You are the best tomato reviewer I have found yet... Most people just do not know how to describe flavors or other qualities... " I really like this one" doesn't tell us anything... Your use of the words, Umami, peppery, sweet, savory, etc. really go a long way to help us determine if we would like the tomato or not.. Without those descriptors, we don't have a clue about how they taste. So thank you for your videos!!
Hi Artport7! Thank you so much for your comment. You are very kind and it means a lot to me that you enjoy my review videos. I hope you find my other videos helpful too. I am working on growing my channel so your support is much appreciated!
First time planting determinate tomatoes this year. Planted black sea man, nebraska wedding and wisconsin chief. Went in the ground as seed last weekend, mid june. Zone 6b. I think I'm good to get a harvest before frost.
Thanks for the video! I like how honest you are when you try them, that seems to be rare these days. I also really appreciate that you compare tomatoes and try to imagine the best way to eat them, what to pair them with etc. When you say peppery, do you mean like bell peppery or like black pepper kinda taste? I will definitely be watching more of your videos, especially since I am trying to find 10 perfect varieties (combination of little snackers and all-purpose (sauce and slicing)) Thanks again!
I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed the review. I have a playlist with 3 years of reviews and 60+varieties in total. When I say peppery I think of spicyness like a fresh pepper would have. Let me know if you end up trying any of these!
Great review, thanks. I’ve been growing Black Sea man for 5 years and it’s a favorite. Does well in coastal WA despite cool nights. I really appreciate that you cut to each plant and show on the vine! Few taste testers do that.
I am glad you enjoyed the review! I just picked my first Black Sea man yesterday for this season and can’t wait to eat it. I like to show how it grows on the vine to give viewers an experience of the whole growing cycle. I’ll be sharing current state plants in my next garden tour video so you can see how they look mid-season!
Girl! How have I just now found your channel?! Love your video! You have such a fun personality and easy to follow love your video. I love the random Guinnea in the background lol. I always thought they were so goofy. I have three ducks, and I just love to watch them. They are hilarious😂 New subscriber!
Thanks again. I love the reactions during the taste test. Everything from showing the tomatoes on the vine, the productivity or lack there of and the good, bad and sometimes ugly of the sample. Trying to describe what you are sampling by flavor profile, texture (mouth feel) etc is very challenging. You've given me a couple to add to my ever expanding future grow list for my limited space garden. Happy New Year to you and everyone else here.
Hi Peter! You are so kind and I appreciate your support very much. I hope you find some new favorites this year and have a very successful garden. If you feel so inclined to share out the review videos i would appreciate it so more people can benefit as well. Thank you for being here! ☺️
Wish I was notified of the live being Sunday afternoon work for myself but I didn't have a notified ahead. Will catch you some day Thanks for helping me garden
I'm trying the Trip L Crop for the first time in 2023 and I'm even more excited after seeing your review. The Black Seaman's are really good. My plant died in late in mid-August but I still got quite a few. The tomato that I tried for the first time this past year that blew me away was the Brandywine Pink. Tasted great fresh and in BLT's. They also made the best tomato soup I have ever had in my life.
Hi Shane! Thanks for watching the review and your comment. Super appreciated! Trip L Crop is excellent for taste and production. I hope you love it. Pink brandywine is a variety many people recommend to me as well. I think I will have to give it a try this year!
Agree on the Black Sea Man and I definitely need to grow more of these since they're determinate. I'm growing more hybrids this year to see if I can get more production going and of course all the Heirlooms I've come to love. I think you may enjoy Maglia Rosa - it's grape sized and semi determinate.
I plan to grow a lot of Black Sea Man this year as well. I am very happy I ended up liking them so much. I appreciate all your suggestions and will look into them. :)
Growing Trip L Crop and Green Giant this year. I love green tomatoes, so looking forward to a good crop. One of my garden goals is finally getting a 2 pound tomato. I have a suburban backyard garden in South Dakota. I subscribed. Also wondering, are there other veteran gardeners I can support? I'd love to know about more of us. All services, Army here.
Lovely to have you here! Trip L crop is one of my favorites. With good compost you should see a 2 pounder! I’ll keep an eye out for veteran garden channels for you. ☺️
I believe I originally got them from Baker Creek, but I have been saving them each season for a few years. Looks like there are several sellers out there now just by doing a quick search. Thank you so much for your compliment. I wish you many successes this season!
