My MUST GROW Tomato Varieties of 2022
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Tomatoes are the stars of my garden.
I used to not understand the craze around tomatoes until I decided to grow one for the first time! There’s nothing like a homegrown tomato.
Cherry tomatoes are my favorite. We mostly dehydrate them and enjoy them as garden candy snacks.
I am looking for recommendations for a meaty tomato that has a good salty, savory flavor! I’d love to hear some of your favorite must grow varieties.
I have limited space to grow and unfortunately right after I made this video my landlord told me she will be moving us out in June during mid-gardening season.
Idk what the future holds for this garden but this year is gonna teach me a lot about how to be flexible through life’s everchanging waves.
Some of my favorite seed companies:
Baker Creek
PineTree Seeds
MIGardener
Seed Savers Exchange
Johnnys Seeds
Little Shop of Seeds
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I want tomatoes to taste very tangy and acidic tasting, like they tasted to me as a child, now in my 70's.........I lived in N.GA....red clay area then, and tomatoes seem to taste sweet and wet now-a-days, here in S.GA..........any suggestions anyone ......and especially this sweet girl doing this video.........there is nothing like a very tangy acid tasting tomato -- in the whole world 🍅
May God guide you always! People get even having plants of warmth let to grow in colder places like Alaskan tomatoes 🍅! So its nice you keep up, may God help you.
Black Krim Original Strain! Smokey,earthy,salty,rich and so luscious! They are the best tomato I've ever tasted. They will fit the bill perfectly. Just be careful who your seed source is. Not every company is selling authentic Black Krim.
I enjoyed the video. I have over 50 types of tomato seeds 🍅. Last yr my favs were Cherokee Purple, Blue Beauty, Dr. Wyche’s, & White Tomesol. My worst was Brad’s Atomic ( productive, disgusting 🤮 ). I’m trying to find a good cherry tomato. I swapped seeds in Facebook groups, so I could get the popular ones. I’m growing the Sungold, Isis, Chocolate Cherry, Black Cherry, Everglade, Chadwick, Yellow Pear, Sweet 100, Gardner’s Delight.
Paul Robeson is one of my faves!
Cherokee purple is a nice smoky🍅
Can you please do a video on your planting method (ie planting in the lawn)? I have never seen gardening look so accessible for renters/beginners and would love to know what to do to get started on a row of veggies right in the lawn :)
Chefs choice orange, nice hybrid tomato
Try Nyagous. Seed savers exchange has it. It was smoky and sweet and was the tomato that got me hooked on heirloom tomatos.
Hello, neighbor, from Illinois! I’m growing about 30 varieties of maters this year; this will be my biggest garden yet. I’m growing Black Cherry for the first time, I grew Sun Sugar last year, and I wasn’t crazy about the flavor, but that can be attributed to my own mistakes. I love the Yellow Pear fresh, mine turned out very sweet and flavorful, far from mild. I like to grow uncommon varieties, too, and completely relate to growing things you can only find in your yard. I’m growing Black Beauty for the first time this year. I’m pleasantly surprised that you love the flavor because I’ve heard that it’s more of a novelty to grow and doesn’t taste great. Cherokee Purple is one of my favorite maters! Super meaty, savory, just fantastic. One that is even better, if you haven’t grown it: Black Krim is a must!
@travisevans7502
2 жыл бұрын
Yep that's probably the top of my list for the dark ones too or purple whatever you want to call them
@findingbeautyinagarden3639
2 жыл бұрын
I actually do have Black Krim seeds. I’ll have to give them a go this year! My oldest daughter is very picky about fresh tomatoes and Black Beauty is one of her faves. We love the flavor here 💜💜 I appreciate the recommendations!
@travisevans7502
2 жыл бұрын
@@findingbeautyinagarden3639 Happy to share I am trying Black Beauty this year myself
@maxinemcclurd1288
2 жыл бұрын
I'm growing Black Krim for the 1st time and of course Cherokee Purple my current favorite , I can't wait to compare the two.
@xaviercruz4763
Жыл бұрын
Do you have seeds to sell from your yellow pears tomatoes?
Instead of planting a more expensive eggplant transplant to deter flea beetles attacking your ground cherries, plant a few sacrificial Nasturtiums. Much cheaper.
Dark galaxy tomato is awesome, that’s my recommendation!
