Curious what you all think of these "plantable fabric mulch" covers we have for the grow bags? It's a new thing we're testing out. We've found them helpful! growepic.co/3WxeICw
I’m in Eastern Arkansas… The heat and humidity get stifling! If that cover will assist in retaining moisture while not baking the soil… it’s a win-win! Love the idea.
I have been covering my grow bag soil with pieces of weed cloth cut into circles to prevent squirrels from burying / trying to dig up nuts (and destroying my plants in the meantime). It works but it's ugly and annoying lifting the weed cloth to water. These covers look like a permeable, elegant alternative.
A couple years ago, I was working in a disturbed area and thought I was clever and bought a 36" coir version of these to put around some alder seedlings to keep the grass down and avoid mowing them the first year. Super clever girl with her clever girl thoughts. Then the coyotes agreed with my clever girl thoughts that they were amazing, dragged them all into one place, tore them into shreds, and apparently made a bed. 🤣🤣🤣 Not relevant for pots in a suburban yard but I am still recovering from that experience.
This is the best tomato growing video on the internet. Straightforward, to the point, well explained, excellent. Excellent. I saved it, and I'm going to share this with everyone I know. Thanks, Jacques. Well Done!!
I am limited to growing indeterminate tomatoes in containers. This video was incredibly helpful and gave me insight into what some of my issues with my plants were last summer. Thank you!
I can't put into words how much easier you and the Epic gang have made life. I watched your grow bag tomato vid from last year the other day, and then found this puppy waiting for me. Just perfect timing. Thanks for everything you all do, RUclips is lucky to have you, and we're even luckier!
Thanks for sharing your gardening knowledge. This is the first year I have grown from seed and have seen a tremendous difference. I have over 250 tomato plants now instead of just a few plants that I bought. And they are thriving!
❤ I’m a experienced Gardner but I always learn from your video and get reminded of important details. Need to try lined fabric pots next year( my tomatoes are mostly planted and producing).
Thanks Jacque! Because of your informative videos ( this is the best on tomatoes ever!) , I've become brave enough to grow so many more tomatoes than ever before. May the constant science experiments in my backyard continue! Such an adventure and so joyful.
We used the outside of the kids trampoline as the support for our indeterminate tomato vines on a gridded net attached to the base poles of the trampoline and the upper support poles of the safety net. Worked a treat and gave us a very cheap trellis and efficient use of space. Had the added benefit of stopping the 10yr old boy, throwing his entire body weight against the safety net, which was starting to bend the poles.😊
If you don't want to buy over-priced grow bags and/or already have them, try lining the inside of the bags with cardboard, if you already have boxes lying around from that tropical named shipping website you already have all you need to help keep water in your fabric pots.
Thought I would add something on this I have it in a 5 gallon bag but different than usual a really low prune and small cage with a mix of bonsai soil and compost and decorative jade as mulch it's like my bonsai tomato but I think I went with red patio choice this time not sure I can't remember but it's really leafy and no flowers at the moment but looking like vigorous and strong...really hope it does good because it looks so cool🐠💕 edit* it's in a pot that I reused some soil from the grow bag one that had yellow patio choice previously my b
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! First time at gardening, especially tomatoes. I do have two indeterminate tomatoes plants in grow bags currently. Then I learned about companion plants, so now I'm preparing a raised bed so I can add in marigolds and basil...plus stakes to help with the stalk. I'm doing all I can to get to the next stage of its life because my first go didn't progress to anything and it was sad LOL. Looking forward to other videos to learn from, thank you!!
Thank you so much! I live in Maine zone 5a with my last frost date in the middle of May. My growing season is so short and I think grow bags are the answer to my prayer! Also, what are those beautiful orange flowers and the blue bottlebrush looking flowers! I know I can't grow them here but they are lovely. Thank you again!
Jacques, Thank you for the best instructions I've come across! Clear and concise! I feel like I know exactly what to do now after watching this video. With love, Your serial plant killer.
Jacques, your garden is a Beautiful mix of veggies & flowers. Extremely pleasing to the eye as well as the palette. Great video without a lot of chit chat. 💖👵🏻👩🌾❣️
For any fellow Australian gardeners, I would highly recommend looking into the dwarf tomato project if you’re looking for varieties to grow in limitied space. They have some super cool ones. I think they're available in other countires too, but I'm not sure.
Wish you guys had a UK store; those cages are exactly what I’ve been looking for and can’t find anywhere over here! Plus your pots and cells look ace 😊
First year growing tomatoes. My cherokee purples are the first to ripen and they are delicious! Growing different varieties of determinate and indeterminate to see what I like.
