My 8 Top Dwarf Tomato Picks - Taste Tests Included

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5 ай бұрын

All of these tomatoes taste good. Some of them taste great! I did my best to rank them by taste from 8 to 1. I've grown probably a couple of dozen dwarf tomatoes from the dwarf tomato project. These are my 8 top picks from all the ones that I've grown. Some get great scores for taste, and some have a combination of good taste, good productivity, and a couple even have done well in the heat here. I'll show you each tomato, and I'll also include some taste tests that I have done in the past. Be sure to give us some of your top picks when it comes to dwarf tomatoes. Thanks for watching!
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@icouldjustscream 5 ай бұрын

Hello from Canada! All us garden people are starting to shake off the winter and squint at the sun. I have enough seeds but I noticed Victory Seeds has a HUGE variety of dwarf tomato seeds available. My garden is urban and only 600 sq ft so I have to limit the varieties I grow, but every homegrown tomato is a good tomato 🍅! I know it's early for zone 4 but I couldn't take the wait and started some hot peppers and two Geranium Kiss tomatoes yesterday.

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Hello! I have quite a few Canadian subscribers. I totally agree with you about every homegrown tomato being a good tomato. Those plants you just planted should have some really good size before it's time to set them out. It will be here before we know it though.

@stephenrowe1415 5 ай бұрын

Think Victory Seeds grow some out for the project

@tbballa24 5 ай бұрын

Rosella Purple is my favorite as well, impeccable tomato! 👌

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Great minds think alike :) Yes, Rosella Purple is hard to beat.

@RiazUddin-sk3uw 5 ай бұрын

Don’t know who named it but name-wise “Bundaberg Rum Ball” should win the “best named tomato”. Ha ha ha. Bundaberg (we call it Bundy) is a city in Australian state of Queensland and Bundaberg rum, which I’d say is quite popular in Australia, is produced here. I’d imagine, the name suggests the the variety tastes sweet like the rum balls (a sweet ball-shaped cake kinda treat filled with rum). Awesome video as usual, mate. Wish you have a lovely weekend!

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Lol, it does have a very unique name for sure. I googled it when I first bought my seeds, to find out what Bundaberg was. I quickly understood the Rum Ball connection once I'd done a little reading. It's a good little tomato for sure. Have a great weekend!

@kst6959 5 ай бұрын

Agreed it should win the name award! Could you tell me what the favorite dwarf varieties are in Australia? We have dry hot summers where I'm at and I think Australian varieties might do well. We need types that can set fruit at a higher heat point than most tomatoes.

@xaviercruz4763 2 ай бұрын

@@kst6959where did you get that beautiful mouse picture, man?

@johnkirkland7465 5 ай бұрын

Made Saturday! Another great video Jim.

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

@tklresearchclub8736 27 күн бұрын

Amazing video

@MidwestGardener 27 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@karunald 16 күн бұрын

I just pulled my first Dwarf Purple Heart. 1 Pound, 17 ounces!!! OMG

@MidwestGardener 16 күн бұрын

Wow! I'm jealous. Well done!

@karunald 9 күн бұрын

@@MidwestGardener It was up there with the tops of the tops in flavor. Absolutely insanely great. It's early in the season but that might be my best tasting this season. Seeds saved

@shirleyk623 5 ай бұрын

Those are a lot of beautiful looking tomatoes. Your tomato plants are so prolific and healthy looking. The Bundaberg rumball didn't do well in Florida last year. I'm going to try again this year.. I've never grown any of the other varieties, but they do look delicious. I really liked the looks of the purple heart. It resembles the Hungarian heart tomato that I'm currently growing. I enjoyed your taste comparisons, it made me anxious for fresh tomatoes. Take care and have a wonderful weekend 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Hope you have a better season this year. There are a lot of good varieties to try. Hope you can find one or two that work in your area. Have a great weekend, Shirley!

@cfbx-lx7216 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your videos and for sharing. Some of those tomatoes are our favourite too for several summers (Maralinga, Tasmanian chocolate, Uluru ochre, Boronia... ). Tried for the first time Rosella purple last year, quite good result but with the rain and the lack of sunny period, I'm sure It'll be more tasty this summer. I also could add some dwarf the we appreciate : Dwarf confetti, Summer sunrise, Brandyfred, Jackass yellow. Also tried Dw Black angus, DW purple heart, Yukon quest, but those wasn't what we prefered (too sweet). Have a nice day, greetings from Belgium

@MidwestGardener 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing which varieties have worked well for you in Belgium. I wish I had more room for trying new varieties. I've started doing a lot of pepper breeding, and have just started some tomato breeding. It really takes up a lot of room, but I'm having a lot of fun doing it. Have a great afternoon and evening!

