Let's Talk Tomatoes - 30+ Delicious Varieties!

[@TomR-GentlmnFarmer]

Wow, what an amazing lineup of tomato 🍅 varietals together with tasting profiles and customer interest. Very inspirational. Can’t image how large your overall garden space is to accommodate everything. FYI, last year I grew San Marzano up here in the ADKs zone 4 with great success. We made lots of wonderful sauce. Mild, slightly sweet and not at all acidic. Going to add some Amish paste this year to the lineup. Keep up the good work !!

[@everettmcdonald2088]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I hope you enjoy Bonnie Best, it was my grandfathers favorite tomato, the one he grew every year.

[@TheNicintime]

Having the tomatoes listed some place in the description or at least on the screen as you are talking about them would have been super helpful. Thank you!

[@o0sunsi0o]

Turn on the CC! I like her energy and vibe for the love of tomatoes!

[@AdventuresinGardening]

I will be sure to list the names next time!

[@burlkeller]

I’m growing Captain Lucky bi-color tomato again. It was a great/balanced tomato that produced well and all season long. Thanks for your review!

[@rebeccawatson9284]

Thanks for your insight and opinion. I love tomatoes! And peppers! Lol

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Love peppers too! Thanks for watching 🌱

[@prettyboy54321]

I love how enthusiastic you are! I am in the middle of my tomato season right now in South Florida. I wrote down some of the varieties you mentioned to try next year. I don't even like to eat tomatoes but I sure enjoy growing them and giving them to my neighbors. ps Borghese is pronounced Bor-gay-zee.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Thanks for that pronunciation help! Apparently I’ve been saying it wrong for years 😂

[@kprairiesun]

I love growing them, just eating a few, giving lots away

[@growjoyfullyhomestead]

Pineapple, black krim, pink oxheart, kellogs breakfast, gold medal, big rainbow, Anna Russian, pink brandywine, German Queen, triple crop...

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Great list!

[@AdventuresinGardening]

@beverlycharles6534 the 2023 growing season brought many challenges to the tomato plants. Bonnie Best seemed nearly unphased and stayed healthy and produced heavily. It made a nice slicer and had a balanced tomato flavor.

[@beverlycharles6534]

Help!! Trying to find a prolific, tasty, heat-tolerant RED or PINK SLICER to grow. Maybe Trip-L-Crop, Pink Oxheart, German Pink, or something like Better Boy or Brandy Boy ---which do you most recommend for a new gardener who LOVES maters? FYI: Already have seeds for: Brandywine Yellow, Big Rainbow, Hillbilly, Black Krim, Cherokee Carbon, SunSugar, SSweet100s, & Black Cherry.

[@lettucesalad3560]

My favorite for grilling is Japanese black trifle - it's the right size and firmess to stay on skewers. Tastes amazing.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

That’s a new one to me. I looked it up and WOW what a beauty! 🙂

[@VxiceheartxV]

I LOVE cherokee purple, sunsugar disappointed me, now any time I see the description 'sweet' 'fruity' or 'candy-like' I move along lol give me that smokey, rich, savory tomato! I'll bite right into a Purple like an apple but the ~best~ is sliced with some salt n basil

[@AdventuresinGardening]

If you like Cherokee Purple you might want to try Purple Reign! Very similar and nice and compact.

[@jennifermust6671]

What is the name of the dwarf tomato that you mentioned in with the container tomatoes. You didn’t mention the name…

[@AdventuresinGardening]

I had to go back and watch and you are absolutely right that I didn’t say the name! It’s Purple Reign. Looks like Renaissance Farms has seed for sale this year. Thanks for bringing that to my attention and happy gardening 🙂

[@AmandaRedmond919]

Thank you. I replayed that part several times to find out the name.

[@lareinademaz]

I was also going to ask but read the comments first 😉

[@JohnKramar]

I also replayed several time and I am pleased that now we all know the name.

[@MK-zi7ym]

@@AdventuresinGardening Thank you!

