You got my thumbs up for the singing part alone. Darn champ.

@thefitzs

Жыл бұрын

Green thumb AND he can sing!!

Aww, come on Luke, the coolest tomato backstory has got to be your Giant Crimson! Who else can say their tomato was grown from 80 year old seed? Mine are already 5" tall and in the ground here in California! Oops, I wrote too soon...I should have known you wouldn't forget it!

@kittiew260

Жыл бұрын

I wish I enjoyed it, grew last season was ok. Didn't make cut this season.

@NonieK2267

Жыл бұрын

My question is if you are going to water-bath for canning that needs to be higher acid what do you suggest? I live in the Phoenix Az area.

@kittiew260

Жыл бұрын

@Nola Borrego citric acid to add to jar, ball makes one you can use. I no longer guess acidity. Just add in what jar states.

@JNoMooreNumbers

Жыл бұрын

​@@NonieK2267 Vinegar, citric acid or lemon juice or break down and pressure can it. All depends what you're making but if not a salsa I feel safer pressure canning if just plain tomatoes.

Lol, out of the 29 varieties I started this year we only have Dr. Wyche's in common. There are so many varieties of tomato! Such an adventure every year 💕💕

I can't wait to have your experience man. This year was my first year starting with seeds and everything. I did so many mistakes lol, and the whole process was very stressful I wanted everything to be perfect. Anyway, still had fun in the process and next year will be much smoother.

@kristensmagicalcreations

Жыл бұрын

Its ok! That's how you learn. I still make mistakes.. and I've certainly learned a lot over the last 20 or more years. Luke's channel is really helpful and his family sells great and affordable seeds 💚🌿💚🍀

@phatboom

Жыл бұрын

you’re trying! Keep it up!

@StayPrimal

Жыл бұрын

Thx for the support folks ! Yes I was thinking of buying his seeds next summer.

@jackieforestieri3010

Жыл бұрын

Tip, last year they had a seed sale at the end of the season (like September?) so watch for that.

@kristensmagicalcreations

Жыл бұрын

@@StayPrimal think about buying them before summer. Luke has a big sale around the new year I think? I bought tons of seeds at $1 a pack! This helps people a lot. I love this company and channel 💙🌿💙

You brought a little sunshine to my otherwise crappy day, thank you🤗

LOVE the Hillbilly tomatoes! They're also from my home state of WV! I hadn't been able to find them for a while.I ordered from you for the first time this year and have been very pleased with the seeds and their growth so far! Great prices and excellent germination rate. Thank you for all your hard work!

I love tomatoes, this reminds me of how many varieties I have yet to try!

My kids are now running around singing the “seed starting season song” 😂 thanks for the quality tips and content!

When I discovered there was an entire world of there of 1000's of different varieties of tomatoes, peppers, etc., your website was the 1st website I discovered! (From Jess at roots & refuge I am almost certain) I ordered about 26 different tomato varieties my first year! 😆 I never realized there were others besides the ones you found in packets at home depot, Lowe's, etc.!?! I'm still in search of the best beefsteak, but I've found the best Cherry tomato- that's the sungold. I don't think it's possible (or worth the waste of space) to search any further. They're sooooo sweet! Last year I trialed about 5 different cherries & I was mad at myself for "wasting" the space, b/c I didn't like them at all compared to the sungolds! 😄

@nancyspruiell347

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know there were so many varieties of tomatoes until my local nursery was out of Kelloggs. They suggested I try a nursery 20 Mike's away that grows over 200 varieties of tomatoes! Who knew? When I go there I can never decide which ones. to grow....always end up with too many and give some away. I'm planting g from seed this year and they are my backup of anything fails.

@nancyspruiell347

Жыл бұрын

oh, and totally agree about Sungolds...although going to try a Currant style tomato this year too

@ElderandOakFarm

Жыл бұрын

@nancy spruiell yeah... sometimes too many options are overwhelming!

@ElderandOakFarm

Жыл бұрын

@nancy spruiell I tried a current tomato last year, & I didn't like the one I tried, because every time I picked them, they were difficult to get from the stem, & it ripped the skin. OK for fresh eating, off the vine, but not for picking to eat later...

@lpmoron6258

5 ай бұрын

Husband thinks there are only Rutgers in tomatoes. Actually he says they are the best. As for apples here likes the standard red delicious. Boring! I like them all!

Love the Blues Clues reference!

Great variety. I highly recommend German Strawberry tomato

What an AMAZING story with the golden crimson! I love that story and how you care so much!