@homebrewerstan 5 ай бұрын

Planting dwarf tomatoes for the first time this year. Dwarf Beauty King, Rosella Purple, Shadow Boxing, and Tasmanian Chocolate. Looking forward to seeing how they do in the San Diego area. Will track productivity compared to the other 15 varieties I will be growing.

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

I would be interested to know how the do for you. Hope they do great! I think you will enjoy Rosella Purple.

@stephenrowe1415 5 ай бұрын

Hope you have a good season. Taz Chocolate was one of the first dwarf I ever grew here in the UK

@user-cv1xe9yf3f Ай бұрын

How they doin'?

@joelcolon5060 5 ай бұрын

Hi Jim, great video once again. I found about the dwarf tomato project by watching your videos. Will grow 8 different ones this upcoming season zone 7. Thank you!

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch! Let me know if you find any keepers that I haven't tried. Good luck with your season, and thanks for watching!

@ofrecentvintage 4 ай бұрын

You always seem to grow something on my wishlist. In this case: Uluru Ochre! Happy to see your commentary.

@MidwestGardener 4 ай бұрын

That one tastes great, but wasn't very productive when I grew it.

@ofrecentvintage 4 ай бұрын

@@MidwestGardener Good to know! I debated getting it for this season but decided to postpone, since it was on my splurge list. I really need production so I appreciate you sharing your experience!

@Onniesprairiegarden 5 ай бұрын

Great video! That Maralinga looks so good! All of them did! ❤

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Maralinga surprised me with it's flavor. It was really good. It has some nice sized tomatoes on it too.

@npast1 5 ай бұрын

Inspired by your videos, I grew pretty much all dwarf tomatoes from your list, and then some. My favorite though didn't make your top 8, although you praised it in one of your earlier videos. Kookaburra Cackle tasted best for me, and it currently my favorite of them all.

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for reminding me of Kookaburra Cackle. I had kind of forgotten about that one. Thinking about it makes me want to grow it again.

@eminbe338x 4 ай бұрын

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@MidwestGardener 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Hope you have a great growing season.

@RRan-dk7ct 5 ай бұрын

Hey old friend, i did get some Tasmanian Chocolates this season and can't wait to taste them...along with Amana,Azoychka Tomato and Vorlon with a few more in mind ...some of my plants are 10 inches now and i've been cut-and come again with Merlot lettuce all year....Talk to ya soon ....Mississippi Gulf Coast Zone 9a.

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Hey. Sounds like you are off to a great start. It will be a while before I plant tomatoes. It will be here before we know it though. Good luck with this season!

@davidniemi6553 4 ай бұрын

Wow, I love taste tests. All of these tomatoes look so delicious and unobtainable in stores, even in the right season. This year I'm trying Bundaberg Rumball, Sleeping Lady, and Boronia for the first time. Previously I grew Russian Red (cold-tolerant) and 42 Days (incredibly early) -- these were not labeled as Dwarf tomatoes but that is clearly what they are. Both Russian Red and 42 Days taste better than store-bought but I do not think either would make your list. While you are theoretically in a slightly colder zone than I am, you have far more challenges with heat while I have more challenges with frost and shade. Microclimates, I guess.

@MidwestGardener 4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy growing the 3 from this list. Yes, the heat is what give me problems more than anything. Every place has it's pros and cons. I always wondered where the perfect place to grow tomatoes is. Wherever it is, I hope they appreciate their good fortune.

@davidniemi6553 4 ай бұрын

@@MidwestGardener Probably a dappled forest in a part of Mexico where the winters are milder than where either of us live and the summers are more like mine than like yours.

@kst6959 5 ай бұрын

Hello from the Capitol of CA! Thank you for your videos. Because if them I am trying dwarf varieties for the first time this year. Could not get my hands on Boronia at the time I was ordering seeds but did find Tasmanian Choc and Rosella Purple. Also trying Beauty King and Audrey's Love. Looking forward to tasting them! I don't have a lot of space in my garden so I am hoping their short stature will allow me to grow on a trellis behind them if I give the trellis plants a head start.

