I'm so glad to find someone else that has their plant tags stolen by the birds. People look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them the doves come and take the tags and collect them in little piles! 😅
😢 yo soy principiante y es el primer año de mi huerto porque me mude y el otro huerto era chiquito este nuevo es de 30 metros por 30 metros y le meti muchas horas y dinero y nos llego una sequia extrema estaba todo feo :( moribundo y me desanime iniciaron las lluvias y se lleno de monte el zacate llegaba a 3 metros de alto ya me limpiaron y otra vez sembrare pero abarcare menos por si tenemos otra sequia
Once you get Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia) started, remember that they will reseed and come back in that spot every year - zone 7a-b E TN here. If I had realized that, I might have thought their placement out better. However, the bees, hummingbirds, and enormous amounts and types of butterflies do absolutely love the Tithonia. We even had yellow hummingbirds last year. Never knew they existed.
Thanks for the info. I did not know that. I won't have to worry this year since none of them flowered, but I will choose a different spot in the coming season.
You will be amazed with your cone flowers this year. Once they are established they will thrive. Generally, I find they don't even flower the first year, so if you got any flowers last year they will be incredible!
My favorite paste tomatoes are Plum Regal and Grandero are consistent size and prolific. I grew Super Sauce and it wasn’t as good as the others. I also did Two Tasty and did not like it. Big slicer I like Galahad. It is a determinant, but seems to produce all summer. I finally grew Sun Gold and it is good and we will grow again. I grew Honeycomb and it was okay taste, but it was prolific for us.
It’s so interesting to hear what varieties work well for different people! I will have to try some of the ones that worked for you. Glad to know I wasn't the only one super sauce and two tasty didn't do well for.
2024 was an awful tomato year in E TN, Roane,. 2023 we had 150 plants and harvested every-other-day. Crazy! The cherry tomatoes did okay but, no full size or paste tomatoes did well. Will try again 2025; Cherokee Purple, Thornburn's Terra Cotta, Cherokee Carbon, Pineapple, and Sun Gold cherry. Paste size Supremo Roma, large paste Jersey Devil and very large size Orange Oxheart made great sauce tomatoes for us 2023.
Thank you for your review. I appreciated getting names of other seed companies you have purchased from. A valuable lesson I learned recently is if an on-line company only list where to email any questions or concerns in my opinion they want your business but don't want to be bother with having to talk to the customer and assist in anyway to secure the sale. If an on-line business DOES NOT list a phone # for inquires or concerns I will not purchase from them. I learned this lesson after spending several hours looking through their online catalog, reading seed descriptions, making the final selections, and proceeded to complete the purchase (it was a sizable order). Unfortunately somewhere between our computer and their company system the order appeared to have gotten "lost in limbo". After several email attempts where I requested "a phone call" my request was ignored. If a customer is treated in this manner the customer should take their business elsewhere. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with your viewers and I now have names of other on-line companies to choose from and will purchase only from the ones who publish a customer service phone number and have a "real person" at the other end.
I'm in Maryland, Delmarva Peninsula, and most of my garden suffered this year. It started cold and wet. It slowed the start of my garden. Then hot and dry most of the summer. But tomatoes kept growing into November.
theres a carnation thats a perenial that i got from botanical interest so you might try those for a perenial flower. im in missouri i had a horrible tomato year
I liked the Fantastico hybrid, determinate tomato from Seeds 'n' Such that I grew this year. Its elongated .I also had a volunteer that was really good; have know idea what it Thats always the way. LOL!
Long pie pumpkins do well for us in Roane. The only consistently good growing/producing pumpkin here. Seminole and Cherokee pumpkins grow well also. Seminole not as productive.