[@lmcw6015]

Have you tried Sart Roloise or Midnight Sun? Sart Roloise has got a fruity flavor and it's gorgeous. Midnight Sun is also beautiful and tasty. The plant tends to look wimpy but then it produces these big yellow/pink/orange heart shaped tomatoes. I've been growing them both for several years. They might be something to look into. Thanks for the reviews of your tomatoes. These are always helpful.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Thank you for the recommendations! That Midnight Sun is a hard one to find but I ordered it this morning, it looks like a winner! Happy Gardening 🌱

[@twirlingswirlinggirl]

We are enjoying a cherry tomato called Black Cherry this year as well as Sungold, Isis Candy and Purple Bumblebee (which are HUGE). We're also enjoying Paul Robeson and Dr. Wyche's. Cherokee Purple is a standard in our garden and this year we added a paste tomato called Wessel's Purple Pride (a cross between Cherokee Purple and Green Sosji) which is divine. German Pink rounded out the roster of favourites.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Sounds like a great variety of flavors! I’ve grown Black Cherry but prefer the Rosella Cherry tomatoes…they are very similar. I’ll have to look up your Purple Bumblebee! Thanks for sharing!

[@adamwiseman5831]

Great point. Everyone's taste is subjective.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

For sure! ❤️

[@mvpfla]

You have got to try Green Doctors Tomato, their sold at Baker Creek. It's sooo sweet that it tastes like a grape. My wife and I loved them last year.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Wow - really?! Sounds yummy!

[@TimBeitz-vp2fw]

Great job love the content. I do love the plumb tonatoes they can great!

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Me too! I’ve got a couple new ones I’m trying out this year and we’ll see if the flavor beats Black Icicle. Thanks for watching!

[@HandlingItAll]

I've grown so many but a couple that always stood out because I love high umami given by the glutamates in tomatoes with a nice sweetness and bit of acidity is what I look for and they most the season I only feed fish emulsion. It just makes tomatoes taste to their peak potential. But two I always love how they turn out are the medium heirloom Green Zebra (such a well rounded and balanced tomato with loads of zingy flavor, umami, sweet and acidity) they're probably the best all around tomato go reading fresh, in salad, BLTs, tomato sandwiches, tacos to Pico, just by themselves with home cooked meals. Then the Sungold variety. They are flavor bombs there's nothing like them as cherry sized are my absolute favorite to grow because they pack the most flavor... There's several black cherry varieties that come close but those first two really I could live on and use of there were no other choices.

[@susancote3864]

One of the more complex in favour is Amish orange oxheart hierloom. This complexity condenses when cooked. It is our household favorite for eatting cooked. A must try!

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Thanks for that recommendation! I like oxhearts and an orange one would be a nice addition.

[@andraroberts9029]

I'm a plum/paste tomato girl. I think my favorite has been Jersey Devil. Unfortunately, I can't seem to grow them since I've moved down to the hot, humid south.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Oh yes Jersey Devil is a good one! Sorry to hear you can’t grow them anymore…hope you find a new favorite. I also like Striped Roman and Myona for paste tomatoes.

[@ShakiraYah]

You have to get them in ground now and need your starts to be at least 8-10 week transplants. I start my plants New Yrs. The name of the game is timing . You gotta beat the high Temps which come on hard and fast! Also get some powdered copper fungicide and sprinkle lightly in each hole you plant your tomatoe in. I'm in Texas zone 9a but I'm from Nola so I do hot and humid all day. You can be successful here you just need to time it perfectly. Best of growing to you.

[@jafo4u508]

​@Aisg577 Guess I know why my plants are dying in South Florida, they say full sun, they can't even take 5 minutes of full sun and this humidity.

[@mrandmrstomatohead]

Nice list! I’ve never heard of Pantano Romanesco. Sounds good! And I’m growing Purple Reign for the first time this year!

