I'll NEVER Grow These Tomatoes Again! Here's 7 Reasons WHY...

[@thehomesteadingrd]

SO many of you have been asking where I get my Plum Regal seeds from. Here's the link! shrsl.com/4nuq0 (*affiliate link) :)

[@randolphgardner8743]

Thanks for your video. I released the Plum Regal hybrid tomato from my fresh market tomato breeding program at NC State Univ. where I worked from 1976 -2008. After I retired from NCSU in 2008, I have continued breeding tomatoes in my emeritus professor status with the university. My breeding program has focused on improving tomato fruit quality and yield combined with resistances to important tomato diseases. Others have reported on the superior fruit quality and yield of Plum Regal. Seeds are availble from numerous seed companies. Fedco Seeds has a nice report on it in their catalog description.

[@rochelleduff9277]

I am in zone 3B in Canada and am on year 2 with Amish Paste and I love them. No blight, lots of fruit, yes I do have to trellis them higher but I don't mind. They are so meaty and perfect for sauces, but I do not deserve by hand. I use a tomato mill and highly recommend it. Such a time saver. That could knock your list down to only 6 reasons you hate them 😜

[@monikas5125]

I been growing Amish paste tomatoes for years now and we had very good luck with them.

[@harry8442]

You need better trellising for indeterminate slicing tomatoes. Indeterminate cherries are super vigorous and can withstand pruning during damp weather, which causes blight. You didn't prune your determinant tomatos. Every time you prune the Amish paste, you were creating open wounds for the blight to spread. Excessive pruning because of improper trellising is why the Amish paste did so poorly. It's best to only prune during periods of dry weather. Also your fingers and scissors need to be cleaned in between cuts as not to spread disease.

[@crtnyp]

100% agree

[@Greens5511]

@@harry8442 This is a interesting reply, info I plan on using, thanks!

[@derekwebb5427]

@harry8442 Good advice, great comment!

[@rogercunningham9987]

The plumb regal is a hybrid variety, the amish paste is a heirloom variety. clearly giving the advantage to the hybrid

[@rschroeder6460]

Amish paste is an heirloom, unlike plum regal. Heirloom almost always succumb to blight, sometimes very early

[@justmare111]

Amish paste in my garden here in Southern California do very well. They grow to 10+ feet and produce beautiful, large fruits that make great sauce. Sorry they haven't worked out for you.

[@scienceteacher79]

I live in zone 6 in Southern Idaho and have grown these for 2 years now.They have turned out beautifully.Very heavy producers and growing on cattle panels and have grown to over 9 feet from beginning of season to our first frost.'ll grow them every year here. Probably get 20 lbs per plant.

[@Joshua.zero29]

I'm zone zone and will grow one or two next season to see how it goes. The issues she's described with the Amish paste are the same issues I'm having this season with my 12 roma plants. I'll try something else next year. 👍

[@debbyhelton3805]

I live in central Idaho. Great grower and heavy producer.

[@aphillips5376]

I live in zone 7a and have grown the Amish paste for 2 years and love them!

[@varred1680]

Plum Regal is my go to paste tomato. Even in bad years, they turn out good.

[@loudc8651]

I get my seeds out by cutting across and squishing both sides not so much top to bottom …in Toronto my SAN Marzanos got blossom end rot ,Amish were great and Ox heart had blight on the leaves but still producing fabulous .

[@tomst9417]

I live in Wisconsin zone 5b and have grown Amish Paste tomatoes for the last 4 years. Until this year (very wet), never had problems with blight and they were very productive. This year I did have blight issues with the Amish Paste and the San Marzano tomatoes produced better with less disease.

[@lisaritz5272]

Sorry you had so much trouble with them . I absolutely love growing amish paste. Never had any problems.

