All The Tomatoes I Am Growing and Why

Every year I lie to myself and say I am going to grow less tomatoes...and I simply can't do it. There are so many different varieties out there and while we have a few favorites like Cherokee Purple and Sungold, but there are some gaps we would like to fill. So every year I grow a lot of know winners and a selection of new tomatoes hoping to find a new must have.
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[@FinnieLizardo]

100% would like to see a similar video but for peppers! Also - wanted to say thanks for making that soil testing video, we did the test and realized that our soil has an insane amount of phosphorus and iron. Crazy high levels that can’t be corrected in one season. So we changed our plan of doing our new garden beds as in-ground and switched to raised beds. And we don’t plan to be at this house long enough to put the effort into correcting the problem. But this has opened our eyes and we’ll be for sure getting a test done before we buy a new place. So thank you so much! You and Kevin are the best!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Wow that is great to hear, I am glad you were able to figure it out and come up with a solution! The beauty of raised beds is being able to entirely control the the soil you grow in!

[@mrsjuliasmith3433]

I too would really like to see a similar video but about peppers 🌶.

[@LiLTizzle151]

I agree with the pepper idea!

[@AlisonV362]

Yes to the peppers version please! ❤️ Can’t wait to see how these tomatoes all turn out! Our faves right now are Amish paste and the persimmon tomato.

[@umiluv]

We love Amish paste too. Great flavor and perfect for tomato sauce.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Amish paste has been one that I keep meaning try but still haven't!

[@mahoganyeclipse3909]

Heard good things about the Persimmion Tomato

[@FloraM44]

We loved Amish Paste and Persimmon was a surprise winner last year for us too! My all time faves are Abe Lincoln, Cherokee Purple, Kellogg's Breakfast, Great White, and Amish Paste/San Marzano for pastes. Funny enough, the others represented one of each colour we grew!

[@AlisonV362]

@@FloraM44 neat! I’m trying Cherokee purple and yellow this year! I will have to put the others you mentioned on my wish list for next year!

[@candicemcmath4521]

Jacques, because of your video, I learned how to properly fill seed trays and I can’t thank you enough. It’s one of those “obvious” things that I didn’t know how to do and I was struggling with and now I know! Such a game changer! Thanks for sharing. (Also, yes please - make a pepper video too!)

[@gerganaivanova4747]

Hey, a bulgarian here. Whoever sent you this tomato variaty, they knew what's popin' 😀 Literal translation of the name is pink giant and let me tell you that last year we grew pretty big ones - around 1.2kg (2.6 pounds) It is a great pinkish color semi sweet slicing tomato. Hope you like it too! And a video about peppers would be great too. P.s. If you want to try some bulgarian variaties of peppers - let me know 🌶️

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I am actually Bulgarian! My parents are both from Bulgaria and I picked up the seed packs from a seed shop in Sevlievo and from the "Women's Market" in Sofia last year. I have Kambe, Chorbajiski, and of course Chervena Chuska aka Kapia peppers!

[@gerganaivanova4747]

OMG! I didn't know that. I found your channel a few weeks ago thanks to my boyfriend who was amazed by your chicken coop building skills since we are considering having chickens this year. And he is from Sevlievo too!! OK, so the world can't be actually that small...

[@jacquesinthegarden]

The farmers market in Sevlievo was amazing I even put a story collection on my Instagram of me walking through it!

[@Tamsins_Potager]

Always love your videos. Have you heard of the Dwarf Tomato Project? Started about 15 years ago as a collaboration between a grower in the US and a grower in Australia. They developed tomato varieties with indeterminate and determinate genetics to prodce stable varieties with continual production habit of indeterminates but size of determinates at around 3ft with strong central stem that only needs a single stake. 🍅🍅🍅 🇺🇸 🇦🇺

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Yeah it is an amazing project that I think Craig LeHoullier spearheaded, he is the one that brought Cherokee purple to seed savers and is partially credited for kicking off the heirloom tomato craze! The one I plant in this video is from that project!

