Great show... I can tell your passion for growing tomatoes... You are the first person I've seen online that knew how good black seaman tomatoes are, I have the very same thoughts... I will tell ya another dark tomato that has absolutely amazing flavor, it is the Gary Osina tomato, it is a cross between brandywine and Cherokee purple... Somehow with this cross it is noticeably better than either parent, that is saying alot considering both parents are great tomatoes... Also for a tomato being a conversation piece the Lucid gem from Brad Gates is not only a conversation piece, it is one of or maybe the best tasting tomato in the garden... The Lucid gem starts with purple shoulders and green bottom then it changes to purple shoulders and orange bottom then it changes to black shoulders and pale red bottom, beautiful and tasty, best shelf life for a tomato in the whole garden... I have a few decades experience in growing heirlooms and open pollinated tomatoes, feel free to shoot any question about any varieties, I have grew alot, not all but a lot...
Thank you! I am so happy there is another person online that knows about Black Seaman. Not a lot of people know about this tomato. Thank you for your suggestions. I can’t wait to try Gary Osina. I will grow it next year for sure. If it is even better than both parents, I can’t even imagine how good it will be. Wow! Lucid Gem from Brad Gates is absolutely stunning. I will try to get my hands on the seeds. Do you have any cherry tomatoes to recommend?
Thank you for the suggestion. Both Black Pineapple and Berkley Pink Tye-Dye look very interesting and delicious . Too late to start them from seed now but I will include both of them in my must grow in 2023!
Very close to my list. I decided to grow 4 big and 4 cherry. So I made this list. Do you see the problem??? We seem to have similar ideas of what is good. Last frost date for Essen and Gelsenkirchen zone 8b Apr. 21 - Apr. 30 Start inside First of March 7 to 8 weeks before last frost Companions: Marigolds Alliums: like onions and garlic Peppermint in pots Parsley with flowers is best Brings in hover flies and their babies eat bugs Basil. My short list Ananas Noir 80 to 85 days 750 gm Pink Brandywine Aunt Ruby's German Green, 65 - 75 days 500 to 1000 gm White Tomesol 80 day 225 gm Cherokee Purple 80 days 500 gm Thorburn’s TerraCotta, 75 days 180 gm Hillbilly great flavor Paul Robeson Dr. Wychee's Yellow Brad’s Atomic Grape, 75 days Isis Candy, 70 to 80 days Green Doctor Barry's Crazy Cherry Snow White, sweeter than sungold Matt's Wild Cherry, very small
You are right we do seem to have similar ideas of what is good 😁. I actually almost added Brad's Atomic Grape to my list but in it's place I decided to try Prairie Fire, which is very similar to Brad's Atomic Grape. Your list looks amazing. The only problem that I see with your list is that you did not stick to 4 cherry and 4 big 😂 But us gardeners never do. We always plant more. I think "more is more" in the garden world. I will try Hillbilly from your list next year. I've never grown this variety but wanted to try for a long time.
That's a great list! I too am growing Cherokee Purple, and Sunrise Bumblebee, I'm also growing Purple Bumblebee, Barry's Crazy Cherry, Costoluto Genovese, San Marzano, Sweet 100, Caspian Pink, Bloody Butcher, Brandywine Red, and the tiny Red Currant. I'll keep an eye on your channel to see your progress! I've got my seedlings started indoors already.
You have a great list of tomatoes! Thank you for sharing. I want to try Purple Bumblebee. It was actually already recommended in the comment ☺️ I love tiny Red Currant! I grew it in my old garden and loved it but I just forgot to buy seeds.