[@molallaretreat1]

I was thinking before I started watching that it would be cool if you were reporting on the Amish Paste. And you did! I grew it for the first time this year also and never again. Similar problems and I thought it was me. I couldn't figure out what I had done wrong. Thanks for this report. Judy Loucks

[@juliewychor]

I have had all the same issues with Amish paste tomatoes the last few years I’ve grown them. I thought I was just doing something wrong, so thank you for sharing and showing me it’s the tomato variety, not me. I’m also in Minnesota.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Shoot! Definitely give the plum regals a try! They are the BEST! 🤩

[@cathyhanley8658]

Same in NH

[@dillinpicklesworth5698]

I use mortgage lifters for sauce and salsa, no problems and they have a lot of meat in them and taste phenomenal 😋👌 but if you're looking for more compact, try burpees "fresh salsa" another great Roma type!

[@thishungering1]

So interesting, thanks for making this video! This is my 3rd year growing Amish Paste tomatoes in central MN and I love them, they're on my "must grow" list. I think we have a different set of expectations from our MN homegrown tomatoes :) I grow 3+ varieties of paste tomatoes for depth of flavor and prefer a staggered harvest so indeterminate wins for me. I grow them on 6 foot wire fence trellises and weave them as they grow so they're well supported, more vertical and get plenty of airflow. I haven't done much pruning other than removing suckers and they're just now getting a bit of late blight. For making sauce and salsa, I don't seed tomatoes and prefer thicker salsa so the fewer seeds and meatier tomatoes are a win in my book. I've always grown heirlooms after growing garden center hybrids and being disappointed with their eating quality and bland sauce. However I've heard great things about the hybrid paste tomato Pomodoro Squisito and will try it next year. Glad you gave Amish Paste a good try! Sorry it didn't work out for you.

[@TheBrainOfShane]

Same for me. Im in zone 7 Kentucky. I heard so much good about them that didn't work out for me. I've tried them two years in a row and they weren't that productive and all died early in the season both years. I won't be growing them again.

[@MFaith777]

I grew Amish Paste tomatoes from Baker Creek in Southern Minnesota two years ago (we have since moved to TN) and they turned out amazing. Harvested a ton that year and canned several batches of tomato items. Was like a jungle. Might be the weather this year? Or maybe a bad batch of seeds? They were actually my favorite for canning that year. This year, in a new garden, no such luck as the dang pests are horrible down here.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

So interesting!!! It’s been a tough year this year for sure. Hang in there!

[@MFaith777]

@@thehomesteadingrd you too!!

[@emkn1479]

Heirloom vs hybrid…same issues but with different plants in my garden.

[@crtnyp]

I grew them here in SC and they got huge, plants and fruits. They seemed like any other heirloom variety as far as disease.

[@charlesscarborough7424]

I grew Plum Regal, La Roma 3 and Amish Canning (not Paste). All produced well with minimal issues. Lots of rain again this year in the Northeast too. Good info, Thanks for sharing.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

I wonder how similar the Amish Canning is to the Amish Paste tomato 🤔

[@charlesscarborough7424]

@@thehomesteadingrd Semi Determinate habit. Good fruit production with minimal disease issues for plant or fruit. Similar fruit size to Amish Paste. My wife turned them into sauce with the other varieties. Seed came from Renaissance Farm online. I will grow them again with Plum Regal and La Roma 3. I too will not be growing Amish Paste again.

[@Greens5511]

This was very interesting and informative! I am in MN too and I plant the Amish paste, along with so many varieties and so many of them I don't pay close enough attention to all the blight and other traits. I have never heard of plum regal before but I am for sure going to get them ordered for next year! Thanks for the tips!

[@mikeamirault8741]

I have tried amish paste tomatoes in the past; late blight got into them and ruined the whole patch. Great to get your perspective.

[@mairzydotes3548]

First year growing Amish paste and had the same issues and we did not really have a lot of rain. I’m not a big fan and was going to try another paste next year.

[@martinbammann3633]

Both Mountain Vinyard and Plumb Regal are both hybrid tomatoes. Amish paste is an heirloom tomato.

[@WillowsGreenPermaculture]

So for seed collectors, the Mountain Vinyard and Plumb Regal would not work. You can only successfully collect seed from heirlooms. Heirlooms unfortunately many are vulnerable to blight, but there are ways you can avoid that: excellent spacing - you can space exra using companion planting, interplant with basil, carrots, calendula, lettuce - all beneficial to tomatoes. You can also avoid blight by growing under cover or in a greenhouse, or outside,keeping well ventilated, agian with proper spacing and pruning.