[@merryhunt9153]

Another advantage of the Sun Gold cherry tomato. The squirrels leave them alone, waiting for them to turn red, and I can harvest them right out from under their noses. Heh heh heh! I also grow an heirloom kind which is a soft purple-gray when ripe. The squirrels leave them alone too. Sadly, I have had to give up growing full-size tomatoes because squirrels destroy them.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Great point and a good reason to grow tomatoes that aren't red

[@rivercrockett343]

Squirrels are the reason I grew Sun Sugar tomatoes last year, that they might not recognize the color. It seemed to work! I didn't get any damage from squirrels or birds, but that might not last forever. For the future, I'm reading that squirrels don't like to encounter tulle fabric (their claws get stuck in it), so I might enclose my tomatoes to prevent damage.

[@heatherpatel2550]

One of my biggest perceived barriers to gardening is a lack of cultivar knowledge. This type of video is exactly what I’ve been wanting. Peppers and more, please! 💚

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kristyrolczynski]

Please do it with peppers! Also do a mid season and end of season follow up to this video. I love to see the results and your thoughts.

[@jaxsonlopez6109]

Zone 9 here. Bring all the pepper content! My mother has asked me to grow her a laundry list of peppers (she’s Salvadoran/Italian) and I can use as much advice as possible. Awesome video as always, thanks for all the ideas 😊

[@j.reneewhite915]

You can't go wrong with Sun Gold and Cherokee Purple! I'm very interested in the results of your early tomatoes (I have a shorter grow season in Aurora, Oregon) and your sauce tomatoes. Consider doing a taste test video. Those are fun. I went tomato crazy for 2023. Here is my list of tomatoes I already have growing indoors: Early (40 to 64 days) SAVE SEED FROM ALL UNDERLINED TOMATOES. 42 Day Tomato from MIgardener Candyland Red Currant Tomato (Early, 55 days, Indeterminate) Bush Early Girl (Early, Determinate, 54 days) Sunrise Sauce Tomato (Early, Determinate, 60 Days) Ripens all at the same time. Park Seed Season Starter Hybrid Tomato (Early, Determinate, 60 days) Black Strawberry Tomato (Early, Indeterminate, 60 days) Fruity, hint of grape & plum Honey Drop Cherry Tomato (Early, Indet, 62 days) compared to sungold, crack resistant Mid-Season (65 to 74 days) Cherry Bomb Tomato (Early, 15’ tall, 64 days to hard frost) Late Blight resistant Large Barred Boar (Early, 5’ tall, 65 days) Super Sweet 100 Hybrid VF Tomato (Early, Indeterminate, 65 days) Supremo Hybrid Tomato (Early-Mid, Determinate, 68 days) Better Boy Plus Hybrid VFNTAStTswv Tomato 20 Seeds for $3.99 from Seeds-N-Such Legend Tomato Lb (Early-Mid, Determinate, 68 days) Sungold Select II Tomato (Mid-season, Indeterminate, 68 days) Gum Drop Black F1 Hybrid Cherry Tomato (Mid, Semi-determinate, 70 days) Pink Tiger Tomato (Mid-season, Indeterminate. 70 days) Sun Gold Hybrid Tomato (Mid, Indeterminate, 70 days) Late (75 to 90 days) Thorburn's Terra-Cotta Tomato (Mid to Late, Indeterminate, 75 days) Black Sea Man Tomato (lg fruit, 4’ tall, 75 days) Black From Tula (75-85 days, Indeterminate) Beauty King (Mid-season Indeterminate, 75 days) Every tomato ripens in 2 weeks Brandy Sweet Plum Tomato (Mid-season, compact, 75 days) Orange Icicle Tomato (Mid-season, Indeterminate, 75 days) Snacking, Sauce, ketsup Barry’s Crazy Cherry Tomato (Mid-season, Indeterminate, 75 days) Evil Olive Tomato (Mid to late, Indeterminate, 75 days) good winter keeper. Galinas Cherry Tomato (Mid-season, Vigorous indeterminate, 75 days) Lg trusses Violet Jasper Tomato (Mid-season, Indeterminate, 78 days) Dr. Wyche's Yellow Tomato (Late, Indeterminate, 80 days) Black Krim ( late, Indeterminate, 80 days) Aunt Ginny's Purple Tomato (Mid-season, Indeterminate, 80 days) resists cracking Oregon Star Paste Tomato (Late, determinate, 80 days) San Marzano (Late, 5 ft tall, 80 days) slow to ripen. Blossom End Rot is likely Queen of the Night Tomato(Late, Indeterminate, 80 days) Salad Type Ukrainian Purple Tomato (Late, Indeterminate, 80 days) crack resistant Black Brandywine (Late, Indeterminate, 80 to 90 days) Pink Brandywine (Late, Indeterminate, 80 to 90 days) Ananas Noire (Late, Indeterminate, 85 days) Pink Fang Tomato (Late, Indeterminate, 85 days) Hillbilly Tomato (Late, Indeterminate, 85-90 Days) Carbon (Late, Indeterminate, 90 days) Paul Robeson Tomato (Late, Indeterminate, 90 days) Blue Beech Tomato (Late, Indeterminate, 90 Days) resists blossom end rot

