87 Year Old Tomato Plant *UPDATE*
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Update time! You all asked for it so I decided it was probably time to do an update on the 87 year old tomato. We Have found out some stuff since our last update:
1. The early crimson is indeed an extinct tomato variety
2. It is a regular leaf tomato
3. It is very VERY picky and will let you know if you are doing something it doesn't like.
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Luke, if this plant does fruit, please send a few seeds and your story to the seed savers exchange. The nonprofit organization is trying to do exactly what you are doing. look forward to hearing about this and the other videos.
Thomas Martucci maybe they can do tissue culture
I was about to ask , if there was an organization that he could contact, especially due to this plant being the last of its kind.... but you answered my question for me, Thanks Thomas :-)
Thomas Martucci. Good folks there at Seed Savers Exchange. I sent them a sample of my dad's corn that our family has been growing for generations. It is similar to the Hop McConnell's Corn. I also sent them a sample of my cousin's corn. It is also a multicolored corn. If you don't share them, they will become extinct. Over the years, it is untold how many treasures have been lost due to family members stopping planting them or the seed being thrown away, not to mention fires, wars, insects, critters, and etc. My dad use to grow a watermelon called the Jones' Jumbo, he had saved his seed for next year like he had always done. Mice got into his seed and ate all of them, this was back in early 1960's. He searched, but never could find the seed anymore. He gave friends watermelons and people would come by and get watermelons from dad, only none of them saved any of the seed. He planted other varieties of watermelons, but none was as good as the Jones" Jumbo. I have Googled it and found it mentioned in state field trials of watermelons back in the late 1800's and early 1900's. It was a large watermelon, very sweet with fragrant red flesh. When you cut it open, it would fill the kitchen with its wonderful scent. I can remember as a a child, me and my two older brothers going to the patch with our wagon and loading a single melon in it, they were that big and pull it back to the house to eat later. From what I understand, Mr. Kent Whealy, one of the founders of Seed Savers Exchange, has looked everywhere for this watermelon without success. He did find the Moon and Stars Watermelon, fortunately. Yes, good advice for him to share his 🍅 tomato seed. It is kinda like the old saying, don't put all of your eggs I'm one basket.
Oh search on UA-cam about heirloom corn makes a comeback. It is about the Carolina Gourdseed Corn, very interesting story. Good gardening this year.
That really sucks. This has happened in my country. I think people just want the crops and not actually garden. We are very out of touch with our food source. I know gardening is hard work but it is very rewarding to have your own mini fruit orchard.
Thomas Martucci Take the suckers off And plant them to inn order to get more plants and seeds
Wow. I just thought of something. This plant came from an ancient and extinct race of tomatoes. And out of the potentially over a hundred seeds destined to preserve their species only one of it came out after 87 years. The lone survivor. Now that it has awoken, it has now a prophecy to fulfill; to revive his lost people into the world. He is trying to survive day by day, carrying the weight of his whole kind on his shoulders, so maybe one day it could spread out its seeds and limbs to repopulate the earth. What an epic plant. We are all *rooting* for you little buddy :')
warpatato I love the back story 😉 and your narrative.
warpatato You should be a writer.
Warpatato.. Couldn't agree more.. well put, I can't wait to see the next update...
Tombmato has awakened.
That must have been how lone George felt. The weight of your whole species on you.
I'd be nervous to put it in the ground. I'd put in a pot and focus on getting all the seed you can!
Sarah Kimm I tend to agree 100% with you!
I wouldn't want to risk the chance of it getting early blight. So pot is good.
I would hate to risk it getting root bound though as well, maybe a large container in the greenhouse
You should cut the first few suckers and root them out as backups.
I'd root all the suckers. Don't throw away any! Tomato cuttings are easy to root.
You've awakened something in me. I've never gardened, per se. But in the 80's and 90's I grew cannabis. I finally ended that part of my life, and am getting ready to start gardens on my property. But during those years I was as excited as you are in what was then a very mysterious time. We would buy seeds from the Netherlands. Or we would have seeds from years gone by. The excitement of germinating was something that this video expresses so well. I have a feeling gardening is going to consume my life now!
