I’m glad you aren’t spreading anti-GMO propaganda. This is a great explanation and I’m excited to try this new variety (when the seeds get cheaper).
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
Me too.
@joeyharris675 ай бұрын
Git after it....
@sunnybizz48575 ай бұрын
you had me at "hair loom". 😀
@shellyschneider62715 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great info, I ordered the seeds! I enjoy a variety of tomatoes in the garden. These might be grown separately. On another note, one group of my Carmen sweet pepper plants last year was over 8 feet tall. My shortest sweet pepper plants are now 5 feet tall and full of peppers. I no longer use chemical fertilizers, only natural in my 20-inch raised bed low dig garden.
@IAMGiftbearer5 ай бұрын
I ordered some tonight and can hardly wait to try them!
@missthang47705 ай бұрын
Thank you for bringing some science to this issue!
@christajennings38285 ай бұрын
This may be an OPEN POLLINATED variety, but it is NOT an HEIRLOOM variety until seed has been saved and passed down through non-commercial means for at least 50 years. OP and heirloom may often be used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.
@Gardenfundamentals15 ай бұрын
There is actually no accepted definition of heirloom. www.gardenmyths.com/heirloom-seed-myths/
@user-kg8gm6sk4f5 ай бұрын
Yeah, if I wanted something artificial I'd buy it from the grocery store
@gangofgreenhorns26725 ай бұрын
Words are defined by their use, and the OP defined the term explicitly. We all know the colloquial definition of heirloom in no way includes GMOs--though open-pollinated obviously can. @@Gardenfundamentals1
@user-kg8gm6sk4f5 ай бұрын
Ok, I get that. Organic, Heirloom is just a commercialized name, bought and paid for. What I'm looking for is real food that hasnt been modified to suit the needs of people who seek to make a profit by means that could be harmful to those who consume it. this is not it!!!@@Gardenfundamentals1
@MorganBrunson5 ай бұрын
@@Gardenfundamentals1the name heirloom in itself is a definition. Nothing is an heirloom until after the passage of time. Generally speaking with things it's at least 25 yrs old. Would you say that a 2024 Porsche is an heirloom? Might as well if you call that purple Barney tomato one. I saw your 10 10 10 video. So I decided to check out more since that particular video was full of inaccurate statements. Now this. It's like seeing a politician in a garden. Just wrong on many levels.
@pgm5214 ай бұрын
i just bought purple galaxy cannot wait to grow them,
@evilroyslade24915 ай бұрын
Ordered mine today, $20 for ten seeds Free shipping USPS.
@Reenkitty2 ай бұрын
I am growing 6 of the "Purple Tomato" this summer! My buddy ordered the seeds and started them up. I've got them in the ground now and they are by far the fastest growing maters out of all my 65 plants. I have mostly heirloom maters but always include hybrid Sun Gold and Super Sweet 100 cherries. I am super excited to try the new GMO, I will post vids As the plants continue to grow!
@jeil56765 ай бұрын
Not an heirloom in my opinion since "heirloom" literally means something passed down through generations. I'm not even sure what variety they originally modified. I wouldnt bother with this variety unless I found out its tastes great or some other home growing benefit unlike store bought varieties. They implicate it tastes great due to its colour but I'm not convinced anthocyanins have any taste benefit though I could be swayed on the matter if true. For some people including myself, the fear around GMO's is not a necessarily a direct health issue from the genetics but who is in control of the genetics through patents and its effect on the way our food is produced by corporations. One thing that confuses me on the effectiveness of anthocyanins, which afaik have not yet been proven beneficial, is how antioxidants transported by blood affect hemoglobin which I assume when transporting oxygen, is actually oxidizing. Thanks for the sciency info on a great current topic.
@jimperris16175 ай бұрын
I think the video's title is meant to be a humorous oxymoron.
@artofmagi5 ай бұрын
Agreed. Even though this one can be saved and shared, there was that bit about the seed or anything produced from it cannot be sold. Seeds are one freedom we have left. If you grow it you should be able to sell it. IMO any of these companies only own the seed that the sold, not the potential of what can be done with it, let alone anything that may have been accidentally cross pollinated by plants grown from it. Nothing else that I know of works this way (like patenting a computer part doesn't mean you can't sell computers that contain it). The health fear comes not from GMO itself, but why many of them have been created - to make them resistant to poisons. Then to patent life on top of that, so that someone owns the rights to a seed and anything grown from it is an ethical line that I don't think should have been crossed, and has turned into a nightmare in the agriculture industry. It's a massive moral issue. I'll get my anthocyanins the old-fashioned way, and stick to heirlooms that aren't owned by anyone.
