Secrets of a Plant Breeder

Tonight we talk about the secrets of a plant breeder with Tracy Lee of Sakata Seeds.
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[@centraltexasfarmer2696]

This was one of the best shows. Bring her back soon.

[@KansasGardenGuy]

In my opinion....top 3 shows so far from Hoss! Tracy was phenomenal on this show and knowledgeable in her field for sure! Great info 👍👌👏😀🙌😊

[@gardeningwithhoss]

She knows her stuff for sure!

[@louispeter6674]

Wow, best show ever! Please bring her back. Consider asking viewers to send in questions to ask her.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

great idea

[@jennymyers6621]

You and Tracey should pair up for a show. It would be a hit! Really informative and interesting. I wrote a lot of things in my notes.

[@birchwoodbuilders3288]

Great show Greg, you set the bar pretty high tonight. Gonna be hard to beat tonight's guest. Thanks Tracy you are a load of information.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Grateful_Ryan]

So glad you showed your rosy finch plant! I've been scratching my head every time i look at my yellow canary... Good to know i didn't stunt it

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Happy to help!

[@carolavant3778]

Really interesting show tonight! Tracy Lee was a delight - very knowledgeable, too! So glad you had a great birthday, Greg!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@1bonniesbluestar]

Really enjoyed Ms Tracy and the dialog! Her personality jives well with yours Hoss!

[@apostle84]

I’m just going to pile right on, Tracy was fantastic. Maybe she needs to start the best dad-gum seed show on the radio... and internet. I’ll also say that the info/wisdom/experience that the Hoss brand throws out every week is invaluable to me. I’ve been gardening 20 years and learn something new weekly. Thank you for making one of my God given joys more joyful!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Agreed!!

[@georgestewart5814]

I really enjoyed listening to the two of you talk seeds. I am just a home gardener, but I learned valuable information today! This show did not feel "performed" but like a talk between two seed professionals. Thank you both!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Our pleasure!

[@alyresaulnier5280]

i just loved tracy and all her information,i would like to see more of her.

[@tommathews3964]

Fantastic show tonight with Ms. Tracy! She is a wealth of information and a pleasure to listen to! Didn't want this show to end!! Greg, thanks again for bringing us such guests and adding to that bank of knowledge! Truly one of the best shows yet!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jn-xs9ug]

She is right on!! You and Hoss Tools have absolutely filled the needs of and created new Home Gardeners like me and I thank you Greg for that! Happy B day Hoss!!!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Our pleasure!

[@donskin9795]

Great show! Lots of knowledge there. Please have more folks like Tracy on your show. Thanks

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We will DEFINATLY be having her back !

[@lucydelmarter612]

Awesome guest and show! Very informative and interesting.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Much appreciated!

[@JolleanSmith]

There was a plethora of fantastic information in this video. Thank you!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rosannaburgess714]

Good evening friend and thanks for your help! Be blessed in all you do! 🙏

[@tomkearns997]

One of the better shows, good info. Practical facts to make good buying decisions

[@dorismay6722]

Greg- what a great show! So much interesting information and your guest really knows her stuff!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for listening

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

This was a good one with Tracy on the show. Happy Birthday Greg.

[@johnrock6480]

Love this show ! Also love the red snappers I put out today. Hoss Tools a step ahead of the rest with guests like this. Great job !

[@cmurray5619]

That Rosy Finch Tom sounds too good to be true?! Wow! I have to buy it.

[@bobbun9630]

I think Tracy was your most interesting guest since the "change". The Sweet Hearts tomato sounds interesting, though I'm short on space this year. I normally grow an heirloom cherry tomato called "Isis Candy" specifically because I like the strong savory (umami) flavor that it has. A hybrid variety bred for that flavor might well make up for the main shortcoming of the heirloom variety: its low productivity.

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Loved this show. Agreed she was awesome guest. I could listen to her talk all day! Happy Belated Birthday Mr Key

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@WatchwomanOnTheWall-zk9po]

I'm growing the Little Birdie series Compact Determinate Tomatoes this year. They are beautiful, dark green leaves, stout little plants and I am delighted to be trying them. Right now they are putting out blossom's. I planted a lot and have given some away as gift's. I have also done the same with the Hoss lunch box pepper's. One of my customer's text me yesterday, so happy to see blossom's on her plant's. I have never seen such healthy looking tomato plant's in my life as these little cherries. I did put a handful of pelleted gypsum in the pot at transplant.