I'm 6a Ohio USA and my best producer slicers are Black Krim and Thornbury Terracotta ( these are the only slicers that I have ever ate whole and it's was a "WOW ! and great for South America quaimoliasauce as my neighborsfromSouthAmerica toldmeafterIgavethemseveral). and for salads Midnight Snack ( extra juicy) and Honeycomb . Thanks I raised 25 types last season. I'm also try Purple Cherokee Black Brandywine is my favorite for taste of slicers. Hearing great news about the Pink Brandywine and we I'll try
Thank you for your comment and recommendations. I will be growing Black Krim in 2023. I just ordered some seeds. It was also suggested by another viewer 😊 Thorburn’s Terracotta I grew for the first time in 2022 and I absolutely loved it. I have to try Black Brandywine. Can’t wait to start my seedlings. We are almost there.
Thank you. I will be posting regular updates throughout the season on how they do and also I am planning on doing a taste test video for each group. I hope that the new varieties that I'm trying this year will be delicious. Fingers crossed 😊
I always grow Aunt Ruby's German Green...the Mini Napa Chardonnay sounds interesting as does Black Seaman, as growing in a different country have not yet 2023 tomatoes yet
I've never grown Aunt Ruby's German Green but I looked it up and it sounds like a great addition to my tomato list for 2024. Thank you for your suggestion! What country are you from?
I’m trying many of those varieties. Here’s a few highly recommended varieties that you might like: green zebra, a unique sweet/tart smaller but productive one, Sungold cherry, and Rose de Berne (fruition seeds - shorter season types) which is described as pink brandywines abundant cousin. Good luck gardening in 2023! 🍅👩🌾
Thank you for your comment and great recommendations. I grew Sungold once and it performed very well and I loved the flavor. I have to grow it again. Green Zebra I wanted to try but it just got away from me. I’ve never heard about Rose de Berne but I looked it up and I will definitely try to get seeds. I’m very excited for the 2023 season and all three varieties that you recommended made the list. 😊
@@skyblueoasis3147 thanks, I noticed the beautiful mountains in the background, and you mentioned a shorter season, so fruition seeds focuses on shorter season heirlooms. I live in Denver so they “should” grow well. Good luck in 2023 also! PS, I’m going to add black seaman to my list.
Thanks for taking the time to do this and share this information.. I love garden Tomato's as well so I really enjoy hearing about your favorite tomato's and why.
Thank you for the kind words! I love growing tomatoes and sharing my experience with others. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and there will be more to come :)
definitely would love to suggest a tomato variety especially being a fan of Dr Wyches and Pineapple. Kelloggs Breakfast i have to recommend to grow. it is amazing!
I actually almost bought Kelloggs Breakfast seeds this year. I wanted to try this variety for a couple of years now. Garden season of 2023 it will be on my list. Thank you!
Just my opinion but Purple Bumblebees is tastier than Sunrise Bumblebee tomato. It is sweet and smoky with a medium thin skin so it doesn't split, but does bust in the mouth with flavor. It grew the longest in my zone 5 even after frosts while the other tomatoes were done a month before. I had endless small bumblebee tomatoes. Maybe some other year you can try it. 🙂
Wow sounds like Purple Bumblebee is a perfect tomato! Love the flavor profile that you described. I looked it up and it is only 60-70 days to maturity! I will include it on my must try tomatoes in 2023. Thank you for the suggestion.
Im also in zone 6 high desert. I could tell out your window that we must be close. Id love to know what state you're in, I love following people close to me. I also have great luck with black sea man
I'm in Wester Colorado. Are we neighbors? 😊 I also like to follow people that are close to me or grow in similar climate or growing conditions. We can learn from each other and see what plants do well in our climate. I'm glad that you have great luck with black sea man. Do you have any other verities that do well for you in the high desert climate? I'm creating a list for 2023 and I'm in the process of ordering seeds.
@Sky Blue Oasis I'm high desert zone 6b in Northern Nevada so not too close but same climate :) I saw you talking tomatoes with another person in the comments and I wanted to suggest to you a tomato called " siberian pink honey" it may be what you're looking for, a huge ox heart, early and grows so well for me. Another that I've really had good luck with is marmande
@@shelbys6919 Thank you for the suggestions. I already ordered Marmade seeds, I will be trying this variety in 2023. I will try to find seeds for Siberian Pink Honey since we are in a very similar climate I'm sure it will also do well for me.