@Gardenfundamentals15 ай бұрын
There is actually no accepted definition of heirloom.
@artofmagi5 ай бұрын
Personally doesn't matter to me if it's heirloom or not, but I don't want to grow GMO anything because of ethical/moral reasons. Maybe GMO helped with a few things (not enough to make up for the devastation it has caused in other ways), but this is letting the cat out of the bag into the home market. Seeds shouldn't come with terms and conditions.
@jeil56765 ай бұрын
@@Gardenfundamentals1 In popular usage, an heirloom is something that has been passed down for generations through family members. Examples are a family bible, antiques, weapons or jewellery. Heirloom - Wikipedia Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Heirloom
@Spencer_Plant_Projects5 ай бұрын
Baker Creek got caught doing shady practices. Amazing that people are buying their explanations...
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
Agree.
@donnamatthews42505 ай бұрын
I still am standing by Baker Creek no matter what! I think it's horrible that people are trying to destroy a wonderful company that makes wonderful heirloom tomatoes available to us.
@ianmiles25055 ай бұрын
It makes a mockery of the term Heirloom.
@danilluzin5 ай бұрын
So refreshing in the gardening space to hear someone who doest automatically cry bloody murder when GMO is mentioned! What a cool variety! I wonder when will ill be able to get one of those in Eu.
@charliedoyle78245 ай бұрын
The EU will likely make another of their idiotic "protect the farmers" moves and ban these. I can see the French and Italian idiot traditionalists shutting down the country over this.
@charliezicolillo5 ай бұрын
Thank you Robert for explaining about this purple tomato.Iam going try and see if I can get seeds.I will send you bottles of purple and blue ketchup.
@becky30865 ай бұрын
Interesting and informative. Glad I found your channel.
@elsaz87835 ай бұрын
i already purchased the purple tomato seeds. I am very excited.
@cindyinpcola2 ай бұрын
Update?
@sterlinguini5 ай бұрын
The biggest issue with gmo is that usually it's done to enable stronger herbicide and pesticide spraying. Doesn't seem to be the case here.
@rephaelreyes85525 ай бұрын
Agreed. Anthocyanin is naturally produced in tomato leaves and stem when the plant is under stress. They just found a way to switch that gene on for fruit production
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
No, that is not why GMO crops were created. The first GM crops were created to resist glyphosate, the most safe and most effective herbicide ever invented.
@Ixquick9794 ай бұрын
@@DukeGMOLOL you literally confirmed what he said. With normal crop you cant use a herbicide while the crop is growing because it will kill the weeds and the crop but with a crop genetically engineered to be resistant to the herbicide you can use the herbicide to control the weeds while the crop is growing.
@DukeGMOLOL4 ай бұрын
@@Ixquick979 Nope, sterlinguini's claim was "The biggest issue with gmo is that usually it's done to enable stronger herbicide and pesticide spraying." Glyphosate is not "a stronger herbicide".
@blenderbenderguy5 ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining this in great and understandable detail. I was excited to see this on Baker Creek's seed catalog and then highly disappointed when they later said it would not be available. I'm still waiting for the seed I've ordered from Norfolk. It should be mentioned that they're $2/seed, enough to put some gardeners off, so I hope they're worth it. I plan to segregate at least half of the transplants from my regular tomato crop just to see what happens. Thanks for your efforts!
@matthewking22095 ай бұрын
However I do believe if you use their tomato to bread with you can never sell plants or seeds of whatever you create. I guess it belongs to Norfolk. *No sales of fruit, seeds or plants are permitted in this agreement, including any derived varieties. So any accidental or purposely crossed tomatoes can not be sold. I'm curious why they would only pursue the seed market in the US instead of the UK where they are based out of.
@juniorbanks51455 ай бұрын
Thank you for letting us know this! You think any chance of it being approved for Canada for this up coming garden season ?
@beevie40815 ай бұрын
Wow, GMOs for gardeners! I was wondering when this would happen. This is a game changer. Very interesting; thanks for the update.
@psisky5 ай бұрын
GMO seeds for gardeners have been around for years.
@Gardenfundamentals15 ай бұрын
Not really. Unless you are to buy larger amounts and sign a contract.
@psisky5 ай бұрын
@@Gardenfundamentals1 I thought most sweetcorns were already GMO'd.
@shawnsg5 ай бұрын
@@psisky a home grower can technically buy GMO sweet corn from a few of the bigger retail seed suppliers online but it's usually only sold in large quantities (20k+) and it's expensive. You have to sign their agreement thing as well.
