The Purple GMO Tomato: Unraveling the Controversy

Uncover the juicy details behind the Purple GMO Tomato controversy in this eye-opening video! Find out why gardeners across the country are in a tizzy over this unique vegetable that's causing quite a stir. Don't miss the chance to learn about the first GMO tomato available for purchase in the U.S. and why it's sparking heated debates. Subscribe for more intriguing insights and gardening revelations!
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0:30: 🍅 Genetically modified purple tomato with enhanced anthocyanin content sparks controversy in gardening community.
2:31: 🌱 Misleading labeling of non-GMO seeds causing unnecessary fear among gardeners.
4:51: 🌽 Challenges of avoiding GMOs in daily life and the impact of GMO cotton on clothing production.
7:18: ⚗️ Misconceptions around GMO tomato seeds and heirloom varieties debunked.
9:44: 🍅 Exploring health benefits of a unique GMO purple tomato variety and addressing controversies.
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[@petersoos498]

Been growing tomatoes and other vegetables since 1968. Have 5 years of formal Ag Science education behind me and still learn new things daily. Most of my friends who recently started gardening have come to me and asked about the GMO seeds thing. Questioning them I find most are just more comfortable buying non GMO seeds. Up till now I explained that if they were buying them in packets in stores or online it just wasn't available at the homeowner/non commercial grower level. Also if I sold seeds in packets I'd put Non GMO on the packet if for no other reason as to keep from having to answer the question. The number of times I've heard "make sure you buy non GMO seeds" as advice gardeners give each other has been quite staggering. I have about 100 packets of tomato seeds I'd like to grow and only have space for 6-8 so it'll be a while before I add more to my grow list. Educate yourselves people... do what you feel comfortable. You don't have to support your choices to anyone but yourselves. Be kind to one another and Happy Gardening.

[@PackRatManiac]

You touched on the issues with making plants resistant to broad-spectrum herbicides. While it doesn't harm the plants, those plants are absorbing glyphosate. Our grains have been tested and traces of glyphosate are present in them. Glyphosate is a known carcinogen and can cause cancers in mammals. That's why its use has been banned in other countries. While the tomato variety doesn't have that problem, how long will it be until that's not the next thing that will be offered. I worry that other farmers will buy those so they don't have to worry about herbicides killing plants and more glyphosate will show up in our food.

[@TheRoadfarmer]

Glyphosate is NOT a carcinogen. If it was there would be zero farmers in the corn belt of America. You're just spreading false information you were told in an effort to scare people

[@shawnsg]

The problem with this argument is that it's backed up by disparate bits of actual scientific data to come to an unproven claim.

[@DukeGMOLOL]

Glyphosate is NOT a "known carcinogen". Not a single agency or pesticide regulator in the world rates it a carcinogen at the tiny real world levels we are exposed to. Very few countries ban glyphosate.

[@jahineverybody]

Personally I like my tomatoes to be tomatoes, snap dragons to be snapdragons. If they would somehow interbreed naturally it would be one thing, but I’m not a big fan of humans tinkering with genes in laboratories. That’s just my view on it. Peace and good growing to all

[@joshuahoyer1279]

This. So much this! Get your anthocyanins from the dozens of other naturally occurring vegetables. No need for mad scientists in our gardens, aside from our own breeding trials in the backyard.

[@scottbeavers1713]

I’m not sure if you could eat enough purple anything to really make a difference in your immune system. Things like this seem to be great marketing ideas but that’s about it. However, if this is why you garden then go for it and good luck.

[@francostacy7675]

Why do you have this fear? Is it just a feeling or or there any science that makes you afraid?

[@joshuahoyer1279]

​@@francostacy7675why should we be eager to devour vegetables that would never occur on their own in nature in a thousand years? Yes it's definitely a bit of fear. A bit of fear keeps us alive and well. I'm sure there's plenty of thrill seekers out there who have no problem venturing out into this unknown territory, but I'm sticking with the known.

[@brt5273]

​@@francostacy7675 I don't see any mention of "fear" but nice attempt at crafting a passive aggressive response to the comment.

[@scottfelson289]

Have to say that was one of the most intelligent and interesting descriptions of GMOs I have ever seen Just found you and have spent the afternoon watching your channel, followed you on Instagram and your website. You really do a great job

[@KarlKarsnark]

"Non-GMO, Cholesterol Free, Sugar Free"......water. It's all marketing. Lots of folks love anything that sells itself as being "Natural"(tm), "Organic"(tm), "Free Range"(tm), etc...Most folks buying it have no idea what it means, if anything, but it makes them feel better about themselves. You can also charge twice as much and no one will ask why.

[@TheRoadfarmer]

Slap "Non GMO" on any packaging and you can instantly charge 10-20% more

[@tnijoo5109]

Is that water gluten-free?

[@robertschmidt9296]

I've noticed that labels that say sugar free, the list of ingredients don't show sugar. Why are they getting away with claiming that the sugar is free when there isn't any in there? 😮

[@howdyEB]

I used to laugh when they put "Fat Free" on hard candies.. It's just sugar, of course it's fat free. @@robertschmidt9296

[@pilsplease7561]

@@tnijoo5109 Gluten free is not a marketing fad, a significant portion of the population will die if they eat gluten eventually. Celiac disease is a real threat

[@Angelaaa1015]

I’m growing it 🤷🏻‍♀️ people can choose to be against it but I don’t care what others think. I’m trying it out because I can.