[@Farmd427]

Great show and get her back!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

yes, we agree

[@codyway7424]

Don't forget about those of us who like to grow indeterminate tomatoes. Zone 7b, we plant in mid May and have tomatoes thru October. Would have been nice to hear what the top indeterminates are and why.

[@AkiyamaPottery]

If you got tomatoes through October, then you must already have some solid varieties! i'm out in Tulsa and we need heat resistance out of our indeterminates. yellow pear, purple cherokee, and black Krim do well around here. any indeterminates that hoss runs with, i'm sure will perform great if you get a lot of summer heat. I've moved towards succession planting determinates to reduce pruning and get two rushes of tomatoes rather than that steady flow.

[@BrainStormAcres]

We have always enjoyed your shows, but I think we learned more from this show than any other one! Amazing! We would love to hear more like this! We grow in a very difficult area, so the more info the better!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

More to come!

[@weberhomestead4870]

One of my favorite episodes Greg. Awesome video.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Awesome, thank you!

[@gregblanton9386]

Fantastic show! What a wonderful guest and thank you for bringing her in to share some inside info on all of these varieties. Looking forward to having her back in the future with details on other varieties sold at Hoss and maybe she can hint at some other new varieties in the pipeline to debut in the next year or two as well.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Our pleasure!

[@DV-ol7vt]

Now that was worth watching!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

yes, we learned a lot also

[@txhawk23]

Agree, this is one of the very best shows yall have done, she needs to be a regular guest Highly interesting and informative.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

thanks for watching

[@loriea1785]

Super interesting guest !! Thank you

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for the support!

[@katiem9644]

What a great show! I never wanted it to end!

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

Great show Greg!! Very interesting. She is wonderful on camera also ❤️

[@tomjones4318]

Got me taking notes this week. I watched while eating Japanese hulless popcorn which I learned about from y'all. You can't imagine how much it means to me to be eating popcorn again. Thanks!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That is awesome!

[@sydneybrooks7419]

Hope you had a TERRIFIC birthday Greg! We appreciate you and Hoss Tools as much as you appreciate us! So much good info on this weeks show! Really enjoyed it!👍👍👍

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks so much!

[@dianatennant4346]

I really really like this discussion tonight it was a very interesting found out things about tomatoes and other plants that I didn't know Tracy was great and so were you

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@hdborden]

This was a great show tonight. Your guest has quite a bit of knowledge and very interesting information. Thanks! Hope you had a Happy Birthday!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you liked the show and thanks!

[@dianekeith8307]

Excellent show. Very informative guest. Learned a great deal from you both.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@larrystrong6701]

SUPER guest, great information, fun to watch.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@splittail74]

I’m in Elida ,nm and red snapper is doing very well in my greenhouse .

[@GingerSnapVizsla]

Great show! You have convinced me to try Jambalaya Okra next year. I am trying Bella Rosa tomatoes this year for the first time. I am glad you are carrying Rosy Finch tomatoes. I grew that the last two years and ran out of seed. I loved growing that on my porch.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sounds great!

[@jackieashley463]

My favorite show in a long time. I would like to know all the seeds you buy from Tracy, even though she is a Tiger.

It was good hearing a bit about how tomato varieties are named. My favorite for taste has a great memorable name- Boxcar Willie! I’d like to see more about breeding tomatoes for heaviest tomato competitions- like Big Zac .

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Love Boxcar Willie!!

[@markware7748]

Wonderful show. I hope you can have Tracy back as well as the gentleman from Monterey. Sakata is top of the line seed. I live in 5b at 6500' elevation but I grow in a hoop house so I need "heat set" varieties. This year it's Sakata's Bella Rose, Roadster, Red Snapper, and Tachi, and their Grand Marshall variety from "J's". Add in Summerpick. Going to trial them all against each other for vine ripe yield and flavor. Will report results.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Please keep us informed of results

[@ashstone5475]

This was such a good video, and so informative! So much knowledge. Please bring her back. I would love one on just her favorite for container gardening for all the veggies. I loved the few that was in this video! Goes to hoss tools to order :)

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Will do!

