Rare Perennial Everglades Tomato Grows all Year in South Florida

[bbugkil]

Thanks to your video and living in west palm beach, I visited Ed at Southern J ranch and purchased some everglades tomato plants, a muscadine grape plant and a dragon fruit plant. Thanks for the great information.

[trungson]

So entertaining and funny! Thanks John, I really enjoy your videos

[ascending2thelight]

Hahaha, girls putting out. great line John. Enjoyed the video :-)

[Bjamminn]

I discovered your show while researching Scarlet Runner beans today, and have enjoyed this episode. You have encouraged me to do more research into annuals (and perennials) that are naturalized to Central Texas.

[muddlekaos]

Thank you for the southern Florida coverage. WE are new to florida and are so excited to learn about the native plants. Thank you - thank you- thank you!

[dotalessons]

Nice work. Thanks!

[jeanineadele]

Hi John, I really enjoy your videos. Thanks heaps for this one, I already ordered some seeds and can't wait to plant them. Are they perennial in South Carolina?

[growingyourgreens]

If you freeze, they will not be :(

[sly2kusa]

Great stuff and John - your enthusiasm is incredible! One thing though - the Bhut Jolokia was dethroned as king by a Pepper called the Butch T out of Australia as the world's hottest Pepper.

[leapingfroglady]

I think I have those everglade tomatoes. I found a bunch of lil plants growing in the backyard. I couldn't see them just die this winter. So I potted them up and put them on my porch greenhouse. They are thriving! Now I know what their name is. thanks

[BigFireDave]

John, big fan here, I would like to go to that nursery and buy some plants but they dont seem to be listed in phone book. Do you have contact information so I can call or go to their nursery? I live in Broward (you were in Broward County when you were at the Davie Nursery) and Id love to go to that nursery in West Palm.

[growingyourgreens]

You can call them at (561) 312-6205, they are by appointment only.

[bluemystic7502]

John, what is your opinion on defoliating crops?

[growingyourgreens]

In what situation? It may have some value in certain instances, but in general, I don't recommend it.

[bluemystic7502]

@growingyourgreens

I misheard your comment about the heirlooms being defoliated. I thought you implied the tomatoes were defoliated by the grower but I must have missed the part about 'wind damage' the first time.

[r3bol]

I need a perennial tomato plant for my home.

[nemodot]

Jhon is on crack

[Whitney3797]

I would LOVE a starfruit and papaya tree, wish they could grow in the north.

[odin422]

yelling much?

[TheRastaRick]

Hey John, this is off topic but I live in south florida & Im growing a garden of spinach. I have one patch of spinach in one bed among other plants & I have another bed full of spinach only. They're young seedlings & I check them everyday & I see they have little bite marks on them. The other patch of spinach i have in my other bed has ahpids. What would you recommend to get rid of those ahpids & other insects. Mind you my soil is mixed with mushroom compost and horse manure. Thank you

[theblackstarorder]

Pedo Bear and 4chan shall hear of this. J/K Awesome John!

[redherringbone]

so that's how Santa keeps busy during the year. growing everglades tomatoes.

[PinkShirtz]

Girls that put out LOL!?

[brainnoise1]

Puts out... lol!



[m081779]

John, have you ever thought about growing Autumn olive? I have heard some amazing things about them. Higher in lycopene than tomatoes, very disease and pest resistant, and produces enormous amounts of fruit. Might be a good one to think about.

[SockPuppetCommentary]

HAHAHA 10:40 "Weed! Weed!  WEED!"

[TheJediHighCouncil]

4:04 heheehee, it puts out all year long :D

[makeupklutz]

JOHN!!! How can I share this with our community garden after that starfruit comment! Pfffftttt! I picked some star fruit right off my friends tree today after our hike along the SWA Greenway Trail System.

[Irineosgirl123]

Damn everglade tomato :O lololo

[DemonicSymphonic]

OMG HAHA! I love your comment about the girls haha!

[DemonicSymphonic]

I started growin everglade tomato a lil while ago...im a south fl man myself.

[MyInspiredCreation]

Awesome vid, John! That place is like 45minutes north of where I live! Thanks for sharing!!!