Yes the Black Sea man is like my favorite black tomato so far! Hard to describe the flavor but it’s yummy! I didn’t care to much for the black strawberry last year.. just wasn’t my type of cherry tomatoes but honey drop cherry tomatoes are good and so is the kryptonite cherry tomatoes definitely recommend if u haven’t tried them!!!
I've been trying to grow Kelloggs and Hillbilly tomatoes 2 years in a row now with out any success. My favorite tomatoes are Crnkovic Yugoslavian and Villinger. Thanks for the video!
Kelloggs is good but not super productive. I wish you luck on your garden this year. Thank you for the suggestions, I have never heard of those but will read up!
Hi Alexa. Lovely to see you and your tomatoes. I appreciate your more complex descriptions. Like you I'm not to keen on green tomatoes it's nice to see something change from green to a different colour as it ripens tho I wouldn't right them off until you have tried green zebra.(thanks for recommending this video).X
Thank you John! The dark purple tomatoes have been my favorite. I actually tried Green Zebra in 2021 and didn't care for it that much 😋 ua-cam.com/video/woVQ9RAW7Jk/v-deo.html at 9:17 is my review on green zebra
Hi. after seeing your review of green zebra tomatoes it turns out the ones you tried were a different type to the ones I was thinking of.(I don't actually know the real name). But the ones I liked were cherry tomatoes and slightly pointed and much darker than yours .searched Green zebra cherry and found some more similar to the ones iv grown.👍
@@johnchapman3646 I looked them up - I saw one called Green Tiger that might be what you're talking about. It is very interesting looking! If you grow it let me know how it does!
I am in South Florida so I am in the middle of my tomato growing season and I am now thrilled that I am growing Black Sea Man for the first time. I have heard wonderful things about it and your review was the icing on the cake. (Have you ever grown Blondekopfchen? I think you might like it more than Barry's Crazy Cherry. I have grown both and definitely prefer Blondekopfchen. Crazy amount of super delicious little yellow tomatoes on trusses just like Barry's.)
That’s so exciting you will get some Black Sea Man soon! I hope you love them. Let me know what you think. I will look into that other variety you recommend. I enjoy those fruits with large clusters so that one sounds great!!
The tomato seeds are for a good cause! Future you and husband will be glad for it. LOL Thanks for taking the time to watch the video. Did you see part 1? ua-cam.com/video/XM3ywTlq8-M/v-deo.html
Black krim favorite if I only had one type or one plant I'm liking the Black Brandywine as my favorite for sandwiches I don't normally like just a tomato to it by itself but Thornbury Terracotta is the only one I ever ate and did eat several and delicious but on a overcooked steak burgers off the grill it's unbelievable a juicy sandwich after the Terracotta added Thanks We got your pink bumble bee on order and we will test it on our circle of friends and family
Black seaman was my rock star this past summer for me. Definitely a heavy producer n pretty much pest free and that's unheard of in my zone 7b with the humidity. I wish I loved the flavor it was just basic but I used it with a lot of different meals but I'm a sucker for black Krim when it comes to the dark tomatoes
So glad to hear Black Sea Man did well for you! I like the fruit best picked in the heat of the day when the fruit is warm. The flavors are so concentrated then and it takes on a whole different taste. I appreciate you checking out the review videos! I’m
I know you're not a big fan of green but I think you should at least try Green Zebra. It's got a zippy flavor, tangy... it was surprisingly one of my favorites last year. Not prolific for me for some reason. I would get a ton of blooms and then nothing would happen. I tried to pollinate them as best as I could, too. We also had ridiculous record heat. Bad tomato year. The flavor was worth it, though! This year I'm going to try Aunt Ruby's... I've heard it's so good.
I actually tried Green Zebra in 2021 and didn't care for it that much 😋 ua-cam.com/video/woVQ9RAW7Jk/v-deo.html at 9:17 is my review on green zebra. If you try Aunt Ruby let me know what you think of it!
How is life in Ohio. Land there is extremely cheap and I'm looking for a summer getaway. Nothing fancy, just something I can plop a trailer on. Would you recommend your state to a Southerner?