[@pgm521]

good on you.. i wish i can they do not sell in europe.. i just bought purple galaxy

[@Annastasia666]

LOVE IT!

[@howdyEB]

I have been harvesting and eating them. They are very tasty. They grew better than my super sweet 100. They also grew better than any other tomato I've planted and tried here. I am going to grow them every year. They have a nice tomato flavor I can use for anything.

[@buckWildest]

the irony of being scared of gmos while watching this video on the supercomputer that was just in your pocket is mind boggling. technology has done great things for us. half of us wouldn't even be alive without it. mine are in the mail right now!

[@brt5273]

I'm not really seeing the comments about being "scared".

[@afriendtoo6971]

I'd be more worried about cigarettes, Mountain Dew, fast foods and pesticides killing bees..

[@jameshomer6295]

I got mine today!

[@TheRoadfarmer]

GMO corn, beans and cotton actually have lead to less herbicides (pesticides) being sprayed. When we grew non gmo varieties we sprayed those crops with more chemical than we currently do with GMO varieties.

[@DukeGMOLOL]

One of the few with some sense.

[@edwardenglish6919]

"What could go wrong?" After a career in the medical industry, I will always remember the advice of Arvin Underman, a brilliant MD researcher who advised his colleagues that he would use a new medicine after he read about it in the Annals of Internal Medicine "Drugs Five Years Later."

[@shawnsg]

They've been working on this since early 2000. They published a paper in 2008 about it that got a bunch of media attention. It's past the 5 year mark.

[@donnalovintexas8760]

​@@shawnsg working on for 5 years is different than eating them for 5 years and knowing any ill effects. I will wait. There are plenty of varieties already. As a nurse I usually practice better safe than sorry on new things. But then we never know what has been added to our food.

[@shawnsg]

@@donnalovintexas8760 they've been eating them in some fashion for nearly 20+ years. Better safe than sorry is applicable when there is something with a potential risk. Don't speed to work because you're late. Better safe than sorry. Having unfounded fears from a lack of understanding based purely in emotion that's likely been influenced by an aggressive anti-gmo campaign over the years isn't better safe than sorry.

[@DV-ol7vt]

The thing about ordering seeds from Baker Creek is if you have a question there is no phone number to call. I only order from companies that answer the phone because of the run around I got from Baker Creek.

[@jtharp9265]

I agree 👍 I only ordered one time and then heard the truth about them , Never ever again . God bless you & thank you, Travis, for explaining this nonsense 🙏 Mrs josette Montgomery County, Texas 🙏

[@anthonycopacetic5016]

What's the truth about them?

[@FreeAmerican-mm2my]

@@anthonycopacetic5016 They are Russian space aliens.

[@adryawebb2556]

​@@jtharp9265 what's the truth about them?

[@afriendtoo6971]

I like Bakers free delivery.

[@Q_Bits]

Just received these same seeds in the mail, they've all germinated well so far! I'm quite excited to try them out!

[@cindyinpcola]

I’m growing these too. How are yours doing and what growing zone are you in? I’m in the 9a growing zone and mine are doing well. I have some septoria leaf spot but am treating it with hydrogen peroxide mixture and it’s seems under control now. Production is prolific and has lots of fruit. I’m concerned how it will do when we get to over 90 degrees though. Which will be in a few days.

[@becky3086]

I recently saw a really good video that explained a lot about how these were made and why they were made which took away a lot of worries I had about them. I won't be buying them this year but I will be interested to see how yours grow and taste.

[@shelbys6919]

This is the most level headed post I've seen on these seeds. And i conpletely agree about baker creek

[@SilkiesPb]

20 seeds for $20 and I got 16 seeds in my packet. These seeds better cure cancer at this point😂

[@valchris11]

😂😂😂

[@KLFaber]

I was promised 10 seeds for $20 and I recived 16. Their webpage say 10 seeds for $20.

[@SilkiesPb]

@@KLFaber you’re right, it does say that. I donno why I thought there were supposed to be 20. Either way, whoever is counting these seeds needs to go back to school.

[@reallife9036]

Hey I got 15... Lol

[@howdyEB]

I got some but they were damaged, so they sent me another pack for free.

[@kujoevony3160]

Nice job Travis! Knowledge is the key to understanding. Please keep us up to speed and updated.

[@bc4682]

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt. FUD. It’s always an effective sales method though rarely all that accurate. Glad to see you’re going to grow these. I have a pack and am excited to try the fruit.

[@elizabethpulido5735]

the reason why people do not want gmo is because they are bot educated on the subject. gmo's are genetically modified. it doesn't mean people are spraying poison or injecting poison in the food. for example, yellow rice was genetically modified to help kids in poverty to get the essential nutrients they were lacking.

[@markspivey957]

I ordered the seed a few days ago looking forward to seeing them grow

[@pwva4635]

Hey, Travis. I’m in northern Virginia (but I’m originally a Georgia boy like you). 👍🏾 I bought these purple tomato seeds and currently have a few seedlings 🌱 that should be ready for planting in about a month. I was originally skeptical as well, but after careful reading, I believe these seeds are pretty harmless so I pulled the trigger. To your point…they should be healthier than a regular tomato, based on the end product. I’m curious to see how they taste and how visually stunning they are. Good luck growing yours!

