Good morning Jim. I'm still amazed at how many varieties of tomatoes there are. I've never tried a ripe green or yellowish tomato. It just don't seem right. The dark ones seem ok but not the green or yellow. I will try them if I get the chance tho. Stay safe my friend. Best wishes Bob.
Good morning Bob. I know what you mean. It's really hard to get used to eating anything that doesn't look red. The strangest one for me was the White Tomesol. I was amazed by how that one tasted.....considering it didn't have any color to speak of.
I know what you mean, Sabrina. Just seeing the thumbnail to this video really brings back the taste of those tomatoes in my mind. If you decide to grow any of these, I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
I just love your 🍅 reviews. My garden has changed for the better in more ways than one based on your reviews and techniques. I have shade netting & drip irrigation, all thanks to you (& thank God!! What an improvement!). I have tried some dwarf tomatoes & am enjoying this mini-adventure. Now it seems I will be adding boronia, Tasmanian Chocolate and Uluru Ochre next year. Thanks for all your hard work!
Thank you very much for the great comment, Cathy! I really appreciate that. This one made my day brighter. It makes doing the next video a little easier :)
They all looked mighty tasty to me. Thanks for taking the time to show and test each of them so now we know which is the best. Stay cool and safe as ya can! Hope you have a great weekend!
I'm excited to have found your channel! I just got my first house and the garden is small, so I think dwarf tomatoes will be my best bet. Thank you so much for this review! I can't wait to grow my own.
Congratulations on your first house! I'm glad found my channel too. I'll be growing several new dwarf this year that I haven't tried yet. Hope you enjoy gardening at your new home. Good luck!
It's nice to hear from you in the middle the week. Oh boy, you're making me so envious! Tomato season is done here. Even the new Everglades type is struggling. I can hardly wait until it cools down some to start a fall crop. They're all are making me want a fresh homegrown tomato! They look absolutely delicious. Have a great rest of the week🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Thanks Shirley! It's always hard to watch videos on tomatoes during the off season, so I know how you feel. These were pretty tasty. I hope you have a great fall season. You have a great week too!
Thanks LC! Yes, I do remember him. People have said I sounds a little like Bob Ross before, but that was the first time I've heard Burl Ives. I'll take that as a compliment because I always liked him.
Я первый год выращиваю экзотические томаты 30 сортов, из них Гном Пурпурное сердце и Улуру Охра у меня уже растут, как и несколько других , заказала у коллекционера еще 25 сортов, мне просто интересен процесс выращивания и таинство получения плодов, выращенные томаты я раздаю, замораживаю и делаю сок. Но больше мне нравится выращивать высокорослые, без укрытия на опорах.Удачи вам 💐
Great video Jim! You taste test videos are my favorites. Those first three looked great. I hope to try them next year. We have been getting all of that rain also, here in n.e. Ok. The tomatoes are going to be splitting for sure. Take care.
That first one reminds me of the hillbilly tomato, that baronia looks beautiful Jim! Well you’ve been a big deciding factor on my tomatoes for next year. I’m going mainly dwarf. The upkeep is so much easier. I thank you for sharing your garden with us, happy planting 😄
Thanks Nikki! I don't think you will be too disappointed with growing the dwarfs. I'm getting pretty hooked on them. I'm sure I will be trying a few more types next year. I agree, the upkeep is a lot easier for me. I owe you a big thank you for letting me know about the stackable pots at the Dollar Store earlier this year. Those have been really enjoyable for me.
Midwest Gardener I’m glad to hear it. I ended up using them for the micro tomatoes and herbs. I just started some collards and other leafy greens in a passive hydroponic system. Have you tried hydroponic growing , it’ll be a new one for me but it was free so I figured I’d give it a shot. I’m only out a few seeds if I fail.
Midwest Gardener I’ll lyk how it goes and I know the feeling. My projects list is endless. My grandpa has passed on and you remind me of him so thank you for letting me tell you about my garden. He was the only gardener I knew so you and Charles Dowding are who I ask. I’ll let you go on with your day and stop blabbering now. Thanks again 🙂
You can tell me about your garden all you want :) I'm sure your grandpa would be very pleased that you are gardening like him. I feel honored to have earned your trust 😀
thanks for your video and the news ideas for growing next year, we'll try some of them. You are right, I admit that it's very difficult to classify tomatoes ; you can imagine how we have to "work hard" and the brain storm that it means with our 68 varieties... :-) :-) :-)
Really great video. That U. Ochre has a very similar coloring to the Wagner Blue Green and a taste type me and Angel really like in tomatoes if similar. Was expecting the Firebird to be less appealing. Seems the more flashy the tomato color and name more likely the flavor is a bit down. Never bad though. All tomatoes fresh and local are the best. You are a mean one Mr. Grinch. Last day of July and tomatoes here are barely setting but you have me and Angel already looking at a few more types for next year. LOL Great stuff. Thanks for the share!