[Thaneii]

Disregard that part about the web site. I must have mispelled it the first two times, but finally got it right on the thrid try.

[Thaneii]

I would have given a kidney to see you eat that ghost pepper. Neither of those web sites were correct. Can you please spell them out for us so we can purchase from them. Thanks.

[growingyourgreens]

southernjranch*com

[CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

Hey John You Should Tell Us The Prices

[growingyourgreens]

Please contact SouthernJRanch*com for prices. They are the best prices I have seen anywhere.

[CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

@growingyourgreens Well I was Hoping like in Your older videos you Say the prices on the show as you go showing the Items, I mean I live in Souther California but I am not sure why but the episode sounds better when You say the prices. But I cant Complain as all your Videos are Pretty Awesome already.

[CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

Scorpion Butch T is Worlds Hottest Pepper now Days, I wish I Lived in Florida at Times

[vtwinbreed]

4:15 ... akward and lies! lol

[76plantman]

John, Your awesome! I'm in Florida, and never heard of everglades tomato. I just ordered some seeds. I love food that's easy to grow and drought tolerant. Thanks for the great video!

[FreidasGarden]

I think you should be backed by National Geographic! You are the Plant Whisperer!

[mrsengeseth]

buhahahahahahahaha about the starfruit... ahem. that was funny.

[bilstonjay]

Your enthusiasm is infectious. I love it! I've cleaned the Greenhouse out today ready for the 2012 growing season and I'm propogating stuff too. Keep on growing John!

[soapyloofa]

Oh my god, that has got to be the funniest thing I've ever heard you say, John! 'I also like girls that put out more than once a year' lmao!

[katough]

now lets cross the papaya and the ghost pepper.

[wpkxr99]

Wunder if those have been a hybrid cross experiment? :)

[MikelArchibeque]

@growingyourgreens

John what are good organic nutrients to feed plants??! I'm new to gardening

[tonyariot]

4:17 Ohhh John, I think I just died. hahaha.

[DarkTheShinyUmbreon]

How are the papayas in hawaii geneticly modified? Is it more bug resistence? Mine got too tall to pick the fruit, the birds made a mess so someone had to cut it down

[DarkTheShinyUmbreon]

I used to have two papaya trees, they tasted good, but the birds ate them which made a mess, and the two trees had to go because it got too tall!!!

[angryamerican]

"Then I think they will be about this big after they eat that."

I thought you were talking about something else for a second there. LOL!

[ckpeltomaa]

Ecstatic, man, cool, right on!

[EatRawGreens]

Thks for the video John! Your the BEST! I needed lots of Laughs today and Loved the Info! :-) Eat Well, Be Well!!

[martenfisher1]

I grow everglades tomato. There are some more facts about it. 1. You can plant raw fruits and get plants out of the seeds without fermenting or drying. 2. When you plant it in the north it grows even bigger and better and puts out even more fruits. 3. Seeds will stay dormant in winters in the north in the ground and will pop up in the spring. 4. I also grow a plant similar to the everglades called Mexican wild coyote yellow tomato. Just like the everglades but is wild also and yellow.

[SurvivalSquirrel]

I hate winter !!

[carrottop8311987]

praxxus55712 has some nice ghost pepper plants

[HelloimDonny]

Great video!

[420olorin]

Love youre videos. I live in Las Vegas and grow lettuce ,spinach and other herbs to cook with .Condo with no yard of my own but i make do.

[SMprepnNancy]

Larry Hill rain gutter planters, check it out .

[Backyardhomesteader]

John I think you have finally lost it. :)

[MissRawSweden]

Awesome!!

[growingyourgreens]

I really enjoyed the production of this video. I did comment to Ed that I really enjoyed myself filming this episode, and his family even came out to watch this "Youtube Star" film this episode.. I encourage all my viewers to do something everyday that LIGHTS YOU UP and HAVE FUN each and every day.

[kelvinyany]

@growingyourgreens I enjoyed your videos, but my only complaint is when the camera gets close to you the audio gets too loud. Please use the zoom function rather stick the camera too close to you.

[ChrisGrowingOrganic]

@growingyourgreens John lets go in halves and get 20 acres in south Florida! :D