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Wow that is an awesome list! I love the details you added as well, I should start keeping more complete notes like this.

[@PlantGuild]

I never knew about grafting being done with Tomatoes! Thank you for this info. Also, if you ever offer to make videos about anything, Jacques, just know the answer is always going to be “yes to whatever you just said”.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Hahaha I really didn't expect everyone to want the pepper video THAT bad and I was for sure wrong!

[@hardywifesweetlife1746]

...and yes absolutely! I'd love to see one about peppers as well! What kind would you choose to grow and why? Thank you, love your vids!!

[@kfaulknerstudio]

Thank you for explaining the tray filling. I’ve seen many people poking the soil down while not showing how it helps bottom watering.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@meikusje]

I have come to the conclusion that I don't actually like red tomatoes that much, so this year I'm mostly growing yellow, green, and purple/'black' varieties. My favorites I've grow so far have been Green Zebra and Dark Galaxy, but I'm experimenting with new varieties as well this year. I think I'm most looking forward to Mint Julep, it looks very beautiful in photos, and I think I'll really like the flavor. Looks like you have some great varieties in there as well ☺️ Looking forward to your harvest!

[@thisoneT]

That's gonna be a Ton of tomatoes! I'm looking forward to see how you set it up in your garden 👍🏽

[@PunishedTlacuache]

If you want a really purple tomato, I'd recommend the Indigo Rose tomato. It gets this deep blue [so blue it looks purple] and i found the taste really refreshing as well, great in salads and tomato & mayo sandwiches [with a little bit of pepper]. Grew it last year and I really enjoyed it. Gonna grow it again this year if i can

[@SimonHaestoe]

EXTREMELY Purple....!!!!! 🤠🤠

[@Megamando93]

Had great luck last year with Glacier in Northern Virginia. Best and most vigorous determinant tomato I’ve ever grown. Had a massive harvest, no issues at all, and yielded probably the best tomato I’ve ever tasted!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Awesome, looking forward to the Glacier harvest!

[@harmonyhomeandgarden]

I sowed about 7 varieties of tomatoes so far for the month of Feb (zone 8A) and I keep saying that’s it, but then I keep seeing new varieties that interest me. 😂 I started sowing seeds to give to friends who are new gardeners. I’m like a shopping addict who starts using the excuse of shopping for others so I can get the rush from shopping. Except for me it’s sowing seeds. 😂

[@kariw.160]

Hey, same zone here and same seedling ideas! 😂 I sprouted a bunch not thinking and plan to give them away

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Its a big problem haha, the addiction sets in and you can't shake it

[@MiladaKaiser]

It is very nice to see,that you started even more seedlings that I did. Exciting.

[@anapaulacrawford5837]

I did that one year , but I had a problem with it . I forgot to tag the trays soooo I didn't knew what was what 😂 It's a great method to grow tomatoes for sure .

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Haha it definitely happens to all of us!