Paul Robeson, Marianna's Peace, and Green Zebra
Black opal and purple bumblebee are very good tasting straight off the vine. 👍
Paul Robeson (for something smoky) It’s not super productive, but it’s the best tasting tomato.
Brandywines are the "king of tomatoes." I plant both the pink and yellow varieties. About a 1/3 of the tomato plants that I plant are Brandywines. The others are Paul Robeson, Black Krim, and Mortgage Lifter. I also plant "dwarf" varieties such as: Rosella Purple, Golden Gypsy, Tasmanian Chocolate, Boronia, BrandyFred, and Firebird Sweet. Of the dwarf varieties my favorite is the Golden Gypsy. It is so acid, it will cut your tongue like a fresh pineapple would, yet the flavor is so special and unique. I am trying for the first time the following cherry tomato varieties this season: SunGold, Honeydrop and SuperSweet 100. I am especially looking forward to trying the SunGold. I've heard and read so much about them.
@jeromemckinzie5207
Жыл бұрын
If you like a colorful yet great tasting tomatoes. Wild Boar farms has some awesome varieties. Solar Flare , Large Barred Boar , Black and Brown Boar are all beautiful and taste great.
Best cherry tomato I’ve grown is Blue Cream Berry. Sweet and creamy with enough acid to balance it out and thin skin. Quite possibly the perfect cherry tomato. It is also one of the prettiest!
You are my kind of people ❤️ Highly recommend the Pineapple tomato. Beautiful almost ombré interior and the flavor is yummy. Perfect fresh or for sauce!
That harvest basket is so darn cute 🧺 🍅
I grew purple bumblebee tomatoes this year, and oh my goodness...the flavor is amazing! Unlike any tomato I've grown. Great Smokey sweet flavor right off the vine!
Pink Berkley Tie Dye! it is my favorite beefsteak ever. Has that smoky taste of the dark tomatoes, and is beautiful with stripes... i love the same cherries you do
@a23b23
2 жыл бұрын
Try green berkeley tie dye. I like it better
Black Krim is a top favorite of mine, I replaced the Cherokee purple with it. While I loved the Cherokee purple, I found the yields of black krim far superior and the taste and appearance were almost identical. I love chocolate cherry, that is the only cherry variety I grow now...it's funny because both Cherokee purple and black cherry (your top picks) are almost identical to mine. I have a lot of new varieties in the mix for this year, will keep you posted if my top picks change.
@victorswife9423
Жыл бұрын
I can’t choose I grow both
@victorswife9423
Жыл бұрын
I love my garden it mostly veggie and herds I have a whole lavender farm but this yr I am going to add a cut flower garden cause u right it add so much to the healing process
Costoluto Genovese one of the most savory tomatoes of italy. if you can get your hands on some seeds u must try them.especially if u like the black cherry its gonna be a keeper for sure
I would recommend trying the black Russian beef steak tomato 🍅 very nice. Good luck with this year's harvest.
I’m so late! I could have sworn I was following you here! My absolute favorite cherry tomato so far is the chocolate cherry! It’s so sweet with a low acidity that just makes it taste like a freaking dessert! Lol I’m so excited to finish garden construction and get everything in the ground!
The black krim is my favorite smokey tomato. It is a large slicer. I also like Paul Robeson and the black pineapple. They are large slicers too.
Woohoo! I have watched your cloth diaper channel since 2018 and now that my daughter is 3 and potty trained I'm thrilled to find you again in another passion we both share in the garden. My favorite tomato to grow is the Abe Lincoln. I love eating it fresh out of the garden like an apple!
@findingbeautyinagarden3639
2 жыл бұрын
I have some Abe Lincoln tomatoes started! Excited to try them now ☺️
Your ask for recommendations: you just described Paul Robeson
Just subscribed excited for your content ☺️ I read the description and I’m realizing you had to move I hope your next place has space for a garden
This year I plan on planting about a dozen of the big names when it comes to taste tomatoes, but up until this point for eating my favorite is Super Fantastic. I lived most of my life about 40 miles south of Chicago but retired and moved near Kalamazoo Michigan and in both places the places that carry starter plants in the spring have tons of them, but on KZread there's almost nothing about them. They tend to split, but I always planted more plants to make up for it
Some tomatoes that we love that I'd love to see you try: Black Krim, Big Rainbow, Prudens Purple, and Pineapple. Enjoy 🍅
snow white cherry!
