Why Do HYBRID Tomatoes Perform Better? Hybrid VS Heirloom Seeds EXPLAINED!

For today's 2 minute garden tip, I explain the difference between hybrid vs open pollinated vs heirloom seeds. Have you ever wondered, why do hybrid tomatoes perform better? The answer is simple: nature, genetics and diversity. Learn why in this quick video!

Open pollinated seeds, and therefore heirloom seeds, are the product of controlled seed saving operations by humans and rarely occur under natural conditions. Humans breed genetic diversity out of seeds in our quest to stabilize varieties and preserve certain traits! Hybrid seeds mirror natural reproduction, so natural resistances to pests and disease are better preserved. The end result: hybrid tomatoes are naturally stronger plants than open pollinated tomatoes and heirloom tomatoes! For this reason, I'm growing tomatoes that are mostly F1 hybrids in my garden.

If you have questions about how to grow tomatoes in your backyard garden, growing a vegetable garden or growing fruit trees, want to know about the things I grow in my garden, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and "garden hacks" like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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[prettyboy]

Are you a teacher or professor IRL because you explain things so well. I have been growing tomaotes for years and I never knew much of what I just learned in the last few minutes. Thank you!

[tinac]

Excellent video, as usual, full of great info!! So many people on line rave about Heirloom seeds. You've shed new light here for me. Thank you!!

[MichaelRei]

I totally agree with you! I have this heirloom plant that had nothing but problems and the tomatoes were all weirdly shaped to the point that you couldn’t get a proper slice out of them. I’m in the F-1 Hybrid camp!!

[garden_geek]

Honestly I’d love to see you do a full length video on this topic. You explain things in a way that I can actually understand. I think it could be fun to experiment with breeding different varieties myself too.

Excellent video as usual!

[plantnewbie]

Just wanted to say I recently found this channel and I've really been enjoying your content.

[ehahn]

Sakura hybrid is very resistant to disease in my garden. All Sun golden already got some levels of diseases. Several black cherry still strong and several are dying. I am in Southern California

[MarkWorldPeace]

Splendid and Peaceful Independence day there

[MayraRodriguez-idrm]

I love the information you share! Thanks and may God Bless you and your beloveds 🦋

[artistlovepeace]

Thank you for all your productions. I'm going to go full hybrid this spring. The only seeds that did well last year were two pepper hybrids. We did have drought in MN but I planted about 25 other heirloom seeds and didn't get much of anything. Yes I did water them.

[annabodhi]

This is an excellent example of counterintuitive. Thank you so much for the informative video.

[kittiew]

I really appreciate you clearing the air about hybrid tomatos. There's is nothing wrong with them & I am very pleased production on siletz and others you have suggested.

Happy 4th of July to you & keep on growing 👍

[archstanton]

I’m going to plant mainly determinate hybrids next year. I’m still on the fence about growing dwarfs again because while they’re great tasting, their production is very low out here in the AZ desert. If you find a more heat resistant dwarf, please let me know. Cheers!

[valoriegriego]

Very interesting!😃
From your advice I have a few Super Sweet 100 sprouts growing for fall harvest.😃

[hiindandes]

I love Black Krim tomatoes but the blight devastates them. I found in the mountains of Ecuador a tomatoes plant growing with absolutely no blight. It was extremely healthy and with no disease. It is a wild tomatoe with delicious fruit up to about marble size. I took some fruit and started the seeds. I also started the Krims at the same time. Could someone tell me if it would be better to use the tomatoes for rootstock for the Krims or should I attempt to cross the 2 tomatoes??

[loungelizard]

One question, wouldn't restoring the dominant genes also likely remove some of the recessive traits that we like? Like colour, taste, lack of seeds? Love your channel, you're very good at explaining things. You must read a lot to learn all this stuff about gardening.

[covahsmusicvault]

Thanks for clearing the myth on hybrid seeds. I always thought it just meant a 50/50 such as mother/father genes for mortal offspring or as in a closer example for plants....the hybrid of animals. My dogs are siblings yet they look nothing alike. Appreciate your time. ~ Covah

[mapofthesoultagme]

I have small determinate hybrid tomatoes indoors as the growing season in Calgary, Canada is short and weather events inconsistent. Do they still need support? The package says no, but I heard another channel say that determinate ones should get support too.

[amaterasu-]

So is it ok to plant hybrid tomatoes next to heirloom? Will it affect the seed saving of my herilooms in any way?

[winrockywin]

Do you do anything to protect your soil when your tomatoes get diseases between seasons?

[Heavy_C]

My issue is hybrid seeds are so expensive and hard to find. And isn’t it true that you can’t regrow new plants from saved seeds?