Well, the nice thing about your tomatoes being late is that everyone else will be about done while yours are getting ripe. Nothing wrong with looking ahead at next year. I'm doing the same thing. It's like fantasizing about next year's Christmas presents while you open this year's.
I was sure boronia would win. That dark color and the meaty look, I saw from the picture was enough for me. So glad to know that it also taste as good. I will try to find seeds for next year...
yummm. Of course it makes me lust for more seeds to watch you do this! : D i bet those four would make a lovely sauce put together. But I do love the meatiness of that uluru ochre! One of the new DTP's I'm growing out for them (a pretty striped one) must be good, because the squirrels are eating them all! lol. I took 6 tomatoes off one of the Sleeping Lady plants today, so once again, I'm ranking that very high. It'll be one of my keepers for next year. But you def. have me convinced on the ochre and boronia. : )
I'm sure going to keep that Sleeping Lady in mind for next year. It sounds like a pretty good one. Those squirrels probably know what they are doing, if they are going after one plant. I bet the work of all of those tomato plants is starting to wear on you a little. I know this time of year is when everything starts to hit at once for me.
@@MidwestGardener yes it's wearying, although the heat breaking has given me a second wind. Of course, the rain is making blight start... so you win some, you lose some. With 150 potato plants in, I have a chore ahead in harvesting those, but the darned things are still bright green, even the early reds, which last year I harvested June 10. So who knows when I'll be able to harvest. And I grew watermelons for the first time, and wasn't really thinking. I have several 25-pound watermelons; in the time of Covid and no socializing (my county has gotten pretty bad this month), what the heck am I going to do with them all? lol at self!
Yes, that is pretty late for the potatoes to still be green. I found a potato peeling that sprouted in the compost pile and I put it in a pot and it's doing well as far as I can tell. I think a lot of us who normally share our gardens are having to come up with alternate plans for a few things. We go so much rain here that even one of our watermelons split open.
Hey Brent. It's still in my top 5 all time of best tasting tomatoes, but the last couple of years, I've really gotten interested in growing dwarf tomatoes. Lots of great taste and a lot less foliage. The Boronia in this taste test tastes very much like a Cherokee Purple.
@@MidwestGardener I havent tasted them yet but that hybrid called Cherokee Carbon is producing very well and no BER! I'm crossing my fingers on that one! I think climate matters when watching these reviews from yourself, millennial G and HR. I grew 40 kinds mostly from HRSeeds and only a few produced well here in western Oregon. I believe most of the gardening channels are from people down south where its warmer and longer season.
Just the name of that one sure raises expectations. Yes, climate does matter a lot. I think every location has it's challenges, but some areas are more challenging than others. I'm glad to hear that C.C. is producing well!
Do you have a favourite sweeter tomato? I love acidic for canning but can’t eat them fresh. I’ve got trellises set up for indeterminate, so that’s not a dealbreaker.
My sister can't stand acidity, and I grew Kellogg's Breakfast for her (huge yellows, not at all prone to cracking or BER, pretty blight resistant) and we both like them a lot. I even got pH strips to test various tomatoes, and the ripe yellows do test as less acidic.
I love seeing all these different varieties and hearing how they taste! They look luscious. I'm looking for only great tasting tomato varieties for next year. What are your favorite top 5 or 10 varieties for flavor?
Would you hold a specific dwarf tomato as an equal in taste to a Brandywine red/pink? The heat kills my Krim and Brandywine production. Need some heat tolerant options without sacrificing taste.
I would have to try them head to head to decide for sure, but Rosella Purple would be right up there. We had a pretty hot summer, and I picked six from one plant this morning. They don't always produce great, but for some reason they did this year. I'll be saving seeds from the one that is still producing in September.
Well, dang-it Jim, it's 11:47 pm, and you've made me hungry for a BLT! However, I can't make one because first of all, it's way too late to eat, and second, I don't have any ripe tomatoes, although, today I did buy bacon, so does that mean I'm halfway there? 🍅🍅🍅 ~Margie
Lol, sorry about that, Margie. Isn't it funny how you can look at something like this and start to imagine how they taste. At least you have some bacon though :)
If you haven't tried any of the dwarfs from the dwarf tomato project, you have to give some of them a try. I know you like your tomatoes and peppers. Some of these have the same great taste of other heirlooms, but with a smaller more manageable plant. I really like the Boronia and Tasmanian Chocolate, both for flavor and for performance out in the garden.
@@MidwestGardener I don't typically grow the dwarfs unless they are micro dwarfs which I grow in hanging baskets but maybe I'll try a couple dwarfs next year in the greenhouse. I do have some Boronia seeds I got from a swap a few years ago. Maybe I'll give that one a try next year.