[@rebeccsnorton6189]

Such a great program.

[@larahemilton]

Great show, wonderful guest. Thank you

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Our pleasure!

[@debbiemoore9069]

Great show, please try to get her to come back

[@dbib0229]

Great show tonight! We really enjoyed the knowledge from you and your wonderful guest!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

Great topic and great show!

[@levialewine9555]

Glad y’all had someone from my neck of the woods on the show Greg Go 🐅s

[@garyschmelzer]

Great show Hoss

[@welchfarmnc]

The only thing missing from this show was you eating. GREAT show

[@jamiehinton2349]

Dang this is an informative episode!!!! Fantastic!!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks

[@twhdvm]

Amazing episode. Thank you.

[@twhdvm]

Even if she comes from Clemson.

[@sarahdowner4806]

This was an amazing episode! Seeds are hope, and learning about seed varieties gives me a huge rush of dopamine, in the same way planning a dream vacation does.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jefffoster9458]

I have trouble with burpees seeds every year and that's why I decided to go with hoss tool to get my seeds mainly from your results and the recommendation from deepsouth homestead and you

[@GAironhead]

What an absolutely great show! Miss Tracy was great, I hope she becomes a regular. One question I have, can you seed save with the "Green Magic Broccoli" and the "Jambalaya Okra"?

[@tommathews3964]

Both are hybrids. Just order seed yearly.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Unfortunately these seeds are hybrid so the seed produced may not be True to variety.

[@karenmccleary7616]

Greg, good to see you take the lead these days. Great info here. Thanks!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Always!

[@teresaday-fickel5876]

Great show!

[@joanwalters5816]

best show ever!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@terrantula7733]

Great show! I love Craig and his breeding of determinate tomatoes! I would love to hear more about determinate/dwarfs and micro dwarfs in future shows.

[@lyleopdahl8804]

Great show! Awesome job Greg!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.

[@don66]

Thank you Greg & Tracey, great info, going to have to try those compact peppers.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You bet

[@wandakelly2173]

Happy birthday and thanks for such great information and clarification! My Bella Rosa’s are the hardiest plants in my garden right now. I’m a believer. I’m in 8A and I need some of the others you mentioned!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@TheNightnightowl]

Super show!

[@buckshots4800]

Great show Gregg. I hope next year I remember this video. I want to try out several of those tomato seeds. Fantastic information and wonderful guest.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Please do!

[@marthaduffy8386]

Loved this show ....great guest!!!! I'm growing the Bella Rossa this year for the first time and the sweet dumpling squash .

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wonderful!

[@lindseymiller8368]

Great show with great info! Thanks!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@1bonniesbluestar]

I grew Green Magic and it was a great crop for me!

[@lisaford9784]

Super show! Learned a lot!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AwalkthatpleasesGod1Thes4_1-12]

Great information .Thank you both !!!!!!!!!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Our pleasure!

[@beckiward1290]

Awesome, saving this vlog for future reference!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheKrisamneShow]

It’s my birthday too! Happy Birthday to us both!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Happy Birthday to you!

[@dawnlamblambkinfarm6938]

Awesome show, Happy Birthday 🎁

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thank you

[@SherrysCraftinggarden]

I have tried the German Johnson tomato seeds and Big Beef Tomatoes I have planted the whole packs and couldnt get them to sprout. I used great soil starter and put on heat mats still noting. I have ordered other seeds had no problem with them growing.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sorry to hear that

[@ricardomaroni8208]

Fletcher NC here

[@jimhammond3607]

Happy Belated Birthday Greg. Good show

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thank you kindly

[@donp9492]

Happy birthday Greg

[@msjenjenp]

Oh great. Now I want to order all those seeds. 😄

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You should!