[@harriettejensen479]

I have grown Gardener's Delight several years. It is a large cherry, can grow to 8 ft. tall, tastes good, lasts a long time after harvest. Sun gold, which is the only F1 tomato I grow, kept producing until December. I love the Cherokee Purples. I try to grow at least one new tomato each year. A couple of years ago, I grew Thorburn's Terracota, an outsanding looking tomato (orange with green inside) and tasting tomato that overwintered and actually had tomatoes in December. One of the best tasting tomatoes I've grown is the Japanese Black Trifele, which is not really black but brownish read and shaped like a ittle purse (bag type). And this year's new trial is Queen of the Night, a black tomato. All of the tomatoes I grow are heirloom and indeterminate except the Sun Gold. I would love to see something on peppers....and beans. Besides, tomatoes, those are my favorite plants to grow.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have been slowly adding in more F1s to see if there are any that are truly worth it. Husky cherry is another that we are big fans of, I don't think I have seen seeds but its commonly available at the big box garden centers. It has great flavor, super disease resistant, drought tolerance, and will produce year round here. The Japanese Black Trifle sounds like another to add to the list!

[@umiluv]

I just planted my tomatoes yesterday! I went a bit crazy doing a lot more than I did last year. I did San Marzano, Amish Paste, and Amy’s Apricot Mix (cherry) last year. I’m doing the same 3 + Black cherry, Sungold, Cherokee purple, German pink, and two more Italian pastes. The husband loves tomato sauce from the garden so I want to check out other sauce tomatoes of Italian heritage.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That fresh tomato sauce is so good... I am starting to get hungry for summer!

[@PhosphorAlchemist]

Yes to a pepper video, please! I imagine it's similar to the tomatoes, but I like hearing your reasoning for choosing different varieties.

[@the_ling_council]

Just started gardening and going for Cherokee Purples because of you! Wish me luck!

[@Nico-de-gallo]

Trying to utilize my looooong growing season here in 9b Socal with strategic tomato varieties. For cool early spring tomatoes I choose the Glacier and Siletz varieties for their cold weather performance. For the hot summers here, I chose Supremo and Jolene for their abilty to set fruit in the heat. Then going back to Glacier and Siletz going into fall. Love the video Jacque!

[@kittiew260]

Siletz is awesome, tomato!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Got to take advantage of that long season! I try to push cherry tomatoes deep into "winter" as well!

[@icouldjustscream]

I've yet to make up my mind, which to grow! We're in zone 4 🇨🇦, it's snowing right now. I start my seeds in late March/early April. They get planted out after June 10th. Our garden is urban, so there is only enough room for about 12 tomato plants. I need to save some room for peppers, squash, beans, kale, and onions. Garlic went in last October.

[@DM-kt8rd]

I'm in zone 4b zone. Add a few determinate tomatoes in pots with a tomato cage and you can increase your yield.

[@LarixLyalliiAlpine]

Zone 4 here as well, although I'm in Wisconsin. I single stalk my tomatoes for space efficiency but I also plant them in the ground. I got 8ft t-posts for my indeterminate tomatoes last year and I'm so glad I did - the cherries did so well with the extra tall support. And usually our last frost is like, may 23-25 but last year it didn't get above 40 at night until the first week of June, and then the temp skyrocketed into the 90° F range for the rest of the summer. 😫 I've got my fingers crossed the weather is a bit more mild this year. But with climate change, who knows

[@johnwright4310]

Count me in for a pepper video! This video was great, especially because I learned how to fill a seed starting tray. Thanks Jacques!

[@scuttlezebra2963]

Would love a video like this but with peppers! Great video, thanks!!!

[@gailf.5018]

Hi Jacques! 🍅❤ from Bergen County, NJ! I am growing my fav heirlooms again…Black from Tula, Pink Brandywine, Super Sweet 100, Costoluto Fiorentino, Bulgarian Triumph, Hungarian Heart, Rose de Berne, Crnkovic Yugoslavian, Sungold, Black Krim, Paul Robeson & a new tiny one called Spoon. Enjoy your vids so much & happy 2023 planting!!!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Nice selection there!

[@jenamorgan240]

I’ve been learning so much from your channel, Jacques! I’d love to hear more about saving seeds , specifically with the fermenting method you mention.