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Thank you and hope you like Purple Reign! Love your user name btw 🙂

[@tomatofarmer8042]

I love oxheart tomatoes: Hungarian Heart, Golden King of Siberia, True Colors, and Midnight Sun. This year I am growing a new one called "White Oxheart Cherry" which is a heart shaped white cherry, as well as several heart shaped varieties from the Dwarf Tomato Project. I absolutely love all of my dwarf tomatoes.

[@canadianoutdoorsurvival]

Rosella Cherry are great! I'm trying Prairie Fire this year for the first time, hope mine are as sweet as yours turned out! 2 cherries you need to try are Honey Drop and Lemon Drop. Honey Drop tastes as good as Sungold, but less likely to crack. Lemon Drop actually has a very unique lemony flavour profile.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Ok you sold me on squeezing in Honey Drop this year 😂 and I’ll try Lemon Drop next year! Thanks for your input 🌱 and hope you’ll love the Prairie Fire as much as I do.

[@lolodee3528]

Lemon drop wasn’t good.

[@srg6532]

I've raised the German orange strawberry tomato. I'm not a lover of yellow tomatoes, but that tomato has a lot of flavor and I highly recommend it. That is one of the best varieties not to split anywhere. It has been higher at disease resistant in my area of South West VA. I was able to count on it, especially during a bad year for the purple tomatoes and other varieties. It gets quite large and nearly blemish free, so there's almost no waste. It makes an excellent canning tomato, since there's less tomatoes/bu to clean and process. The tomato will need mixed with other tomatoes during canning, since yellow tomatoes are known to have higher ph. It gives a beautiful jar presence when canning whole tomatoes and mixing in some red, purple, and green varieties. The inside of the tomato is meaty with low volume of water. It sells well in my area and I usually recommend it for sandwiches, since it has lower water and doesn't soak the bread, high flavor, and covers the entire sandwich. The seeds are usually a little harder to find and sometimes a computer search is necessary. I've gotten mine from Renaissance Farms. It is in the same category as the Oxhearts. Some people were even buying tomatoes from me for mainly the seeds, because it was such high quality.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Agreed that it is a beautiful and tasty tomato! Love the tomatoes that are reliable producers year after year….❤️

[@gamingwithmax412]

I really like the way you described each tomato. I too love the silvery fir tomatos, beatiful foliage and the flavor is bright and balanced, to me its the perfect tomato for sandwiches because the flavor is not overpowering. Also, its always the first one in my garden.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Thank you! If you want an even earlier tomato try the Orange Hat…although it’s a cherry tomato 🙂

[@gamingwithmax412]

@@AdventuresinGardening Will totally check it out. Thanks.

[@gamingwithmax412]

@@AdventuresinGardening Also, I wanted to add in my first comment, I don't believe in bad tasting homegrown tomatoes, but rather what your culinary abilities are for example I love white tomasol variety and it's not a very popular one but I love slicing them on a fresh made thin pizza (no sauce) and it's delicious or fresh super sweets and currant tomatos on pasta w/fresh grated parm and good quality olive oil. So I get annoyed with taste test videos. Yours was cool cus you didn't dis any.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

@gamingwithmax412 I totally agree!

[@sascha1167]

you absolutely should try oaxacan jewel and queen aliquippa, the first is a yellow pink tie dyed tomato and the second is a green tomato, they are both slicer tomatoes, on the larger size and very sweet. Finally the xanadu green goddess, its emerald green with purple shoulders, sweet and fruity plum sized tomato.

[@wudegoddd]

I didn't see Roma in there, maybe I missed it, I've had a lot of fun over the years growing them in Maine.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Martino’s Roma is on the list for next year! ❤️

[@maryrose6229]

Pink brandy wine plants failed for me 2 years ago (zone 10) so I got discouraged…then last year San Marzano was a dud. This year Sungold is a champion so I’m going to keep trying. Kellogg’s breakfast is great too and huge.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

San Marzano was the first to get blight this year! I’ll probably go back to just the Black Icicle as my plum tomato.