@@CricketsBay do you use a greenhouse or are these outdoors? My purple Cherokee’s are barely flowering and I started indoors in March. Zone 10. Teach me your secrets 🙏
i swear you guys read my mind - i was JUST researching videos on growing tomatoes in grow bags! perfect video and always love seeing jacques in the garden :)
This is my very first year doing a summer garden and I've only been gardening since last August. I'm planning to transplant my determinate Roma tomato plant tomorrow. It's my baby because I grew it from seed and its the only tomato plant that survived, lol. So I want to make sure I don't transplant it incorrectly and kill it. This was so helpful. Great video, Jacques!
First year gardening and I’m growing a few different types this summer, planning on way more in fall here in Texas! Growing dwarves, so far I love them! Only fruit on my yellow canary, 9 inches tall and 30 tomato’s and counting! Got a late start on the rest
This vid is excellent!! Thanks Jacques. I am helping a neighbor gardener at my complex get a grow bag garden going. Very good information. Stoked to see if she tries these mulch do-dads!
The part u talked about powdery mildew and how the plant inevitably loses all its leaves at the bottom to disease.. was so validating for me 😭 I was panicking before this video! Thank you for all this info
Patio Choice Yellow has been my favorite dwarf/bush type tomato this year. Lots bigger tomatoes than the other small plants I tried and good flavor. Thinner skin, which I think is important for such a small tomato.
Great video, thank you! Got 4 indeterminates cherry tomatoes growing like mad on our veranda in Tokyo, such a fun endeavor with my 10 year old boy (who loves tomatoes) figuring out how to support the branches etc. Some great tips here.
I ONLY used 5 gallon pots/bags for so long. I upgraded to a 15 gallon and oh my goodness what a difference the extra soil volume makes, if anyone's on the fence about increasing your soil size, just do it, seriously. Yes its more soil to buy/find but it makes a HUMUNGOUS (big or huge just don't explain it well enough) difference.
Excellent video! I like how the mulch covers work, however, I plant basil with some of my tomatoes and marigolds with others. I didn’t have any tomato hornworms last year. I think this is why they were not a problem but it will take another summer to test it!
Holy Cow! Is that a thunbergia behind you???? Also, thanks for the mater planting tips. Planting my containers today and you've given me some ideas ;-)
Don’t. I’ve gone and bought over 40 varieties… not all will be planted this year. Just about 4 of each variety. From red, yellow, purple and black. WHAT HAVE I DONE?!!!
Ive had my determinate Goliath bush tomato since the beginning of last year and this year the toms on it look alot bigger and nicer, honestly ive neglected it quite a bit yet it will not die, been growing toms for years and this is definitely a first for me 😅
Thank you! Impeccable timing! Hey everyone! Remember when shot glasses made most of us happy for a different purpose? 🤣 Sign of the times or am I just getting older?
Super helpful video and I love the grow bag mulch! Was wondering, can you do the same with cucumbers pulling off bottom leaves that start to get diseased?
Came here looking for Eric and settled for Jack instead. Love seeing all those varieties of Tomatoes out there. Who is the Tomato Titan between you two?
Thanks for a very informative video. Any idea what could cause mealy tomatoes? I had that issue last year growing tomatoes in a northern climate in a greenhouse in grow bags and raised beds with irrigation.
I am only growing dwarf varieties this year and one determinate. No full-sized indeterminates. Not sure what I will think about this but want early varieties that will just get it done. I'm using everything from hugelkultur beds to trial a dry-farmed variety, hot beds that are now just very deep raised beds, and 15 gallon grow bags for the dwarfs.
Going to be growing tomatoes. Can you do a complete guide including when the uproot a tomato and replace it if you are doing the sucker cloning or keeping a rotation?
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Curious what you all think of these "plantable fabric mulch" covers we have for the grow bags? It's a new thing we're testing out. We've found them helpful! growepic.co/3WxeICw
They look convenient and functional 🤷🏼♂️
I’m in Eastern Arkansas… The heat and humidity get stifling! If that cover will assist in retaining moisture while not baking the soil… it’s a win-win! Love the idea.
I have been covering my grow bag soil with pieces of weed cloth cut into circles to prevent squirrels from burying / trying to dig up nuts (and destroying my plants in the meantime). It works but it's ugly and annoying lifting the weed cloth to water. These covers look like a permeable, elegant alternative.