@C3Voyage5 ай бұрын
I wish people would understand and get excited about my parthenocarpic lines of tomato. I'm not sure if they think it's GMO or they don't understand the benefits even after explaining it--no need for pollination and high production. Most don't say. An algorithm thing? Anyway, the genetic testing and patent research prove a novel trait. It'll be here as soon as I can get it out. Please forgive the plug. I think it's relevant.
@RobG7aChattTN5 ай бұрын
Well…I never heard about it so I guess that’s part of the problem. Very hard to get the word out. I’m developing a purple iridescent chicken and I’ve been trying to hype them up but won’t have them available for years. Are you trying to hype your tomatoes?
@C3Voyage5 ай бұрын
@@RobG7aChattTN Hype can mean "get the word out" or "exaggerate". I don't exaggerate. It's a form of lying or deceit. Getting the word out is definitely what I'm trying to do. They did this sort of thing with the purple tomato too prior to release...news release, articles, etc. The desire for parthenocarpy in tomato has been huge for a century, so documentation of the capability is more of interest to me as a form of protection, but I do want the public to know so it's two-fold. Interesting on the chicken!
@RobG7aChattTN5 ай бұрын
@@C3Voyage well…I just watched one video and did a google search and didn’t find much on your tomatoes. Do you sell seeds or plants or are they still in development? I found a few seeds for “seedless” tomatoes but no mention of parthenocarpy so maybe just fewer seeds?
@C3Voyage5 ай бұрын
@@RobG7aChattTN They're always in development in the sense that I'm constantly improving the lines. The gene is called pat-b and that is solid. Two years ago, I sent material to a lab and have partnered to identify where on the genome (millions of genes) pat-b is located. It's narrowed down, but not exact enough to patent. Patenting is the goal for us so that's the hold-up at this point. They're rerunning the marker assays.
@RobG7aChattTN5 ай бұрын
@@C3Voyage OK…so none of the parthenocarpic tomatoes are available now and you are holding off until you can patent it. Got it. That probably explains the lack of enthusiasm. Most likely once you have a patent you’ll be selling seeds (if F1s are seedless) or clones through a big corporation and they’ll do the hyping.
@charliedoyle78245 ай бұрын
It's "The Purple Tomato" from Norfolk Healthy Produce, costs $20 for ten seeds.
@elsaz87835 ай бұрын
I got them . When I got it, I almost mistook the envelope for junk mail. Anyway I am very excited.
@deepwaters23345 ай бұрын
Then they will try to sue you if you try to sell anything that was even cross pollinated by their variety. Totally ridiculous!!!!
@deepwaters23345 ай бұрын
@TheR3alRyan 🤣
@C3Voyage5 ай бұрын
@@deepwaters2334 It's patented work from a decade of devotion. Why should you benefit immediately off of their work? No one would develop special cultivars if greedy, self-centered people took all their work. If you don't like it, go somewhere else.
@deepwaters23345 ай бұрын
@@C3Voyage They want to claim they own any seed from any tomato that happens to be pollinated by it, and you think I am greedy? They should not be allowed to own the rights to any free exchange of information in nature itself. Therefore, they should not be able to own any rights to the organism just because of a genetic modification. Can you imagine if a mechanic owned your vehicle just because he replaced a part on your car? Same idea: why should they own the whole organism just because they changed part of the information inside? This legally could allow the prosecution of innocent people. I think if anything the GMO producer should be prosecuted for tampering with the DNA of the gene pool of plants without the consent of the farmers.
@bluewolf49155 ай бұрын
Ordered some. Hope the world doesn't end now. 🤣
@cindyinpcola5 ай бұрын
So glad you made this video! I’m so excited to grow this tomato! Waiting for my order now. I think this tomato is the start of more nutritious foods.
@RovingPunster5 ай бұрын
I have some of these (Norfolk's Purple GMO Tomato) germinating as i type this..
@cindyinpcola2 ай бұрын
Update on the purple tomatoes? What growing zone?
