Sharing the "secret" Tomato varieties Farmers grow

[@thekingtroll2]

My mom is almost 90. She's been a beefsteak fan for years. As you get older, you can slice a beefsteak slice and very carefully, cut away a lot of the seeds for those who love tomatoes but aren't supposed to have seeds. We save half gallon milk jugs. we cut it off by the bottom of the handle and fill it with plant mixture and use those. That way a tomato plant can grow huge in the house and then when we transfer them to patio pots they slide right out and are ready instantly. I bet 50% of the people now plant something because of rising prices and foot shortages. Tomatoes were about $2.00 a lb. You can buy a pack of seeds for that and get 50 tomatoes at least off the vines. Neighbors also share which is awesome. Your entire family is inspiring to others to get planting. I loved how you all waited on Daniel to come to the table before you started eating. That's almost unheard of anymore.

[@miriambertram2448]

I have been unsuccessful in my lifetime I'm 71 it growing anything from a seed. So I buy plants from Home Depot. It's just me but last year I had 11 tomato plants some of them double plants and everybody in the neighborhood got to enjoy because I got carried away LOL it was fun

[@thekingtroll2]

@@miriambertram2448 My neighbors love my veggies. I don't use chemicals and I plant in pots, easier and water saving. One single red bell pepper is $1.25 on sale here. My neighbor stuffed one dozen of them and put them in her freezer. She was thrilled she got them for free. People need to go back to helping each other. Your neighbor are lucky to have you. I love this channel.

[@jesselliott604]

I’m interested in doing that! What do patio pots look like? What type of soil do you use? Thank you 😊

[@thekingtroll2]

@@jesselliott604 First, any "container" that is plastic or food grade I use. I talk alot, sorry. I bought a 55 gallon food grade plastic drum for $5.00. I put a string around it and marked it and cut it in half. I cleaned any cooking oil residue out of it. I filled it with my own mixture of dirt, sand and leaves. I planted potatoes in both of them. The plants grew big and died. Then I tipped them over and picked up the potatoes. No digging required. I was at a Dollar store once and saw plastic small trash cans. I say they were about 3 gallons. They were green. I bought 10 of them. I also use food grade 5 gallon buckets. I won't use one that had plaster or hydraulic fluid, etc. in it. Food grade containers. Those trash cans, I filled with dirt , sand and leaves. It makes a really loose soil and the sand help the moisture stay in. I put tomato plants in 4 of them. They grew and I had the four together and put a stick in each one and tied the sticks together by the top. The tomatoes got tied as they grew higher. Perfect tomatoes, no splitting at all. Because ever few days you can go out and dump some water on those pots and they are good to go. I use pots because if I planted those four tomato plants in the ground with other stuff, then you take your garden hose out to water the ground, 80% of the ground is watered and wasted compared to having them in some patio pot. You don't get bugs, veggie splitting or rot. In one can I put 3 red bell pepper plants in it. They grow nicely and when they get really tall, I take a small piece of old cloth and put a loop around the three , not tight. Just to keep them together growing. It's funny because you see all that greenery as a plant and then see all those delicious peppers growing on them. Again, only twice a week going outside to dump some water in the pots, saving your water bill. Each year I empty out all my containers and hose them out for the following year with fresh soil. So, for under let us say $20 you can gain 4 times that just in veggies. Containers. You could use a gallon empty milk jug and cut off the top and fill it with soil to plant something Anything free is always good. You could always spray paint it if you wanted or wrap some cheap dollar store foil around it to make it shine up. I've had friends use scrap wood to make an above ground garden area to plant in or make small square "pots" that they can place anywhere they want and again, just go out and water what they planted inside.

[@jesselliott604]

@@thekingtroll2 thank you for the ideas! I’m definitely going to try.

[@lilal3753]

We don't see enough of Tracy. She's so smiley. We need to know more about her.

