Hi Sharon. I grew over 80 varieties in my backyard this past summer. Doing the same for 2024. Favorites? The greens. Green Giant was super tasty. Hillbilly still a favorite, as was Pink Tiger.
Eighty!?! Wowza! I'm going to try a few new ones this year based on recommendations from you all. I've grown Hillbilly before but it's been a while. I'll have to add those to my list. Stay warm!!
I look forward to your tomato tastings, this was great to watch in January as I'm looking out at a cold wet PNW landscape. If you are looking for a reliable black tomato I highly recommend Black Krim. Never fails to produce, great flavor and long season. This year some of my standouts were Ananas Noir (Black Pineapple), the always reliable Pruden's Purple (a less finicky, earlier, great tasting and more productive Brandywine type of tomato. Bloody Butcher is my favorite early tomato at 55 days, great taste, usually the earliest tomato and the longest season, still going strong in late September and into October. Another long time favorite is Pink Berkley Tie Dye, pretty early, great taste, very productive and so beautiful. Still looking for the elusive perfect Bi-color tomato to replace Pineapple. Still my favorite of all time but Pineapple just needs too many days and produces too few tomatoes to include in my garden. In 2024 I am trying a few new tomatoes, Hillbilly (bi-color), Virginia Sweets (bi-color) Stump of the World and the winner of my garden groups tomato tasting which was a huge surprise to me, Moreton's Hybrid. A lovely tomato, the first hybrid I have ever tasted that I really liked. I guess the seeds were lost and Harris seeds brought them back. I paid $5 for the seeds and another $5 for shipping so I must have really liked them:) I garden in Washington, our seasons are really changing the last few years. We used to have shorter seasons but our summers have become hotter and longer so I am able to grow some of the longer season tomatoes. I really enjoy watching what you are doing with your two gardens and love the tomato tastings:)
Thank you for another great taste test. I am partial to sweet tomatoes/oxhearts. I'm wanting to try Martha W. now! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Sharon snd Tim, and that 2024 is a prosperous new year for you two! ❤
Hi Rich. I will be making more videos but not right now. I've had a really bad year so far and just can't seem to pick up the camera and paste a smile on my face. I'm sure things will get better soon and I'll be back. Hopefully I can get a tomato taste testing video out this year as I planted some viewer favorites. Thanks for checking in!!
My favourite this year was Hawaiian Pineapple. Next year I’m growing all new varieties as I’ve got seeds for over 200 through seed swaps. I can only grow 48 plants so I’m going to have to figure out which ones will make the list.
Did you use saved seeds from Plum Regal or did you use original seeds? They are a hybrid. Very strange....I've been growing Plum Regal for 4 years now and yields are crazy, buckets upon buckets full, 75 days or less, and they all ripen before its too cool up here in Minnesota Zone 4b.
No, the seeds were from Johnnys so I can't believe they would be the wrong seeds. I might have to buy them again and try them again for next year. The plants were loaded but they didn't get ripe.
@@SharonsHomeGarden Carolina Gold is large, round like a ball, Beefsteak meaty tomato, frequently used by market gardeners for sale....the one you showed was small, watery inside. New seed might be a good idea. All the best!
Hi Sharon. I grew over 80 varieties in my backyard this past summer. Doing the same for 2024. Favorites? The greens. Green Giant was super tasty. Hillbilly still a favorite, as was Pink Tiger.
Eighty!?! Wowza! I'm going to try a few new ones this year based on recommendations from you all. I've grown Hillbilly before but it's been a while. I'll have to add those to my list. Stay warm!!
I look forward to your tomato tastings, this was great to watch in January as I'm looking out at a cold wet PNW landscape. If you are looking for a reliable black tomato I highly recommend Black Krim. Never fails to produce, great flavor and long season. This year some of my standouts were Ananas Noir (Black Pineapple), the always reliable Pruden's Purple (a less finicky, earlier, great tasting and more productive Brandywine type of tomato. Bloody Butcher is my favorite early tomato at 55 days, great taste, usually the earliest tomato and the longest season, still going strong in late September and into October. Another long time favorite is Pink Berkley Tie Dye, pretty early, great taste, very productive and so beautiful. Still looking for the elusive perfect Bi-color tomato to replace Pineapple. Still my favorite of all time but Pineapple just needs too many days and produces too few tomatoes to include in my garden. In 2024 I am trying a few new tomatoes, Hillbilly (bi-color), Virginia Sweets (bi-color) Stump of the World and the winner of my garden groups tomato tasting which was a huge surprise to me, Moreton's Hybrid. A lovely tomato, the first hybrid I have ever tasted that I really liked. I guess the seeds were lost and Harris seeds brought them back. I paid $5 for the seeds and another $5 for shipping so I must have really liked them:)
I garden in Washington, our seasons are really changing the last few years. We used to have shorter seasons but our summers have become hotter and longer so I am able to grow some of the longer season tomatoes. I really enjoy watching what you are doing with your two gardens and love the tomato tastings:)
Thank you for another great taste test. I am partial to sweet tomatoes/oxhearts. I'm wanting to try Martha W. now! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Sharon snd Tim, and that 2024 is a prosperous new year for you two! ❤
Thank you! You too!
Hope your doing well. Are you making anymore videos of gardening?
Hi Rich. I will be making more videos but not right now. I've had a really bad year so far and just can't seem to pick up the camera and paste a smile on my face. I'm sure things will get better soon and I'll be back. Hopefully I can get a tomato taste testing video out this year as I planted some viewer favorites. Thanks for checking in!!
@@SharonsHomeGarden I hope things pick up for you. Thanks for answering.
My favourite this year was Hawaiian Pineapple. Next year I’m growing all new varieties as I’ve got seeds for over 200 through seed swaps. I can only grow 48 plants so I’m going to have to figure out which ones will make the list.
That's one of the hardest decisions to make with a garden - which tomatoes to grow!! Good luck!
I agree with another commenter. I don't think you grew Carolina Gold. Maybe your plant was mislabeled. Google Carolina Gold. They are round.
Could be the nursery got it wrong. Who knows now-a-days!
Did you use saved seeds from Plum Regal or did you use original seeds? They are a hybrid. Very strange....I've been growing Plum Regal for 4 years now and yields are crazy, buckets upon buckets full, 75 days or less, and they all ripen before its too cool up here in Minnesota Zone 4b.
No, the seeds were from Johnnys so I can't believe they would be the wrong seeds. I might have to buy them again and try them again for next year. The plants were loaded but they didn't get ripe.
@@SharonsHomeGarden Carolina Gold is large, round like a ball, Beefsteak meaty tomato, frequently used by market gardeners for sale....the one you showed was small, watery inside. New seed might be a good idea. All the best!
It did not look like Carolina Gold (?)
I agree. I think she got a mislabeled plant!