[@HandlingItAll]

Sun Gold varieties definitely in my top two with Green Zebra

[@jeil5676]

There are brandywine hybrids you can try which supposedly offer good resistance and production along with the great flavour. Burpees makes 3. Big brandy, genuwine, and another i forget.

[@joematty1353]

Hi could you spell the tomato you mentioned at 22:09 I definitely want to try this one. Thanks!

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Pantano Romanesco. You won’t be disappointed!

[@joematty1353]

@@AdventuresinGardening Thanks so much for getting back to me!

[@AmandaRedmond919]

New subscriber! I’m trying Cherokee purple again this year because everyone seems to love it. Mine from last year just didn’t taste that great…but my whole garden suffered last year so I’ll blame it on the season and give it another chance. My dad grows Better Boys and those are still my favorite tasting tomatoes.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Cherokee Purple has become a staple in my garden and I love it! I hope it works out for you this year. Thanks for subscribing!

[@njbass.]

Hello. I enjoyed your video and subscribed. I grow many of your favorites and am interested in others you mentioned. Black Krim, Black Cherry, Sun Gold, Sun Sugar, Matt’s Wild Cherry, and Thornburns Terra Cotta are some of our favorites that you did not mention. Do you like the larger beefsteak bicolors and yellows like Yellow Brandywine, Gold Medal, Virginia Sweets, Ananas Noire?

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Thanks for your kind words and thanks for watching! Thorburns and Black Cherry are in my seed storage and I do grow them every few years. To me, Rosella Cherry is sweeter than Black Cherry but smaller. I like your list of beefsteak bicolors. I’ll have to check them out. Thanks!

[@Vimsetutta]

It would have been perfect if you wrote the names on the screen. For us foreigners, it would be easier to follow 😊 Big hello from a Norwegian tomato lover ❤

[@AdventuresinGardening]

I will keep that in mind for the future! Thanks for watching!

[@fitnesssoup7553]

It sounds like you would like Carotena. It's a golf ball sized apricot-orange colored tomato bursting with sweet, luscious flavor with a hint of fruitiness and acidity having very good productivity Another would be Earl's Faux. It's a deep pink beefsteak and is my staple tomato. Balanced, smooth and rich on the sweet side. Prolific and productive. It's been a consistently dependable tomato for me here in the Midwest Others many might not be familiar with that I'd recommend include: Red Barn Wanda's Potato Top Llyod E Fry Oncle Remi/Moya Lee's Sweet Wes Lithium Sunset Bear Creek Alice's Dream Tondo Con Pizzo Carolina Dusk Kiss The Sky I typically plant mid-season tomatoes. Mostly reds and pinks with just a few darker and orange varieties and not many cherry Enjoyed your video!

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Great list - thanks for watching!

[@kertmelinda]

I was just thinking the same, I cannot describe tomatoes as exotic tasting or sth, especially not while not being able to taste then, but I loved your descriptions.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

I do ❤️ all kinds of different tomato flavors! Thanks for watching!

[@craigdennarde]

i grow all my tomatoes in containers-including indeterminate ones. I have sweet 100s-jellybean-sungold-Mr. Stripey-Candyland-beefsteak-mortgage lifter all in containers.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Sounds like a great lineup of delicious tomatoes! I’ve grown my fair share of indeterminates in containers and just find it less frustrating to grow equally delicious determinates and semi in containers instead due to staking issues. I did a video a month ago featuring Early Wonder tomato if you want to check out an awesome container tomato. I’m still harvesting 12 oz to 1lb+ tomatoes that are equal to a delicious beefsteak. Happy gardening!

[@hitchyourwagon4720]

Would appreciate some comments on plant vigor. Disease pressure, productivity, heat tolerance. Brandywine is very tasty but a pain to keep healthy and does not produce many fruits in my area. Thanks!

[@AdventuresinGardening]

What area of the country are you? We deal with high humidity, heat waves, and drought. Plants that don’t seem phased would be Chocolate Chestnut and Brads Atomic Grape. I think I would add Black Strawberry to that list too.

