4mpersan]

Venice Beach Sports Network as much as I am fond of the puff, low puff levels indicate a happy John. That I will support!

[@emilyli3304]

These garden videos probably bring me the most joy of any vlogbrothers videos

[@shermdar_]

I needed a good wholesome Vlogbrothers video before bed. Thank you 👌🏼 (also those pea tomatoes look amazing, I will have to look them up)

[@narcobear]

I can’t believe I just took cooking advice from a guy I once watched drink a blenderized happy meal. Man, times have changed... probably for the better though.

[@qwertyuoip1234]

Can’t wait to see the T-shirts that will inevitably spawn.

[@tylerratwood]

I love this video so much! I used to have a garden as a kid and I really miss it, can't wait to have another some day!

[@meganmcewen7101]

Literally grinned just reading the title. John, your enthusiasm for your garden is infectious!

[@NS-jh3fk]

With the zucchini, you can use it in a chocolate cake! Sounds gross, but you can't taste the zucchini and it makes the texture of the cake soooo soft and good (and bonus: you can pretend its healthy)! I make it all the time and just wait til after people eat it to tell them there was zucchini in it

[@caprafan]

With that kind of hype, now you'll just have to post the recipe. 😉

[@JayKBishop]

So pea memes weren’t good enough....

[@grantdominic4366]

I like this video. Sometimes I feel like the videos get too deep and intellectual, which is good sometimes, like the thoughts from places were, but when there are lots of videos in a row like that it can feel like a little much. This was lighter and I liked it.

[@californiaredwood]

I cannot tell you how thoroughly I look forward to Tuesday and Friday each week.

[@victoriaswindle2258]

That would be an interesting children’s book. If the main character eats too many tomatoes they change color. Or maybe perhaps something that happens in Harry Potter

[@aidenlosh9518]

I have a great zucchini bread recipe, it was my grandmother's and it is SO GOOD, and I'd be willing to share it with a trustworthy author.

[@carlo2074]

one of my favorite videos in a while

[@TheMasterSciFi]

What a lovely video! So nice to just take a break from all the crazyness in the world and spend 2:45 min watching one of my favorite internetpeople talk about tomatoes!

[@adityakhanna113]

Blenderise them! Nerdfighter style!

[@christine1902]

soup!

[@marswithtrees]

Adequately "hooshed" 😂

[@bibmatt614]

Your garden videos are my favorite. Please make more. :)

[@valkyriemaiden9593]

Man oh man I love John's garden cooking videos

[@DeborahBoschert]

I thought the term was "whang-jangle."

[@TaylorStrutton]

a great idea for that zucchini...get yourself a spiralizer and create "noodles" out of it and do zuccini spaghetti, sounds weird but is actually really good

[@maddie9602]

My little sister developed a gluten allergy when she was about 12, and was absolutely delighted when we discovered zucchini spaghetti.

[@zoeb7353]

my favorite cooking channel

[@Julia-qr7cp]

I want a whole series of John Green gardening videos honestly this is great

[@MissLilyputt]

I’ve tried several kinds of tomatoes grown locally and distantly and they always taste 🤢 bad. I like them as tomato sauce for pasta or pizza. I don’t even mind one or two on a large burger so long as it’s not a strong flavor ie. it’s hidden underneath the flavors of other things like cheese, meat, and/or spices and condiments.

[@haggis53]

no, you don't 'hoosh' it, you wang-jangle it!!!

[@aJoats]

The onion's on 350.

[@sparksxflyxupwards]

Chloe Coombs just needed some pepper pepper pepper to the salad and it would've been perfect

[@mattcouse5538]

I’m a fan of your food vlogs. Keep it up

[@ella-be5bv]

I love your books, John! You're so amazing!! However cheesy this may sound, you're an inspiration!

[@OurPastSecrets]

For the Brits - zuccini is courgette, eggplant is aubergine, orEgano is just pronounced oregAHno, tomAAtoes are tomARtos

[@rjfaber1991]

Yes, I did wonder if John deliberately planted his garden with plants whose names would upset Europeans. Probably not, but he managed to anyway. :p

[@ElynevanOpzeeland]

well it looks like John did it on purpose indeed, there are are a lot of them....

[@m.w.kaplan447]

At the Brits- you What

[@GoneZombie]

Because it looks like an egg, you see.

[@thewinterizzy]

I have yet to eat a Good™️ tomato then. 🤔

[@ahobbit1273]

I love these garden videos for some reason

[@shaaa6420]

your videos make me so happy. thank you so much for that.

[@webkinzgirl2405]

Keith Urban chose a puppy the size of an elephant instead of a puppy sized elephant. What say you?

[@vlogbrothers]

I mean, just because you can make hits doesn't mean you can make elephant-related choices. -John

[@webkinzgirl2405]

vlogbrothers that is true also because he’s not part of Nerdfighteria

[@Maiichu14]

YES FARMER JOHN RISE

[@skuuubs]

these videos are so delightful

[@Shutupalready47]

I come back to this video whenever I need a reminder that the world is good and it’s important to appreciate the little things. Plus I just love seeing John this happy 🥲

[@skylerwitherspoon]

Okay so last video the title said eight but in the video you kept saying nine, which concerned me.... but this time the title says 213 and you keep saying 211?? Somehow it goes up instead of down this time??? Intrigue

[@Emilythesquishy]

is the quality on purpose? or ..

[@vlogbrothers]

It takes a minute for the quality to improve. That's the downside of getting here early! -John

[@glassisland]

This might be the first time that a vlogbrothers video made me hungry. Thanks John!

[@Magearod]

We are growing our first garden this year- the first one I've ever had that was mine, not my parents. We just had the first tomato and cucumber this week. Thank you for the recipe! This will come in handy when I need to consume lots of tomatoes!

[@Emilythesquishy]

YOU DIDN'T WASH THE TOMATO BEFORE YOU ATE IT

[@vlogbrothers]

You mean the ones in the garden? Nah. They're good. Nothing touched them but water and spiders. -John

[@BigJake00058]

Well you don't have to be as careful when it's coming from your own garden unless you used chemicals and the like. Just dirt otherwise

[@ThePrimevalVoid]

did you say spiders

[@locohombre79]

vlogbrothers But a Caterpillar could have pooed on it... Edit: for our cousins around the world, this is a uk tv advertisement line.

[@locohombre79]

Hi, me again. Just another note on the ad line... the ad from which the quote was taken is SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD. I don’t enough time left to be writing KZbin comments. Oh :(

[@ShadowAkatora]

Aye, the store bought ones taste like butt (pardon my french) compared to the ones from your own backyard. :)

[@CrossoverGenius]

sometimes i just stop and think of john in his garden, gardening, and feel a little more at peace with life. thanks for the perspective, john.

[@katehickey2047]

i love these type of videos, they are so soothing and pleasant compared to most of reality