@RovingPunster2 ай бұрын
@@cindyinpcola I'm in Zone 7b. I have 4 plants going. I transplanted them into solo cups, then groomed em for deep rooting by constantly removing all but the top tier leaves ... every tier becomming a growth node for roots upon deep planting. By the time it was consistently 50F+ overnight, my seedlings all had 5-6 denuded & dormant tiers, when I then buried all the way at the bottom of some 7 gal grow bags, with rooting enzyme dusted up the full length of the stem. That was a little over 2 weeks ago, so all those rooting nodes are starting to emerge subsurface, creating the start of a full column multi-tier root ball. With the planned extra root power in the chute, I used pruning in tandem to create 2 mainstems instead of my usual 1. They've been out on my trellis now for over a week, and are starting to rocket upwards at around 1"/day. Im starting to pinch off flower nodes already, and its not even memorial day yet. Crazy weather . . . spring seems 2+wks ahead of schedule.
@RovingPunster2 ай бұрын
@@cindyinpcola Hmm, my reply last night seems to have vanished. Lemme try again ... As I type this I have 16 tomato plants going ... 4 of them are the GMO-Purps. Of those, 3 are on my outdoor string trellis, and one ison an ibdoor trellis I improvised back in Feb. Normally I prune indeterminate tomatoes for just 1 mainstem, but this year im doing 2 mainstems because of a multi-tier rooting system im experimenting with ... I keep removing all tiers below the current top tier until I have at least 5 or 6 cut dormant tiers on the stem. Why ? That enabled me to plant extra deep ... all the way at the bottom on my 7 gal grow bags, with the full length of the stem having been brushed with rooting enzyme. Each of those submerged cut tiers is a growth node that can put out roots (which takes about 10 days to start). Because spring seems to have arrived 2 weeks early here in Zone 7b, I was able to move 3 of the 4 plants outside to my outdoor trellis a full 2 weeks ago. Theyve since recovered from transplant shock, and have entered the "rocket phase" of vegetative growth, with 1"/day of growth up the trellis. Ive already pinched off several flower nodes. The extra vertical rooting volume should more than support the extra mainstems ... if I can avoid/delay my nemesis, fusarium. For that, im hoping the biofungicide in the Promix BX soil im using will help deter it. I'm expecting a bumper crop.
@RovingPunster2 ай бұрын
@@cindyinpcola Ive had not 1 but 2 lengthly detailed replies vanish. WTF ?
@cindyinpcola2 ай бұрын
@@RovingPunster I hate to hear that. I would really like to hear the experiences other growers of this tomato has had compared to mine.
@Sorrento_Ben5 ай бұрын
I got a pack of these and am excited to grow them this Fall. It’s too late for a Spring harvest here in FL. Synthetic insulin is also GMO and I’m very thankful for it. This shouldn’t be scary.
@davidgray15155 ай бұрын
I can tell you are poorly educated. Curiosity killed the cat.
@Sorrento_Ben5 ай бұрын
@@davidgray1515 how nice of you to reply
@Sorrento_Ben5 ай бұрын
@@davidgray1515 I’m definitely curious enough to keep using this insulin.
@caspiana36235 ай бұрын
@@Sorrento_Ben But not educated enough to try and change your diet. That is, of course, if yours is type 2.
@Sorrento_Ben5 ай бұрын
@@caspiana3623 Type-1, back when it was still called “child-onset”. Suffice it to say my diet is likely more healthy than most because of my diabetes. Perhaps you should have educated yourself before making such a statement? Maybe even asked the question? Good for you to give yourself an out though after insulting my intelligence without cause. Keyboard intellectuals..
@Qui_Gon_Ben5 ай бұрын
Bananas... yum. I would love to have some purple cherry tomatoes.
@cleitondecarvalho431Ай бұрын
having more varieties is a good thing, right ?
@Nik.No.K5 ай бұрын
I so appreciate a man of science telling it like it is
@MorganBrunson5 ай бұрын
With degrees in chemistry and biology I'm not sure about this guy. Lots of misinformation and left out tid bits.
@robertrinehuls90995 ай бұрын
I dug up 5 pounds of purple sweet potatoes in my yard last week.
@jeanpauldupuis5 ай бұрын
Will we see, in our lifetimes, psychotropic fruits and salads? The Simpsons did predict the nicotine tomato. We can have caffeinated kale. MDMA melons. Cannabinated carrots.
@thoughtbell25 ай бұрын
Heirloom means it has been handed down from generation to generation. It's a useful term for those of us averse to the process of violating plants through damaging their genes. Finally, I would like to know if you are sponsored, and if so, who sponsors you?
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
The genes of this tomato were not violated nor damaged.
@normbograham5 ай бұрын
Some of the heirloom seeds, collect seeds from people. My x did it. It's sorta alot of trust, to collect seeds from people, and to expect them to be honest. And sometimes the ones whom saved the seeds might have passed. So, there are multiple ways to make this opps.