Savory: Azoychka, Paul Robeson or Indian Stripe.
Great show... I am very experienced with heirloom tomatoes or open pollinated tomatoes, several decades.... My sweetest big tomato last year here in east Tennessee war the Gary Osena tomato, it is a cross between Brandywine and Cherokee purple, awesome..... But I have many recommendations from the last few decades... German Pink, Thorburns terracotta, black seaman, Lucid gem (Brad Gates tomato), Virginia sweet stripey, black krim, etc.... Cherry tomatoes- sungold, isis candy and sun sugar are my favorites on those... Great show by the way...
For a dark smoky awesome variety, try Rosella purple from the dwarf tomato project. It's so awesome, produced lots of medium/large fruits and is a dwarf, which means no pruning and only a small stake is needed to support it. Flavor was amazing, I've heard that it's almost exactly the same as Cherokee purple. Btw, sunpeach is really good. Very productive, doesn't split or drop at all, beautiful and really delicious. It was my favorite cherry (liked it better than sungold)
Black krim for sure…similar to Cherokee purple, but I found it to be so much tastier
Hi. I just found your channel and love it. I'm growing Cherokee Purple tomatoes in my garden this year 2. I hope it does well in my Las Vegas heat. I have very limited space, so I'm using grow bags and 5 gallon pots. Its my first time growing my own food so wish me luck.
True Beefstreak
have you tried the Black Sea Man? It is a beautiful easy to grow tomato, and it also has nice salty taste to it.
Black Brandywine best slicers Midnight Snack favorite salad If I only have 1 type Black Krim so early slicers productive all weather in Ohio until frost. I don't eat whole tomatoes but Thornbury Terracotta I have eaten several and knocked out favor Thanks
I like the Cherokee Purple or Paul Robeson for a nice earthy tomatoe
Purple boy or chefs choice black 👌
Totally Tomato is another seed source
Black krim, Cherokee purple.
cherokee purple, black krim, carbon, for smokey and full flavor without a doubt !
My recommendations would be: Kellogg's Breakfast-orange Beefsteak Dot's Delight-pink Beesteak Tasmanian Chocolate- a dwarf variety dark red for containers Supersweet 100 cherry tomato- not as sweet as Sungold but more productive and a lot less cracking with a great flavor.
Love your new channel!!!! I neeeeed this garden motivation as much as i need the cloth diaper help lol
@findingbeautyinagarden3639
2 жыл бұрын
I am happy to see you on this side of the internet too! idk how this years garden will unfold lol but I am excited to share all the ups and downs. What grow zone do you live in?
@Commonmomhomeschooler
2 жыл бұрын
@@findingbeautyinagarden3639 i think its 6 something? Southern Missouri weve only been here 2 years this june so im learning still.
I’m also in Indiana 6b 👋. We are growing Juliet, Black Cherry, Sparky (red) cherry, Honeycomb (yellow) cherry. For paste we are growing Grandero, Regal Plum, Jersey Devil, and giant oxheart. For colored, we are growing Mr Stripey, Golden Jubilee, and Kentucky Beefsteak. For slicer/red, we are growing Galahad and Horizon. Galahad was the star of our garden last year.
@triciaangilletta1878
2 жыл бұрын
Honeycombs are my absolute favorite
Try growing white currant tomatoes. It's tastes like grapes and very sweet. The fruit is smaller than cherry tomato . I ate it every day raw and really enjoyed it. I did Winter sowing this year and didn't sprouted yet... not sure we will have white currant tomatoes this year
Have you tried the big boy tomato? It's one of the best tomatoes ever. Been eating it since I was a kid. I'm only 33 lol
Beautiful video - and I've always loved seeing your garden!!! Do you happen to have any experience growing tomatoes in containers? I live in an apartment and would love to grow some cherry tomatoes for my toddlers to help themselves to! 💕
@findingbeautyinagarden3639
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I’ve grown in containers. In 2020 I tried all kinds of containers. I do both plastic pots and also fabric planters. You can get the fabric planters for cheap off of Amazon. I got a 10pack of them and they work great! Cherry tomatoes are an easy plant to gross. They take neglect and produce a lot lol
My favorite type is purple bumblebee for smoky, salty, sweet. Otherwise, Black from This was great but less productive for me in zone 5.