[@gregoryb7485]

I YHINK ILL JUST PASS ON GMO IN MY GARDEN

[@DukeGMOLOL]

As someone who doesn't understand it, you should pass on it.

[@kevincrane9935]

Once again spot on. You don’t want to grow it don’t. Simple as that. Don’t let the word GMO scare you. Learn and educate yourself. Great video.

[@italiana626sc]

Super appreciate your level-headed explanation, Travis!! Also appreciate you spreading the info that GMO does not always equal 'Round-Up ready', mutant, "I'm gonna be hunted down if I grow this"''. Not the case at all. Using genes from another cell line (even rats or bacteria) does not mean that the resultant plant is something to be feared or hated. It can mean it's an even more beneficial strain for our consumption. Look at our many, many, MANY vaccines and medications. MANY of these were distilled from non-human sources. Penicillin? Bread mold. Would you hate and shun that today? We hope not.

[@kelliwebb2870]

Hell yes!

[@joshuahoyer1279]

You can't possibly know that. Have you tested those statements on yourself or lab rats ever? Who knows that underlying side effects there will be in making vegetable chimeras from something totally unrelated to it. Could be anything from hyper allergenic mutation, to sterility in future seeds and dependence on seed sellers, to new cross-pollination with other unrelated plants that result in inedible future generations of vegetables. Let's stick with food crops that are naturally occurring. Medicine derived by science is entirely different. They're not chimerizing molds or even viral cultures for immunization with other unrelated creatures. Or at least, if they are, they certainly haven't released any of the results, because of the obvious risks inherent in playing God with nature.

[@lannylancaster62]

I follow science and believe in research and development. I follow organic gardening practices and will continue to do so. I'm speaking for myself, others are welcome to follow their own practices. I encourage all to be responsible with our resources and take care of our planet. I will continue to follow the developments of GMO plant material. Thanks for sharing. Happy Gardening. Peace.

[@DukeGMOLOL]

If you follow science then you know that GM technology is safe.

[@lannylancaster62]

I'm not questioning GMO safety, I'm continuing to follow organic gardening practices. @@DukeGMOLOL

[@sB-yl6di]

Might want to check your legal rights on saving and reusing those seeds. This is where i have the biggest issue with seed companies. We should not allow a patent for food. Monsanto sued and won against farmers saving and reusing gmo corn seeds as it was their intellectual property. They have even sued neighboring farms that were cross contaminated that reuse their seeds.

[@C3Voyage]

It's a new organism that's only protected for 20 years. Patents allow for the creation of new things and protects the inventors. It would not exist if they couldn't patent it.

[@wildman1978101]

@sB-yl6di the company has stated many times that they have no problem with you saving seeds and sharing them and the produce as long as you don't profit off of it.

[@francestaylor9156]

1000% this.

[@francestaylor9156]

@@wildman1978101- so how exactly is a farmer supposed to make money? So as long as home farmers don’t ever sell their tomatoes, that’s fine? Think a bit more broadly about the potential issues please.

[@DukeGMOLOL]

@sB, you wrote, "They have even sued neighboring farms that were cross contaminated that reuse their seeds." That has never, ever happened.

[@adigmon]

Well said and enlightening!

[@autohelix]

Thank you for making this video. I will no longer buy seeds from them anymore. The more I read about this subject. The more I see something is not quite right about that company.

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

I looked up the root of the GMO, yes snapdragons are supposed to be efible but...Even though tomatoes don't cross often, I save my seeds and don't want foreign genes in my veggies.

[@TheRoadfarmer]

The seeds you saved have almost certainly foreign genes in them, they just aren't genes that are expressed.

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

@@TheRoadfarmer I don't have a problem with hybridization that's happened since the beginning of time. The Bible speaks of "... and their kind...", I do have a problem with interfering with God's design.

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

@@TheRoadfarmer I'll leave that up to God which genes get expressed

[@DukeGMOLOL]

@@MynewTennesseeHome If it were left up to God we would not have corn, we would have teosinte. My thanks to the ancient Mexicans.

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

@@DukeGMOLOL selective breeding is not the same as gene splicing. I do not have a problem with cross pollination... that the "like/kind" thing, I do have a problem with gene splicing of dissimilar life types. Corn came from selecting desirable traits over time from the same family to result into maize.

[@MsLisaLisa89]

I wanted to try them but just learned they had a cutoff date to order. They're gorgeous. I hope they're tasty.

[@gioknows]

You're very knowledgeable. I always learn something from your videos. I actually bought some Baker Creek seeds this year including tomato seeds but I didn't purchase the Purple Galaxy variety. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁

[@richardtoms9161]

The non gmo crap at Baker Street is just fear monger if. Honest to God there was a woman at the supermarket complaining about not being able to find gluten free salt in the store. When she was informed that salt is a rock and therefore naturally gluten free she informed the person that she wasn’t very smart and nobody eats rocks.

[@gidget8717]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Strattiffy]

I believe you. Many wouldn't, but I do. Truly.

[@advillwertz6585]

Great video Travis. Very informative.