So, Boronia has the same genetics as Tasmanian Chocolate? Just a different selection? Thanks for the video, i will be growing Tasmanian Chocolate and Uluru Ochre this year, and will look into Boronia now.
Yes, that is correct, according to the information provided by victory seeds, where I got my seeds. After a cross is first made, in the second, or F2 generation, there is a lot of variability. They evidently made at least two different selections and they varied enough to produce two stable tomatoes after 9 generations that are both unique and will be growing in my garden next year. I think you will be pleased if you grow them. The Uluru Ochre is a pretty good one too.
Very interesting video. Sure I'll try to grow Boronia and Tasmanian chocolate next year. It's a little sad that you couldn't taste "dwarf Brandyfred", now, it's really my new favourite tomato of 2020, for it's deep taste, well balanced for sweetness and acidity, no chewy skin. Medium productivity. Do you think that it's ok to keep the seeds for next year ? Never done it because it's one of my first dwarf (from dwarf tomato project) ? have a nice weekend
That's interesting. Yes, I would definitely save seeds if that is one you really like. I have very limited space, so I usually give new varieties one chance and if they don't perform well in our garden, I don't try them again. I had several more that were ready to pick on the Tasmanian Chocolate, and I checked this morning and an animal had eaten half of each of them. I've had more problems with the animals this year than in any year I can remember. That is how gardening goes though.....it's always something. You have a nice weekend too!
Thank you for doing this taste test! I'm used to tomatoes either being determinate or indeterminate. Have never heard of dwarf tomatoes. Are dwarf tomatoes a relatively new type? My favorite tomatoes are Black Krim, Japanese Black Trifle, & Chocolate Sprinkles. They all get tall.
You're welcome, Carol! The Dwarfs from the Dwarf tomato project are a relatively new type. They have been around long enough to be stable, so you can save seeds from them like you would for any heirloom. Looks like you like the darker types of tomatoes. If you are considering growing dwarfs, I think Boronia or Rosella Purple would be a great place to start. Both only get about 4 feet tall, but produce a decent amount of tomatoes.
@@MidwestGardener Yes! Both of those sound like they have the bold, acidic, yet balanced flavor that I love! How disease resistant are Boronia & Rosella Purple? It's a challenge to keep powdery mildew at bay in my yard! Wondering how well those dwarf, shorter, bushy, thickly foliaged plants do with regards to powdery mildew?? I'm 74 & I LOVE tomatoes! With varieties like Black Krim, Cherokee Carbon, Black Prince, Black from Tula, Pink Brandywine, Brad's Atomic Grape & Sungold... I'm kinda 'married' to my garden!! It takes a lot of time & diligence to trellis & wind the twine around each day as they grow... and then there's the searching for pm, ...and trimming leaves because of pm... and trimming to increase air circulation.... Well, I'm sure you know about all that! I'm intrigued to see that it might be possible to get high yields of delicious tomatoes with a heck of a lot less hours & hours of maintenance! Are there any dwarfs you'd recommend that have acidic bite & balanced flavor... and that are fairly disease resistant. Have also had problem w/nematodes in the past. Thank you for what you do!
@@carolmccollum9341 I haven't really been growing the dwarfs long enough to test disease resistance and make any recommendations. I mainly like them because they are less work for me. Less foliage, for the same amount of tomatoes or even more sometimes.
Did you let them ripen on the plant, or did you pick them green and let them ripen inside? Mine are all fairly green right now but I’m tempted to pick a couple early and see if they ripen faster off the plant.
Hello, I follow your reports and respect your recommendations. I am bee to tomato gardening. Please tell us your spraying regiment and other problem solving requirements. Thank you from Southern California. Ted.
First of all....thanks for watching, Ted! Much appreciated. I did a video on some of the things that use on my tomato plants. It seems like a lot, but I don't use all of them all of the time. Here is the video if you want to take a look: ua-cam.com/video/mFhDxEtjHp0/v-deo.html
watched once more time your video because it was time to buy new seeds. Thanks to your channel, we've discovered dwarf tomatoes, tried some of them, really happy with Wherokowai and Brandyfred which was our favourite of 2020. This year, 101 different varieties (no more than 170 plants!, it's enough work :-) and among them, seeds from DTP : not found Rosella purple seeds but Tasmanian chocolate, Uluru ochre and Boronia (impatient to taste the result according to your channel). Other seeds from DTP that we'll try : Summer sunrise, Kookaburra crackle, Maralinga, Dwarf Fred's tie dye, Dwarf purple heart, Dwarf black angus, and Dwarf yukon quest. Have you yet decided which varieties you'll sew this year ? Greetings
I envy your variety. I would just spend all do looking at tomato plants if I had that many :) I will be growing Tasmanian Chocolate, Boronia, and Rosella Purple. I will probably be growing Dwarf Purple Heat, Maralinga, and Sleeping Lady. I'm considering a few others, but haven't made up my mind. I'm also going to be trying some experimental grafting....just for the fun of it, so who knows what will come out of that. It won't be long before it's time for us to start some tomatoes, but we are in the middle of some freakishly cold weather. Monday's high is predicted to be minus 16 C, or 2 degrees F....with nighttime lows going below zero F.