[@jonikurr9281]

I have been binging on and off today on older videos. Love the farm channel and the stable life! Thanks for the enjoyment you provide! Just had shoulder replacement surgery so really am grateful. Joni Kurr

[@jonathonclarke52]

Am I the only one that wants more Aunt Becky? Hi Aunt Becky 😘 Aunt Becky fan club members. Let your feelings be known here.

[@plankface]

No you are not the only one. I keep pushing for girls take over on a video or two. 💛

[@kens.3729]

I have consistently grown 6-7 Varieties of the first batch of Tomato’s 🍅 you listed. “Mortgage Lifter” is a Great Variety. 👍

[@barbarabeagley6650]

Mortgage Lifter has been a good one for us too!

[@sharonspurgeon6361]

I love your chickens when you go to feed or gather eggs they are so peaceful and it’s good to see they are not upset or scared of you. I really enjoy watching

[@devaultc]

Biltmore, beefsteak and Cherokee purple but sun gold is my favorite; but Cherokee purple is favorite big tomato.

[@MrsDebBee]

Does Grammy have a cookbook???!!! I would love to have some of her recipes! If she doesn’t have one, you all should make one!

[@mobiusprolix8454]

Listening to the chickens Ooo and Ahh you as you feed them is just simply hilarious to listen to.

[@amberjade528]

Love seeing what Grammy makes for lunch ❤️

[@dawndantz9821]

Callie, is so cute. I love it when you guys play with her at the end of your videos. I love watching her grow. She is such a happy baby. She should be one pretty soon.

[@kathleenhannigan2487]

Callie Buh Bye! Can't wait for us all to hear it. You have become the star of the show. :-)

[@dugel3]

Andrew, you are 100% right about Mariana tomatoes. When my produce business was open in northern NY, we grew about 20,000 tomatoes in our fields plus about 500 806 trays to sell. Mariana was the best plum type. I would highly recommend trying Sunbrite for a round red. Excellent size, taste,quality and disease resistance. We used to do about 5000 of them yearly.

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

Nothing beats a pink Brandywine tomato!

[@donnatoepfer2502]

I love your videos and love how everyone interacts with Callie - beautiful family!

[@rickiewaffle9594]

I haven't bought a tomato plant for 15 years. I have them come back every year. I leave the old tomatoes and cover with leaves. Spring rolls around and I have little plants I replant.🌱❤

[@lenren2004]

I can't wait for the video when she says it and surprises us all!!!!!!

[@cristeto96]

Those 9 seconds with Megan were my favorite of the video thanks :D

[@BoostFabLee]

Favorite tomato of all time is a particular strain of Pink Brandywine I have kept for decades. Very close second is Cherokee Purple. Both are absolutely superb when picked at the peak of ripeness. Unmatched flavor, smooth texture, and sweetness.

[@johnnyhoover5870]

I absolutely agree with you!

[@mjay4700]

Yes Cherokee Purps are quite nice. Great flavour and dense flesh with low seed "jelly". Actually a pretty good tomato for sauces.

[@Mysticol75]

Love our Northeast PA weather. You can have all 4 seasons in one week

[@greatdanerescuemom1]

s jersey here - sometimes we have all 4 in 1 day lol

[@amybracey6149]

Aunt Bonnie your hanging baskets are beautiful.

[@Alberto-VO5]

Andrew you are such a good video producer love it 👍👍👍

[@waynespyker5731]

Have you ever considered assisting a local fire company hosting a Tomato Festival similar to the Lancaster County, Pa Washington the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays in July? They sell over 3,000 Jet Star tomato sandwiches each Saturday, also have other foods available. I only wish they would have green tomato pie, after 2 tomato w/onion sandwiches, a bowl of chicken corn soup and a slice of watermelon or shoe fly pie, I am satisfied. This 60+ year event supports the Blue Rock Rescue Fire Company.

[@ladyfheart]

I watch you'll everyday I love grandpa and grandma she cook's a lot

[@dougwest4150]

My favorite tomatoes are mostly yellow or orange and a few reds. Chefs Choice orange, yellow, pink, and red. Sun sugar and sun gold yellow cherry, and the reds are Whopper, Better Boy, Super Sonic, and Delicious. All these varieties do well in zone 7A middle Tennessee.