I very much enjoy your garden reviews and hope you home repairs are completed and all is back to normal--at least for this year ;). Also enjoy your chicken adventures. Anyways, I happened to stumble upon a new-to-me seed nursery as I was searching for a particular bean seed and I remember they had Sweet 100 Tomato seeds. It was Sweet Corn Organic Nursery. I'm not really sure if what they have is THE Sweet 100 tomato seed that you are having trouble finding as I've never grown that particular cherry tomato. I'm more of a Sungold kind of a gal. They are a bit expensive, but to get something one can't find anywhere else may be worth it. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy 2025 Garden!
Thank you, THANK you, THANK YOU! I have searched all over the internet and not found them. Those look right so I will order them and see if they are the same.
All of those solar flares we got in may that caused the Auroras… that killed a lot of my plants that generally like full sun but it was burning them. Then the drought came and just wouldn’t stop
I agree re. MIGardener seeds. Very affordable and they even go on sale at the end of the season, like half off on everything! Whereabouts in SoCal did you move from? I've been watching your videos from "grocery haul" videos from many years ago and those are the exact stores i go to. I love Winco in Norco.
You thought out choices well. You worked hard. Great job. One thing, you are not reviewing “seeds”! You are reviewing “varieties and hybrids”. As a retired plant breeder and genetic scientist of 30 years, I have released hundreds of varieties and hybrids. By referring to your genetic choices as seeds you demonstrate your vision of genetic resources as a laymen gardener.
I'm so glad to find someone else that has their plant tags stolen by the birds. People look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them the doves come and take the tags and collect them in little piles! 😅
Ha! 🤣 I'm glad to know I'm not the only one getting crazy looks.
Favorite red cherry tried for the first time in 2024 garden, Sweet Red Apertif! Loved it!
Thanks for the suggestion!
Yes here in Ky it was a weird year, my garden done horrible this year. I’m an experienced gardener and it was my worst year ever.
😢 yo soy principiante y es el primer año de mi huerto porque me mude y el otro huerto era chiquito este nuevo es de 30 metros por 30 metros y le meti muchas horas y dinero y nos llego una sequia extrema estaba todo feo :( moribundo y me desanime iniciaron las lluvias y se lleno de monte el zacate llegaba a 3 metros de alto ya me limpiaron y otra vez sembrare pero abarcare menos por si tenemos otra sequia
Same here! I've been gardening forever and never had this bad of a year.
Once you get Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia) started, remember that they will reseed and come back in that spot every year - zone 7a-b E TN here. If I had realized that, I might have thought their placement out better. However, the bees, hummingbirds, and enormous amounts and types of butterflies do absolutely love the Tithonia. We even had yellow hummingbirds last year. Never knew they existed.
Thanks for the info. I did not know that. I won't have to worry this year since none of them flowered, but I will choose a different spot in the coming season.
I wait every year for this video! Wish more gardeners did this. Thank you!
You are too sweet! I'm so glad you like it!
You will be amazed with your cone flowers this year. Once they are established they will thrive. Generally, I find they don't even flower the first year, so if you got any flowers last year they will be incredible!
That's what I'm hoping for! Sometimes perennials take a year to really get going so I'm hoping this summer they'll be better.
My favorite paste tomatoes are Plum Regal and Grandero are consistent size and prolific. I grew Super Sauce and it wasn’t as good as the others. I also did Two Tasty and did not like it. Big slicer I like Galahad. It is a determinant, but seems to produce all summer. I finally grew Sun Gold and it is good and we will grow again. I grew Honeycomb and it was okay taste, but it was prolific for us.
It’s so interesting to hear what varieties work well for different people! I will have to try some of the ones that worked for you. Glad to know I wasn't the only one super sauce and two tasty didn't do well for.
2024 was an awful tomato year in E TN, Roane,. 2023 we had 150 plants and harvested every-other-day. Crazy! The cherry tomatoes did okay but, no full size or paste tomatoes did well. Will try again 2025; Cherokee Purple, Thornburn's Terra Cotta, Cherokee Carbon, Pineapple, and Sun Gold cherry. Paste size Supremo Roma, large paste Jersey Devil and very large size Orange Oxheart made great sauce tomatoes for us 2023.