Siberia is larger in size than the United States, along with Alaska. Therefore, there are all climatic zones except the tropics. Altai is a huge territory similar to the one where you live. Video with the best Minusinsk tomatoes from Siberia. There are subtitles in English.czcams.com/video/UAvLAIZtorg/video.html
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I'm glad it was entertaining. Actually, Black from Tula and not "Black Sea Man" has a "salty flavor" at least from the description. It is a new variety to me.
I listened to the place where you say that Sasha Altai is the most delicious tomato from Siberia and could not resist speaking out. The tomato capital of Russia is located in the city of Minusinsk in Siberia, in the Krasnoyarsk Territory region. Tomato festivals are held there every year, where the most delicious and large tomato is chosen. In 2021, the largest tomato was the Minusinsky Pink Giant variety weighing 2 kg. 270 gr. It is the most delicious of pink tomatoes. A huge number of very productive and very tasty varieties have been bred in Minusinsk. There are more than a hundred of them. Google will help you. Sasha Altai in Russia is considered a tomato for beginners. I am a tomato collector with 25 years of experience and I want to tell you that among the black tomatoes, the most delicious is the Russian variety Black Crimea, the second is the American variety Carbon, the third is Black from Tula. Purple Cherokee is delicious, but the taste does not compete with those mentioned. Among the reds and pinks, the most delicious and productive is the American variety, the famous Miss Schlaubach strawberry, followed by the Italian tomato Work Release Paste. Tomatoes with anthocyanin are American varieties of Sergeant Pepper, Pink Siberian Tiger and Pascal from Picardy. Of the Yellow tomatoes, in my opinion, the most delicious are Arkansas Delight, Mermaid (American varieties) and the Russian variety Orange Heart and the Mystery of Nature. Of the green-fruited tomatoes, the most delicious and productive are the Russian variety Boloto, tomato with potato leaf Taiga by Canadian breeder Karen Olivier, as well as Black pineapple. Green fruit varieties have a high sugar content, they are hypoallergenic, and the chlorophyll contained in them has a hematopoietic effect and rejuvenates the body. Good luck and rich harvests.
Thank you so much for your comment and the wealth of knowledge. 25 years of experience of growing/ collecting tomato seeds is very impressive. I read about the tomato festival in Minusinsk in Siberia and it is actually on my bucket list to visit one day. 😊 I was able to find seeds for the tomatoes varieties that you recommended Black Crimea, Carbon, Ms. Schlaubach’s Strawberry, Sergeant Pepper, Pink Siberian Tiger, Pascal from Picardy, Mermaid and Mystery of Nature I struggled to find seeds for Orange Heart and Minusinsky Pink Giant. Is it possible that they go by a different name? When I looked up “Minusinsky Pink Giant”, “Minusinsk Lion” came up in the search result but I’m not sure if this is the same tomato. I can’t wait to plant and taste all the varieties that you recommended. I was already planning on growing Black Pineapple since it was recommended by another viewer. And I already grew Black from Tula in 2022 and I absolutely agree with you. The flavor was amazing! Thank you again for all your recommendations. Happy gardening!
Growing tomatoes for flavor is the right attitude!
Thank you for your comment. I 100% agree. If it does not tase good what is the point of growing it! 😊
@@skyblueoasis3147 Exactly! 😆
I’m so obsessed on growing tomatoes 🍅 too
I can relate to that 😊. I can't wait for seed starting time. I bought so many new verities. It is an obsession. 😂
Seem like you have some good picks here. Lots of slicers that I’m going to need to try.
Thank you! Yes, slicers are my favorite so I make sure I include a lot of them. I love tomato sandwiches.