@79PoisonBreaker5 ай бұрын
Great video. This GMO tomato is going to be interesting to follow this year. Do you plan to grow some this summer?
@davidgray15155 ай бұрын
F no!
@Gardenfundamentals15 ай бұрын
Yes.
@douellette79605 ай бұрын
@@davidgray1515 that kind of response will only embolden more people to embrace GMOs. Try another tactic
@matthewking22095 ай бұрын
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Can you get them? I thought they were US only does that include Canada?
@jimperris16175 ай бұрын
I think this video simplifies the story and perhaps mischaracterizes some of the statements and actions from Baker Creek. My understanding is that Baker Creek was misled by a supplier into believing these seeds to be non-GMO and then after issues were raised and testing couldn't prove that they weren't GMO, they decided not to sell them. While its clear that they made some mistakes, I don't think there's any reason to assume they acted in bad faith, nor is it fair to cast their business as a big evil corporation.
@davidgray15155 ай бұрын
They have plenty of knowledge to know this was shady.
@GuidoDavidN5 ай бұрын
They have refused to be transparent, they have been vague and they have refused to answer questions about the testing. Baker Creek has blamed others carelessly for this when it's convenient. They are not a victim here.
@Richard-ck3jl5 ай бұрын
"I don't think there's any reason to assume..." Yes there's a reason: 💲💲💲
@psisky5 ай бұрын
Heirloom and GMO don't go together.
@elevatednorthglass5 ай бұрын
Baker creek is also more expensive for pretty much everything. They have interesting varieties and free shipping. That is the draw.
@jedadruled9845 ай бұрын
Purple tomatoes are the best.
@brucejensen30815 ай бұрын
I like thistles, they should make GMO thistles
@GerryMantha4 ай бұрын
I first heard about this new tomato on Linda Chalker-Scott's blog and after reading I was very disspointed. Disapponted that its not licensed or approved for sale in Canada. What a complete letdown 😢
@azarahwagner27495 ай бұрын
If they are GMO They are not heirlooms anymore…..
@jeanetteparker33325 ай бұрын
excellent video, sadly I'm from OZ so no chance we'll be able to get those seeds anytime soon.
@goodman8545 ай бұрын
One study done by the company selling the seeds isn't enough for me to confirm safety. Very cool and interesting though. But I'm also not a mouse.
@tourmaline77425 ай бұрын
If you eat anything with corn syrup in the ingredients, like ketchup, you’re already eating a GMO. A lot of commercial grown corn is a GMO crop.
@cannafarmer5 ай бұрын
@@tourmaline7742 it varies though, genetically modified organism varies from case to case. No way to 100%ensure safety, life is dangerous though you can get hit by a truck walking down the street. I work with these regulatory bodies for my job
@goodman8545 ай бұрын
@@tourmaline7742How was that relevant to my point? And I'm well aware GMO is in most of our foods. I was talking about 1 specific product "THIS TOMATO" you can't lump in and classify all GMO products as the exact same. Virtually all corn minus I think popping corn is GMO. I'm aware. Corn Syrup is universally terrible for you btw. I eat a somewhat healthy diet of mostly fresh foods. I'm not a TV dinner boy like the rest of the USA.
@davidgray15155 ай бұрын
The first educated person to comment
@charliedoyle78245 ай бұрын
There's nothing about GMO that has ever been shown to be dangerous. It's just the code for a healthy protein that is now in the tomato. Nothing to worry about. If you use insulin, or know anybody who does, it's GMO insulin product that they're injesting. Same with most citric acid and consumer cheese, made on a large scale thanks to GMO chymosin to curdle the milk. GMO is certainly the way of the future, and that's a very good thing.
@jeanpauldupuis5 ай бұрын
I have noticed that modern non-GMO purple varieties (blue beauty, midnight snack, etc) have phenomenally increased disease resistance. OTOH dark heirlooms like cherokee purple, black krim, and black cherry are the first to succumb to disease. It must be a different pigment that darkens the heirlooms. On account of disease resistance alone, I predict the high-antho tomato will become *the* tomato.
@davidgray15155 ай бұрын
For morons
@charliedoyle78245 ай бұрын
I tried the first high-anto purple tomato on the market about ten years ago, Indigo Rose from Oregon State, from traditional breeding. It was very prolific and a durable hard tomato that got purple on the sun side, and reddish inside. It tasted awful unless it was fully ripe, which took a long time because it was so hard. It looked great, but was not worth growing. I think this GMO purple tomato is an attempt to improve on Indigo Rose by making it all purple, so healthier, and hopefully taste good.