@@MidwestGardener thanks ! I think that you had well protected the roots of your banana tree but does it survive each year despite that low temperature ? we'll see next springtime if our is still alive...here it was minus 13C last night. have a nice day:-)
Awesome review ! To be honest the greenish one didn't look as tasty as the others . I have had tomatoes taste different of the same plant . I hope you have a great day .
Thanks Aaric! That Uluru Ochre tasted a lot better than it looked. I think that one was also probably a day or two under-ripe. I have a big one on the counter right now that has more of a orange color. I'm going to try it and see if it's even better.
So weird hearing an American saying words that are an Australian State, suburb and landmark (Tasmania, Boronia, Uluru). Then adding a very American 'Firebird'. All we need now is a Mustang.
I've been growing Boronia Dwarf for four seasons. Honestly, yours look nothing like mine. Even your description of the taste differs from my Boronias. Mine were true dwarf plants at 3 1/2‘..
Interesting. I'm guessing that even though they are considered to be stable, some of the dwarfs still might have a little variability going on. That might be a good thing in the long run though. With growing saving seeds over several generations, there might be several strains of each in years to come with slight variations in plant behavior and taste.
Sorry, but I don't sell seeds. Victory Seeds and Renaissance Farms both sell dwarf tomatoes. 3 of my favorites are tasmanian chocolate, rosella purple, and boronia.
Those are beautiful! I love that Uluru Ochre..... that is beautiful!
Yes, they are pretty to look at. That Uluru Ochre is pretty tasty too. And it grows some really big tomatoes.
Good morning Jim. I'm still amazed at how many varieties of tomatoes there are. I've never tried a ripe green or yellowish tomato. It just don't seem right. The dark ones seem ok but not the green or yellow. I will try them if I get the chance tho. Stay safe my friend. Best wishes Bob.
Good morning Bob. I know what you mean. It's really hard to get used to eating anything that doesn't look red. The strangest one for me was the White Tomesol. I was amazed by how that one tasted.....considering it didn't have any color to speak of.
Anyone else lusted over these tomatoes and wished tele-taste-vision existed or is it just me? I'm making my tomatoes list right now!!
I know what you mean, Sabrina. Just seeing the thumbnail to this video really brings back the taste of those tomatoes in my mind. If you decide to grow any of these, I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
I just love your 🍅 reviews. My garden has changed for the better in more ways than one based on your reviews and techniques. I have shade netting & drip irrigation, all thanks to you (& thank God!! What an improvement!). I have tried some dwarf tomatoes & am enjoying this mini-adventure. Now it seems I will be adding boronia, Tasmanian Chocolate and Uluru Ochre next year. Thanks for all your hard work!
Thank you very much for the great comment, Cathy! I really appreciate that. This one made my day brighter. It makes doing the next video a little easier :)
They all looked mighty tasty to me. Thanks for taking the time to show and test each of them so now we know which is the best. Stay cool and safe as ya can! Hope you have a great weekend!
Thanks CB! We are staying under the air conditioner and eating tomatoes :)
I'm excited to have found your channel! I just got my first house and the garden is small, so I think dwarf tomatoes will be my best bet. Thank you so much for this review! I can't wait to grow my own.
Congratulations on your first house! I'm glad found my channel too. I'll be growing several new dwarf this year that I haven't tried yet. Hope you enjoy gardening at your new home. Good luck!
My mouth watered through out this video because they all look so good!
I understand. They tasted as good as they looked.
Thanks...my first year with dwarfs...uluru ochre, boronia, and arctic rose...still waiting on them to ripen!
I think you're gonna love Boronia and Uluru Ochre. I know I did.
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing! 😊
Thank you very much!
@@MidwestGardener 👍
It's nice to hear from you in the middle the week. Oh boy, you're making me so envious! Tomato season is done here. Even the new Everglades type is struggling. I can hardly wait until it cools down some to start a fall crop. They're all are making me want a fresh homegrown tomato! They look absolutely delicious. Have a great rest of the week🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Thanks Shirley! It's always hard to watch videos on tomatoes during the off season, so I know how you feel. These were pretty tasty. I hope you have a great fall season. You have a great week too!
@@MidwestGardener thanks😆
Those are some good looking tomatoes! That Uluru Ochre looks really interesting.
Yes, that Uluru Ochre was interesting and it tasted much better than it looked.
@@MidwestGardener Will definitely try this.