@alexgorron6470
2 жыл бұрын
I'm on a tablet that can't edit. I meant to type Black from Tula.
Two unusual cherries that are definitely worth trying: Brad's Atomic Grape - Probably the most delicious tomato I've ever tasted, and also unusually gorgeous - long pointed fruit with purple, green and yellow striping (from Wild Boar Farms) Michael Pollen - A pointy mutant of Green Zebra that was so productive (even in my bad tomato zone) that I actually had too much fruit! Tastes tangy when slightly unripe, then gets smoky as it ripens. This is a pretty large elongated cherry, but I bet it would be great dried! My two cents. Love your channel. Thank you! Alys
@findingbeautyinagarden3639
2 жыл бұрын
See I heard Brads Atomic has a yeast-like flavor lol almost like beer. I thought that was strange. I do have seeds for it, I think I can make space for a plant or two though! I’ll definitely source some seeds for Michael Pollen. That sounds delicious! 💜
@alyspisano1800
2 жыл бұрын
@@findingbeautyinagarden3639 I wish I had saved some fresh ones, I would send them to you! At least for me, Brad's Atomic Grape was sweet & savory with a slight tang. Thankfully no beer or yeast at all! ....I liked it so much I was going to give it a try again this season, but they didn't offer the plants at Tomato-Mania (awesome event at some nurseries in Ca!) I may try again next year, but I would say in retrospect that with limited space and so may new varieties it might NOT be worth your time after all....Here's more info on my experience last season: It started out with a great fruit-set, but was not very productive as the season went on and mildew was an ongoing struggle even though I was proactive with neem oil. Other tomatoes in the same raised bed (all conditions identical) did well, so it was either the plant I bought or it's a weak variety. Disclaimer: I'm by the beach, so almost ANY tomato plant will present a constant battle with powdery mildew and diseases from leaf-hoppers :( Hope your garden's off to a great start!
Paul Robinson, a black Russian heirloom
Paul Robeson Tomato!
Try Black Krim similar to Paul Robeson and Cherokee purple but I prefer it over both I grew 22 varieties last year I'm growing 32 this year.
@findingbeautyinagarden3639
2 жыл бұрын
What are your top favorite varieties from last year?
@travisevans7502
2 жыл бұрын
@@findingbeautyinagarden3639 my favorite was the black krim and then probably the Paul Robeson and then Cherokee purple and then probably pineapple for the slicers my favorite cherry tomato was sungold I didn't grow up at 3 cherry tomatoes last year I'm going isis candy this year of course I'm also going the sun gold Sun peach black cherry super sweet 100s Sweet million Sun sugar.
@travisevans7502
2 жыл бұрын
I usually don't type out my comments I just speak into the microphone so that's why this is a jumbled mess sorry also forgot to mention all the Brandywine varieties Black, Orange, Pink, Pink Sudduth strain which those may be the same or similar and red
SunSugar is one cherry you need to try. I am in Martinsville where are you?
Cherokee purple
Your Cherokee purple if your looking for a smokier taste maybe Paul Robison.
Orange russolini, how good is it fresh?
As a gardener, I have become a habitual seed saver especially from heirlooms. Do you save seeds from your preferred varieties?
@findingbeautyinagarden3639
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I love to seed save
@maxinemcclurd1288
2 жыл бұрын
Don't you love how the seeds are good for at least 5 years , I have quite a collection.
All this talk of dehydrated tomatoes, what is your favorite way to eat them? iv had sun-dried toms. would you use them similarly?
@findingbeautyinagarden3639
2 жыл бұрын
We just eat them like candy. Though I do love adding them to pasta dishes as well. Dehydrated tomatoes are just like sun dried tomatoes, they’re just different ways of drying them ☺️ We call them garden candy and love to snack on them as is💕
@TheGreenMarksman
2 жыл бұрын
@@findingbeautyinagarden3639 thanks. thats what i figured. Now i just need a big ol dehydrator or at lest when harvest comes
You have tons of room!
Abe Lincoln!
I find the cherry tomatoes annoying to pick especially if they crack then it's too much work! I want huge I'm trying delicious and big zac and basically any tomato that said 1lb or bigger.