[@wlljensen7]

Thanks for the info! I tried ordering this from BC and was disappointed to see they took it out of the catalog. Just placed an order for the seeds at Norfolk direct! Can’t wait to see what comes up this spring

[@wandakelly2173]

I thought about buying them and changed my mind. I’m gonna wait you out 😉 Thanks for the video. I appreciate your knowledge so much.

[@koltoncrane3099]

My biggest grip or pet peeve against GMOs is saving seeds. I remember reading a farmer in South Dakota or some place. He always saved his seed for decades. One year his neighbor planted GMOs. It cross pollinated with his corn. He saved the seed and replanted as usual but was sued for saving his seed. GMOs should be illegal to use if your neighbors save seed. Or a farmer should be required to get permission from all neighbors before buying GMOs. If gmo corporations can sue and stop a farmer from saving seed it’s wrong. Especially if that farmer saved seed for decades and it’s the GMOs that screwed the farmer. It wasn’t the farmer trying to steal or reproduce GMOs from seed so they don’t have to buy seed.

[@TheRoadfarmer]

No farmer who had their non gmo soybeans cross pollinated with GMO soybeans from a neighbor and then saved those seeds was ever sued for doing so. The only farmers ever sued for saving soybeans were the ones who tried to profit off the saved seed and sold it to others

[@DukeGMOLOL]

@@TheRoadfarmer You got that right Road. Only crooks were sued and only about 150 lawsuits were filed since 1996 out of millions of GM seed customers in that same time.

[@DukeGMOLOL]

That story is false 3099. And seed patents have been here since 1930 and every farmer since then knows about seed patents.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

Leave the tomatoes alone! You can't find good cornmeal anymore because it's all made from GMO corn and has no taste at all. I long to have the cornmeal we use to get ground at the mill in Florala Alabama. We shelled the corn and took many 50 lb bags to the mill to be ground. The corn was a slightly sweet corn but not as sweet as the sweet corn we have today, I'm talking 50 years ago. That was the best cornmeal I've ever had and would dearly love to have it again.

[@howdyEB]

I resorted to growing own corn because when you buy cornmeal they remove the oils, which supply the taste, so that it doesn't go rancid as fast. Once it's ground up it, it will decay fast and get bad. You can still buy whole grain, organic corn meal, but I agree, it has a bad taste. I grow my own now and grind it at home. I don't eat enough cornbread and grits to where it's been a problem.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

@@howdyEB we kept ours in the freezer and it was good for over a year , until the next harvest.

[@howdyEB]

I should try doing that, so I can do it all at once when I harvest. @@marysurbanchickengarden

[@francestaylor9156]

I’ve heard that Mexico is banning or has banned GMO corn. Corn is sacred in Mexican culture. I applaud them for trying to save their food.

[@trinidadscorpion3835]

Excellent presentation. Very well expressed.

[@donnamatthews4250]

I like Baker Creek and will continue to buy from them.

[@shellmoon123]

I purchased these seeds last month. Planted four got three coming up. I'm excited about that! Thanks for the video, great information.

[@GGsGarden]

I realize that it is hard to avoid gmo but part of my reason for gardening is to cleaner/purer foods; THUS, not growing. REGARDING, “healthier”, THEY also say beyond meat is healthier (not buying that either).

[@bearfoot561]

I'm growing them this year.

[@clcphoto]

Same here. Ordered a pack of 10 seeds. Got 11 seeds in the packet. For $20 lol.

[@kittiew260]

Ya all see glow in dark petunia? Yep, it's expensive, but another outside box product.

[@andrewreynolds5720]

How long did it take everyone to get their seeds? I am waiting for mine to arrive! I live about 45 min from Davis, so hope it wont take too long. Already started my Peppers and Tomatoes a couple weeks ago, But ill happily start another round when they arrive.

[@howdyEB]

Mine took 14 days to arrive, it comes in a brown, square letter envelope, so don't throw it out with the junk mail! @@andrewreynolds5720

[@Northstar7733]

They said "round up" is safe too, and the shot was safe too! I can make a huge list of things that they said were safe, but I'd be here all night. Please throw those seeds in the garbage.

[@howdyEB]

I want to warn you, that all the food in the US in GMO now. You must only eat organic, and never eat out, or get fast food. All condiments have soybean oil, everything that has corn syrup, sugar, and wheat. They are all GMO in the US unless they are organic. It isn't fair to people like you that don't want it and have had their food sneakily filled with it over the years. Please google a list of the GMO crops in the US and you will find that it's in anything you buy at the store in a package. You deserve a right to know.

[@Northstar7733]

@@howdyEB You can still buy non-organic food that is not GMO. Just look for the "NON GMO Project Verified" label on the package .

[@TheRoadfarmer]

Roundup used properly is safe. Idiots who don't do sh*t the right way make it not safe. Become educated. Stop spreading nonsense you saw on the news

[@debrawade6656]

So true. It is so scary how they have put it in everything. Gee I wonder why we have so much sickness. People don’t even have a clue what is being done to them.

[@shawnsg]

Those things are safe.

[@tubthump]

GMO? Hell no!!

[@julieparrish2516]

Thank you for doing this video!!! . I saw the picture on the BC catalog and wanted that tomato but did not know this story. After this video, I "did my own research" and I believe these are harmless. I pulled the trigger and my seeds are on the way. Thanks again for all you do! Greatly appreciate all the information you share.