Great show... I can tell your passion for growing tomatoes... You are the first person I've seen online that knew how good black seaman tomatoes are, I have the very same thoughts... I will tell ya another dark tomato that has absolutely amazing flavor, it is the Gary Osina tomato, it is a cross between brandywine and Cherokee purple... Somehow with this cross it is noticeably better than either parent, that is saying alot considering both parents are great tomatoes... Also for a tomato being a conversation piece the Lucid gem from Brad Gates is not only a conversation piece, it is one of or maybe the best tasting tomato in the garden... The Lucid gem starts with purple shoulders and green bottom then it changes to purple shoulders and orange bottom then it changes to black shoulders and pale red bottom, beautiful and tasty, best shelf life for a tomato in the whole garden... I have a few decades experience in growing heirlooms and open pollinated tomatoes, feel free to shoot any question about any varieties, I have grew alot, not all but a lot...
Thank you! I am so happy there is another person online that knows about Black Seaman. Not a lot of people know about this tomato. Thank you for your suggestions. I can’t wait to try Gary Osina. I will grow it next year for sure. If it is even better than both parents, I can’t even imagine how good it will be.
Wow! Lucid Gem from Brad Gates is absolutely stunning. I will try to get my hands on the seeds. Do you have any cherry tomatoes to recommend?
try the black pineapple and Berkley tye dye pink. you will like them.
Thank you for the suggestion. Both Black Pineapple and Berkley Pink Tye-Dye look very interesting and delicious . Too late to start them from seed now but I will include both of them in my must grow in 2023!
So many tomato varieties.
Looking forward to seeing the progress during the season.
Very close to my list. I decided to grow 4 big and 4 cherry. So I made this list. Do you see the problem??? We seem to have similar ideas of what is good.
Last frost date for Essen and Gelsenkirchen zone 8b
Apr. 21 - Apr. 30
Start inside First of March 7 to 8 weeks before last frost
Companions:
Marigolds
Alliums: like onions and garlic
Peppermint in pots
Parsley with flowers is best Brings in hover flies and their babies eat bugs
Basil.
My short list
Ananas Noir 80 to 85 days 750 gm
Pink Brandywine
Aunt Ruby's German Green, 65 - 75 days 500 to 1000 gm
White Tomesol 80 day 225 gm
Cherokee Purple 80 days 500 gm
Thorburn’s TerraCotta, 75 days 180 gm
Hillbilly great flavor
Paul Robeson
Dr. Wychee's Yellow
Brad’s Atomic Grape, 75 days
Isis Candy, 70 to 80 days
Green Doctor
Barry's Crazy Cherry
Snow White, sweeter than sungold
Matt's Wild Cherry, very small
You are right we do seem to have similar ideas of what is good 😁. I actually almost added Brad's Atomic Grape to my list but in it's place I decided to try Prairie Fire, which is very similar to Brad's Atomic Grape. Your list looks amazing. The only problem that I see with your list is that you did not stick to 4 cherry and 4 big 😂 But us gardeners never do. We always plant more. I think "more is more" in the garden world. I will try Hillbilly from your list next year. I've never grown this variety but wanted to try for a long time.
That's a great list! I too am growing Cherokee Purple, and Sunrise Bumblebee, I'm also growing Purple Bumblebee, Barry's Crazy Cherry, Costoluto Genovese, San Marzano, Sweet 100, Caspian Pink, Bloody Butcher, Brandywine Red, and the tiny Red Currant. I'll keep an eye on your channel to see your progress! I've got my seedlings started indoors already.
You have a great list of tomatoes! Thank you for sharing. I want to try Purple Bumblebee. It was actually already recommended in the comment ☺️ I love tiny Red Currant! I grew it in my old garden and loved it but I just forgot to buy seeds.
I'm 6a Ohio USA and my best producer slicers are Black Krim and Thornbury Terracotta ( these are the only slicers that I have ever ate whole and it's was a "WOW ! and great for South America quaimoliasauce as my neighborsfromSouthAmerica toldmeafterIgavethemseveral). and for salads
Midnight Snack ( extra juicy) and Honeycomb .