I’ve lived in Ohio my whole life! I do like it here. There is a wide variety of terrain - cities, to forests, giant glacial rocks, rivers, lakes, farm land, and everything in between. Lots of secret gems! Summer is very nice, winters can be cold. There are plenty of places that don’t have zoning either where you can plop a trailer or camper.
Maybe do a blind tasting on a few different ones and see if your impressions are the same. I say this because Green Giant is one of tomato guru Craig Lehoullier's 5 or so favorite tomatoes, and he's pretty much tasted them all. I just wonder if you'd taste it differently blind since we eat so much with our eyes.
Great video, you might want to reach out to garden state gardener to help grow your channel. Joe is all about helping others in the community grow. Happy new year! Thanks for the great reviews.
Aunt Ruby's German Green sweet and flavour packed
Thank you for the suggestion!
You are the best tomato reviewer I have found yet... Most people just do not know how to describe flavors or other qualities... " I really like this one" doesn't tell us anything... Your use of the words, Umami, peppery, sweet, savory, etc. really go a long way to help us determine if we would like the tomato or not.. Without those descriptors, we don't have a clue about how they taste. So thank you for your videos!!
Hi Artport7! Thank you so much for your comment. You are very kind and it means a lot to me that you enjoy my review videos. I hope you find my other videos helpful too. I am working on growing my channel so your support is much appreciated!
VeggiePlot is also excellent. 👍🏼
Did you see my 2023 review???
Re-watching before the gardening season. The sounds of summer make me so happy.
One of the reasons I do UA-cam, to remember what summer feels like ❤️
First time planting determinate tomatoes this year. Planted black sea man, nebraska wedding and wisconsin chief. Went in the ground as seed last weekend, mid june. Zone 6b. I think I'm good to get a harvest before frost.
That’s great! Yes I anticipate you’ll get a late September or early October harvest which is still great!
Very good video and tomato review. Good job 👍
Thanks! Did any varieties interest you?
I just want to grab those tomatoes and can them!❤️
They make the best sauce
I enjoyed your presentation , nailed it.
Thanks!
Thanks for the video! I like how honest you are when you try them, that seems to be rare these days. I also really appreciate that you compare tomatoes and try to imagine the best way to eat them, what to pair them with etc. When you say peppery, do you mean like bell peppery or like black pepper kinda taste? I will definitely be watching more of your videos, especially since I am trying to find 10 perfect varieties (combination of little snackers and all-purpose (sauce and slicing)) Thanks again!
I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed the review. I have a playlist with 3 years of reviews and 60+varieties in total.
When I say peppery I think of spicyness like a fresh pepper would have. Let me know if you end up trying any of these!
Great review, thanks. I’ve been growing Black Sea man for 5 years and it’s a favorite. Does well in coastal WA despite cool nights. I really appreciate that you cut to each plant and show on the vine! Few taste testers do that.
I am glad you enjoyed the review! I just picked my first Black Sea man yesterday for this season and can’t wait to eat it. I like to show how it grows on the vine to give viewers an experience of the whole growing cycle. I’ll be sharing current state plants in my next garden tour video so you can see how they look mid-season!
Girl! How have I just now found your channel?! Love your video! You have such a fun personality and easy to follow love your video. I love the random Guinnea in the background lol. I always thought they were so goofy. I have three ducks, and I just love to watch them. They are hilarious😂 New subscriber!
Thank you so much!! Omg you’re so sweet. And LOL that Guinea is so dumb but very entertaining 🤣. So happy to have you here! Tomato cheers! 🍅🍅
@@bloomandwiltgardens 🍅🍅
@@bloomandwiltgardens 🍅🍅
Nice
Yay tomatoes!
Thanks again. I love the reactions during the taste test. Everything from showing the tomatoes on the vine, the productivity or lack there of and the good, bad and sometimes ugly of the sample. Trying to describe what you are sampling by flavor profile, texture (mouth feel) etc is very challenging. You've given me a couple to add to my ever expanding future grow list for my limited space garden. Happy New Year to you and everyone else here.
Hi Peter! You are so kind and I appreciate your support very much. I hope you find some new favorites this year and have a very successful garden.
If you feel so inclined to share out the review videos i would appreciate it so more people can benefit as well. Thank you for being here! ☺️
Did you see my 2023 review???
Wish I was notified of the live being Sunday afternoon work for myself but I didn't have a notified ahead.