[@henrydunne3051]

I can't believe you've never grown gardeners delight before! I've grown them for a few years now, they're sooo sweet and produce like crazy! only downside is the tend to split pretty quickly but I don't think you'll regret growing them

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Looking forward to them!

[@FloraM44]

2 years ago I decided I wanted to try a few different types of tomatoes, even though I have GERD (reflux) and usually tomatoes were a trigger food. I grew some that tasted very different and it got me interested to try more. So last year I grew 50+ varieties of tomatoes 😂 My all time faves are Abe Lincoln, Cherokee Purple, Kellogg's Breakfast, Great White, and Amish Paste/San Marzano for pastes. Funny enough, the others represented one of each colour we grew! I love mild, meaty varieties 🥰

[@MsFresh619]

Yes to a pepper version, can't wait to see these tomatoe varieties grow

[@lesfibresfantastiques7265]

It's funny because I found Rose de Berne at my local nursery, here in Quebec, Canada. We have a local tomato grower called « Tomatoes of the world » (Tomates du monde in french) and he has so many varieties ready to plant that I'm spoiled!

[@zinnia3190]

I'm also growing Cherokee Carbon, Sungold, and Mountain Merit, along with 20 other varieties. All are looking good and about 4" tall. Yes to the pepper vid!

[@ugosmith7529]

This year I'm doing a shootout between the cherokee purple, black krim and black sea man. I plan on running the winner against 1 or 2 more purple/black varieties every year. I would also welcome a pepper version, especially since you tend to focus on taste as a main criteria

[@KK-FL]

Whooooa. I travel a lot and never even thought to look for seeds! Your Bulgarian tomatoes brought that to my mind. I shall do this in future travels!

[@MikeDiEva]

I've had EXCELLENT luck growing Glacier tomatoes in grow bags on my patio here in Philadelphia (7A). Really good option.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Ill try a few in grow bags for sure!

[@ternyasen]

Loved all the descriptions and comparisons!!! I am growing 4 tomato varieties this year, which is the most amount so far in my gardening journey and this was really informative.

[@tamiosburn3389]

I am in Central Florida and I am a tomato and pepper growing ADDICT! Thank you for sharing what your growing this year. Down here because of pest pressure I can only really do really large slicers and beefsteaks very early in the year or at the end of fall. But Cherry and spoon sized tomatoes I can get all year long. I am a huge fan of the yellow pear! Its my snack fruit while working in the garden. I actually pair them with ground cherries for some awesome cooked dishes! Can't wait to see a pepper video!

[@moomoocho1196]

Jacques counting on you for a tomato review! Looking for a few good tomatoes to grow in zone 9b…

[@dirkabones2636]

I’m doing homestead and rainbow cherry tomatoes this year. Now I’m thinking I should try a few more varieties

[@livinggrowing]

That Yellow Pear tomato sounds really good. Thanks for the video, great information on the varieties! 🤩

[@myurbangarden7695]

I grow a yellow pear tomatoes, but they never seem to make it in the house 😂😋

[@arnoldmmbb]

This year im growing Kumato type, some Pear cherrys and Blue tomatoes mar azul cultivar blue sea in spanish

[@chinesevirus-ix3yr]

This year I'm letting KZbin radicalized me to take out the elites pushing KZbin radicalized propaganda

[@shamancarmichael5305]

So many interesting varieties, can't wait to see the results! I also add my vote for peppers! 😁

[@Burn1naday]

Is there any way you guys could turn up the volume a little bit. I like to be watch you and Kevin In the morning with my coffee and for whatever reason you guys are super quiet. Love y’all 🤟🏼

[@virginiareynolds207]

Would love to see a pepper video as well! Have you ever grown Italian long hot peppers? I haven’t been successful yet and their seeds are hard to find but they have an excellent flavor, great for stuffing.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have grown long Italian peppers before but not hot ones! Would be fun to try out

[@BrightestBlessings7899]

Oh my Gods! I was planting my determinate romas ( self saved seeds) and Matchless beefsteak tomatoes. Yummy!! Oh, yes please! I would love to grow a huge fresh eating tomatoe!