[@Deborah78681]

I live in Central Texas. Growings beautiful tomatoes, for me, is like finding the mythical city of El Dorado. It's always just out of reach. 😭

[@yvettemitchell5300]

Thank you for the comparison I totally agree with the Amish paste this is my second season and never again. This year was the worst for growing out of control.

[@sharanders]

Never tried Amish Paste, but you’ve really sold me on trying Plum Regal! Thanks😊

[@thehomesteadingrd]

It's so good! I hope you love it as much as I do!!

[@2fish_tacos814]

You’ll get that with heirloom tomatoes. Not nearly as disease resistant as hybrids. Either spray or don’t raise em. We love Amish pastes tomatoes here. Sucks ya had a bad crop but that’s gardening! Take care

[@potagermalo]

Coucou Un superbe vidéo, Un vrai plaisir à regarder 😊 Merci beaucoup pour ce partage A bientôt

[@kallansmith5866]

So glad to hear this review because I thought it was me! My 2nd year growing Amish paste and I’m having all the same issues! I grew them double leader and beside being bare sticks from diseased foliage, there is 18-24in span that just has no fruit! So glad to see this video. Thank you!!

[@jenharrell65]

I tried Amish Paste this year too. I believed all the hype, but I was terribly disappointed. I've had all the same issues. This year I also tried San Marzano. Blight was terrible, but the flavor was amazing!

[@lauraoatman6206]

Same issue in Iowa.

[@bobbygreen2291]

Fifty year tomatoe grower from North Carolina here and here is the best tasting tomatoes you can grow Carolina gold ,,this is an orange determinate tomato that ripens first for me every year Better boy plus f-1 hybrid,,,this is a semi determinate and flavor is top notch and they ripen very fast For a tomato with a mild flavor and determinate,,,that bears so much fruit that they must be grown in baskets ,,,red deuce

[@JaySiewers]

Maybe the point about Amish Paste Tomatoes is that they were bred for throwing? 😁

[@jenniferr2057]

Also in MN. I have tried amish paste tomatoes 3 years running. Dramatically different weather the last 3 years. And i COMPLETELY agree with your experience... I have wondered if the seeds I got were bad. I got them from Baker Creek but all of my peppers have been wrong. I wonder if there's such a thing as tomato gate?

[@thehomesteadingrd]

So interesting! I got my seeds from High Mowing Seeds so it’s likely the variety and not the seeds

[@macktonight9511]

@@thehomesteadingrd put your amish paste in the ground early summer not in the spring and single stem them. also if you give your plants 2 to 3 asprin per gallon of water foliar spray weekly or every other week it triggers an immune response and they fight blight and other issues better. im in the thumb of michigan and grow the amish paste every year...ur missing out if you dont fix the problems and keep growing. good luck.

[@laurarich2599]

I garden in coastal Harpswell Maine and LOVE Amish paste tomatoes. You are not giving this vigorous vine enough support. I grow all my indeterminates on 7’ wooden stakes. Also, as an indeterminate these tomatoes produce all summer. Your Plum Regals are a determinate tomato, they produce ALL AT THE SAME TIME then are done for the season. A better comparison on production would be to weigh the output over the course of the summer. Because indeterminates produce all summer; I harvest then freeze these tomatoes for canning later the fall. Happy canning!