A couple years ago, I was working in a disturbed area and thought I was clever and bought a 36" coir version of these to put around some alder seedlings to keep the grass down and avoid mowing them the first year. Super clever girl with her clever girl thoughts. Then the coyotes agreed with my clever girl thoughts that they were amazing, dragged them all into one place, tore them into shreds, and apparently made a bed. 🤣🤣🤣 Not relevant for pots in a suburban yard but I am still recovering from that experience.
I would try your products but unfortunately shipping to Hawaii is unavailable. Maybe someday soon 🙏🏻🌈🤙🏽
Might be one of the most perfect how-to ever. Right length, easy to see, text explanations, and only subtle product mentions.
Thank you! These are very kind words!
This is the best tomato growing video on the internet. Straightforward, to the point, well explained, excellent. Excellent.
I saved it, and I'm going to share this with everyone I know. Thanks, Jacques. Well Done!!
Glad to hear this!!!
Thank you!
Super helpful, agreed!
I always see comments saying "I was just searching this. Perfect timing" and my time has finally come!
I was just searching this. Perfect timing.
We got you :)
I am limited to growing indeterminate tomatoes in containers. This video was incredibly helpful and gave me insight into what some of my issues with my plants were last summer. Thank you!
03:00 can we just appreciate the background so full of colours, the butterflies must love those two plants
I can't put into words how much easier you and the Epic gang have made life. I watched your grow bag tomato vid from last year the other day, and then found this puppy waiting for me. Just perfect timing. Thanks for everything you all do, RUclips is lucky to have you, and we're even luckier!
Love to hear this so much!
Thanks for sharing your gardening knowledge. This is the first year I have grown from seed and have seen a tremendous difference. I have over 250 tomato plants now instead of just a few plants that I bought. And they are thriving!
250! Wild!
You can never have too many tomatoes...
Grown from seeds...250 tomatoes plants.. you're growing cannabis plants admit it!😂
❤ I’m a experienced Gardner but I always learn from your video and get reminded of important details. Need to try lined fabric pots next year( my tomatoes are mostly planted and producing).
Thanks Jacque! Because of your informative videos ( this is the best on tomatoes ever!) , I've become brave enough to grow so many more tomatoes than ever before. May the constant science experiments in my backyard continue! Such an adventure and so joyful.
We used the outside of the kids trampoline as the support for our indeterminate tomato vines on a gridded net attached to the base poles of the trampoline and the upper support poles of the safety net. Worked a treat and gave us a very cheap trellis and efficient use of space. Had the added benefit of stopping the 10yr old boy, throwing his entire body weight against the safety net, which was starting to bend the poles.😊
If you don't want to buy over-priced grow bags and/or already have them, try lining the inside of the bags with cardboard, if you already have boxes lying around from that tropical named shipping website you already have all you need to help keep water in your fabric pots.
This is by far one of the best tomato videos. Best explained . Very well done
Glad it was helpful!
1:35 Cherry folls lol yellow patio choice is classic grows great in a modest container
Thought I would add something on this I have it in a 5 gallon bag but different than usual a really low prune and small cage with a mix of bonsai soil and compost and decorative jade as mulch it's like my bonsai tomato but I think I went with red patio choice this time not sure I can't remember but it's really leafy and no flowers at the moment but looking like vigorous and strong...really hope it does good because it looks so cool🐠💕 edit* it's in a pot that I reused some soil from the grow bag one that had yellow patio choice previously my b
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! First time at gardening, especially tomatoes. I do have two indeterminate tomatoes plants in grow bags currently. Then I learned about companion plants, so now I'm preparing a raised bed so I can add in marigolds and basil...plus stakes to help with the stalk. I'm doing all I can to get to the next stage of its life because my first go didn't progress to anything and it was sad LOL. Looking forward to other videos to learn from, thank you!!
Thank you so much. I'm growing an indermanint tomato now. I love all of your idea's and suggestions.
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much! I live in Maine zone 5a with my last frost date in the middle of May. My growing season is so short and I think grow bags are the answer to my prayer! Also, what are those beautiful orange flowers and the blue bottlebrush looking flowers! I know I can't grow them here but they are lovely. Thank you again!
Jacques,
Thank you for the best instructions I've come across! Clear and concise! I feel like I know exactly what to do now after watching this video.
With love,
Your serial plant killer.
I LOVE the fabric mulch, what a genius idea!
Thank you! 😊
Jacques, your garden is a Beautiful mix of veggies & flowers. Extremely pleasing to the eye as well as the palette.
Great video without a lot of chit chat. 💖👵🏻👩🌾❣️
The flowers behind you are spectacular!