Same here! 2023 was great but this year was bad except the small ones. Let me know how those pineapple tomatoes come out! Those caught my eye.
Thank you for your review. I appreciated getting names of other seed companies you have purchased from.
A valuable lesson I learned recently is if an on-line company only list where to email any questions or concerns in my opinion they want your business but don't want to be bother with having to talk to the customer and assist in anyway to secure the sale. If an on-line business DOES NOT list a phone # for inquires or concerns I will not purchase from them.
I learned this lesson after spending several hours looking through their online catalog, reading seed descriptions, making the final selections, and proceeded to complete the purchase (it was a sizable order). Unfortunately somewhere between our computer and their company system the order appeared to have gotten "lost in limbo".
After several email attempts where I requested "a phone call" my request was ignored. If a customer is treated in this manner the customer should take their business elsewhere.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with your viewers and I now have names of other on-line companies to choose from and will purchase only from the ones who publish a customer service phone number and have a "real person" at the other end.
I'm so sorry that happened to you! You are right though and that is important info.
I love the Sugar Rush red cherry
Thanks for the suggestion!
I'm in Maryland, Delmarva Peninsula, and most of my garden suffered this year. It started cold and wet. It slowed the start of my garden. Then hot and dry most of the summer. But tomatoes kept growing into November.
It's crummy to have a bad garden year!
Your channel is very informative! I like the seed review!
Thank you!
theres a carnation thats a perenial that i got from botanical interest so you might try those for a perenial flower. im in missouri i had a horrible tomato year
I'll look into it! Sorry about your tomato year. :(. All the locals around here had a horrible year too.
Already thinking about seeds myself. Great video!
Thank you!
Thank You. Looking forward to your seed Haul.
I liked the Fantastico hybrid, determinate tomato from Seeds 'n' Such that I grew this year. Its elongated .I also had a volunteer that was really good; have know idea what it Thats always the way. LOL!
I love when you get volunteers, they're always a surprise.
Long pie pumpkins do well for us in Roane. The only consistently good growing/producing pumpkin here. Seminole and Cherokee pumpkins grow well also. Seminole not as productive.
That's good to know - I'm going to have to try some long pie pumpkins!
I very much enjoy your garden reviews and hope you home repairs are completed and all is back to normal--at least for this year ;). Also enjoy your chicken adventures. Anyways, I happened to stumble upon a new-to-me seed nursery as I was searching for a particular bean seed and I remember they had Sweet 100 Tomato seeds. It was Sweet Corn Organic Nursery. I'm not really sure if what they have is THE Sweet 100 tomato seed that you are having trouble finding as I've never grown that particular cherry tomato. I'm more of a Sungold kind of a gal. They are a bit expensive, but to get something one can't find anywhere else may be worth it. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy 2025 Garden!
Thank you, THANK you, THANK YOU! I have searched all over the internet and not found them. Those look right so I will order them and see if they are the same.
All of those solar flares we got in may that caused the Auroras… that killed a lot of my plants that generally like full sun but it was burning them. Then the drought came and just wouldn’t stop
:(. It was a rough year in a lot of different parts of the U.S. apparently.
Honeycomb hybrid is super prolific for me, hundreds per plant, more than we can eat.
Wow!
I agree re. MIGardener seeds. Very affordable and they even go on sale at the end of the season, like half off on everything! Whereabouts in SoCal did you move from? I've been watching your videos from "grocery haul" videos from many years ago and those are the exact stores i go to. I love Winco in Norco.
I was in Riverside!
Love Dr. Seuss comment!!!
🤣Once an elementary teacher, always and elementary teacher.
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¡Bienvenida!
You thought out choices well. You worked hard. Great job.
One thing, you are not reviewing “seeds”! You are reviewing “varieties and hybrids”.
As a retired plant breeder and genetic scientist of 30 years, I have released hundreds of varieties and hybrids.
By referring to your genetic choices as seeds you demonstrate your vision of genetic resources as a laymen gardener.