[@KimblesTheBrave]

I'm super excited to see your tomato grafting adventures! I used to work at a propagation greenhouse that grafted tens of thousands of tomatoes per day for other greenhouses, so I know how the "pros" do it and can compare and judge your attempts, muhahaha. 😛Best of luck!

[@janzebuski3559]

Jacques, so much great information! All of it is truly appreciated! Thanks so much 👍

[@JulianJP21]

Awesome 💪👍 very interesting variety,as always thanks Jacques, have a great weekend!!

[@darrybush5293]

Jacques, good luck with the Dester tomatoes, I’ve grown this variety several times good tasting but horrible production ( 2or 3 per plant). Cherokee Purple is my favorite and have been growing it for many years. Looking forward to seeing your pepper video.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Good to know about the Dester as much as I love prime flavor I can't grow a whole tomato plant to get just 2 or 3 tomatoes.

[@RJack1915]

Jaques-we had Red Beefeater tomatoes last year and one tomato was 2.75lbs and 2 others together was over 5 lbs.

[@rachellemazar7374]

Love this video, I’ve been planting dwarf tomatoes for my enclosed raised beds for a couple years but the varieties are limited here in the SF East Bay. I really like Cherokee Purple, they are the best but not dwarf. Please do the pepper video😊

[@teresaedwards3659]

Nice to see you, and thanks for all the info!

[@aileenbell6750]

This video is making me drool. So many great varieties!

[@ryaninflorida1]

I’d like to see a pepper version of this. I’m just growing Jelly Bean tomatoes from seed so far, they’re supposed to make a bunch of grape sized tomatoes and we’re an expensive seed. Now I’m inspired to start some of those dwarf tomatoes too!

[@tropicalfoodforest_]

It's the best way to figure out which are best. I love yellow sun gold cherry tomatoes

[@canadianoutdoorsurvival]

Hello Jacques thanks for this I liked learning about the different varieties and why you choose to grow them. Would like the same video on peppers and in fact any other vegetables you are growing this year!

[@BritInvLvr]

I agree. I really want to up my pepper production. I can’t seem to get more than a few to grow.

[@silmatar778]

I'll be watching your crafting videos, very interesting subject!

[@Airfun101]

Your favourites being Cherokee Purple and Sungold, same here! Loved the video, curious how much space all these plants take up?

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Last year I had about 15 plants in a roughly 10x 10 area

[@donnaramirez1579]

Jacques, I have to confess that I do not like fresh tomatoes. I know, I know... my whole family gives me a hard time about it. I actually do grow a few varieties though because my family likes them and I can them into tomato sauce and pizza sauce mostly. Now peppers I do like. I hope to see a video about them soon.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Hey you can't like everything, but I would recommend trying something like Cherokee purple raw to see its deeper flavor! Pepper video incoming!

[@miss_frosting]

Watching this while potting on my tomato seedlings. I kid you not, at the point you talk about the paper towel method (around 11 min 45 sec) I reached to check the only seeds that I hadn't seen germination of (seeds saved on toilet roll paper while on holiday in the south of France last year) and as if by miracle they have popped through over night. I had thought maybe the paper towel method wasn't reliable, but it looks like it just germinated slower than normal. Now, here's to see how a French ananas tomato likes a Scottish greenhouse...

[@gnezdo1017]

Thank you. You are a good Inspiration for my new retirement projects

[@kittiew260]

I have about 300 seed varieties packets. Now making decisions what to plant and what not to plant. Love & hate this time of year. Decisions are hard why I have too many Mater seeds. Some I will always grow sungold, thorburns terracotta, Ananas Noir, isis candy, Brad Atomic, Barry crazy cherry, dwarf rosella purple, sleeping lady dwarf, uluru orchid dwarf. I know there's more don't have my notebook in front of me lol I live colder climates glacier was disappointing. Rather do a 4th July variety. I bought that rootstock from Botanical. Also going to try grafting myself. Tyvm can't wait to see your video on grafting!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I really need to try the Barry Crazy Cherry! And I feel you on the pain of too much selection....why do we do this to ourselves 😂

[@kittiew260]

@Jacques in the Garden please try Barry you won't regret it. Beast in garden oh so tasty treat 😋

[@buttonenfuego]

(9b NorCal)Last year I picked up a determinate tomato plant I'd hadn't heard of. **Nebraska Wedding** it was amazing and easy to grow. I thought they were delicious. So balanced. On top a French omelette cut fresh. Online people say it's just ok. But I thought it made a lovely breakfast.