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Hello! Hope you love growing the dwarf varieties. I think you have a pretty good list to start with. I think you will enjoy Rosella Purple. On a good year, their taste is outstanding.

@myrrhidian3166 5 ай бұрын

Rosella Purple is always out of stock when I go to buy my seeds, so it must be extremely popular! I'm trying Bundaberg Rumball and Dwarf Eagle Smiley this year. These will be my first from the Dwarf Tomato Project. I like a smaller tomato generally, and something that produces all season through the heat is very appealing!

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

I understand about wanting something that will produce in the heat. We get some hot summers here sometimes. Last I checked, Bounty Hunter Seeds had some Rosella Purple seeds.

@myrrhidian3166 5 ай бұрын

@@MidwestGardener They unfortunately are sold out of Rosella Purple, but thank you for mentioning Bounty Hunter Seeds, as I had never heard of them before. I ended up finding several more varieties to try!

@sued.530 5 ай бұрын

Good Morning Jim - Had no idea there were so many great dwarf tomato varieties and thanks for your review. Would you say any of these varieties would be good for making tomato sauce or canning? Love their small size but flavor and production also have to be considered too. Spring is just around the corner..

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

Good morning Sue. We haven't really done any tomato canning, so I can't speak to that. I think any of the meatier ones would make good sauce. Yes, spring is around the corner. Good luck wither your season!

@josephfra2456 4 ай бұрын

Could you list the tomatoes in your text. Didnt catch the #2. Close captioning would help. Thanks

@MidwestGardener 4 ай бұрын

#2 was Maralinga. I tried to put text on the screen, but for some reason, when I exported my video, the text didn't come through. I'm using new software, so I'm stilling trying to figure out whey that didn't work. I'll try to add the names in the description today, if I find time.

@josephfra2456 4 ай бұрын

@@MidwestGardener thanks

@TravisTarver60 5 ай бұрын

I’m so interested as well as confused. I’ve started seeds for 5 varieties. Rosella Purple, based on your reviews. Rosella Crimson Sweet Scarlet Dwarf Tasty wine. Plus a free seed pack of an orange type dwarf. I’m in the mid south Around Memphis/Arkansas. I’m concerned they are vulnerable to our heat/humidity viruses? What the difference in Dwarf and Say Goliath bush, or Celebrity hybrid , Rutgers that grow bush type as well? My space is limited but I plan to allocate some of it to Dwarfs. I hope they provide to the hype I’ve seen on KZfaq. Love your videos! Keep up good work.

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

I haven't grown Goliath bush, or Celebrity, so I can't really compare them. In general though, Dwarf tomatoes from the Dwarf Tomato Project top out at around 1.5 to 5 feet. My favorites top out at around 4 feet. Another feature that the dwarfs have is a more stout central stem, and thicker, heavier leaves. I hope you like Rosella Purple as much as we do. Good luck!

@stephenrowe1415 5 ай бұрын

Anybody tried Rosella Crimson? Thinking of trying alongside the purple.

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

That's one I haven't tried yet. If you give it a try, let me know how it does.

@stephenrowe1415 4 ай бұрын

@@MidwestGardenerAs far as I've seen it's typically a little more acidic being a red.

@MidwestGardener 4 ай бұрын

@@stephenrowe1415 I bet it would still be good.

@stephenrowe1415 4 ай бұрын

@@MidwestGardener Yeah, I've tried lots of different colored Cherokee & they're all pretty good too.

@OldTimerGarden 4 ай бұрын

Most people prefer sweet tomatoes. I on the other hand, prefer a high acid taste.

@MidwestGardener 4 ай бұрын

Everyone doesn't have to like the same thing. Hope you have one that fits the bill for you.

@jimroberts5461 18 күн бұрын

CAN YOU PRINT THE NAMES ON THE SCREEN?

@MidwestGardener 18 күн бұрын

Sorry, Jim. I can't do it after the video is published.

@jimroberts5461 18 күн бұрын

Yes, I know that. I meant in the future. A number of the varieties you only mentioned the name once and sometime it was difficult to understand what you said.

@MidwestGardener 18 күн бұрын

@@jimroberts5461 OK, I guess I misunderstood. I'll give it some thought.

@Just_A_Name14 5 ай бұрын

Idk those dark cavities holding the seeds don’t look to appealing. Almost a concern for disease or some other form of irregularities to be investigated

@MidwestGardener 5 ай бұрын

You'll never know till you try one.