@sandpine5 ай бұрын
This seems to be a characteristic of purple varieties in general. My purple green beans faced far pest pressure.
@partner3485 ай бұрын
It's not the fear of EATING the tomato that's going to be the big issue. Its the fear of and the probable intent of the developer of the GMO purple cross pollinating with all the other tomato varieties until every variety is infected and then like they've already said, you are going to be banned from selling them, at which point they're going to take over the tomato industry as well as the tomato farmers land just like they did with the GMO corn.
@charliedoyle78245 ай бұрын
That's nonsense. They won't be able to stop home gardeners from saving tomato seeds once they sell the seeds to gardeners, which this company is clearly doing. It would be impossible to stop gardeners from being gardeners, and any judge knows that marketing seeds to gardeners means they know ahead of time that their seeds will become open-source for the gardener community. It's common knowledge of how gardeners have always operated. The only way they could try and legally prevent us from breeding with their Purple Tomato is to only sell to people who signed waivers to not resell or use the seeds for commercial purposes or breeding, and then start enforcing it with litigation. They're not doing any of that, so these are normal gardener tomato seeds that happen to be purple tomatoes.
@mpsorrentino5 ай бұрын
@@charliedoyle7824 Have you looked at plant tags for things like trees, roses, and berry plants at the big box stores? Almost all have a warning about propagation for commercial or personal use being prohibited and subject to legal action, now how exactly they'd find out if you did it for personal use I don't know but they definitely put it on there. Nothing to stop Norfolk from doing the same thing here.
@matthewking22095 ай бұрын
@@charliedoyle7824 When you checkout you have to agree to these terms. *No sales of fruit, seeds or plants are permitted in this agreement, including any derived varieties.
@charliedoyle78245 ай бұрын
@@matthewking2209 That flimsy agreement is an admission that it's okay to save seeds for yourself and develop them, which as I said is universally known as something gardeners do. They don't want other businesses using their variety to market another very similar variety, but they won't be able to enforce anything in court against a home gardener doing normal seed saving and crossing. It's not unreasonable to prevent other businesses from grabbing their variety for nothing, considering how much effort it took to develop it. I wouldn't have the slightest concern about being prosecuted for saving the purple seeds and developing another variety for home use. You're being a paranoid nutter who'd rather not have improved genetics in tomatoes.
@charliedoyle78245 ай бұрын
@@mpsorrentino nothing except Norfolk doesn't have any warning against home gardeners making their own crosses, and common sense indicating that everybody knows that gardeners replant their own crosses with F1 tomato seeds, often without even trying to use a particular pollinator. Norfolk couldn't sue a home gardener for having a purple hybrid from their Purple parent if they wanted to. Just don't try to market a new purple variety in your big seed company. That could be a problem.
@maddydenny2445 ай бұрын
Are you allowed to save the seeds?
@psisky5 ай бұрын
Be a rebel. Save the seeds.
@maddydenny2445 ай бұрын
@@psisky I think I will stick to what is tried and Tru for now😊
@Gardenfundamentals15 ай бұрын
Second part of video - yes
@MorganBrunson5 ай бұрын
@@Gardenfundamentals1tell them the truth. Every tomato seed they collect will be genetically modified unless extreme care is taken.
@cindyinpcola2 ай бұрын
@@Gardenfundamentals1When is the second update? I’m growing these too and would like to hear of others experience growing these.
@lettucesalad35605 ай бұрын
I thought the GMO risk was that farmers go crazy spraying on extra herbicides.. not necessarily the DNA of the plant itself.
@Gardenfundamentals15 ай бұрын
GMO has nothing to do with herbicides - common myth. www.gardenmyths.com/gmo-myths-understand-the-truth-about-gmo-plants/
@davidgray15155 ай бұрын
Then why are the seeds called Round Up ready? Because they are created to resist the round up herbicide.@@Gardenfundamentals1
@lettucesalad35605 ай бұрын
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Like Round-up ready Soybeans and corn are GMO to resist any impact from the herbicide Roundup.. -->Then farmers can spray as much Roundup on their crops as they want, so the grains/beans have extra herbicides when harvested. It's not inside the genetics, it's coating the grain/seeds because of how the crops were sprayed.
@inharmonywithearth99825 ай бұрын
Usually genetic modification IS to make herbicide resistant crops. After all the agencies and laboratories of the USDA are fully controlled by appointed Monsanto/a.k.a. Bayer herbicide/ pesticide men.