[@bmanferlife]

Love how your dad looked up to see if there was a camera before responding 😂 smart man

[@jodygrant1255]

Thanks Veggie Boys and Girls 🙂

[@uklife1628]

Thanks Andrew for showing the chickens ❤️❤️

[@glorialewis2093]

Hi kids and some people my age, just wanted to say you as have a good day, love watching you, I miss you on Sunday, it’s really nice to see everyone, ttyl

[@rickthelian2215]

Are you okay Andrew? Hope your knees better now... Love all your plants....😀

[@anntalbot9046]

We grow many varieties of tomatoes in our garden and greenhouse here in Shropshire, England. My oldest seed packet is Burpees Beefsteak from 2007. Still producing and of course drying each new years seed for the next. Also grow, Cossack, Red Zebra,Sun Gold, Gardeners Delight. We have raised beds besides 2 greenhouses. We compost everything and have 7 water butt's to collect rain water. We also have 4 apple trees, one which my husband grew from seed 25 yrs old now(Gala). Pear, soft fruit(raspberries, red currant,strawberry,red gooseberry). Our list of other vegetables is long. All frozen for our winter months. Lots tomatoe sauce as well. With food prices going through the roof everything helps. Take care and Best wishes to you and your family. Our favourite KZbin channel to watch. I'm originally from Rhode Island

[@robertevans8024]

Every summer and fall I look forward to fresh,, garden grown, beefsteak tomatoes on bread, with mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Sometimes I'll make a BLT.

[@dentednj]

You have the kind of big family feel I always wanted as a child. I watched The Waltons and wished and hoped for a large family. (Mine is tiny) Congratulations on staying tight with the family. Kindness and a sense of humor go a long way. Thanks for sharing!

[@buchosgamefarm3597]

Veggie boys!!

[@ritajohnson5594]

Favorite are heirloom oxheard tomato varieties good slicers and canning Gramma takes care of her family with the meals and the greenhouses are rocking love seeing the green.

[@pamelamercado6902]

Beef Stew sounds great. That baby girl is really growing. She's so adorable. I grow beef steak Big Red better boy Cherokee purple Roma tomatoes.

[@semistacker7118]

She is ADORABLE!!!

[@Celticmoon79]

Purple Cherokees are my favorites. Beautiful and rich tasting tomato.

[@TheBaldr]

This is why I live down in the South, it been nice weather all week.

[@PinballPreparedness]

Black Krim, Sakharny Pudovichok, Siberian Early and Bartelly Cherry tomatoes on this Homestead

[@jillw892]

I can't let this go I saw grandpa eating the gummies. He needs to own up to it.

[@robertevans8024]

I've grown plum tomatoes for many years and I always make homemade "gravy"😁. You really have to simmer it down to evaporate enough water to make it thick enough. Then I add the spices and a little sugar. Sometimes ground beef, meatballs or sausage. Depending on what's on sale. 😋

[@tenlamps6183]

Beef steak and Roma tomatoes are my favorites

[@karlbraun9564]

Favorite tomatoes, Big Beef, and Better Boy. 🍅

[@connieahrens1439]

Big Rainbow is my favorite tomato to plant from seed. Beautiful stocky plant with rich green foliage and beautiful and flavorful fruit.

[@susankronwall7054]

Grandpa has it right. Winter last from august to June. Lol! We love beef steak tomatoes also, as big as a slice of bread. Callie's black bow was awesome...and her smiles are like rainbows. Hey veggie boys we need more babies on the farm.

[@egalegal1666]

Apparently, the Black Krim tomato is very common when I read the comments so 👌 Apart from the Black Krim, Tschernij Prince also known as Black Prince very very similar to the Black Krim, Purple Smaragd, Pineapple Tomato, Petit Chocolate and as a german of course also the German Gold

[@charlesward8196]

As a home gardener my favorite varieties of tomatoes are Juliette, a small plum type, Amish Paste, a large paste type, Roma, and San Marzano. Cherries are Black Cherry,, Slicers are Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Yellow Boy, Brandywine, Abe Lincoln. I prefer indeterminate heirlooms that I stake or cage 5 feet tall for a long harvest period. We can and freeze a lot of tomatoes and enjoy them all winter long.