[@welchfarmnc]

Thanks for the truth. Agree or disagree the truth is the truth.

[@nerf_herder90]

I'm watching and waiting, not for or against it because I don't have enough information. I'll take a few years to see how things play out before picking a side. In the meantime, I'm excited to see how they turn out for you!

[@wendyray6120]

Thank you for your explanation Travis. Will be interesting to see the results you have with the seeds.

[@davek7303]

Looking forward to the yield results and taste test. You calling it the Frankenstein Tomato? You make such interesting videos and we check your channel daily and get excited when we see you’ve dropped a new vid!

[@GAGEICUS]

I like to try and grow different things, so yeah I would try it.

[@joycebovee5818]

QUESTION : Do you do the Florida weave around your indeterminate tomatoes? I appreciate your channel, and all the information that you provide it is taught me quite a bit!

[@robertschmidt9296]

What is the Florida weave?

[@joycebovee5818]

@@robertschmidt9296 you take T posts placed in the ground and about 4” from the bottom you tie the string around the Tea post and go outside one of the plants and come back around to the other side of the next plant and go back around to the other side of the next plant. It’s really interesting how it’s done you can look it up on KZbin. There’s several people out there that do it. The one I learned it from is the lazy dog farm. But once you do it around all your plants and you come back around to the other cheap post and wrap around again. It sounds complicated but it is not. I’m sorry if I’m not making any sense. Once the plant is grown a little bit more 4 inches start another weave.

[@robertschmidt9296]

@@joycebovee5818 thanks. I've done this many times, just never knew it had a name.

[@rephaelreyes8552]

And it's not that bad either. The gene collected from the snap dragon are two promoter sequences. These promoter sequences are basically the keys to a start engine. The tomato plants always had the ability to produce purple tomatoes. The wild type tomatoes only produce those anthocyanin when under stress.

[@DukeGMOLOL]

Someone with sense.

[@Windyhillfarm71]

Great video

[@daniellebrownowusu]

So well explained! I got 'yelled at' and insulted in a gardener's forum just for asking for these seeds since they were sold out by the time I found out about them. How are they growing for you? I would love a dried norfolk purple tomato or two in the mail here in middle Tennessee...just sayin.

[@shawnsg]

So far it looks like a "normal" tomato plant.

[@travisevans7502]

I don't hold it against any seed company for putting non GMO on the packet, after being in several Facebook gardening groups and reading through Facebook and KZbin comments, so many people are afraid they are going to buy GMO and many confuse hybrid with GMO and won't buy seeds that don't have that on the packet. I don't plan to grow them not that I have any issue with them other than price and I save seeds.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's a chicken or the egg argument. The reason so many gardeners are afraid is because these companies have been putting non-GMO on everything. IMO that's part of what created the fear in the first place.

[@travisevans7502]

@@LazyDogFarm who ever was spreading the fear of GMO in the first place is the problem. Gardening has so,much misinformation spread amongst each other especially on social media and most of it isn't on a seed packet.

[@melissalan8105]

Thatnks Trav!! I wanted to try them but they don't sell outside the state yet. I think purple tomatoes could be nice. Like you said lots of seed massively grown are gmo(corn). I will be following to see if they are really purple!! Thank you!

[@Brittany_McCollum]

Meh, I like baker creek just because they have a large variety of seeds and I like to grow anything I can. When I see an ad for baker creek I honestly don’t even pay attention to the non gmo part. They’re kinda over priced but seems like all seed companies are getting that way. Now, Idk how they managed to get their hands on the seeds for this if the company didnt want them selling them and saying that they were non gmo. I find that a little odd. I will say I’m sick of gmos due to the need for them in a commercial setting. The fact that they need something to withstand the poison being sprayed on them makes me sick. My husband sprays for a big seed company and he was diagnosed with cancer this past year due to the glyphosate being used, he’s only 33.

[@debraguerrero9950]

I have a list that I would like to grow and I just added these but for next season. 👍

[@user-ds1vq3mi2r]

Always enjoy and learn something from your video content. I personally would not grow this variety, but I do find it an interesting novelty cause I'm starting my seeds as I'm typing this. I am surprised that a blueberry wasn't crossed with a tomato since they are considered a super food and have a high anthocyth count. Let us know how it turns out!

[@KelpieKapersFarm]

Well said!

[@79PoisonBreaker]

I am interested to see you grow em and hear what they taste like. I have 1 big question you did not address about these tomatoes is are they determinant or not ? Thanks for trying it out.

[@bluewolf4915]

Indeterminate.

[@ahabthecrab]

Indeterminant

[@shawnsg]

12-15 ft ready in 70 days according to the site.

[@bluewolf4915]

Ordered some last week. 👍

[@davidward1259]

Looked them up, and $2 per seed is a little much IMO. I'm a big no on this variety and gene splicing in general. Just my take... Others may choose differently (like you did, case in point).

[@brycekirby1567]

Good video

[@dudleygordon6191]

I want genetically modified tomatoes that doesn’t get diseases, grows vigorously and holds the fruit until I’m ready to harvest! 😂

[@papawsplace]

When you find them let me know, I want some of those myself. 😂

[@benwittman6531]

Thanks for the informative facts. It’s tough down here in zone 10 in Florida so I grow what I can grow in time that we have. I have always grown a hybrid tomatoes and they’ve done well. I do grow Cherokee Purple but I don’t believe I’ve ever grown GMO. I have grown big beef and celebrity plus. I just tried to do the best I can and enjoy growing. Thanks for your great videos.