@charliedoyle78245 ай бұрын
Scientists splice specific genes into their target organism. When they engineered a purple tomato from a specific snapdragon gene, the result isn't going to be something that is Roundup-ready for herbicide spray. That's a very different gene and function. No chance to mix the two up. It's one gene that codes for a healthy purple protein. As they get much better at genetic engineering, both understanding what the genes do for phenotype and how to accurately do the modifications, the results for crops will be dramatic and ultimately very good, as in bigger, healthier, faster growing, more colors, tastier. Being worried about that is silly.
@carbunklestine5 ай бұрын
Will it ripen purple on the counter if picked early the way red tomatoes do?
@y0g_s0th0th5 ай бұрын
The purple color comes from the sun's exposure. Once you bring it indoors the purpling will stop.
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
@@y0g_s0th0th It's purple through and through because of genetics not the sun.
@studiotwo97633 ай бұрын
Imagine the size of the problem with these genetically modified tomatoes if they were hybridized with other tomatoes! In the end, hybrid tomatoes will be produced, and we do not know this. We will be confused. People may not commit to planting them in an isolated and individual place, but rather they may conduct their experiments and sell the seeds as well!!
@superresistant05 ай бұрын
Great news.
@advillwertz65855 ай бұрын
What ever color you want you water it with that color kool aid. You want purple tomatoes use grape kool aid. It's actually pretty clear when you break it down. lol.
@phoebebaker15755 ай бұрын
Interesting!
@standingbear9985 ай бұрын
then it isn't heirloom then is it.
@mzeewakazi5 ай бұрын
GMO and Heirloom in the same sentence is a contradiction in terms.
@MorganBrunson5 ай бұрын
Yeah I think this guy is not as good at being a qualified mentor. I've watched a cpl videos and it amazes me how much misinformation he spews.
@Ben_Dare3 ай бұрын
Heirloom just means " true to seed" and the seed of this gmo fits the bill.
@vansicklejerry5 ай бұрын
What about the GMO corn? I thought studies showed it was inflammatory toward animals fed it. Is it because of all the chemicals used on corn or what? Also studies show GMO soy causes stomach inflation.
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
All that is false. Regards.
@vansicklejerry5 ай бұрын
@@DukeGMOLOL If GMOs are so good for you, why have so many other countries banned it?
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
@@vansicklejerry Almost zero countries ban GMO's. Those that don't grow GM crops import them. In the EU for example, only Spain and Portugal grow GM corn, but the EU countries import millions of tons of GM crops each year. Glad that EU countries don't grow GM crops, that's great for our farmers.
@vansicklejerry5 ай бұрын
@@DukeGMOLOL I lived in Germany for 2.5 years. Ya there is a ban on growing with GMO in Germany and if it is imported it has to be labeled, but we shopped on the German economy and we never seen the products on the shelves. Nobody will buy it so it's not carried by grocery stores. At least none that we ever shopped at.
@vansicklejerry5 ай бұрын
@@DukeGMOLOL Ya, it appears not many have banned the import, but like I said we never seen any while living in Germany. Here is the list I found on a google search of countries that have banned it completely: Here is a list of countries that have banned both GMO imports and GMO cultivation: Algeria Kyrgyzstan Bhutan Madagascar Peru Russia Venezuela Zimbabwe
@dalerector84915 ай бұрын
What the risk are pollan drift to your neighbors organic tomatoes. Honey bees will contaminate your neighbors honey. Its legal to do that ,but not morally right Millions of new gardeners coming on line. The companys all the big boys want a peace of the action. They want small organic growers gone. This guy is going To get you to help the big boys. He is ?
@judymckerrow67205 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr. P. 🪻💚🙃
@analyzee5 ай бұрын
I think in EU there is no GMO seeds
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
Only GMO corn in Spain and Portugal. The EU imports millions of tons of GMO crops each year. I'm glad they are scientifcally backward over there as it is great business for our farmers.
@diegolol85235 ай бұрын
where do I buy the purple galaxy cant find the website
@Gardenfundamentals15 ай бұрын
www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/
@racebiketuner5 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great vid.
@pplusbthrust5 ай бұрын
Great news. And it's OK'd by the government so that guarantees it's safe, right? I can't wait until the big Beefsteak tomatoes get stuffed with some Hereford DNA and will have all that wonderful fat marbleizing inside. Who needs hamburger?
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
GM crops are safe.
@daisyjones73025 ай бұрын
If this is a GMO tomato yet they call it non GMO, isn't that deceiving?
@BlackJesus84635 ай бұрын
Thick-skinned tomatoes will be humanity's downfall!