Maybe it would be a good idea to give some of the sucker clones to a few people you know and trust in other areas of the country to grow out. That way if a disease or bug is in your area, you don't have to worry about losing everything. It's the whole "don't put all your eggs in one basket" idea.
Wow! What a fantastic tomato plant you got there Luke! I held my tongue and thoughts hoping to see it and BAM! There it is! Super super excited to see how it progresses and it sounds like/looks like you've sorted out its finicky nature. Good luck Luke! Thanks for providing us an update. Enjoyed the video!
This plant is the only reason I'm subscribed. I still watch other videos, but I subscribed to keep track of this plant.
Keep it separate, help it self pollinate and save the seeds. Oh and sell the seeds on your web site so I can buy a few and help keep the verity growing. Great video.
In a container in the greenhouse where it can be safe from wind rain bugs hail
I think you need to write a article about it! Lol! I'm excited to buy seeds for it when you are able to offer them up!
Absolutely fascinating, and what an exciting & challenging journey for you to grow out this plant.. My father turned 87 in January.. It really is like opening a time capsule. You will see exactly what this particular plant looked like as it was grown 87 years ago, without the subtle (and sometimes major ) changes it would undergo over many generations of growing.. People often speak of old time tomato taste, but you will actually be able to experience it, in 100% authenticity.. I'm glad these seeds fell into the hands of a master gardener that could bring this treasure to life... Awesome..
Thanks so much for the update. I have some 24 yr old daisy seeds that belonged to my mom that I plan to attempt to germinate. I'll rewatch your vids on this to glean tips.
BanDana Gramma Please make a series on your channel.
Martha, I will document the attempt on my channel. Thank you.
I feel like a plant nerd! This is so cool, good luck with this! I can only hope this produces fruit to maturity and am hopeful that your cloning works out! Looking forward to the results. Good luck and good job!
You have serious skills son. i cant believe those old seeds sprouted. Congratulations.
This gives me a lot of hope. My great grandfather owned a cannery and was asked to help start a food storage program. Several years ago his daughter, my grandmother, gave me a ton of wheat we think he stored between the late 30's and mid 60's. It grinds well, makes fantastic bread. Just needs a little extra gluten.
I've loved the idea to grow some of that wheat for years, but only did enough research to worry if I could even accomplish such a task without buying a kit with someones propriatory solution blends. I'm so excited to know its possible to do it myself.
I'm here in 2023 and would love to know if you've made any progress towards starting your seeds! 😊
Edit: Your short comment was really wonderful to read. Thank you for sharing a little of your family's story.
this is so interesting.. hard to believe that you have brought back this tomato species back from extinction.. so amazing..
Shane Smith hasn't brought it back yet until he gets it to reproduce through seeds.
clones don't cut it if the seeds aren't viable.
You have chosen the correct path with air pruning pots. If it's not doing so well in one part of the yard you can easily move it to another microclimate. AND if a hail storm moves through MI, you can bring it in out of harms way. Best of luck to you, Bill
absolutely awesome Luke, I definitely agree with growing it in a pot so you can keep a close eye on her. ...
Pardon my ignorance, but are you handling it too much for a fragile plant?
mdspider I'd think you need to stimulate it like a natural environment...
Well this is kind of different. You don't handle a Babe Ruth baseball card. But that's me.
Totally understand. :)
mdspider I was thinking the same...but as I thought more...The REALLY fragile stage is past. The gentle handling he is doing is probably 100%fine. It has grown now and has stores of all the things it needs. So it is fairly resilient now. Granted...maybe not as resilient as a plant from a 1 year old seed. What I am curious about....is it possible some of its 87year old DNA could be dysfunctional? Gold it grow, but then be unable to reproduce. Or grow, but be missing a DNA component for absorbing a specific nutrient, etc??
Wow, I didn't think of that. When I do it makes sense though. Like old humans trying to reproduce. I can't wait to see.
I am so excited about this!! I truly hope this is successful and that some how, some way, through these types of seed/plant resurrections, we get many species of plants coming back onto the market. Imagine the flavors and beauties we have never seen before, that were thought to have been lost forever! It would be wonderful!