Will catch you some day
Thanks for helping me garden
I haven’t actually done a live yet. I’m a little shy to be honest to do one, but it is a goal for this year! I appreciate all your support John. ☺️
My Kellogs Breakfast was a good producer with large tomatoes. My grandson loved picking them.
That’s great! I’m glad they did well for you. Definitely a tasty variety. 😋
I'm trying the Trip L Crop for the first time in 2023 and I'm even more excited after seeing your review. The Black Seaman's are really good. My plant died in late in mid-August but I still got quite a few. The tomato that I tried for the first time this past year that blew me away was the Brandywine Pink. Tasted great fresh and in BLT's. They also made the best tomato soup I have ever had in my life.
Hi Shane! Thanks for watching the review and your comment. Super appreciated!
Trip L Crop is excellent for taste and production. I hope you love it.
Pink brandywine is a variety many people recommend to me as well. I think I will have to give it a try this year!
The Black Sea man is a determinate! It puts out its fruit and then quits!
I'm glad you liked the jersey devil tomato, I got seeds to grow them this year!
It’s definitely one I will continue to grow. I think I’ve been growing that for 3 years now and it has always done well! Enjoy it 😊😊
Agree on the Black Sea Man and I definitely need to grow more of these since they're determinate. I'm growing more hybrids this year to see if I can get more production going and of course all the Heirlooms I've come to love. I think you may enjoy Maglia Rosa - it's grape sized and semi determinate.
I plan to grow a lot of Black Sea Man this year as well. I am very happy I ended up liking them so much. I appreciate all your suggestions and will look into them. :)
Growing Trip L Crop and Green Giant this year. I love green tomatoes, so looking forward to a good crop. One of my garden goals is finally getting a 2 pound tomato. I have a suburban backyard garden in South Dakota.
I subscribed. Also wondering, are there other veteran gardeners I can support? I'd love to know about more of us. All services, Army here.
Lovely to have you here! Trip L crop is one of my favorites. With good compost you should see a 2 pounder!
I’ll keep an eye out for veteran garden channels for you. ☺️
New viewer here. Really enjoying your content
Thank you so much! Really glad you found me. ☺️
Excellent review!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kindness 😊
Where did you get your dark galaxy seeds from? I love your tomato review! I am rounding up my seed shopping right now!
I believe I originally got them from Baker Creek, but I have been saving them each season for a few years. Looks like there are several sellers out there now just by doing a quick search. Thank you so much for your compliment. I wish you many successes this season!
Yes the Black Sea man is like my favorite black tomato so far! Hard to describe the flavor but it’s yummy! I didn’t care to much for the black strawberry last year.. just wasn’t my type of cherry tomatoes but honey drop cherry tomatoes are good and so is the kryptonite cherry tomatoes definitely recommend if u haven’t tried them!!!
ooo thank you for the suggestions! Black sea man is soooo good! I am growing many of those this year
I've been trying to grow Kelloggs and Hillbilly tomatoes 2 years in a row now with out any success. My favorite tomatoes are Crnkovic Yugoslavian and Villinger. Thanks for the video!
Kelloggs is good but not super productive. I wish you luck on your garden this year. Thank you for the suggestions, I have never heard of those but will read up!
Hi Alexa. Lovely to see you and your tomatoes. I appreciate your more complex descriptions. Like you I'm not to keen on green tomatoes it's nice to see something change from green to a different colour as it ripens tho I wouldn't right them off until you have tried green zebra.(thanks for recommending this video).X
Thank you John! The dark purple tomatoes have been my favorite. I actually tried Green Zebra in 2021 and didn't care for it that much 😋 ua-cam.com/video/woVQ9RAW7Jk/v-deo.html at 9:17 is my review on green zebra
Hi. after seeing your review of green zebra tomatoes it turns out the ones you tried were a different type to the ones I was thinking of.(I don't actually know the real name). But the ones I liked were cherry tomatoes and slightly pointed and much darker than yours .searched Green zebra cherry and found some more similar to the ones iv grown.👍
@@johnchapman3646 I looked them up - I saw one called Green Tiger that might be what you're talking about. It is very interesting looking! If you grow it let me know how it does!
