5 Inspiring Heirloom Tomato Growers To Follow On Instagram
Image credit: Urban Farmstead
One of the ways I get ideas for what to grow in my garden is by checking out what other people with awesome veggie patches are doing via Instagram.
I learned a whole lot throughout my gardening journey by trial and error, but seeing into other people’s backyards and the cool things they are doing is one of the quickest ways to up level.
I follow so many accounts of people doing interesting things in their garden, but I wanted to shout out 5 really epic backyard garden gurus who are growing incredible varieties (and amounts) of beautiful heirloom tomatoes. It is almost impossible to get anything but bland GMO tomatoes in the supermarket these days so it is so inspiring to see these people grow the most beautiful and unusual varieties to keep the heirloom strains alive.
And if you’re interested in growing your own heirloom tomatoes, you may like to download my Heirloom Tomato Sellers list which includes over 30 heirloom seed sellers across Australia!
#1 Julius Roberts - UK
Julius Roberts is a cook and farmer based in the UK who not only grows mountains of heirloom tomatoes on his property, but also shows us all the delicious ways to consume them! Image credit: Julius Roberts
All the different shapes and colours of Julius’ heirloom tomato haul. Image credit: Julius Roberts
#2 Nita / The Love For Gardening - USA
Nita from The Love For Gardening is one of my favourite Instagram accounts to follow for incredible backyard tomato inspiration. She finds the most unusual varieties from shiny black beauty to all different types of cherry toms. Image credit: The Love For Gardening
An enormous amount of beautiful home-grown tomatoes. Image credit: The Love For Gardening
#3 Kyle Hagerty / Urban Farmstead - USA
Kyle from Urban Farmstead is who you watch for a lol as well as for information about growing tomatoes at home. He is really across all DIY aspects of building garden beds and tomato structures too and his reels are hilarious. Image credit: Urban Farmstead
An amazing caterpillar captured up close in the tomato garden. Image credit: Urban Farmstead
#4 Jian / Melbourne Foodforest - Australia
Closer to home is Jian from Melbourne Foodforest who grows about 15 different types of heirloom tomatoes in her self-designed food forest. Image credit: Melbourne Foodforest
An unbelievable amount of homegrown produce and I can see yellow, orange, red and black tomatoes of all shapes and sizes! Image credit: Melbourne Foodforest
#5 Lisa Troutner / Carmel Bella Farms - USA
Lisa from Carmel Bella Farm brings an artistry not just to growing but also displaying heirloom tomatoes. Look at the colour coordination of all these beauties! Image Credit: Carmel Bella Farm
A rainbow of tomato colours. Image Credit: Carmel Bella Farm
Looking for more information? Check out 5 Of The Best Tomatoes To Grow In Brisbane or When To Plant Tomatoes In Brisbane.