@@alfrancis8 Yes, they are worth a try.
This video is very helpful. I like that you gave information on the height of your plants and productivity.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Very nice presentation Jim. Some good looking Maters.
Thanks Scott! They were very good. We're getting plenty right now.
Your voice sound like Burl Ives. Do you remember him? A comforting sound. Love your videos. No background music creates a peace.
Thanks LC! Yes, I do remember him. People have said I sounds a little like Bob Ross before, but that was the first time I've heard Burl Ives. I'll take that as a compliment because I always liked him.
@@MidwestGardener I always liked Burl Ives. Thought you might play a guitar or banjo like him. Nice to hear from you.
Nope, I've always envied those who can play guitar or banjo, but that is one talent that I don't have.
I can't wait to grow some dwarf tomatoes this year 😁
I hope you enjoy growing them as much as I do.
These taste tests are my favorite.:) It really does help me decide which tomatoes 🍅 I’ll plant next year. Thanks for sharing!! 👍
You're welcome! I'm glad I could help :)
Мне понравилась ваша дегустация, тем более, что мне тоже приходилось выращивать Улуру Охра и наслаждаться ее вкусом. Спасибо за обзор!
Glad you enjoyed the video, and have already tried one of these.
They all sound good friend! And they all look so beautiful 😊
Thank you Zule! We've really been getting plenty of them. We even gave some away a few days ago. I hope the heat isn't too bad for you guys out there.
Hello 😁 Definitely going to try the Baronia next year. Thanks as always. 😊
I hope you enjoy them as much as we have, Vicki. They sure are good on a BLT.
Я первый год выращиваю экзотические томаты 30 сортов, из них Гном Пурпурное сердце и Улуру Охра у меня уже растут, как и несколько других , заказала у коллекционера еще 25 сортов, мне просто интересен процесс выращивания и таинство получения плодов, выращенные томаты я раздаю, замораживаю и делаю сок. Но больше мне нравится выращивать высокорослые, без укрытия на опорах.Удачи вам 💐
I hope they all do well for you! Good luck to you also!
@@MidwestGardener , мой привет вам из России, с нашими теплыми чувствами и любовью ко всем труженикам сада и огорода, привет с берегов Волги 💐❤️
Great video Jim! You taste test videos are my favorites. Those first three looked great. I hope to try them next year. We have been getting all of that rain also, here in n.e. Ok. The tomatoes are going to be splitting for sure. Take care.
Thanks Derrick! Yep, we've had a few tomatoes split. And we even had a watermelon split. I've never had that before.
All of them look great 👌. Boronia seems to be your favourite dwarf .
Thanks! Yes, I really like the Boronia, but the Tasmanian Chocolate really produces well, so that one isn't far behind.
Oh my goodness those tomatoes are beautiful
They're tasty too :)
Love your channel and your gardening advice, but what I really want is for you to read to me at night while I fall asleep.
Lol, sorry, I don't think I can make that happen. I'll do my best on the gardening though :)
Just make a Playlist of his videos! 😂😂😂
The video that I was waiting for, thanks Jim. Have a great day and stay safe. 👍🏻
You're welcome, David! Have a great evening.
@@MidwestGardener i know that I have ask befor but cannot find the video. Where did you purchase your dwarf tomato seed from. Thank you.
I got mine at Victory Seeds.
That first one reminds me of the hillbilly tomato, that baronia looks beautiful Jim! Well you’ve been a big deciding factor on my tomatoes for next year. I’m going mainly dwarf. The upkeep is so much easier. I thank you for sharing your garden with us, happy planting 😄
Thanks Nikki! I don't think you will be too disappointed with growing the dwarfs. I'm getting pretty hooked on them. I'm sure I will be trying a few more types next year. I agree, the upkeep is a lot easier for me. I owe you a big thank you for letting me know about the stackable pots at the Dollar Store earlier this year. Those have been really enjoyable for me.
Midwest Gardener I’m glad to hear it. I ended up using them for the micro tomatoes and herbs. I just started some collards and other leafy greens in a passive hydroponic system. Have you tried hydroponic growing , it’ll be a new one for me but it was free so I figured I’d give it a shot. I’m only out a few seeds if I fail.
I haven't tried hydroponic growing yet. It seems that I always have more projects than I can handle already. It sounds like a fun thing to try though.