Luke, I hope someday you have enough seeds off of this plant that you can sell it to the General Public. I would love to see this Friday come back in full swing. Thank you so much for the update please keep them coming. I look forward to watching them. Hopefully someday I can grow them on my channel and get the word out even further. It's a shame that we lose such wonderful pieces of our gardening history. I am so happy that you and your wife are saving this piece.
While you were showing us the suckers I was SO worried you'd hurt the plant.
Good job not ripping it in half.
A Person! yeah, I agree, seemed a bit rough with the plant. lol I might be over cautious though... but heck, it's an extinct variety, should be more cautious!
I think container. Safe that way. Please say you'll be saving seeds from some of the fruit too. Clone will be great.
Luke, just went on Google to find this variety named. Then went utube & found your video. Wow, what wonderful thing you have done, for us tomato Lovers. God has blessed you, for getting this variety back to life. I haven't checked to see if have seeds yet, just wanted to thank you for your hard work. Jeff
Very much looking forward to future updates. Thanks!
Luke, I really agree because of the situation a container might be the best. You can have better control! Maybe if you a get a sucker or 2 you can grow them inground. We were Super excited to see it! I knew you could do it! We are enjoying all of our seeds we got from your store Thanks Again!
I was talking to my fiance just yesterday about not seeing any updates.....
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
This is definitely your baby and you're doing such a wonderful job growing it. I think you're right, the container is the way to go. You'll at least be able to control that better than anything else. Not just nutrition but weather as well. (Freak storms or anything like that...you can always grab it and drag into the garage or something?) Very interesting to watch, TFS. God Bless! ~Lisa
Oh my goodness! I just came across this ‘87 yo’ saga & It’s so cool! I hold my breath every time you touch it though 😅 You’re obviously way more experienced than me! I’d be terrified to even look at it 👀🤣
Finally! the moment I've been waiting for. can't wait to see what's going on with it!
Why are you handling it so much? You could accidentally transfer a disease from other soil you've been touching. It seems risky.
I wanted to scream "Quit touching it!"
I can't wait when and if you get to the point of selling seeds. I want some! Great story!
I can’t stop staring and thinking of grabbing the pruning shears 😂😂 Second nature with as many tomatoes as we grow
When this plant does fruit please consider to also put some seeds up for sale along with your donations 😆 if you choose to do that. I'm so glad you've got one that is doing so well! congratulations!
congrats, looking good, can't wait to see the fruit
This is extremely exciting!
This one little seed is a superstar!! And you have preserved this variety...how cool is that!! I, too, hope you send a few seeds to Seed Savers Exchange. They as well as you, will work to revive this variety.
Luke this is AWESOMENESS!!! kudos and I hope and pray it makes it!!!
This is very impressive! It looks great! I would vote for a pot and not in the ground. you would be able to control it's environment more.
I enjoy all your shows. I didn't catch the earlier show of this antique tomato but I sure liked the update. Thanks
Looking good! container for sure! Your doing a fantastic job! keep the updates coming😊
Have you contacted anybody like the Smithsonian? Many universities or rare seeds banks would be interested to see a once extinct plant alive and well again.
Nicole Corbett Smithsonian would only take the plant away in order to test & other BS. I wouldn't contact them or any "big institution" for that matter... probably go extinct again. Had experiences with them in other areas ....
Nicole Corbett they are lying crooks.
Nicole Corbett if he did, black helicopters would invade his airspace, then guys in black clothing would enter through his windows to steal the plant. We don't need that, this plant is for the people!
Cuba Rodriguez your right, big brother doesn't want the competition, from a possibly "free" and better strain of food. No money in that..
True its not worth millions but clearly there is money in it. There are so many comments of people wanting to buy the seeds. I hope Luke sells them and makes money from it. He took the risk and put in the effort to pull it off.
This is awesome! Love your work! I wish more people did stuff like this! Sending my love to your plant! ❤️🌱❤️🌱❤️🌱
Thanks for the update, Luke, it's looking healthy and in good hands with you. I would put them in the pot so you can moved it indoors if the weather gets rough. Cheers!
please if it does fruit keep every single seed. send some to heritage seed places and if you start growing more start selling seeds. make sure you keep it away from other tomatoes to not cross polinate.