[@buttonenfuego]

So I'm seed started 12 seedlings right now!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Sounds great, could be one to look at.

[@merryJANEatology]

Watching you from Bulgaria. Good job! :)

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Добър ден from San Diego!

[@johnjude2685]

I've turned away from most red tomatoes favorite mostly black types Black Brandywine best favor and Black Krim best overall early all summer production till frost

[@rivercrockett343]

Thank you, I am trying Black Krim this year. Hopeful!

[@michaelmatuszewski7231]

I'm waiting a couple more weeks here in zone 5b before getting my tomatoes started, but I'm excited to grow boronia again as well (I went overboard with seed shopping but that's at the top of my list)! I'm also trying out a few different rootstock varieties this year to see what works best for me. I picked up fortamino from botanical interests, and estamino + super strong from tomato growers supply co. I got access to a plot at a community garden this year but I've been warned that the disease pressure for tomatoes is pretty high, so I'm hoping that grafting might give my heirlooms a fighting chance. I've also read some studies that showed a boost to yield for grafted heirlooms, which is definitely a plus!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Yeah I am excited to try the grafted tomatoes out! I am hoping the heirlooms go past the hybrids if they are on rootstocks.

[@cbdcdiva6872]

Pepper and cucumber series please!! I also had that Omar's Lebanese Oblate pink last year! It was sooooo good!

[@originalwoolydragon8387]

Try Purple Boy, another F1 hybrid of Cherokee Purple. My current fave slicer!

[@joseluislarios6036]

Yes please more videos of seed starting

[@Electedsphinx40]

Looking forward to a video on peppers

[@melaniegreen5823]

It is impossible to grow too many tomatoes. AFAIK, Godzilla is the only other fused tomato other than Reisetomate. While Godzilla supposedly is a nice, mild tasting tomato, Reisetomate is quite acidic. If you can find it, definitely grow Malakhitovaya Shkaulta (Malachite Box). It is one of the best tomatoes I've ever had, and without a doubt, the best green tomato I've ever had. You can almost always find the seeds at Renaissance Farms, although I've seen them elsewhere online. Cherokee Purple is another favorite of mine (and definitely doesn't suffer from the anthocyanin flavor found in other purply/blue tomatoes) and perfect for tomato sandwiches - Malachite Box is also a great sandwich tomato, and one of my favorite things to eat for breakfast. Cherokee Carbon is F1.

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

Yo - you're talking my language with tomatoes. Great vid! And yes, walk me through your peppers. Thank you!

[@dymonicreed7521]

Please do a video on peppers. I struggle with growing peppers from seed zone 9A

[@sharons4611]

Yes please on peppers

[@Annastasia666]

Yes to Peppers please and thank you!

[@oldbear6813]

I am soooo ready for garden fresh tomatoes and I still have months to wait 😆🤦‍♀️

[@Random_User516]

What are your favorite uses of the yellow pear tomatoes? I am growing for the first time and excited to use a new variety of tomato!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

My absolute favorite is to just cut them in half and quickly cook them down in a pan with olive oil, garlic, and basil. The tomatoes break down and get super creamy and delicious tossed with pasta.

[@victoriafutrell3148]

Please do a video for peppers!

[@ellenkuang8853]

Would you ever try to naturalize the Bulgarian tomato varieties to select for & seed save the ones that fared better in our SD climate?

[@natematheny8710]

lets see the peppers!