Midwest Gardener I’ll lyk how it goes and I know the feeling. My projects list is endless. My grandpa has passed on and you remind me of him so thank you for letting me tell you about my garden. He was the only gardener I knew so you and Charles Dowding are who I ask. I’ll let you go on with your day and stop blabbering now. Thanks again 🙂
You can tell me about your garden all you want :) I'm sure your grandpa would be very pleased that you are gardening like him. I feel honored to have earned your trust 😀
thanks for your video and the news ideas for growing next year, we'll try some of them. You are right, I admit that it's very difficult to classify tomatoes ; you can imagine how we have to "work hard" and the brain storm that it means with our 68 varieties... :-) :-) :-)
You're welcome! I can't imagine trying to decide which one is best from 68 different kinds. That is a great problem to have though :)
Really great video. That U. Ochre has a very similar coloring to the Wagner Blue Green and a taste type me and Angel really like in tomatoes if similar. Was expecting the Firebird to be less appealing. Seems the more flashy the tomato color and name more likely the flavor is a bit down. Never bad though. All tomatoes fresh and local are the best. You are a mean one Mr. Grinch. Last day of July and tomatoes here are barely setting but you have me and Angel already looking at a few more types for next year. LOL Great stuff. Thanks for the share!
Well, the nice thing about your tomatoes being late is that everyone else will be about done while yours are getting ripe. Nothing wrong with looking ahead at next year. I'm doing the same thing. It's like fantasizing about next year's Christmas presents while you open this year's.
I was sure boronia would win. That dark color and the meaty look, I saw from the picture was enough for me. So glad to know that it also taste as good. I will try to find seeds for next year...
Yes, it's a good one, and the plant doesn't get overly large either.
Great looking tomatoes 👍 hope I can grow some tomatoes like you one day!
Thanks! Or maybe you can grow some even better.
@@MidwestGardener thank you! You are helping us all to be better gardeners.
@@Diseaseisreversible You're welcome, Matthew! I'm glad that I can be of some help.
yummm. Of course it makes me lust for more seeds to watch you do this! : D i bet those four would make a lovely sauce put together. But I do love the meatiness of that uluru ochre! One of the new DTP's I'm growing out for them (a pretty striped one) must be good, because the squirrels are eating them all! lol. I took 6 tomatoes off one of the Sleeping Lady plants today, so once again, I'm ranking that very high. It'll be one of my keepers for next year. But you def. have me convinced on the ochre and boronia. : )
I'm sure going to keep that Sleeping Lady in mind for next year. It sounds like a pretty good one. Those squirrels probably know what they are doing, if they are going after one plant. I bet the work of all of those tomato plants is starting to wear on you a little. I know this time of year is when everything starts to hit at once for me.
@@MidwestGardener yes it's wearying, although the heat breaking has given me a second wind. Of course, the rain is making blight start... so you win some, you lose some. With 150 potato plants in, I have a chore ahead in harvesting those, but the darned things are still bright green, even the early reds, which last year I harvested June 10. So who knows when I'll be able to harvest. And I grew watermelons for the first time, and wasn't really thinking. I have several 25-pound watermelons; in the time of Covid and no socializing (my county has gotten pretty bad this month), what the heck am I going to do with them all? lol at self!
Yes, that is pretty late for the potatoes to still be green. I found a potato peeling that sprouted in the compost pile and I put it in a pot and it's doing well as far as I can tell. I think a lot of us who normally share our gardens are having to come up with alternate plans for a few things. We go so much rain here that even one of our watermelons split open.
How does the White Tomesol factor in these days?
Hey Brent. It's still in my top 5 all time of best tasting tomatoes, but the last couple of years, I've really gotten interested in growing dwarf tomatoes. Lots of great taste and a lot less foliage. The Boronia in this taste test tastes very much like a Cherokee Purple.
I got White Tomesol as my free seed packet from Baker Creek this year. I wasn't going to try a white tomato but now I'll give it a shot!
Thank you! Now I know better what to try next year. all of my tomatoes are still green yet for this year but it wont be long :)
You're welcome Randy. I'm glad you have some that are getting close. That first one of the year sure does taste good!
@@MidwestGardener I havent tasted them yet but that hybrid called Cherokee Carbon is producing very well and no BER! I'm crossing my fingers on that one! I think climate matters when watching these reviews from yourself, millennial G and HR. I grew 40 kinds mostly from HRSeeds and only a few produced well here in western Oregon. I believe most of the gardening channels are from people down south where its warmer and longer season.
Just the name of that one sure raises expectations. Yes, climate does matter a lot. I think every location has it's challenges, but some areas are more challenging than others. I'm glad to hear that C.C. is producing well!
Do you have a favourite sweeter tomato? I love acidic for canning but can’t eat them fresh. I’ve got trellises set up for indeterminate, so that’s not a dealbreaker.
For indeterminates, I would go with Black Krim and Cherokee Purple. For dwarfs, I like the Boronia.
My sister can't stand acidity, and I grew Kellogg's Breakfast for her (huge yellows, not at all prone to cracking or BER, pretty blight resistant) and we both like them a lot. I even got pH strips to test various tomatoes, and the ripe yellows do test as less acidic.