[@robertkonczal7406]

I garden an hour from Laura Rich, in Scarborough. Agree with all that she wrote. Amish paste is a fine variety when properly managed, and not too watery

[@bretdubbels6194]

I grew Amish paste for the first time this year. I am in SE Minnesota. Yields have been fantastic! No cracking, very clean fruits. Vines hit 6’ and have gone several feet further onto another trellis. Those plum regal as a determinate don’t come close for yield from the look of it. I also found Pozzano to be a fantastic. Indeterminate paste. Determinate take up way to much garden space. vertical space is your friend. Tomato cages are fine for peppers, tomatoes not so much 🤷‍♂️

[@jaredmccutcheon5496]

A lot of these are issues found with other heirloom tomatoes too. I personally don’t love Amish paste because it’s highly susceptible to just about every tomato disease and it’s always a poor producer for me and I live in a warm dry part of California with a 7 plus month growing season. I prefer a hybrid of some sort as my primary paste tomato. As far as growth habitat, your tiny cages aren’t designed for an indeterminate tomato so they’ll never support one that relies on the cage for all its support. I make my cages out of 6 foot tall concrete reinforcement mesh and they hold up even the most sprawling plants just fine, or I just do a Florida weave if I think the cages aren’t going to be enough.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

I totally agree with you!

[@marypatproctor2364]

From your assessment in the kitchen--it looked to me like the Amish Paster were more meaty and less seeds--which is great for sauces. But i get your concerns! We have had a great tomato year here in Nashville area--but my best ones are the beefsteak this year--sooo yummy!!❤

[@trentinh]

They didn't work very well for me in Michigan either. We had a ton of rain over the course of a couple weeks which cracked a ton of them. I'll definitely be trying a new variety next year.

[@teresamackenzie9896]

Ok, I have the Plum Regal already ordered for next year. I did grow Amish paste this year as well and have the same issues with blight.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

It’s the best!! Enjoy!!

[@margaretmorgan2745]

I grew Amish paste for the first time this year and had a horrible experience too. Plants were pitiful and hardly any fruit. Finally pulled them out and planted something else. Plan on trying the plum regal tomato next year. Thanks for the recommendation! Btw... just found your channel and am enjoying the videos!

[@brianseybert192]

Not thrilled with the Amish paste for some of the reasons you mentioned. My favorite paste is the Opalka and its cousin Jersey Devil, nice large flavorful fruit with very few seeds (although for some reason fruits were smaller this year). The Plum Regal looks interesting to me, might give it a try next year. New Subscriber zone 5a WI. Stay Well!!!

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Ooooo I’ll have to try those someday! Thank you!

[@AbellaTeacher]

I love Amish Paste tomatoes, but I want to try Plum Regal and some other disease-resistant Roma types. Where do you order your Plum Regal seeds from? They look to be slightly expensive, but maybe they're worth it?

[@shawneegrows]

This was helpful because you gave us a variety that does work. Also, a Minnesota gardener but southern MN.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Glad it was helpful! 🫶🏼

[@biblicalprepping]

Thank you so much! I love that you spoke quickly on your zone - I am in zone 6a/6b in WV - but at 3400 feet. USDA claims we are now zone 7, but I default to the truth I see in our weather. LOL We had frost threats into JUNE this year and I got things planted late - which mean I may or may not get tomatoes before our first frost which could happen anywhere from mid-September to mid-October!!! Our patterns can be so unpredictable up this high. I want to look into new varieties of tomatoes - your suggestions might help me! Thank you again - and I had considered the Amish Paste in the past. Crossed off my list! I need GOOD fruit and as much as possible as quickly as possible. Much gratitude - Judith Garton, director - Biblical Prepping

[@biblicalprepping]

The Homesteading RD, I have a question on your Mountain Vineyard tomatoes - are those grape tomatoes or are they a larger variety for canning? I am looking for seeds online for my seed list - all I have seen is grape tomato seeds in that variety. Would love the help on this one! Thanks in advance - judith

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Hi there! The Mountain Vineyard variety is a grape tomato

[@biblicalprepping]

@@thehomesteadingrd Thank you!!!! I figured you would be too busy to reply so quickly. Much appreciated. Adding them to the list as well. They looked bigger in your garden than a grape tomato that we grow now. I am currently growing Rutgers and Hamsons, but their seasons just seem TOO LONG for me - even though I always THINK I am planting in a good timeline. But our tress just started turning literally over night this past week. Making me a bit nervous for our first frost coming way too early. I showed my husband your Plum regals and he was stunned how much fruit you have!!!! PRAYING we get half as much or better. LOL It's taken me five years to get our soil to the point it is almost repaired. So next year I am hoping for our dream garden. - Judith Garton

[@fredthegreg]

Do you have any other hybrid vs heirlooms to compare? I would think the hybrids would always beat out the heirlooms.