So happy to see Giant Crimson is back👏🥰. I was already following you on KZread when you started that whole project with the shadow box, so it's been a long time.🍅

After watching your video last fall on how to save tomato seeds, I saved from my Pineapple and two other varieties. I started them this spring and they are all doing great! I can’t wait to plant them out in my garden 😊

I love your excitement over tomatoes. This is my first year to garden and I am limited to a balcony so I chose to try a Brandywine tomato, and I just started my first seeds yesterday. I only have space for a couple of plants, but it's okay, I am just learning. I definitely want to get some of those Giant Crimson seeds when they come back in stock. I want to share them with all my family and friends who garden and bring this variety back. I have one in mind that would especially love the gift of these seeds along with the backstory.

I live in zone 4B with a 90 day growing season. The Giant Crimson was the best tasting tomato I grew last year. Took a while, but they were beautiful and incredibly tasty!

I love the varieties you’re growing this year! Of course you must have the Giant Crimson, as do we. I’m putting those in, along with the Abe Lincoln, Thorburn’s Terracotta, sweet Million, Super sweet 100, Cream Sausage, and Dr. Neal’s (also known as General Grant), which is another fairly rare heirloom. I can’t even tell you which is my favorite, as I simply love tomatoes!

I was in the store this morning. I purchased Sweetie, Tiffen Mennonite, Germsn Johnson and Mushroom Basket tomato seeds. We planted them this evening.

You just got an A+, You just got an A+, You just got an A+. For your little song!😊

Thanks so much Luke! Your enthusiasm is infectious! I appreciate the knowledge you share with us!

Project recommendations: - olive oil from plant to bottle. - rice from seed to plate - Fruit to alcohol (although I myself don't drink) - a variety of quality mushrooms

Hey Luke, Marion SC was named for Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox. There was a Disney mini series about him in the '50s.

I'm growing Pineapple, Great White, Kellogg's Breakfast, Big Pink (which is a hybrid my daughter saw and asked to grow). I'm also growing a couple determinate varieties for the first time...Roma and San Marzano.

The first video you did of the series with the shadow box tomato was the first video I've ever seen. Been following ever since. Thanks for everything

I was debating whether or not I would start the Giant Crimson this year, but after hearing you talk about it in this video I decided I have to do it! Thanks for the amazing work you do to help us grow bigger!

Always enjoy watching your vids brother, this year im growing Jersey Devil's + Comstock paste/slicer for paste, Beauty King for slicers, a yellow (forgot the name) + Sun Gold for cherry's. Selling these plants starts at your store, the surrounding community is in for a flavor/variety EXPLOSION!

So excited to add vintage wine, pink brandywine and moonbeam to my garden this year!

There are a couple of these tomatoes I’m going to add for next year, since I already have my seats for this year. But yeah, love the little ditty at the beginning!

I've planted so many of these I purchased from MI Gardener. I wish all 5 of the Crimson look but I have 3 to try.

Can’t wait starting mine on Monday ,got the seed from you. I will still look for one or two new to me varieties to try in local stores.

Small space gardener here. This year I am trying the Tiny Tim tomato, which is going in my new Greenstalk; Paul Robeson, Geranium Kiss, and the Giant Crimson tomato. I split the Giant Crimson seed packet with my friend that has a bigger space so she’ll be growing them too. 😊

I gotcha on the the Marion tomato. My maiden name is Redman so I grow Redman Zinnias! They are a pretty red! Happy gardening!

Totally Awesome video for us Tomato Heads !!! Thank You Luke ✊✊✊

I know this is totally off-topic, but I can’t find my cucumber seeds! I planted a couple the other day, because my husband wanted some cucumbers, and they germinated, but something ate them, (I direct sewed them in the garden). Now I can’t find them to put more seeds in the ground. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Good thing I ordered some more seeds last week and they should be arriving today in the mailbox. Thank God for MIGardner. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️

was the jingle & dance moves "part of the bet" ??? nice info ! Thanks

Oooh! Interested in the Rio Grande. I'm hispanic and use roasted tomatoes weekly.

I grew your watermelon beefsteak last year - and it was SO good, it is now one of my top picks. Growing again this year - and can't wait. So meaty, so delicious.

I've grown many of these with seeds from you! The only disappointment I had was that my vintage wine tomatoes were red and green, not red and gold. They looked a lot like the chocolate stripes variety and I actually wondered if somehow the seeds got mixed up. They were still delicious, but I was sad not to have the red/gold tomatoes. Thanks for everything you do!