I love seeing all these different varieties and hearing how they taste! They look luscious. I'm looking for only great tasting tomato varieties for next year. What are your favorite top 5 or 10 varieties for flavor?
My top 5 for taste are in this video: ua-cam.com/video/PC_CMu_pQew/v-deo.html
My new favorite overall tomato is Boronia.
Would you hold a specific dwarf tomato as an equal in taste to a Brandywine red/pink? The heat kills my Krim and Brandywine production. Need some heat tolerant options without sacrificing taste.
I would have to try them head to head to decide for sure, but Rosella Purple would be right up there. We had a pretty hot summer, and I picked six from one plant this morning. They don't always produce great, but for some reason they did this year. I'll be saving seeds from the one that is still producing in September.
Well, dang-it Jim, it's 11:47 pm, and you've made me hungry for a BLT! However, I can't make one because first of all, it's way too late to eat, and second, I don't have any ripe tomatoes, although, today I did buy bacon, so does that mean I'm halfway there? 🍅🍅🍅 ~Margie
Lol, sorry about that, Margie. Isn't it funny how you can look at something like this and start to imagine how they taste. At least you have some bacon though :)
wow haven't grown any of those and I've grown a lot of tomatoes. lol
If you haven't tried any of the dwarfs from the dwarf tomato project, you have to give some of them a try. I know you like your tomatoes and peppers. Some of these have the same great taste of other heirlooms, but with a smaller more manageable plant. I really like the Boronia and Tasmanian Chocolate, both for flavor and for performance out in the garden.
@@MidwestGardener I don't typically grow the dwarfs unless they are micro dwarfs which I grow in hanging baskets but maybe I'll try a couple dwarfs next year in the greenhouse. I do have some Boronia seeds I got from a swap a few years ago. Maybe I'll give that one a try next year.
That Boronia would be a great one to start with. The taste of that one reminds me a lot of the Cherokee Purple.
So, Boronia has the same genetics as Tasmanian Chocolate? Just a different selection?
Thanks for the video, i will be growing Tasmanian Chocolate and Uluru Ochre this year, and will look into Boronia now.
Yes, that is correct, according to the information provided by victory seeds, where I got my seeds. After a cross is first made, in the second, or F2 generation, there is a lot of variability. They evidently made at least two different selections and they varied enough to produce two stable tomatoes after 9 generations that are both unique and will be growing in my garden next year. I think you will be pleased if you grow them. The Uluru Ochre is a pretty good one too.
Very interesting video. Sure I'll try to grow Boronia and Tasmanian chocolate next year. It's a little sad that you couldn't taste "dwarf Brandyfred", now, it's really my new favourite tomato of 2020, for it's deep taste, well balanced for sweetness and acidity, no chewy skin. Medium productivity. Do you think that it's ok to keep the seeds for next year ? Never done it because it's one of my first dwarf (from dwarf tomato project) ? have a nice weekend
That's interesting. Yes, I would definitely save seeds if that is one you really like. I have very limited space, so I usually give new varieties one chance and if they don't perform well in our garden, I don't try them again. I had several more that were ready to pick on the Tasmanian Chocolate, and I checked this morning and an animal had eaten half of each of them. I've had more problems with the animals this year than in any year I can remember. That is how gardening goes though.....it's always something. You have a nice weekend too!
I forgot to mention that another one that I got to try was Rosella Purple. I really liked the taste of that one.
Thank you for doing this taste test! I'm used to tomatoes either being determinate or indeterminate. Have never heard of dwarf tomatoes. Are dwarf tomatoes a relatively new type? My favorite tomatoes are Black Krim, Japanese Black Trifle, & Chocolate Sprinkles. They all get tall.
You're welcome, Carol! The Dwarfs from the Dwarf tomato project are a relatively new type. They have been around long enough to be stable, so you can save seeds from them like you would for any heirloom. Looks like you like the darker types of tomatoes. If you are considering growing dwarfs, I think Boronia or Rosella Purple would be a great place to start. Both only get about 4 feet tall, but produce a decent amount of tomatoes.
@@MidwestGardener Yes! Both of those sound like they have the bold, acidic, yet balanced flavor that I love! How disease resistant are Boronia & Rosella Purple? It's a challenge to keep powdery mildew at bay in my yard! Wondering how well those dwarf, shorter, bushy, thickly foliaged plants do with regards to powdery mildew?? I'm 74 & I LOVE tomatoes! With varieties like Black Krim, Cherokee Carbon, Black Prince, Black from Tula, Pink Brandywine, Brad's Atomic Grape & Sungold... I'm kinda 'married' to my garden!! It takes a lot of time & diligence to trellis & wind the twine around each day as they grow... and then there's the searching for pm, ...and trimming leaves because of pm... and trimming to increase air circulation.... Well, I'm sure you know about all that! I'm intrigued to see that it might be possible to get high yields of delicious tomatoes with a heck of a lot less hours & hours of maintenance! Are there any dwarfs you'd recommend that have acidic bite & balanced flavor... and that are fairly disease resistant. Have also had problem w/nematodes in the past. Thank you for what you do!