[@hitchyourwagon4720]

@@AdventuresinGardening we are Midwest zone 6. Black Strawberry was a total disaster in our area last year. Disease, low productivity, and sour taste. Sexy colors but not worth the effort.

[@maryrose6229]

I bought So Cal brandy wine seeds from San Diego Seed company…. Not as good as pink brandy wine but at least I have tomatoes.

[@deepwaters2334]

Rosella looks like a black cherry tomato. No wonder it is good.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

I like Black Cherry too, but Rosella is a little smaller and a little sweeter. Thanks for watching!

[@scottrichards3587]

Cherokee carbon. Tastes like Cherokee purple, but much more productive.

[@dan.1235]

What is the name of the tomato you reviewed after Early Wonder and before Tasmanian Chocolate? You built it up so much that I was really anxious to hear its name

[@dianaweatherford5005]

What was the tomato at 8:52 ish? I replayed it several times and didn't catch the name.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

It’s Purple Reign. Definitely a great tomato!

[@mcsmith732]

My personal favorites are Brandywine and Mr. Stripey. German Pink is also very good.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Mr. Stripey is one I haven’t tried yet. It’s a beauty!

[@sascha1167]

@@AdventuresinGardening i second the Mr. Stripey.

[@Apostolos-UK]

I was impressed with your description on Early Wonder tomato however what I read online is quite far from the "huge beefstakes" you describe. I find descriptions along the 20 to 60 gr tomatoes. Maybe you have a different ...strain? Where can I buy seeds from?

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Try TomatoFest. Thanks for watching!

[@orangemoonglows2692]

you didn't give the name of the tomato at 9:00.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Sorry, it’s Purple Reign. Happy Gardening!

[@odreebegin9674]

what was the of the tomato who blow your mind and that you had o can because of the good production,t.y.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Purple Reign 🙂

[@jacoberickson6028]

What was the name of the dwarf beefsteak that was so prolific you had to can?

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Purple Reign is the name of the plant I forgot to give! Happy Gardening!

[@ivahihopeful]

08:54 Hi, what is the name of this tomato?

[@AdventuresinGardening]

It’s Purple Reign…sorry I forget to say it in the video. 🙂

[@ivahihopeful]

@@AdventuresinGardening thank you!

[@kprairiesun]

I like Baker Creek Classic Beefsteak and Amish Paste

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Yes I ❤️ the classic beefsteak too! It’s been a long time since I’ve grown Amish Paste…it’s a good one!

[@kprairiesun]

@@AdventuresinGardening both reminded me of a daiquiri glass dipped in sugar! They have such a nice sweet edge to them

[@jumpropestairs6129]

10 00 best

[@sascha1167]

I completely agree with you on the earthy.. the whole idea of the robeson is not a good one for my tastes. i bought the seeds before i figured that out. I am here with you in ct in zone 6a. when do you sow your tomato seeds? this is my first garden so I am not entirely sure. i enjoyed this video. thanks for your efforts. (new sub here)

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Thanks for watching! It’s time to plant your tomato seeds but it’s important to have a plan for light right after they germinate. Either grow lights or right up against south facing windows. The good news is that even if your tomato seedlings get a little stretchy, they are one of those that you can plant deeper in the garden to make up for it. Congratulations on your first garden and let me know if you have any questions!

[@sascha1167]

@@AdventuresinGardening i have so many questions, I am way old for this to be my first, but here we are. I have a friend who has grown tomatoes and i fell in love with some of them. I have a greenhouse we are putting together, i have shelves downstairs with grow lights i attached, and a cover to keep it warm, and heat mats. the benefit to starting a garden after the children have grown is.. well there are many, but not the least is the time i can dedicate to it, and the resources i can allocate. Its truly exciting. Can i ask where abouts in ct? I am in Sherman.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

First of all, one is NEVER too old to start gardening, you are right on time! Sounds like you have all the right equipment to get started. I’m in south eastern ct 🙂

