Just found your channel and was laughing at how many of the same seeds we have. I think I'm up to around 400 varieties now, but I can "only" grow about 80 types each summer. If you grew Dester, you probably saw that it's more of a classic red beefsteak, but still absolutely delicious - just not purple at all. I am in central NC and was having trouble getting my Cherokee Purples to produce much, so I started growing Bear Creek, which is a Brandywine/Cherokee Purple cross and holy moly does it produce. I think it tastes virtually indistinguishable from Cherokee Purple. I grew Carbon for the first time last year and was blown away. It shot up to my number 1 spot in the purple category. One caveat on "German Johnson." There are lots of iterations of it, some of which are potato leaved and some are regular leaves. When I was in high school and college (back in the 80s/90s), my mom would buy German Johnson starts at a local nursery and they were the best tomatoes I'd ever had. They were very pink, with almost a light purplish cast, and they shimmered, almost like they had a coating of glittery dust on them. I've yet to find the exact same thing as an adult, but I don't believe the seeds you have from MIGardener are those exact ones. They are very, very good, and I have the same seeds, but I'm still searching for that unicorn my mom used to grow. If I ever find it, I'm saving every seed I can get my hands on.
Subscribed! I’m in Florida’s Great Northwest as well - Pensacola. It’s Jan. 26 and I already feel like I’m behind in my tomato starts. Plan to start some next week. I haven’t had much luck with heirlooms due to disease and pest pressure, and our crazy rain. Last year, we had over 20 inches in one week, and my Mortgage Lifters rotted on the vine, but I’m going to give Cherokee Purple a try this year, as well as Everglades cherry tomato. I’ve heard you can’t kill Everglades and they produce until they freeze in the winter. Celebrity has been my go to for years for baseball sized tomatoes that produce well and have pretty decent taste. I have limited space, but I’m definitely going to try some of your suggestions as well. Always love to find a fellow NWF gardener.
I'm looking forward to Ananas Noire, too. I've grown seedlings of it for other people, but this year I'm growing it out myself. I hope it's as good as everyone says. I have grown Tasmanian Chocolate before (and I have one growing in a 7 gallon pot right now). They're very good and are actually descended from Paul Robeson tomatoes. You might also like Brazilian Beauty, since you like the dark ones and salad size ones. Also, you might check out Cherokee Tiger Black and Cherokee Tiger Orange if you're interested in other Cherokee types. Those are also dwarfs. I've got seeds for Cherokee Tiger Orange but I haven't grown it yet. Too many tomatoes and not enough space. One of these years I'll get to it. Thanks for the video!
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Loved this video.
These are helpful to those of us ordering seeds for next year.
Just found your channel and was laughing at how many of the same seeds we have. I think I'm up to around 400 varieties now, but I can "only" grow about 80 types each summer.
If you grew Dester, you probably saw that it's more of a classic red beefsteak, but still absolutely delicious - just not purple at all. I am in central NC and was having trouble getting my Cherokee Purples to produce much, so I started growing Bear Creek, which is a Brandywine/Cherokee Purple cross and holy moly does it produce. I think it tastes virtually indistinguishable from Cherokee Purple. I grew Carbon for the first time last year and was blown away. It shot up to my number 1 spot in the purple category.
One caveat on "German Johnson." There are lots of iterations of it, some of which are potato leaved and some are regular leaves. When I was in high school and college (back in the 80s/90s), my mom would buy German Johnson starts at a local nursery and they were the best tomatoes I'd ever had. They were very pink, with almost a light purplish cast, and they shimmered, almost like they had a coating of glittery dust on them. I've yet to find the exact same thing as an adult, but I don't believe the seeds you have from MIGardener are those exact ones. They are very, very good, and I have the same seeds, but I'm still searching for that unicorn my mom used to grow. If I ever find it, I'm saving every seed I can get my hands on.
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Subscribed! I’m in Florida’s Great Northwest as well - Pensacola. It’s Jan. 26 and I already feel like I’m behind in my tomato starts. Plan to start some next week. I haven’t had much luck with heirlooms due to disease and pest pressure, and our crazy rain. Last year, we had over 20 inches in one week, and my Mortgage Lifters rotted on the vine, but I’m going to give Cherokee Purple a try this year, as well as Everglades cherry tomato. I’ve heard you can’t kill Everglades and they produce until they freeze in the winter. Celebrity has been my go to for years for baseball sized tomatoes that produce well and have pretty decent taste. I have limited space, but I’m definitely going to try some of your suggestions as well. Always love to find a fellow NWF gardener.
Hey! I pray this year is better than the last 🍅
I'm looking forward to Ananas Noire, too. I've grown seedlings of it for other people, but this year I'm growing it out myself. I hope it's as good as everyone says.
I have grown Tasmanian Chocolate before (and I have one growing in a 7 gallon pot right now). They're very good and are actually descended from Paul Robeson tomatoes.
You might also like Brazilian Beauty, since you like the dark ones and salad size ones. Also, you might check out Cherokee Tiger Black and Cherokee Tiger Orange if you're interested in other Cherokee types. Those are also dwarfs. I've got seeds for Cherokee Tiger Orange but I haven't grown it yet. Too many tomatoes and not enough space. One of these years I'll get to it.
Thanks for the video!
Those sound really good! I’ll definitely look into getting some. Good luck in your garden this year. God bless!
You go black you can never go back! :)
😂 very true