@@carolmccollum9341 I haven't really been growing the dwarfs long enough to test disease resistance and make any recommendations. I mainly like them because they are less work for me. Less foliage, for the same amount of tomatoes or even more sometimes.
Did you let them ripen on the plant, or did you pick them green and let them ripen inside? Mine are all fairly green right now but I’m tempted to pick a couple early and see if they ripen faster off the plant.
I let them get mostly ripe, then I let them finish ripening on the counter for a couple of days.
Hello, I follow your reports and respect your recommendations.
I am bee to tomato gardening.
Please tell us your spraying regiment and other problem solving requirements.
Thank you from Southern California.
Ted.
I am new to tomato .....
First of all....thanks for watching, Ted! Much appreciated. I did a video on some of the things that use on my tomato plants. It seems like a lot, but I don't use all of them all of the time. Here is the video if you want to take a look: ua-cam.com/video/mFhDxEtjHp0/v-deo.html
@@MidwestGardener Thank you very much.
@@tedkarnezis2805 You're welcome!
watched once more time your video because it was time to buy new seeds. Thanks to your channel, we've discovered dwarf tomatoes, tried some of them, really happy with Wherokowai and Brandyfred which was our favourite of 2020. This year, 101 different varieties (no more than 170 plants!, it's enough work :-) and among them, seeds from DTP : not found Rosella purple seeds but Tasmanian chocolate, Uluru ochre and Boronia (impatient to taste the result according to your channel). Other seeds from DTP that we'll try : Summer sunrise, Kookaburra crackle, Maralinga, Dwarf Fred's tie dye, Dwarf purple heart, Dwarf black angus, and Dwarf yukon quest. Have you yet decided which varieties you'll sew this year ? Greetings
I envy your variety. I would just spend all do looking at tomato plants if I had that many :) I will be growing Tasmanian Chocolate, Boronia, and Rosella Purple. I will probably be growing Dwarf Purple Heat, Maralinga, and Sleeping Lady. I'm considering a few others, but haven't made up my mind. I'm also going to be trying some experimental grafting....just for the fun of it, so who knows what will come out of that. It won't be long before it's time for us to start some tomatoes, but we are in the middle of some freakishly cold weather. Monday's high is predicted to be minus 16 C, or 2 degrees F....with nighttime lows going below zero F.
@@MidwestGardener thanks ! I think that you had well protected the roots of your banana tree but does it survive each year despite that low temperature ? we'll see next springtime if our is still alive...here it was minus 13C last night. have a nice day:-)
@@cfbx-lx7216 Sounds like you are plenty cold there too. Yes, we will see in a couple of months what survives. You have a nice day too!
Awesome review ! To be honest the greenish one didn't look as tasty as the others . I have had tomatoes taste different of the same plant . I hope you have a great day .
Thanks Aaric! That Uluru Ochre tasted a lot better than it looked. I think that one was also probably a day or two under-ripe. I have a big one on the counter right now that has more of a orange color. I'm going to try it and see if it's even better.
I would give your video an upvote, but every time I try to lick my screen to taste a tomato, I just get a stale cracker taste.
Lol, thanks anyway!
So weird hearing an American saying words that are an Australian State, suburb and landmark (Tasmania, Boronia, Uluru).
Then adding a very American 'Firebird'. All we need now is a Mustang.
Lol, we don't need any Mustangs around here. I see enough of those on the road. I grew Kookaburra Cackle This year....and Maralinga :)
@@MidwestGardener Nice. Both crosses between Wilpena and Cherokee Purple. Have to try them myself in 2022.
@@vsberlina3712 Anything crossed with a Cherokee Purple can't be too bad. They both did well here.
I've been growing Boronia Dwarf for four seasons. Honestly, yours look nothing like mine. Even your description of the taste differs from my Boronias. Mine were true dwarf plants at 3 1/2‘..
Interesting. I'm guessing that even though they are considered to be stable, some of the dwarfs still might have a little variability going on. That might be a good thing in the long run though. With growing saving seeds over several generations, there might be several strains of each in years to come with slight variations in plant behavior and taste.
You need to take the level of ripenness into consideration. because that make a big difference.
Yes it does.
Have seeds to sell? I only need a few
Sorry, but I don't sell seeds. Victory Seeds and Renaissance Farms both sell dwarf tomatoes. 3 of my favorites are tasmanian chocolate, rosella purple, and boronia.
OMG you sound just like Biden to me. 🙃
That's a little disappointing.
Thank you for the degustation .
You're welcome! That's a word I don't see every day :) You must really be into food.