[@mjgbabydragonlet]

My mother loves Chocolate Pear. I keep growing it from saved seeds. I like anything that makes good salsa.

[@beardedboon]

Its good to see the cow hutches made it inside Your dads face when he covered the camera priceless

[@phillipwatson4441]

I live in North Florida. I am harvesting potatoes, onion and greens already. My tomatoes and green peppers are blooming.

[@jillw892]

FYI the wind has not stopped blowing in Arkansas for the last 3 months and I'm still waiting for it to stop

[@helenkoenig3876]

My mom reallly liked Beefsteak tomatoes for years. My personal preferences were for Brandywine, Yellow Pear, Principe Borghese, and for grape tomatoes. For tomato sales, I used to raise Rutgers tomatoes, as well as Oxhart.

[@sandrarhea2328]

Wow! Everything's looking beautiful.

[@kaylac3367]

My favorite tomatoes are beefsteak, big boy and grape tomatoes 🍅 😋. I like the grape tomatoes for snacks too! Yummy!

[@gregwilliamson2807]

Headmaster great jam for a tomato. Should be your new nickname!

[@logancampbell6669]

Mr. Stripey tomatoes are one of my family’s favorites!

[@jenmaldonado7129]

Thank you for answering my chicken question I sent! 🤘❤

[@kencotton4645]

My grandmother always planted Better Boy and Big Boy in her garden in central NC.

[@pjmoody]

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video. I look forward to each episode..Such a wonderful family.

[@davidbush6482]

Down here in Alabama , we just love your videos. We have been watching about 2 years and really enjoy the information about growing and farming. Thx!

[@sawdust5277]

8:36 I'm here in next week and yes it is pretty warm!

[@candymckinnon8554]

Your videos ALWAYS make my day. Watching your family interact is awesome

[@valoriegriego5212]

What beautiful seedlings!😀 Callie is just too cute!😃

[@cherylmarkwardt1042]

My favs are Carolina gold, red deuce, charger, bella rosa, red snapper, chef's choice orange, pink and black, juliett grape, summer pick, big zac and few others. Heirlooms I've stopped growing due to disease.

[@johnnyhoover5870]

I grow heirlooms, cherokee purples, green zebras, and a few others. We have a small 5-acre organic farm. We also have sweet corn, sweet peppers, jalapeños, arugula, artichokes and a couple varieties of squash. It's tough in California.

[@skillitjohnson]

Cherokee purple is the absolute best tasting slicing tomato i have ever had. First tasted one from a road side farm market near Townsend TN. Saved the seeds and have been growing from that purchase for 15 years. White bread, mayo salt and pepper. The taste of southern summers.

[@johnnyhoover5870]

@Skillit Johnson I love them. The cherokee greens are great as well but couldn't get any this year. If I can next year, I'm definitely saving some seeds.

[@frankbernard4637]

Florida 91 is my favorite tomato variety. Large heavy producer with great taste!!

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

Been growing San Marzano from home seed for years. Added Summer Pick last year and am growing it again. Trying out Amish Paste.

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

I love you videos can wait for those sweet harvesting Noises

[@tammaragill9347]

I personally like the Cherokee and beef steak tomatoes. Delicious 😋

[@aleialaw]

Callie is gorgeous! And Grammy's stew looked delicious!

[@rickthelian2215]

Oh, like your little chickens too...

[@darcytimmons3984]

We like to plant bush steak and Italian Roma’s way up here in Saskatchewan Canada 🇨🇦

[@NeilGastonguay]

I plant Early Girls; they yield well and are easy to care for.

[@teresaholland4790]

Beautiful beautiful family thank you for sharing them with us

[@normobannon2750]

Big boy. Can’t wait for BLT’s.