[@cindylarade]

Great video!! It's my first year growing amish paste as well! Same as you, they're cracking on the top and the plants aren't prolific. I also grew San Marzano, which are better, but they are indeterminate. I'll definitely try the plum regal next year. They look beautiful!!! Do you have a favorite cherry and slicer variety to share?

[@jamestboehm6450]

Amish paste were one of the hardest tomatoes I've ever grown. Need very high amounts of calcium and water. Burpee super sauce are becoming a favorite for me in Ohio. Not extremely productive but pound and a half tomatoes are a plus.

[@derekwebb5427]

For canning, I prefer San Marazano determinate. I found if your canning, the determinate tomatoes are the way to go. In your zone, if your going to plant indeterminate tomatoes, early girl's and cherry are the best. Basicslly 50 day tomatoes. The slicers you would be best to have a greenhouse due to the longer growing season (75-85 days) to get a good crop. Also crop rotation on a yearly basis so that the next years plants dont get last years diseases.

[@cahorv3]

U need 2 update your tomato cages , ones U use R nothing butt pepper cages

[@AdamChenevert]

I grew 6 nine foot tall AP plants, put out hundreds of blooms and I got two sad tomatoes, all the other blooms dropped. I ripped them out and immediately threw the seed packet in the garbage can

[@timmccarthy3500]

interesting. every san marzano i planted this year did the exact same thing. i had 54 san marzano plants and got less than 4 dozen tomatoes. every other variety did well. its oct 16, and i still have have some turning red every couple days. zone 6. coastal ct

[@januarytimberlake]

I’m with you. I’m in Oklahoma zone 7. I have experienced the same issues.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Interesting! Such a disappointment

[@macktonight9511]

its the way you are growing it. you need to single stem them, nd you also need to wait until the soil is warmer before you put it in ground. i grow these every year with great results. this is user error.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

Just like you I've mainly switched to determinate tomato plants about 4 years ago...I'm in Minnesota too, and can reliably get a full harvest in our short growing season. I've also switched to determinate tomatoes for my slicers as well, except for a couple of heritage tomatoes I grow for taste and fun.

[@kandyharris2195]

Adventures in gardening 😂 I too tried a couple of different tomatoes this year ... not impressed, going back to what I love (Early Girl, Roma and Sweet 100's) 🍅 here in Western Washington state zone 8b .Happy Gardening 👩‍🌾

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Ooo maybe if I feel adventurous again I’ll try those!

[@BarlowRootsHomestead]

Ahhh love that you love Plum Regal! We tried all the paste tomatoes and San marzanos and had lots of trouble. Plum regal is a star year after year.

[@Edward-xj4mp]

I wonder if you just didn't have bad seeds, i had store bought tomato plants one year next to plants i started with seeds from SeedSavers Exchange in Decorah Iowa. All store bought died off and the starts were the only ones i got tomatoes from, and there were a LOT.

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Hey Y'all, It is nice that there are some folks from Minnesota here. I am half an hour south of the MOA. I have not ever grown the Amish tomato because I have seen folks cleaning them up like you did just now and they look like a mess inside. This year I made a big choice to stop all the hundreds of tomato varieties and focus on the ones I will use and process. Roma and San Marzano the only paste tomatoes. The Genuwine Beefsteak and Cherokee Purple. Then a couple others I found on sale ect. I am canning tomato sauce by the quart and making Pico de gallo and picking tomatoes every day because the damn squirrels and rabbits are killing me. So this is a big big change for me this year to be extremely intentional and not whimsical. BTW what part of the state do you live I don't need the name of a town just a general direction from Msp-St.P. Great video happy to find your channel peace and blessings, Steven

[@beatriceannabelle1861]

I believe she's way North, Ely latitude.

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

@@beatriceannabelle1861 That up to the Boundary Water Canoe area!!!