@kathrynreeves58765 ай бұрын
Blue snapdragon? Do you know a botanical name for this? That's sort of a fundamental bit of information.
@shawnsg5 ай бұрын
Antirrhinum majus.
@kathrynreeves58765 ай бұрын
There is no blue Antirrhinum majus. I think he was referring to a different genus & species.@@shawnsg
@deepwaters23345 ай бұрын
The company will try to sue you if you sell a tomato with their gmo genes, whether you know it or not. This is a major legal problem!!!! This is horrible for the home gardener!
@douellette79605 ай бұрын
Home gardeners sell tomatoes? A small grower that sells from produce from his 'home' property is not what is meant by a home gardener. There's no legality issue here at all.
@deepwaters23345 ай бұрын
@@douellette7960 There are many sellers of Heirloom varieties that would be affected. It is no small issue; how would you like to be surled for having done nothing malicious at all? This is ridiculous!!!
@hoosierpioneer5 ай бұрын
@@douellette7960It doesn't matter what name you give us. If we can be sued for selling our produce that got contaminated with this purple tomato when we saved seed, it's a big problem. We can't afford to test every plant before we sell from it.
@shawnsg5 ай бұрын
This tomato plant produces uniquely purple tomatoes. Its "offspring" will also produce purple tomatoes. Could you explain in what scenario you would sell a uniquely purple tomato and not know it was a purple tomato? Also, they do restrict the sale of the fruits, seeds, etc right now. However, it has nothing to do with being GMO. If you purchase the seeds, you are agreeing to follow certain rules. Anyone can do this with any seed, plant, so on. Yes, they can sue you if you use their IP to make your own purple tomato. Come up with your own to avoid it.
@deepwaters23345 ай бұрын
@@shawnsg The point is I don't want someone coming back and saying they want my money because they were accidentally cross pollinated by theirs even five or ten generations back. It is totally ridiculous. Eventually they will own every tomato plant in existence if they own all the offspring! Such an indefensible and ridiculous position.
@FarmToMarketRoad5 ай бұрын
Snapdragons are carnivorus. They've created purple people eaters.
@instantsiv5 ай бұрын
The tomato that eats you.
@psisky5 ай бұрын
Have you seen empty snapdragon seed pods?
@Jan-ps6wm5 ай бұрын
🤣 But do they fly?
@hoosierpioneer5 ай бұрын
The movie "Attack of the Killer Tomato" has come to reality.
@Rocketman04075 ай бұрын
GMO sometimes taste better
@saethman5 ай бұрын
*running around in circles screaming* (on a more serious note: what about the TASTE?)
@davidgray15155 ай бұрын
Hair loom Whats a HAIR LOOM? Something you weave wool on?
@oldfarmshow5 ай бұрын
😳
@larino68245 ай бұрын
Totally no problems with gmo the past 40 years....except the explosion of serious diseases, including in children. You are off your rocker
@Gardenfundamentals15 ай бұрын
Sorry - but your view has no basis.
@thedomestead35465 ай бұрын
@@Gardenfundamentals1you're still eating French Fries. Are you a dietitian?
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
Blubbering nonsense.
@kaptynssirensong23573 ай бұрын
There are so many tomatoes that nature made. I do not need this overpriced one. I’ll leave that for the folks that want a rich man’s garden.
@MichaelThomas-ps5qg5 ай бұрын
WTF no way ain't buying the bullshit
@davidgray15155 ай бұрын
Smart
@MorganBrunson5 ай бұрын
I saw a cpl videos of this guy. Much misinformation in each. Now this one. He can't even say heirloom. Wtf us a hair loom. And he has no idea about DNA especially the difference btwn geno and pheno typical traits. Espousing the misinformation about this. Franken food has no place in a home garden. Frankly gmo has no place in the food chain period.
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
Frankly your comment is blubbering horseshift.
@MorganBrunson5 ай бұрын
@@DukeGMOLOL opinions are like assholes.... everybody has one. And you speak from yours well. Natural or learned trait? But I'll take my fact based science any day. Hell I paid for that genetics class to get my bio degree so I definitely paid attention.
@MorganBrunson5 ай бұрын
@@DukeGMOLOL btw I think you meant HORSE shit. But maybe you did mean horseshift
@MorganBrunson5 ай бұрын
@@DukeGMOLOL you mean horse shit or horseshift?
@DukeGMOLOL5 ай бұрын
@@MorganBrunson "Frankly gmo has no place in the food chain period." Your bio degree was incomplete. I would guess you would ban insulin.