[@csimmons3717]

Personally I decided against growing it. I’m looking forward to seeing how yours turns out though. I don’t blame you at all for being curious about it. That beautiful photo on the seed catalog cover tempted me for sure. Thanks Travis!

[@buck187uga]

We gon turn color like umpa loompa

[@valeriesmith15]

Very very curious about this variety.

[@vlunceford]

I don’t think seed companies are necessarily creating fear about GMOs. They’re fielding the question in advance, IMO, because so many people don’t know that GMO seeds are not sold to the general public. I agree that it’s a marketing tool to put the non-GMO tag on seeds and other products including many that have NEVER been subject to genetic modification, but it’s something that many people think about and if adding that tag gives some people peace of mind knowing they aren’t buying GMOs….well, there you go. People who are seriously worried about “accidentally” buying GMO seeds simply need to do some research sand educate themselves. That’s on them, the consumer.

[@dutchmiller704]

I want to try them. Where do I get them?? I liked the video. Keep them coming.

[@KLFaber]

Try google: GMO purple tomato seeds. There is only 1 site selling them.

[@howdyEB]

Norfolk healthy produce is the company selling them.

[@dutchmiller704]

Found them

[@rephaelreyes8552]

They have a pretty good germination rate. I soaked mine in a warm water and they began rooting 1-2 days.

[@howdyEB]

it's hot where I am and they are taking off!! They grew twice the size in just a week. I have 5 of them growing and I'm curious to how long they will last this summer. I'm going to grow another crop of them this fall, when temps are cooler where I live. I'm going to see if I can keep one alive all summer though. Sorry for a random, long reply.. I'm just so excited to grow them and don't know anyone else that is 😅@@rephaelreyes8552

[@Redac2608]

Thank you for this video. The thing that bothers me the most about GMO is how trade right laws were used by large corporation to hurt small farmers, even when the farmer did nothing wrong. They could not stop the wind from blowing the pollen from GMO seeds onto their farm. The rules associated with this new tomato says that you cannot save seeds, which I understand, but if it crosses with anything anywhere down the line and you are not aware and it is found out, you could be liable if you sell the plant or seeds. For me, it is safer to stay away.

[@wildman1978101]

I don't know where you got this misinformation from but the company has stated publicly many times that they have no problem with you saving and sharing seeds and produce, as long as you don't profit off of it.

[@Redac2608]

@@wildman1978101 That is true but how do you stop pollination in the great outdoors. The same way the large GMO companies could not stop the crops of smaller farmers from crossing with GMO crops. This is a very slippery slope. I am not taking a chance.

[@wildman1978101]

@@Redac2608 In the video he explained how difficult it is to cross pollinate tomatoes. This isn't anything similar to way that corn or soy cross pollinates. All the F1 tomato crosses we love are pollinated by hand, that is why they are so much more expensive than our favorite heirlooms.

[@francestaylor9156]

This. This happened to many farmers early on after they patented GMO seeds. I can’t in good conscience support GMO because of the practices of the companies that hurt farmers.

[@francestaylor9156]

@@wildman1978101- yes but the practices that the GMO seed companies for corn, wheat, and soy were not as kind as this company. This is why ppl have an aversion to GMO. They will sue farmers for their crops if the seeds saved from the prior year were cross pollinated and have genetics from the GMO crops.

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

I am following your journey. Cannot wait to see how you like them, and their taste, the yield. After all, the things I look for in my plants: Taste, yield, does it grow in my environment?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yeah it will be interesting to see how it holds up in our climate. It's also an indeterminate, of which I'm not a huge fan. But we'll see.

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

I guess the only other thing is, right now, I think it's a bit expensive. I need to wait for the cost to come down. I want to, as many of the things I plant I pick for colour, too.

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

i seem to remember the end of last season (or maybe an earlier video this season???) @@LazyDogFarm where you may have sworn off indeterminates, crazy youtube commenters, and other odd bits. I like too many indeterminate varieties to swear not planting them.

[@user-mi4du9rd1j]

Thank you for a thoughtful and reasonable, fact-based presentation on this topic. As well as your honest opinions. GMOs in and of themselves are not inherently evil. It's just a technology. How that technology is applied may - or may not - present other problems. It just depends. Personally, I will stick with non-GMO, OP/heirloom seeds for various reasons. I definitely do feel that now, companies do have an obligation to state clearly whether their seeds are GMO or not. Let the buyer decide.