@melissam450

Жыл бұрын

You probably inadvertently cross pollinated them.

@amynadeau2838

Жыл бұрын

@Melissa M How would I have done that? I got the seed packet and started them indoors before planting them outside. I didn't save seeds from them and plant them the second year, it was a brand new unopened packet.

@Rubbberduckyyy

Жыл бұрын

@@amynadeau2838 pollen from one tomato ended up in the flower of another tomato variety. Did you grow more than one variety?

@amynadeau2838

Жыл бұрын

@Tabitha B cross pollination doesn't happen often with tomatoes as they're self pollinating. Even if it does happen though, the tomatoes are true to the parent plant. It's only the seeds that won't grow true the following year, so the seeds in the packet should have been correct the first year.

Automatic like lol I have a 3 year old and grew up on that tune! Can’t wait to see how my Trip-L-Crop and Homestead tomatoes from you do!

I got firework and druzba tomato seeds from your site a month or so ago, they've sprouted & I'm excited to see how they do. ✌️

I was thinking it might be too late to still start tomatoes. I'm glad it's not gonna start some more today ❤

Your song made me wish there was a Gardening kids show.

I got some giant crimson seeds from you. My seedlings are about 2” tall now. I can’t wait to watch them grow and taste them this summer. Thanks for bringing them back.

I'm so thrilled that all 5 of my Giant Crimson Tomato seeds have germinated and are awesome little seedlings that I'll be potting up this weekend in the Sprout House!

If you ever want another job Blue's Clues could use another Steve 😂😂

I enjoyed the story about the seeds. Thank you!

I have some pretty neat heirlooms this season for tomatoes and peppers! I would LOVE to be able to send you guys some to try! If it would be acceptable, at the end of the season. The first is Wild Galapagos tomato and the second is Capsicum Flexuosum which is the most cold hardy pepper in the world! Up here in Zone 3b/4a Canada this is very handy hahaha so I thought I'd give it a run!

Omg i never thought about Steve until you started singing

That song right in the beginning. . 👏😂 💚🍅💚

You're killing me😂 Just placed another order. I have soooo many of your seeds. Love them all!

I tried Brandywine pink last year for the first time. It was really good! Hubby is very traditional, so he prefers red tomatoes, so when I saw that Brandywine was available in red also, I had to grab a packet. So, this year,I'm planting the pink and the red varieties. I'm always very happy woth the germination rate of the seeds from MIGardener!

@looneygardener

Жыл бұрын

Brandywine is a favorite. I didn't get a lot of tomatoes per plant but they were all massive and sweet.

Best opening ever!

Please do a top 5 tomato video. Slicer, beefsteak, cherry. Love you channel! Small garden selection. Say, 15 x 15. Thank you!

I omly have a small urban garden, only 600 sq ft, plus 4 raised beds on the perimeter. I also do up a few grow bags for some of the cherries. I'd grow 50 different tomatoes if I could! This year will be: sungold, gold nugget, yellow pear, sweetie, tigerella, jubilee, kelloggs, and giant crimson! I did my own little experiment this spring. Not as astounding as the giant crimson saga, but still fun! I found an old pack of beefsteak tomato seeds. "Big Beef" was the name. I threw 4 seeds in a 4-cell tray. Three germinated and are growing nicely!

I love hearing the stories behind the seeds! Thank you

Go glad I found your channel! The information you share is so helpful. Thank you 🙏🏽

Got my very own Giant Crimson growing in my garden right now! I planted 2 seeds, hoping to get one plant. Both germinated. I enjoy giving away tomato plants to people who need them at church. One lady in her 80's asked for 2 red tomato plants, and told me how her family commercially grew tomatoes when she was a child and how much she missed it. I told her the story of the Giant Crimson and gave her my extra plant. I think I saw a tear in her eye. :) As for tomatos, wow, I grow a lot! 2023: Giant Crimson, Giant Belgium, Lincoln 1923, Vint Wine, Sunrise BB, Isis Candy, Napa Chardonney, Terra Cotta, Hillbilly, Carbon, Cherokee P, Rebel Starfighter, Roma, Mortgage Lifter, Pink Brandy, Great White, Dr. Wyche's, Blood Moon, Dark Galaxy, Sart Roloise, and my 2 faves: Green Giant and Purple Bumblebee. Funny how people's tastes differ so much when it comes to tomatoes! I grow them vertically 16" apart on cattle panels.

Love this song !! You're a good sport!