[@terrybrown9041]

I Love Tomatoes too And I have Just Started a Box Garden This Year and To Me The More The Better Even What I Don't Give Away or Eat I Dehydrated With a little Pinch of Sugar Put in a Jar With a Lid and Yes I will be Some of my Favorite Tasting Thickener For Many years and I am Looking forward to My Tomatoes I am Looking forward to Getting a Few More But Bigger than the Last Four So Far I have Picked Already Last Week and Yesterday Yes I Love Tomatoes 😊

[@davidlangan4902]

Would be helpful to identify the growing zone that you are in (in particular in the About-information). Many tomatoes that you are touting may well not grow so well in other zones.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Thanks, most videos I do but I’ll keep that in mind. Connecticut, zone 6. 🙂

[@jenicepye2997]

What is another name for poppies tomatoes

[@AdventuresinGardening]

I had to look that variety up as I’ve not had them before…looks like they’re a hybrid and I only grow heirlooms. I read the description of them and would suggest trying Isis Candy, Rosella Cherry, or prairie fire if you’re looking for an heirloom substitute. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@deangrisham2858]

Ananas Noir. Sugar Rush cherry

[@LaurieManzor]

What’s it called

[@marklelonde6684]

What was #3? Rosella Purple. I didn't hear you say what it was.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

The third one is called Principe Borghese. It’s semi determinate and you’ll get a ton of tomatoes! Rosella is an indeterminate cherry that is sweet. Thanks for watching and thanks for your comment. Next time I’ll put the text of the names on the screen. Happy gardening!

[@marklelonde6684]

@Adventures in Gardening It wasn't #3, my mistake. it is the one you described as New to me last year. It blew your mind. A dwarf style tomato. It looks like a purple or black style tomato.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Ahhh…Purple Reign. Fantastic tomato!

[@marklelonde6684]

@@AdventuresinGardening Thank you, I'll put it on my list to try!

[@kittiew260]

​@Adventures in Gardening rosella purple is a dwarf slicing tomato. Check out victory seeds. Not sure where you sourced the seeds but definitely part of dwarf tomato project & not a cherry tomato.

[@jumpropestairs6129]

Blue cream tomaos

[@AdventuresinGardening]

❤️ them!

[@RuMan-b1p]

I've grown a few early varieties including the ones she mentioned. They were all duds. Bland, no flavor. Totally a waste of space. Would strongly discourage anyone from trying early varieties unless your season is very short.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

It’s always good to hear different opinions! Gardening is an adventure and not one-size-fits-all, so I encourage people to try and taste/see for themselves. I stand by the varieties in this video, but appreciate your perspective 🙂

[@odreebegin9674]

it would be nice and easier if the name of the tomato's be written, thank you

[@desertflower9557]

A lot of people want great tasting tomatoes but don’t have access to in ground space. 😢

[@AdventuresinGardening]

There are a lot of container tomato plants with great flavor!

[@desertflower9557]

@@AdventuresinGardening yes , there are, perhaps the wrong word was used.; I was actually addressing the comment you made re why anyone would not grow their tomatoes in ground. Not everyone has a lot of space.

[@rowenakotelniski2603]

I’m disappointed that you don’t have any Oxheart varieties on your list. They are great tasting slicers but are also fantastic for sauce as they are really meaty.

[@AdventuresinGardening]

I have a running list of ones I want to try; Hungarian Heart, Cuore Di Bue, and I just bought some Midnight Sun seeds today. Let me know if you have a favorite!

[@yvettemeier7940]

Orange russian 117 is the absolute best Heart. Reinhard's green Heart is also perfect

[@MDDIDARHOSSAIN-zs1xp]

nice content,,, but need some update on your content

[@kimlund5369]

you talked about theone that you had so many of but you never named it

[@AdventuresinGardening]

Yes I’m so sorry I didn’t say the name - it’s Purple Reign and it’s a winner!

[@moonlight22897]

I cant belive how ppl can talk trash so long