[@emKmn398]

Zone 4A central MN, and my tomatoes were devastated by blight this year. 😢 (it was not actually that bad, but *I* was devastated because it was my first experience with blight.) I grew several new and several not new varieties, and while I feel like I can’t write any one off just yet, I did end up with a few that impressed me. I will be growing more Federle, less San Marzanos next year for paste varieties, and more Rose de Berne. They both seemed to do okay in spite of the blight. Will give the other 10 varieties another chance as well to see if blight was holding them back this year.

[@teresagray1269]

Wow 😲, I'm sorry your having such a a problem with them. I grew them a couple years ago and they turned out amazing. But I live in Nebraska and I think like you mentioned it's your short season or maybe the seed stock you've gotten are not from a good batch. The one's I grew looked like your plum regal with the exception I trellesed them to allow for their 6 feet in height.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Wow!! It really seems like people either love them or hate them. I’m glad they worked out for you!

[@teresagray1269]

@@thehomesteadingrd Yes, it really seems that way. But for those that are still trying to work with them there's a lot of little tricks to being successful with them. Trellising seems to be the big key, also I've always trim low hanging leaves so they don't touch the ground and found they don't like full sun for more than 8 hrs a day so I use a 40% shade cloth for the heat of the day. Another big trick with Amish paste is they like wet feet but not wet leaves. Hope this helps for anyone wanting to give it another go.

[@teresagray1269]

Oh I forgot, don't over water them, that's why they split and they have a high need for nitrogen in the heave growth stage and as fruit sets on you need to amend calcium and phosphorus for high yields.

[@tonyarueff3230]

I've also given up on amish paste here in central Illinois. I planted only Roma type of canning tomatoes.

[@asyed1995]

Organic Seeds Healthy Soils Peaceful Souls .No crimes cruelty .

[@CountryKirby.]

Put it on a shirt

[@Erika-ym8ql]

I’m in zone 5b (Door County WI). My Amish are doing great though not ripe just yet. Beautiful lush green foliage and good looking fruit so far. Homemade compost, a weekly cal-mag treatment and a bi weekly dose of high phosphorus and potash fertilizer. I started them from seed indoors in April but wasn’t able to transplant into new raised beds until July 1. They’re in the middle of a large unforested property with great western and southern exposure. No well onsite which means lot of water hauling and probably not as much water as they actually need. We’ll see how they do ripening over the next couple of weeks as temps begin to cool. We still have a few days in the mid 70s coming up hallelujah! Also I only grow indeterminate tomatoes. I use 2 peony cages per plant, one stacked on top of the other for added height. As I get closer to the end of the season I clip the tops. This way I can control production based on weather outlook. My favorites are Cherokee, Carbon, and Lucid Gem!

[@carolynmoody9460]

Always happy to see a video from you❤❤❤🕊️

[@thehomesteadingrd]

☺️☺️☺️

[@junewrogg6137]

Good info!! My Amish paste, stripped Roma and Gold Metal all did/doing really well, crash and burn on my beef steak and San Marzano tomatoes :( Thankful for lots of Romas for canning. Hopefully next year.

[@paulet3682]

In SE WI i had more trouble with my tomatoes. All my plants, all indeterminate, had terrible blight. Lots of fruit, but they will be done early. They acted more like determinates. I should have lots of small fruits, but almost none. Very wet into July, then really dry august. Not too hot, in fact had a couple weeks of cool nights in August. Squash had tons of vines, but little fruit. Strange year.

[@mommieminnesota3108]

Im in the twin cities and i have had rotton luck with just basic romas and bushel boys can you recomend some tomatos that are of good quality that are also great for canning?

[@markoneil8286]

I live i.n nz. Where can I get plum regal seeds from? Any ideas

[@lulajohns1883]

What is the difference in taste??

[@stefanybeyer4653]

Can a person save seeds from a hybrid tomato? Newb question of the day 😅

[@CountryKirby.]

Good Morning Good Morning

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Good morning!!

[@hollynelson543]

Funny my plumb type tomatoes take 4 ever. E😢very year less varieties but good for Mel less heirloom .do ❤ when ya get good one.