[@JuliePascal]

It sounds like these are more similar to golden rice than they are to the herbicide ready cotton. Golden rice added beta-carotene to rice in the hopes of providing a vitamin A source to stop small children in third world countries becoming blind from vitamin A deficiencies. The rice was meant to be offered to farmers to propagate and sell so no big corporation monopoly forcing farmers to buy it. People lost their chit. I don't know if it ever quite got on the market where it was needed or was distributed where it was needed. I did a quick check to make sure I remembered details (like which vitamin kept kids from being blind) and some of the complaints were utterly absurd. The herbicide ready cotton bothers me more. Genetically modifying something so that we can pour more chemicals into our soil or over our food bothers me a whole lot more than adding a nutrient to food. Designing crops that bugs won't eat makes me wonder if anyone else should eat them, but making food more edible is different than that. Funny on Baker Creek though. I have the catalog with Purple Galaxy on the cover. I didn't try to order seeds of that variety but I did order tomato seeds of the tomato on the new, revised, catalog cover. Turns out it's a first generation hybrid. Which is fine with me and the plant is so far outgrowing the others that I planted at the same time, so it's definitely vigorous. The listings they have on tomatoes are interestingly lacking in information if a variety is open pollinated or a hybrid. I think we're just supposed to assume that they sell Heirloom varieties. New and interesting tomato breeding is good, too, so why not be clear about it?

[@DukeGMOLOL]

Herbicide ready crops are safe.

[@kcjilly2515]

I’m not sweating what anyone else grows. I’m not personally interested in the purple tomato. If I were a mad scientist I would enjoy all the tinkering, however as a consumer, I don’t want anything to do with it. I bet it tastes fine and it looks perty. My issue with the whole thing is where the science takes this stuff in the future. I use glyphosate at my job regularly. It’s a big help with all the properties I am responsible for. I wish there was a better way. So… I prefer to balance all these issues and keep things as natural as possible but real life is going on 🤷🏼‍♂️.

[@medtronicmom]

Sounds fun! Looking forward to watching them grow. I had already started my seeds this year, but will probably give them a try next year. Thanks for the information!

[@tonipollack5021]

I will give it a try.

[@thebartnickis4438]

I'm excited to grow some. I got my seeds in yesterday!

[@mutantryeff]

I live about 45 minutes from Davis, CACAfornia

[@shawnsg]

Ok

[@pastorjudysgarden6917]

I'm going to try it. I'd love to grow a purple tomato.

[@orangemoonglows2692]

many seed companies have no gmo on their websites or packaging. high mowing seeds, sow true seed and true leaf market all say "non-gmo" seeds on the front page of their website. to me, it's similar to companies putting the no hormones label on chicken/meat. at least in california, hormones are not legal to use in animal production so it's not something that NEEDS to be said. they're addressing and exploiting a concern that people have.

[@user-mi4du9rd1j]

Up until now that's been pure marketing hype. However, the cat is out of the bag now and yes, now I do want companies to state clearly whether or not their seeds are GMO. The funny thing is, this controversy will likely be the best thing to happen to sales of heirloom seeds in years. And I'm OK with that.

[@nicholasdemarest4254]

I plan on planting 2 of these plants in my garden. Asked multiple garden channels and they refuse to try these seeds.

[@howdyEB]

That's because a lot of them are really just salesmen, and their channels exist to promote products and make money. The really big ones anyway, and they aren't allowed to sell it.

[@adamwulf5369]

Can’t wait to see how they grow. Only thing for me is the cost per seeds. Yeah for what it is not bad just not what I wish to spend on a few seeds. But I’d totally eat and grow em

[@pwva4635]

Ha! The price gave me a little wtf heartburn as well, but since you can save the seeds, I felt better.

[@Mashpookaloo]

Once i heard about the mouse study on these, it was on. Cant wait to see how they grow and how they taste.

[@scottstewart6260]

I like my tomatoes red. lol. I’d try that purple one on a sammich tho

[@reallife9036]

I did read in pubmed about being able to od on anthocyanin from these, only suppose to eat 2-3 fruit to double the daily value of polyphenols. Kind of like selenium in Brazil nuts. Only supposed to eat two or three.

[@gidget8717]

Did you notice that in every article about Brazil nuts are very vague? You can safely eat 2-3 nuts a day, if you ate 5 a day, how long until you reach toxic levels? 10 days? 40 days? 1 year? 3 years? Lots of vague "could" and "may" words use in those articles too. But the one thing I have noticed, never is there any mention of Brazilians that have gotten sick from eating the nuts that are common in their own country, only information about non Brazilians eating more than 3 a day. Strange isn't it?

[@robertschmidt9296]

​@@gidget8717possibly it could be like people drinking the local water and no problem but if a foreigner drinks it, they get very sick.

[@gidget8717]

Could be. My cardiologist said the problem with Americans is, if you tell them something is good or bad they take it to the extreme. And he is correct. How many people do you think in America ate the non-native brazil nut every single day UNTIL there was articles on the benefits of brazil nuts. 😆 ​@@robertschmidt9296

[@GOAT669]

YES!! Grow it.

[@starfarms664]

My mind was blown when i first saw a video recommending Kellogg's breakfast tomato. Now our favorite! I would buy these seeds and try them, but the color. Purple is just not a color i love in my food. I didn't love purple fleshed potatoes either. I'm hoping you read this, I'm going to post a question below

[@starfarms664]

Looking for advice on figs. I love them. I live in zone 6b. Inland Northwest. Just east of Spokane on the Washington Idaho border. I found a bare root for tree at my Home Depot. It's in a pot under grow lights for now. Should I keep it in a pot until it is several years older and bigger? Over winter next year in greenhouse (unheated) out bring in the house with grow lights? Thank you for any advice you care to share

[@lindaedwards9756]

Let’s see what it tastes like. As long as they label GMO so I still get to make my own choice. Snapdragon genes don’t really scare me too much. I hate glyphosates. But my husband still uses it occasionally .….at least it knocks down the Japanese beetle population. As long as he doesn’t come near my garden and he doesn’t. Thanks for the tutorial on GMO. I haven’t kept up with the latest developments.