[@elizepalladium1215]

Hello! I have had some interesting things happen now that I have planted my tomato seeds, and then i saw this video, and was wondering if I could get some advice. I have heard that tomato PLANTS can get purple stems, and purple under their leaves do to too little fertilizer and such, but my seedlings came put of the ground purple? You know when they have everything they need in their seeds? The germination rate has been great on this brand and the seedlings seem to be doing just fine, but I have no idea why every, single, one, is purple. Also, had quite a rare sight, one of the tomato plants came out of the ground with 3 seed leaves! Some sort of rare mutation, hoping to see if it grows differantly than the normal one of its type. Anyways, thanks in advance if anyone has any answers to this issue that I have

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Some actually will start off purple on the stems and under the leaves! So no need to worry at this stage of their growth. The 3 seed leaves is interesting, I think that has happened to me before but I can't remember.

[@vimondireksri8820]

I'm totally looking forward to your grafting video. I've seen people graft tomatoes to potato plants. Is there any benefit to doing so? Are there any other plants you can graft them to? I'm quite a silly experimenter in the garden. Unfortunately we can't grow potatoes here. Too hot. Looking forward to you pepper video :)

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have seen the potato/tomato graft and it works since they are in the same family, I guess you could also try peppers or eggplant haha but I don't think you would gain anything. The idea behind it is that you would get potatoes and tomatoes out of one plant but I have to imagine that since those are both resource intensive crops you wouldn't get a great yield.

[@TheMusicbabe101]

So. Many. Tomatoes! 😂 Must do later: The Great Tomato Taste Test! 😂😍🍅

[@boggsfamilyoutdoors7447]

We are growing Mortgage Lifter, Dad's Sunset, Pineapple, Brad's Atomic Grapes, Black Beauty , Cherokee Purple , Persimmon, Granny Cantrell's, Red Brandywine, Yellow Pear , purple tomatilio, Jersey Devil , Kellogg's Breakfast, Start Roloise, Indigo Blue Chocolate,Green Zebra, Green Giant, Abe Lincoln, Dr witches yellow , Spoon, Orange Hat , Orange Accordion .

[@jonathanzybert]

Do you have any videos on fermenting seeds to store them? I haven't heard of that before but it sounds cool!

[@umiluv]

San Diego Seed company has a great video on it.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

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[@lindis2660]

Love your channel. Can you show what powdery mildew looks like? Can it start on seedlings?

[@vesgardens]

That Godzilla tomato definitely intrigues me.

[@Phalaenopsisify]

I grew Glacier last year as it's a local cultivar to me here in Sweden, unfortunately I found it very uninteresting. Like a better supermarket tomato, which it was in the 80's when it was developed. However it was super early, fruiting in my windowsill in April before I even got a chance to plant it outside. Hopefully you'll get a better tasting tomato with your fantastic climate :)

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Yeah I think that this won't be the most flavorful tomato but I am looking forward to some early harvests!

[@rebeccawatson9284]

Yes, please, to peppers! Thanks

[@natonyasherman8967]

So I am growing eggplants, but I have to work on flowers to bring in pollinators . So, I wanted to ask if you can do experiments on different ways to hand pollute eggplant flowers. Also, how can you get rid of the weird taste in the cherry tomatoes.

[@brownbear3699]

Yes! Do a video like this but about peppers please,hot and sweet 😁both

[@davidnorris8852]

My jalapeno seed just germinated. Those suckers took over a month, inside, on a S window. Gonna retry Shishito

[@debihediger4760]

Yes, do pepper germ tamale info.

[@debihediger4760]

L O L table video

[@jacquesinthegarden]

😂

[@johnanderson3405]

Wait! Let me grab my salt shaker and a loaf of bread! I’ll be there soon as I can.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

😂

[@lyndelgado6138]

I just had a light bulb moment from your last video Where you showed root knot nematode damage. How do u treat the soil n how longafter treatment do u let it lie fallow?

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It can be treated with beneficial nematodes, cycled with brassicas, or solarized. This is the first time I have had to deal with them so I am honestly not entirely sure, I will avoid planting tomatoes in the effected area this year and then try some next year and check the roots again.

[@vimondireksri8820]

Do dwarf and micro dwarfs tend to be more disease resistant? Do they grow faster? They sound fun either way. :)

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Dwarf and micro tomatoes can have disease resistance but they aren't as resilient as most F1 hybrids. They don't really grow faster id say they grow about the same speed as an average tomato but their growth is more compact and dense.