I am in South Florida so I am in the middle of my tomato growing season and I am now thrilled that I am growing Black Sea Man for the first time. I have heard wonderful things about it and your review was the icing on the cake. (Have you ever grown Blondekopfchen? I think you might like it more than Barry's Crazy Cherry. I have grown both and definitely prefer Blondekopfchen. Crazy amount of super delicious little yellow tomatoes on trusses just like Barry's.)
That’s so exciting you will get some Black Sea Man soon! I hope you love them. Let me know what you think.
I will look into that other variety you recommend. I enjoy those fruits with large clusters so that one sounds great!!
Black sea man is hands down my favorite tomato that I've ever grown
Oh it’s so so good. I cannot wait for it again.
Now I'm going to have to buy MORE tomato seeds. Don't tell my husband. 😂
The tomato seeds are for a good cause! Future you and husband will be glad for it. LOL Thanks for taking the time to watch the video. Did you see part 1? ua-cam.com/video/XM3ywTlq8-M/v-deo.html
Black krim favorite if I only had one type or one plant
I'm liking the Black Brandywine as my favorite for sandwiches
I don't normally like just a tomato to it by itself but Thornbury Terracotta is the only one I ever ate and did eat several and delicious but on a overcooked steak burgers off the grill it's unbelievable a juicy sandwich after the Terracotta added
Thanks
We got your pink bumble bee on order and we will test it on our circle of friends and family
I’m definitely going to try Black Krim this year. You’ve given me lots of great ideas John. Thank you!!
Black seaman was my rock star this past summer for me. Definitely a heavy producer n pretty much pest free and that's unheard of in my zone 7b with the humidity. I wish I loved the flavor it was just basic but I used it with a lot of different meals but I'm a sucker for black Krim when it comes to the dark tomatoes
I’ve heard great things about Black seaman. Definitely on my list for this year or next.
So glad to hear Black Sea Man did well for you! I like the fruit best picked in the heat of the day when the fruit is warm. The flavors are so concentrated then and it takes on a whole different taste.
I appreciate you checking out the review videos! I’m
Yessss do it!! 🙌
I know you're not a big fan of green but I think you should at least try Green Zebra. It's got a zippy flavor, tangy... it was surprisingly one of my favorites last year. Not prolific for me for some reason. I would get a ton of blooms and then nothing would happen. I tried to pollinate them as best as I could, too. We also had ridiculous record heat. Bad tomato year. The flavor was worth it, though! This year I'm going to try Aunt Ruby's... I've heard it's so good.
I actually tried Green Zebra in 2021 and didn't care for it that much 😋 ua-cam.com/video/woVQ9RAW7Jk/v-deo.html at 9:17 is my review on green zebra. If you try Aunt Ruby let me know what you think of it!
How is life in Ohio. Land there is extremely cheap and I'm looking for a summer getaway. Nothing fancy, just something I can plop a trailer on. Would you recommend your state to a Southerner?
I’ve lived in Ohio my whole life! I do like it here. There is a wide variety of terrain - cities, to forests, giant glacial rocks, rivers, lakes, farm land, and everything in between. Lots of secret gems! Summer is very nice, winters can be cold. There are plenty of places that don’t have zoning either where you can plop a trailer or camper.
@@bloomandwiltgardens Sweet! Thanks so much. *packs his bags*
@@AnenLaylle7023 lmk where you end up landing!
We live in Dallas Texas we don't have any favorite! Nada just one variety of color red.😢
Maybe you’d like to try out some new interesting varieties this year?! Sticking with a classic red is good too though!
Hi,I should have said we don't have any tomatoes variety grown in Dallas except for the regular red one.:)
You can order seeds online to grow
Maybe do a blind tasting on a few different ones and see if your impressions are the same.
I say this because Green Giant is one of tomato guru Craig Lehoullier's 5 or so favorite tomatoes, and he's pretty much tasted them all.
I just wonder if you'd taste it differently blind since we eat so much with our eyes.
Ooo that is a fun idea. I think I’ll try that this year.
I probably still won’t like green tomatoes but who knows?! Hahaha
i tried a green tomato called evergreen it was superlative
that's awesome!
Its called BARRY'S crazy cherry
it's a good one!
Great video, you might want to reach out to garden state gardener to help grow your channel. Joe is all about helping others in the community grow. Happy new year! Thanks for the great reviews.
Thank you Kittie! I appreciate your kindness. I do need to chat with Joe. I think it’s great what he’s doing supporting growing channels.