I had a grandmother that was a Tomato buff. We spoke about the Crimson verity they are very beefy and produce 12-16 ounce fruits. The seed production is very low, it would take many tomatoes to produce seeds for the next growing season. This is probably why it is extinct. Nice find, I hope you do well with the cloning, to get some viable seeds.
Very good to know!
Wow...the plant looks so big and healthy...amazing!...a miracle!
I thought you meant a tomato that lasted for 87 years!! I live in Nice, France and grow vegetables on my south-facing balcony, and I've got cherry tomatoes now growing on a tomato plant that never died. I cut it back to a stem...it sprouted new stems and looks good as new! I have another whiich is now three years old.
How exciting!!! You are bringing back an extinct tomato!!! I would love if you would sell some seeds eventually!
Yes! So glad to know you're old timey 🍅🌱survives And thrives Sir.
Plz keep us all informed of progress.
This is so cool reviving the lost 🍅!!!!
May the growth be w u🖖
Luke's early crimson! Doing good man! I like your plan of attack! save those seeds in a VAULT when you get them, they will serve as a blessing to your family.
Way to go, Bringing back an Extinct variety! I will look forward to seeing these in the future! Keep Cloning them! Again, well done Luke!
ty,so happy to see how well it is growing!amazing!!
Thank you for posting this stuff, I JUST TODAY got seed from my husband's aunt that came from his grandparents garden. Its given me hope that some 20 year old seeds MIGHT germinate :)
Do what you think will be best for the plant.
Of course, I wager that, even if this was just a regular (as in a variety that's still around) tomato, you'd still be happy to watch it grow.
I, in my rank amateur opinion, think that's a brilliant plan!, congrats on getting this far, and continued good luck!
I'm with you on the container, I use geopots fabric pots 10 gallon for all my tomatoes. They LOVE them! The air pruning does amazing things for growth.
Wowzers Luke! That plant is spectacular. I hope you intend to keep it separate from other maters to prevent cross pollination so the seeds remain true. That way in another season or two you'll be able to sell seeds! Then all of us can enjoy the beauty of a long lost seed too. You're so very lucky Luke! I think you'll be better able to control the growing situation in a pot as well.
~Be Blessed
I'm so incredibly excited for this! You have worked so hard! The cloning idea is brilliant! I will continue to keep my fingers crossed for you! It's so beautiful!
I agree with the container idea completely, that plant is too valuable to risk. In a container, you can pull it in if there is going to be a big storm or risk of hail damage.
So very cool that you are bringing this variety of tomato back Luke! !! I knew you were going to clone the suckers, again that's super cool!!! Will keep watching for updates on this one, I'm just as excited as you are to learn the final results!!! :-) Gabby
I am looking forward to see who this tomato grows thanks for the update. I think container would be the best option so as able to control more of possible variables.
I vote pot for easier protection against a hail storm. looking forward to all the updates especially the taste test.
Wasn't this a Burpee seed packet? They have good people there - why don't you call them and ask. I'm pretty sure they keep records (used to be one of my clients) on their plants. Also, Johnny's Selected Seeds Company - They were the biggest plant breeders in the beginning of the 20th century (again if I remember correctly). My years as a horticulture student at MSU were a long time ago, so forgive me if I mis-remember. Good luck!
Root pot all the way...You can control it and the surroundings much easier. If you think the plant needs a bit more heat at night, you can move it indoors; if you feel the soil has too much this or that, or too little, you can add or subtract a bit easier than in the ground. I think full control of the soil is a pretty good idea. I really hope you get this plant and the suckers to produce; fingers crossed
I like the idea of being able to control it in a pot, but maybe after you root the suckers and depending on how many get rooted you could do a test/comparison on the clones? ConGrats on getting it to Grow BIG!
Tomatoes have deep roots, so transplanting a couple of times before putting out is a good idea. They will double in size and the stem will get thicker. Also burying the plant is a good idea since all the hairs will turn to roots to support the plant even more.
I just had an idea, everyone should call your 90 year old grandmothers, and ask them if they might have a packet of seeds laying in the corner of the basement, barn or garage that hasn't been touched in 80 years. May start a new food revolution.