Thanks I raised 25 types last season.
I'm also try Purple Cherokee
Black Brandywine is my favorite for taste of slicers. Hearing great news about the Pink Brandywine and we I'll try
Thank you for your comment and recommendations. I will be growing Black Krim in 2023. I just ordered some seeds. It was also suggested by another viewer 😊 Thorburn’s Terracotta I grew for the first time in 2022 and I absolutely loved it. I have to try Black Brandywine. Can’t wait to start my seedlings. We are almost there.
Informative program. You are growing several varieties I have never heard of so looking forward to hear how they grew.
Thank you. I will be posting regular updates throughout the season on how they do and also I am planning on doing a taste test video for each group. I hope that the new varieties that I'm trying this year will be delicious. Fingers crossed 😊
I always grow Aunt Ruby's German Green...the Mini Napa Chardonnay sounds interesting as does Black Seaman, as growing in a different country have not yet 2023 tomatoes yet
I've never grown Aunt Ruby's German Green but I looked it up and it sounds like a great addition to my tomato list for 2024. Thank you for your suggestion! What country are you from?
I’m trying many of those varieties. Here’s a few highly recommended varieties that you might like: green zebra, a unique sweet/tart smaller but productive one, Sungold cherry, and Rose de Berne (fruition seeds - shorter season types) which is described as pink brandywines abundant cousin. Good luck gardening in 2023! 🍅👩🌾
Thank you for your comment and great recommendations. I grew Sungold once and it performed very well and I loved the flavor. I have to grow it again. Green Zebra I wanted to try but it just got away from me. I’ve never heard about Rose de Berne but I looked it up and I will definitely try to get seeds. I’m very excited for the 2023 season and all three varieties that you recommended made the list. 😊
@@skyblueoasis3147 thanks, I noticed the beautiful mountains in the background, and you mentioned a shorter season, so fruition seeds focuses on shorter season heirlooms. I live in Denver so they “should” grow well. Good luck in 2023 also! PS, I’m going to add black seaman to my list.
Thanks for taking the time to do this and share this information.. I love garden Tomato's as well so I really enjoy hearing about your favorite tomato's and why.
Thank you for the kind words! I love growing tomatoes and sharing my experience with others. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and there will be more to come :)
definitely would love to suggest a tomato variety especially being a fan of Dr Wyches and Pineapple. Kelloggs Breakfast i have to recommend to grow. it is amazing!
I actually almost bought Kelloggs Breakfast seeds this year. I wanted to try this variety for a couple of years now. Garden season of 2023 it will be on my list. Thank you!
Oh oh black sea man. 😄
Yes, very good tomato 😊 🍅!
@@skyblueoasis3147 😊
Just my opinion but Purple Bumblebees is tastier than Sunrise Bumblebee tomato. It is sweet and smoky with a medium thin skin so it doesn't split, but does bust in the mouth with flavor. It grew the longest in my zone 5 even after frosts while the other tomatoes were done a month before. I had endless small bumblebee tomatoes. Maybe some other year you can try it. 🙂
Wow sounds like Purple Bumblebee is a perfect tomato! Love the flavor profile that you described. I looked it up and it is only 60-70 days to maturity! I will include it on my must try tomatoes in 2023. Thank you for the suggestion.
I was advised that pink bumble bee is the best over the black bumble bee 🐝
Im also in zone 6 high desert. I could tell out your window that we must be close. Id love to know what state you're in, I love following people close to me. I also have great luck with black sea man
I'm in Wester Colorado. Are we neighbors? 😊 I also like to follow people that are close to me or grow in similar climate or growing conditions. We can learn from each other and see what plants do well in our climate. I'm glad that you have great luck with black sea man. Do you have any other verities that do well for you in the high desert climate? I'm creating a list for 2023 and I'm in the process of ordering seeds.