[@msjenjenp]

@@gardeningwithhoss I did order a bunch of them. 😂🇺🇸

[@dougpeppers3576]

Outstanding.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks

[@lorriemoody6923]

Really great show! Thanks for such good information!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@olddaddie5645]

Great show, very informative! I only recently found your channel and have been binge watching ever since. My question is: Is there a winter cover crop I can plant in my small backyard garden that will help with my rotation challenges? I mostly plant just tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, carrots and radishes. I'm in zone 6 in the Colorado "high mountain desert" at 5000 ft. Thanks again for all you do!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Here is a section from a recent news letter. Hope this helps. Need more nitrogen in your soil? How about weed suppression and erosion control? Crimson Clover is a cool-season cover crop that has these benefits, plus more! A Crimson Clover is the perfect cover crop to rotate before any heavy-feeding vegetable crops. One of the best cover crops for aerating compacted soils and also improving water infiltration is Tillage Radish. A cool-season cover crop, Tillage Radish reduces pest pressure and improves soil quality. The deeply rooted radishes create air pockets within the soil to increase aeration. Needing to add more organic matter or biomass to your soil? Certain cover crops will break down quickly in the soil, providing nutrients but leaving little "lasting" biomass. Some will break down more slowly tieing up nutrients but build stable, long-lasting organic matter. The White Dutch Clover provides BOTH benefits. White Dutch Clover also helps with weed suppression. Marvel Chickpea is one of the best cover crops for reducing and controlling soil erosion. It produces a deep taproot that helps to break hardpans and condition soils for future planning. Not only is the Marvel Chickpea great for soil coverage, weed suppression, it is also used to make "Hummus". Pest management is important when picking a cover crop. The Broadleaf Mustard is one of the most popular due to the fact that it releases chemicals into the soil to reduce and suppress nematodes, and help manage other soil pests and pathogens. Broadleaf Mustard is also the best cover crop for reducing harmful soil fungi

[@sandrawallace1001]

Love the show and all the online postings, even though my Ohio gardening season is very different from Georgia's. I miss seeing Travis in the garden, though - is he no longer associated with Hoss or the online productions?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

no, he has opened his own ecommerce marketing company

[@ZenCoryCat]

I'm definitely going to try growing jambalaya. I'm zone 6a. Is it too late? Happy Birthday, Greg! 🍰

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Go for it!

[@tommathews3964]

Heck no, not too late. Probably barely time now. I'm in Alabama, 7B, and just about to start mine. Gotta have that warm soil. Okra LOVES heat! Good luck with yours! Jambalaya is a solid winner!

[@cindylouwho7667]

Very interesting show ! Now I have me a new list of seeds I want to buy.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Please do!

[@ohanastrand5793]

Happy Birthday! Excellent Show... ;-)

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thank you very much!

[@janking2762]

I grow maybe ten varieties of okra each year in USA zone 6b, northern Delaware, and they all grow to 6-7 ft tall, some to 8. So Jambalaya for me is much taller than yours. Maybe we have a longer season(planted May, grows into late September, then just slows down, stops fruiting) that lets them get taller?

[@countrycuss]

thank you

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You're welcome

[@valoriegriego5212]

Great show! Happy Birthday!🥳

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thank you!!

[@sherrymull1728]

Happy Birthday, Great Show.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@robertbritton3145]

Happy birthday !!

[@david.6040]

Great info!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lindaedwards9756]

Go tigers 🐅 Glad to see a Clemson grad . I love Clemson spineless but I am growing Jing orange as well this year . Gotta try some of those tomatoes, I usually grow determinants for preserving and indeterminate for eating. Trying Tachi and Invincible for the first time this year also.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good luck!

[@carlsutherland3730]

Great job! Are your red snapper tomatoes marked heat set

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes they are

[@jonathanlong8682]

Great, informative, show!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@janiceseigler6317]

Loved the show!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@buckshots4800]

Hopefully this is a decent question. Never had luck with fall tomatoes. Should I be planting determinate tomatoes for the fall tomatoes? I am thinking I might have luck if I use the seeds yall talked about with the fewer days to maturity. Also when do you plant fall tomatoes?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It is according to where you are located. Here in zone 8, we plant them in the greenhouse in July