I'm really so happy you did this update, I was thinking about this plant just a couple of days ago. It looks great. So far so good. Fingers crossed you have continued success.
Impressive, very cool all the way around.
What a fantastic amount of progress. But I have never been more "Stop touching her so much!!"
That is some beautiful genetics. Clone, fruit, and seed this thing for sure!
P.S. I would be interested in buying some 87 year old heirloom seeds. Cheers MIgardener!
I was just wondering what was going on with the grandma tomato😁!! This is awesome!!! Thank you for sharing this up date!!!
Very interesting side project and I hope we have a few updates through the season. I am glad there is a chance to resurrect this variety.
Root pot sounds good so you can control everything. Should plant the suckers in multiple things though like the ground to see which does the best.
Reminds me of that ancient Native American squash variety that they found the seeds of, in an old clay pot at an archeological dig somewhere in the Northern Midwest...was it Michigan?Anyway, they were successfully grown on and now that previously lost cultivar is now available to the public....I believe Baker's Creek Seeds offers them.
You are my guy. I love your channel. You make gardening interesting.
Looking good. Can't wait to see it go outdoors and hopefully a successful seed save.
Fantastic little experiment here, I cant wait to see the results. Great idea about the suckers, I will often do this in my garden if I need a few more tomatoes or if I want to share with others.
You inspired me to try and germinate some old Serrano pepper seeds. The seeds are about five years old, and I've attempted this twice before with no success. I think I'll do the sugar thing for a few hours this time.
Thanks for the vid.
ooh been waiting for this forever!!! never will unsubscribe though this is awesome
Yes, I’ve enjoyed watching this grow from a seed. Very exciting!
Was waiting for you to knock it off the table
You are freaking me out by touching it so much!
Can you please save the seeds from the tomato and sell them to me
Gabe Curiel I second that😁
I want to buy a few seeds too!
I want some too!!!
i would love to buy some seeds too
I would look forward to purchasing seeds. If you need a Kickstarter I would also be willing to throw in $ 50
Exciting, at least you know that, you are growing a really organic tomato. I wish I could be there to smell the fruits.
If you grow it inside in a pot, will you pollinate by hand?
Looks fantastic.
i never knew that tomato can live more than a year until now
Enjoying the adventure!
Luke, I think you should definitely take a sucker and root it into some rockwool. I 100% use rockwool to clone with and then drop into some grodan grow cubes. I specifically use 5.8-6.3pH with it, and water daily to run off. I have found that some picky plants do well to rockwool becuase it's really a hydroponic medium. I would be up to taking a clone of it, with a clone shipper. I can send you one. Then I could distribute the seeds back to you, or out to the community for FREE. I'm not growing any other tomatoes in my garden so no chance of cross pollination. Is this supposed to be a indeterminate variety? I will also be starting my tissue cultures in the coming weeks and would love to tissue culture something like this for preservation, of course sending it back to you as a tissue culture if you would like....
Tomato seeds can pass completely through a human digestive tract and remain viable.
I don't know about tomato seeds specifically, but seeds in general can sometimes remain viable when buried for hundreds of years.
Old abandoned outhouses have many seeds in them that have passed through human digestive tracts.
So is it possible that old varieties of tomatoes might be resurrected from outhouses? Or did the heat of decay perhaps sterilize those seeds? Someone needs to start digging . . . into this possibility.
If you put it in the ground there is risk of cross pollinating and diluting the genetics of the original. At least for now a pot indoors and do hand pollination to preserve the genetic integrity and then use 2nd and 3rd generation plants to cross breed for desired traits to come up with your own variety of tomato!
keeping it in the container seems like a reasonable idea. you don't want the bugs getting to it.
So happy for you!
I've never been so invested in a plant. Including those that I grow myself lol
SO EXCITING!!!! Very proud of you Luke!!
Indoor nursing, pots and beds rock for me :)
Awesome! theres that bad boy, you had us hanging off a cliff about that for awhile.. Nice i'm sure once you give it more natural light its immunities will go up and take off. Youll have to keep searching for rare old varieties if possible.
Great idea on cloning in keeping it going