@Sky Blue Oasis I'm high desert zone 6b in Northern Nevada so not too close but same climate :) I saw you talking tomatoes with another person in the comments and I wanted to suggest to you a tomato called " siberian pink honey" it may be what you're looking for, a huge ox heart, early and grows so well for me. Another that I've really had good luck with is marmande
@@shelbys6919 Thank you for the suggestions. I already ordered Marmade seeds, I will be trying this variety in 2023. I will try to find seeds for Siberian Pink Honey since we are in a very similar climate I'm sure it will also do well for me.
Siberia is larger in size than the United States, along with Alaska. Therefore, there are all climatic zones except the tropics. Altai is a huge territory similar to the one where you live. Video with the best Minusinsk tomatoes from Siberia. There are subtitles in English.czcams.com/video/UAvLAIZtorg/video.html
Thank you for sharing the video. These tomatoes look so delicious!
Enjoyed the video but "Black Sea Man"? I had to laugh. But when you said "Salty flavor" I fell the hell out. Is this satire or a joke?
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I'm glad it was entertaining. Actually, Black from Tula and not "Black Sea Man" has a "salty flavor" at least from the description. It is a new variety to me.
I listened to the place where you say that Sasha Altai is the most delicious tomato from Siberia and could not resist speaking out. The tomato capital of Russia is located in the city of Minusinsk in Siberia, in the Krasnoyarsk Territory region. Tomato festivals are held there every year, where the most delicious and large tomato is chosen. In 2021, the largest tomato was the Minusinsky Pink Giant variety weighing 2 kg. 270 gr. It is the most delicious of pink tomatoes. A huge number of very productive and very tasty varieties have been bred in Minusinsk. There are more than a hundred of them. Google will help you. Sasha Altai in Russia is considered a tomato for beginners. I am a tomato collector with 25 years of experience and I want to tell you that among the black tomatoes, the most delicious is the Russian variety Black Crimea, the second is the American variety Carbon, the third is Black from Tula. Purple Cherokee is delicious, but the taste does not compete with those mentioned. Among the reds and pinks, the most delicious and productive is the American variety, the famous Miss Schlaubach strawberry, followed by the Italian tomato Work Release Paste. Tomatoes with anthocyanin are American varieties of Sergeant Pepper, Pink Siberian Tiger and Pascal from Picardy. Of the Yellow tomatoes, in my opinion, the most delicious are Arkansas Delight, Mermaid (American varieties) and the Russian variety Orange Heart and the Mystery of Nature. Of the green-fruited tomatoes, the most delicious and productive are the Russian variety Boloto, tomato with potato leaf Taiga by Canadian breeder Karen Olivier, as well as Black pineapple. Green fruit varieties have a high sugar content, they are hypoallergenic, and the chlorophyll contained in them has a hematopoietic effect and rejuvenates the body.
Good luck and rich harvests.
Thank you so much for your comment and the wealth of knowledge. 25 years of experience of growing/ collecting tomato seeds is very impressive. I read about the tomato festival in Minusinsk in Siberia and it is actually on my bucket list to visit one day. 😊 I was able to find seeds for the tomatoes varieties that you recommended Black Crimea, Carbon, Ms. Schlaubach’s Strawberry, Sergeant Pepper, Pink Siberian Tiger, Pascal from Picardy, Mermaid and Mystery of Nature
I struggled to find seeds for Orange Heart and Minusinsky Pink Giant. Is it possible that they go by a different name? When I looked up “Minusinsky Pink Giant”, “Minusinsk Lion” came up in the search result but I’m not sure if this is the same tomato.
I can’t wait to plant and taste all the varieties that you recommended. I was already planning on growing Black Pineapple since it was recommended by another viewer. And I already grew Black from Tula in 2022 and I absolutely agree with you. The flavor was amazing!
Thank you again for all your recommendations. Happy gardening!