[@jocelyndun]

Same! I'm in the Twin Cities and Amish paste has been a nightmare. Never again.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

😖😖😖

[@erikalfan1027]

Such amazing vlogs forever I really enjoyed it stay connected

[@SalVitroNY]

Wanted to like video but you’re comparing an heirloom indeterminate to hybrid determinate. Also your AP indeterminate trellis is very lacking & you should never have had any vegetation so low to ground to begin with. One of the most valuable characteristics of AP is its superior flavor. But maybe you favor quantity over quality? I’d rather have less harvest but more flavor any day. Also consider storing tomatoes at 55-65 degrees.

[@marvinbrock960]

You’re kinda blaming the plant for doing what it’s bred to do… climb and put on blooms.. it’s only about 1/3 of its normal size.. hence 1/3 the fruit.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Totally! It’s just simply not a good choice for our short growing season here in MN

[@marvinbrock960]

@@thehomesteadingrd Being from Arkansas, I had no idea that “summer” veggies could even grow north of Missouri! I know… Then I discover that it’s actually way too hot here for most to do well! 🤷‍♂️. The things we learn when we pay attention! I hope you had a good summer!

[@village1girl]

Your video was very cool, I enjoyed watching it❤❤

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Thank you 🤗

[@cahorv3]

Try the best San Marzanos

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Good morning from Forest lake Minnesota! Great episode!

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Hello there! Thanks Pat!

[@potager365]

Can't wait to sow some Plum Regal after seeing yours.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

You’re going to love them!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

Amish paste looks like a much better tomato

[@Greens5511]

Well off I went to google for those seeds...😳💲😳 Oh my goodness! Over $6 for a package of seeds??

[@deborahlawing2728]

But some will go to the grocery store and pay $6 for 3 tomatoes. So you have to figure if it's a good deal for you. 😊

[@Greens5511]

@@deborahlawing2728 🤷🤷 I don't base what is a good deal for me off of how other people spend their money, I base it off of how I spend my money. 💡👍😊

[@blueheronhill]

I think you have opened a hornets nest by targeting Amish paste tomato. These two tomato varieties are entirely different and not worthy of a side by side comparison. Indeterminate v determinate; heirloom v hybrid. Each are top notch in their categories and not fair to pit them against each other. Also you won’t be able to save seeds from your hybrid. That said I am going to to try the Plum regal in next years garden, not expecting it to out do my Amish but I am intrigued by it’s qualities.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

Totally! They are completely different but makes for an interesting side by side for those looking into the best paste tomato for them

[@jlynnc9559]

Had the same from my tomatoes. Won’t grown them again.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

😭😭😭

[@nocheryl]

What about the taste?? So many tomatoes grow good but flavor is not as good..I care more about that

[@drewdevon2009]

beautiful woman

[@tomfisher3117]

You don't know how to grow heirloom tomatoes. They need to on a trellis, not in a 30" cage. You need to prune them up from the soil line and keep pruning them throughout the season. Learn how to take care of them and they will take care of you. Your rap isn't just bad, it's borne out of ignorance. Sorry.

[@thehomesteadingrd]

I talked about all of this in the video 😉

[@Erika-ym8ql]

I’m in zone 5b (Door County WI). My Amish are doing great though not ripe just yet. Beautiful lush green foliage and good looking fruit so far. Homemade compost, a weekly cal-mag treatment and a bi weekly dose of high phosphorus and potash fertilizer. I started them from seed indoors in April but wasn’t able to transplant into new raised beds until July 1. They’re in the middle of a large unforested property with great western and southern exposure. No well onsite which means lot of water hauling and probably not as much water as they actually need. We’ll see how they do ripening over the next couple of weeks as temps begin to cool. We still have a few days in the mid 70s coming up hallelujah! Also I only grow indeterminate tomatoes. I use 2 peony cages per plant, one stacked on top of the other for added height. As I get closer to the end of the season I clip the tops. This way I can control production based on weather outlook. My favorites are Cherokee, Carbon, and Lucid Gem!