LOL the song was great, and made me smile. Thanks for that. For this year I don't have as much space in my garden as I used to as I'm in the process of moving things around and rearraigning the layout of things. I went with the red centiflor, and 42 day cherry tomatoes. I can't wait to see how they do here in my yard.

Amazing info as always! I remember the shadow box and the seeds Great job❤️🙏

Wow. Lots of great tomatoes I am just learning about. Thanks a bunch!!! I need to try these. I'm starting Roma, San Marzano and Sun Gold. I can step up my heirloom game with these varieties. I believe the name is Paul Roberson instead of Paul Robinson for one of the first tomatoes you mentioned.

Luke, the problem is I want them all! It's a real problem because there's only so much room to grow! lol. Here is my 2023 list: German Johnson, Cherokee Chocolate and Purple, Dr. Wyche's, Whopper, San Marzano, Orange Hat, Paul Robeson, Centriflor, Hillbilly, Chocolate Stripe, Dad's Sunset, Black Beauty, Polish, Pink Jazz, Ferris Wheel and one from the old 1950s Detroit neighborhood called Early Detroit..(I can send you seeds if you want them)...also, a variety my brother brought back from Germany that we think is a Mountain Vesuvius from Italy...probably the best tasting tomato I've ever had seriously. Thank you for all the wonderful videos. Your knowledge and hard work is a true gift to us all.

Lol sound like someone has been watching blue's clues. Thanks for the video.

LOL! Nice song Luke.

Hi Luke! LOVE the Crimson story!!!! Incredible!! QUESTION: I know you sell all the seeds but of all these tomatoes you talked about, do you sell any of the starts at your store?

Thank you for this video. I really appreciate the detailed information on the plants themselves in addition to the fruits - all of which I take into consideration when planning my garden. So nice to learn from your experience/expertise!!

Love your tomato seeds and the rest! Bought all my seeds from you last year. Didn't buy local plants at all. All of the seeds I planted for the garden except my sweet peas came from you and I swear every one came up! Had lots of tomatoes peppers cucs and such! They transplanted well even tho June was so nasty I had to wait til the last week of June to plant out. Love your products and seeds! Thankyou !!!

Luke, I find it humorous that I'm not growing even one of all those varieties you mention. I will give serious consideration to Giant Crimson. I enjoyed the vid. Thanks 👍

love watching you sow these seeds. It helps me understand how to do it correctly. Thank you for all you do. You gave me the confidence to feed my family and we barely go to the grocery store for produce anymore!

Many of those you mentioned are my faves too. Will be planting them this year. Im trying not to overdue it like I did last year.

Thank you for sharing so many varieties. Off to buy more packs 😊

Tomato starting time, my favorite! I am doing the Paul Robeson, Cherokee purple, green zebra, Kellogg breakfast, a cherry tomato called rosella, and a family favorite the sungold. We can barely get them to grow before they're being picked off right in the garden for snacks!

I have 3 of these. I have Annanas Noir,Vintage wine and Dr. Wyches. I can't wait!

Loved Opalka when we lived in NY - it is indeed very large and sweet, actually really good for sandwiches. However, here in Colorado just couldn't seem to overcome the blight pressure, even with pruning. May try again in a year or two, but right now am growing mostly hybrids with disease resistance.

I want to visit your garden

Yessss ❤ Cus when we use our minds, take a step at a time, we can do anything... that we wanna do!! 🎵 ❤

Hahaha I’ve been watching so much blues clues lately this was great. Love this time of the year

Love the Blue's Clues style song lol

Omg 😂 I'm having blues clues flashbacks! Love it😅

Bought your Roma seed for canning last year and they were amazing producers! Then saw your video on saving tomato seed and tried it out. They just sprouted this week, so I must have followed along correctly! I have always admired the fact you are willing to share seed saving tips when you could just plug your website.

Thanks for the posting. I ordered tom seeds from you this morning, now I wish I had waited. Ship em Quick my friend.

I will be growing: Kellogs B, Old German, Amana, Sweetie, Blush, Big Rainbow, Gold Nugget, Sunsugar, Sweet 100, Moby Grape, Great White, Black Krim, Honey Drop, Genovese, German Johnson, Hillbilly, Regular Beefsteak, Mr.Stripey, Tropical Sunset, Gold Medal, Dr.Wychee, saved stuffer, Amur Tigert, Pineapple, Tigerella, Vintage Wine, Green Zebra, and some Ferrymorse Rainbow Mix. I may grow a few other varieties as a test, or to replace failed plants I run out of replacements for. At the rate the weather is going I might just pull out the Christmas tree again and turn the lights back on. snowing at the end of March and early April is frustrating.