[@TheRoadfarmer]

Glyphosate will not kill Japanese beetles unless you drown them in it. And drowning anything in glyphosate is not the proper way to use it.

[@gardeningsimplified]

And so it begins. The best way to start people to except GMOs is to start home gardeners planting them. However you are wanting to justify the argument, it's has still been genetically modified.

[@IAMGiftbearer]

I'd love to have some of those seeds! Purple tomatoes are my favorites! I have seeds from several heirloom varieties. If you decide to do a giveaway count me in! I don't see what harm it would cause to grow it! Also, do you know if anyone has done a taste review on them yet? Could you provide a link to where these can be purchased?

[@microhomesteadecology]

I’m really torn on this specific gmo. It’s easy to see why the gmo issues are a concern for all the reasons you said, specifically the chemicals and corporate bullying you’ve referenced. But this one I agree is different. I’m leaning towards a no I think, but it is stunning looking. I’m just not sure it’s $2 a seed stunning. 😂😂

[@DukeGMOLOL]

There was no corporate bullying.

[@kittiew260]

Travis, thanks for this video. I mean, I purchased the glow in Dark Petunia. Are people complaining about that, no? I am excited to try it. It's still a GMO but a glowing petunia, I am in. I CAN'T WAIT REVIEW! I can't justify price seeds .. yet. FYI, people eat GMO all the time, chill

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

George Carlin said it best. "Nail 2 things together, that have never been nailed together before, and somebody will buy them." (Insert any word you want to replace the word somebody.) Well, "Color" me stupid. Here, after all these years of growing a garden, I've always thought the reason we grow a garden was survival, to eat, and to save money in doing so. Don't get me wrong. I realize that gardening is a hobby, for many and not for preservation. I don't fault anyone who gets up off their backside to put the work in that's necessary to grow anything for any reason. Kudos to you.

[@kittiew260]

@marktoldgardengnome4110 I garden to peserve but not everything has to be pure food. I need something besides food production to bring joy & excitement. Like sunflowers Steve flowers, lisianthus, petunia ect. People eat out at all are eating food mass produced and more likely GMO. All good I just want a garden with food and beauty, GMO or not. Happy growing

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

@@kittiew260 Ok, I'm busted. Our joy and excitement is just in a different location. Broad leaf Hosta's, a few Peonies, 1/2 dozen Bleeding Hearts, and 1 Rhododendron adorn the front of our house. Several bunches here and there of Tiger Lilly's all along our driveway. And last night I dropped $32 on a web surfing incident that took me to a strictly Sun Flower seed website. Oh My! lol And you did mention Petunia's. I took 6 cuttings from 3 different colors, to winter over and propagated them. They grew up and 6 new cuttings brought us to 12 plants, those 12 plants have shared another 20 cuttings that brings us to 32 plants. We've got joy and excitement in spades, and the Sunflowers will just take us over the top. 😀 Happy growing to you also

[@francestaylor9156]

Ornamental is totally different from things we eat. C’mon. You know there’s a huge difference. I don’t care about ornamental things. But I do care about changing native plants which could harm native fauna and changing stuff we eat. Obviously there’s a difference.

[@gidget8717]

I think this tomato should have been where the GMO journey began. Instead of the path to chemical resistant vegetables it should have been the path to making more nutritious vegetables. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube so time will tell if this will give the "gmo" monkier a better reputation.

[@lrmsmrls16]

Personally, I'm not planning to grow them. However, i don't mind other people growing them. I'm more concerned about big pharma and how they modify seeds than making something a stronger color. My only concern, is that this is the first GMO tomato. Who knows what the second, or twentieth, or hundreth will be.

[@afriendtoo6971]

Reminds me of when WR Grace tried to patent the neems tree in India and India fought them in court... Scary when these mega corporations can patent the food we eat.

[@DukeGMOLOL]

Seed patents have been around since 1930, not scary at all.

[@kevinh.1554]

I have had more consistent high germination with baker creek’s seeds than some others. That, the variety, and free shipping secure my business, though I still buy from several others. My kids and I like their catalog, too. I’ve heard people say companies put “non-gmo” to avoid the frequent questions, but it usually looks like marketing to me. Either way, it doesn’t get under my skin like it does to others. I’m not growing the purple gmo, mainly due to price. Idk what I would do if they were cheap.

[@Christian-jx3nx]

I have a feeling that this purple tomato will be tart plus I’m only growing sauce tomatoes, Dads Sunset and Brandywine this year. One cherry tomato for my chickens 🐓 last fall a few of my plants i pruned hung on and produced about 30 big tomatoes. Had fresh til first week of December in Memphis. Crazy but good sweet crazy!

[@TheRoadfarmer]

The only gene that was changed was the one for color. Not taste. Blind taste test you wouldn't be able to discern a difference

[@FreeAmerican-mm2my]

The 1st question of beginner gardeners is often 'but is it GMO." No problem telling consumers that there is no GMO.