The 22 Tomato Varieties I’m Growing In My Garden This Year!

Today I am sharing 22 tomato varieties, and the reasons why I chose them to grow in 2022 gardening season. I split the varieties into 3 groups:

- Beefsteak/ Slicers (Black Sea Man, Paul Robeson, Black from Tula, Cherokee Purple, Pink Brandywine, Old German, Dr. Wyche’s, Pineapple, Azoychka, Thorburn’s Terra-Cotta, Mushroom Basket)

- Early Maturing (Earliana, Aurora, Sasha Altai, Prescott, Black Prince, Gold Dusk, Prairie Fire)

- Cherry Tomatoes (Napa Chardonnay, Sunrise Bumble Bee, Blueberries, Black Cherry)

[roxananunez]

I’m so obsessed on growing tomatoes 🍅 too

[LUCKYGARDENTOMATOES]

Growing tomatoes for flavor is the right attitude!

[gretamax]

Seem like you have some good picks here. Lots of slicers that I’m going to need to try.

[jiveturkey]

So many tomato varieties.
Looking forward to seeing the progress during the season.

[jeffgibbs]

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...

[MawcDrums]

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.

[hitchyourwagon]

Informative program. You are growing several varieties I have never heard of so looking forward to hear how they grew.

[cochise]

try the black pineapple and Berkley tye dye pink. you will like them.

[davidbrighton]

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.

[DouglasEKnappMSAOM]

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

[johnjude]

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

[patrickwalsh]

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! 🍅👩‍🌾

[klbbeeswillow]

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!

[warrenkerebs]

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

[shelbys]

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

[alexgorron]

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. 🙂

[southernstacker]

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?

[УДачныйучасток-яе]

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.