Great video! Have 3 of these in my cart now…have to figure out what I’m NOT growing from my current pile of seeds so I can grow these new ones. 🤔

Love these videos comparing many different varieties. Trying to make sure I have a sauce tomato, a slicing tomato, and a snacking tomato. Thank you for the Tour of your tomatoes! The Tourmatoes?

Love this video I hope you get a ton of hits on it. Your channel is such a blessing. I would love to see you do a garden tour with Jess from roots and refuge where she does a tour with you and then you go and do a tour of her garden. I know it’s unlikely, but maybe it would get you both a bunch of traffic. Anyway, I’m a big fan and I buy 90% of my seeds from y’all. Love the trifecta plus. I’ll keep my eye out for that collaboration between you, Cindy, Jess, and Jeremiah.

Too late for me to plant tomato’s in Florida but I may pick up a few varieties for fall tomato’s, which is my favorite time for tomato’s in Florida.

I am growing 79 tomato varieties (so far) in my suburban backyard garden. High Intensity for the win! Some MIGardener varieties I am trying are the Watermelon Beefsteak, the Giant Belgium, Pink Brandywine...a whole load of em. I'll add your co. to my tomato company review at the end of the season. So far 72 of 79 varieties have germinated. Only Big Rainbow is one of yours that is slow to germinate. I planted more seeds, wish me luck!

@Rubbberduckyyy

Жыл бұрын

What is your spacing for tomatoes?

Love all your stories about these tomatoes. I started Amish paste and opalkas for paste. I have Ananase noir, cherokee purple, brandywine, german pink, Ace 55, A grappoli D'Inverno, Kelloggs breakfast, and terracota Thornburn. I went tomato crazy this year trying so many, but they have all sprouted. I live in TN. Thanks for sharing!

The watermelon beefsteak is one that I’m growing! We’ll trying at least…they’re little seedlings now so working to get them to grow 😊

I'm trying the tropical sunshine..they looked yummy

Luke, Several years back, was reading a description of Brad's Atomic Grape Tomato. The distributor asked why people had chosen this particular tomato. One person's answer really made me smile--"Because my name is Brad!" 😉 Btw, I tried it--found it to be great looking, but thick skinned & not very productive. 😊

Love this video, Luke. I love the Ananas Noire. Growing that for the 2nd time this year. This year: Barred Boar Ananas Noire Aunt Ruby's German Green Carbon Paul Robeson Dwarf Hannah's Pride Thorburn's Terra Cotta Uluru Ochre Boronia I'd really love to try that Giant Crimson. That's amazing that you made it available again. It's a miracle tomato!

Nice video!😊

I’m growing a few of the same varieties too. I’m glad to hear that the watermelon beefsteak is a winner - I don’t know much about it, but I got a packet of those in your grab bag last fall, so I decided to give it a try!

Brigadier General Francis Marion ( c. 1732 - February 27, 1795), also known as the Swamp Fox, was an American military officer, planter, and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.

you are spot on about hillbilly/pineapple. One or the other performs for me every year but not both! I live in a dry climate and retried Hillbilly last year and am definitely switching back to pineapple this year!

@kjrchannel1480

Жыл бұрын

In my case the Pineapples out performed most of my other varieties, but they turned out more like an orange lookng Golden Jubilee.

Learned a lot on tomatoes.

I love the pineapple tomato. I bought some from you a few yrs back and i put them in a pot. I didn't get that many i think because it was in a pot. But the ones i did get were delicious and so worth it! Also the plant was huge! Obviously I didn't know much about tomatoes and things then but I'm still glad I did it!

A few of my favorites are Blue Gold Berry, as it has a delightful acid pop and color combo I love. Green Zebra is a lateripening green type that ripens enmass right around the same time my Aji Lemon Drop peppers ripen, and together they make on of the best citrusy salsas ever with lime basil and cilantro! Purple Cheroke is one of the first heirlooms I grew, and seems to be just smokey enough for people to notice it's different without too much dark smokey "purple" flavor lol. Blush is one of my favorite cherry types, along with Black Cherry. Magic Mountain is a great plum type that I use extensively in salads, but it's a hybrid so I just gather stem cuttings all winter. Kellogg Breakfast is one of the most robust heirlooms ive grown with decent low acid flavor and they don't get super huge (lots of yellow beefsteak heirlooms are prone to giant craters in the center bottom and get gross).

Been waiting for that Giant Crimson! Always sold out. Can't believe I scored today! Thank you.