[@barbarabeagley6650]

In South Central Kansas our favorite tomatoes to plant are Jet Star, Beefsteak, and for the hottest part of the season Arkansas Traveler because they continue to put on fruit even in the hottest part of the season. Cherry and yellow pear tomatoes are favorites. As well as Lemon Boy for a lower acidity. And for heirloom varieties we like Brandywine, and Minnie Zachariah's Goliath. Amish Paste is really popular too.

[@ElkHuntMontana]

Black Krim has been one of my favorites. Yellow Brandywine for some reason grow huge for me, consistently I get them over 2 pounds each!!

[@sabrinafreeman6892]

Park's Celebrity Whopper Tomato! My favorite!

[@gillianmiller9710]

I like Celebrity tomatoes for my patio garden. Never heard of Red Duse.

[@maryobrien4415]

Over the Easter weekend, between Friday and Tuesday we received 35 cm (14 inches of heavy, wet snow). We had only 6cm (2 inches) for all of Jan-March. I guess Mother Nature decides when spring is here and not the meteorologists. I find it very relaxing to watch you transplant the various veggies.

[@stevenmckinley6339]

We been liking to plant jet star tomatoes for like 3 years now

[@sandytmobile4467]

Our table tomatoes are sweet yellow cherry they are mouth popping good. Golden yellow are not a table happy. I saved my seeds just to plant them every year being there not out every year. It's like how we just bought three more pink lemonade blue berry bushes for our home the family has a sweet tooth and no one can eat small. I find having a very happy color is exiting to the grandkids who run to plants and not grandma. It's ok I know my home is there home when there always upset to leave. So plant every color and learn colors mixed are yummy. Like grape's on a salad good with apple did you think all veggies no we like sweet and mouth fun. That's why this farm makes me so happy look at the colors and see how happy they are.

[@imsunasong3912]

Andrew...love your personality!!

[@JLJohnson]

For us it’s Cherokee purple for indeterminate and Rosella for determinate. The rosellas are prolific!

[@gomezgadgetyeharr9248]

Oh would you look at that ... It's the Veggie Boys.... Fancy that?

[@maupinmaupin1472]

I like the determinate "Siletz" for cooler growing season. It makes a nice sweet slicing tomato. It was developed by a University in Oregon, for west coast conditions.

[@mikelucas3746]

Sweet Million And Idli.

[@kittiew260]

I enjoy a red tomato but for me personally odd is good. Baker creek & MI Gardner is where I get my seeds. This year well over 50 varieties started one red Abe Lincoln & Giant Crimson but really excited to test dwarf tomato project seeds. Produce like heirloom indeterminate but grows like a determinate. Come on spring let's get going need to get transplants hardened off. I would be interested in learning your best selling heirloom outside of Black Krim and Pineapple. Great video always appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience with us.

[@kevjo13]

U guys got it easy, yesterday on the channel our Wyoming life they had a blizzard with 70mph winds and about foot and a half of snow.

[@jason27swg]

Beefsteak has always done well for us. We can alot and of corse tomato sandwiches are always a staple here in alabama

[@angelabof1892]

Love to plant Jersey Devil tomatoes - great for sauces.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Great video, great looking green houses

[@pineapplebob06]

WOW snow this late into spring, we are warm dry and wind wind wind out here in NM. Can’t beat the yellow pear tomatoes for me, trying out giant crimson this year too.

[@nessy__dianesiarusmaldi]

Always love you're Brilliant Video the Veggie Boys&Girls&All Familly's 😍 thank you 🙏

[@eleniedm5312]

I'm looking forward to callie's BUBYE at the end of a video 😍😍😍😍😍

[@angieruether4714]

I was wondering where you got your baskets for picking peppers

[@glenndufrene6276]

We love growing Creole tomatoes

[@johnmcneal9477]

Black Krim is everyone's favorite eating tomato around here. We average 35-40lbs per plant.

[@Mindy56743]

I am planting beef steak tomatoes and jet star and Roma tomatoes along with a cherry and a grape tomatoes for snacking.