I try to make sure I have something blooming for most of the year!
I love my Epic grow bags. I usually plant my cherry tomatoes, flowers and herbs in them. Oh, I like the grow bag tops.
For any fellow Australian gardeners, I would highly recommend looking into the dwarf tomato project if you’re looking for varieties to grow in limitied space. They have some super cool ones. I think they're available in other countires too, but I'm not sure.
I’m so freakin excited to get the new grow bags and the little lids too! Excellent video, cool to see Jacques solo on the main.
Jacques is a wonderful teacher!!
I always learn a lot!!
Wish you guys had a UK store; those cages are exactly what I’ve been looking for and can’t find anywhere over here! Plus your pots and cells look ace 😊
Hopefully soon!
This is my 2nd year growing Dwarf tomatoes. I was happy with them last year
I love all the flowers in your garden!
First year growing tomatoes. My cherokee purples are the first to ripen and they are delicious! Growing different varieties of determinate and indeterminate to see what I like.
Wow. Cherokee purples in may. What zone are you in?
Zone 8/9.
@@CricketsBay do you use a greenhouse or are these outdoors? My purple Cherokee’s are barely flowering and I started indoors in March. Zone 10. Teach me your secrets 🙏
@@herrerad3 I'm in zone 9A. I transplanted really early, mid March.
i swear you guys read my mind - i was JUST researching videos on growing tomatoes in grow bags! perfect video and always love seeing jacques in the garden :)
Perfect!
This is my very first year doing a summer garden and I've only been gardening since last August. I'm planning to transplant my determinate Roma tomato plant tomorrow. It's my baby because I grew it from seed and its the only tomato plant that survived, lol. So I want to make sure I don't transplant it incorrectly and kill it. This was so helpful. Great video, Jacques!
I almost couldn't pay attention to your video due to the amazing orange and blue/purple flowers behind you! Lol. Beautiful.
Gorgeous right?
They are orange clock vines and Pride Of Madeira!
Stunning!
First year gardening and I’m growing a few different types this summer, planning on way more in fall here in Texas! Growing dwarves, so far I love them! Only fruit on my yellow canary, 9 inches tall and 30 tomato’s and counting! Got a late start on the rest
This vid is excellent!! Thanks Jacques. I am helping a neighbor gardener at my complex get a grow bag garden going. Very good information. Stoked to see if she tries these mulch do-dads!
The part u talked about powdery mildew and how the plant inevitably loses all its leaves at the bottom to disease.. was so validating for me 😭 I was panicking before this video! Thank you for all this info
Terrific - would like to see something on grafted tomatoes as well.
I like to add an extra stake to opposite sided of the cage. I zip tie them to the cage. It really adds to the rigidity on the cage.
That new mulch insert is so cool!!!
Patio Choice Yellow has been my favorite dwarf/bush type tomato this year. Lots bigger tomatoes than the other small plants I tried and good flavor. Thinner skin, which I think is important for such a small tomato.
I grew those yellow tomatoes last year and they were great. 😊
This year, I started my cherry tomatoes on April 12th. It was obviously not soon enough. Next year, I will start them on March 1st.
Great video, thank you! Got 4 indeterminates cherry tomatoes growing like mad on our veranda in Tokyo, such a fun endeavor with my 10 year old boy (who loves tomatoes) figuring out how to support the branches etc. Some great tips here.
I ONLY used 5 gallon pots/bags for so long. I upgraded to a 15 gallon and oh my goodness what a difference the extra soil volume makes, if anyone's on the fence about increasing your soil size, just do it, seriously. Yes its more soil to buy/find but it makes a HUMUNGOUS (big or huge just don't explain it well enough) difference.
Works so much better for big grows!
"Water every day"
Kiddie pool :D
Fantastic pruning tips, I needed those!
I love Epic’s lined grow bags! A big improvement over other companies’ bags.
Love to hear!
Absolutely the info I needed! Much appreciated! Getting my tomato plants to settle on their final resting ground ( zone 6A ).
Excellent video! I like how the mulch covers work, however, I plant basil with some of my tomatoes and marigolds with others. I didn’t have any tomato hornworms last year. I think this is why they were not a problem but it will take another summer to test it!
Great video thank you epic garden
An excellent, informative video - thanks again, Jacques!
Lots of great information here. I just planted my tomatoes today.🍅🍅
Great straight forward information easy to understand thanks
Damn this is high quality content, the to-the-point style of your videos is excellent.
Thank you!
Excellent tomato DIY!!!!!!
Do a video on how to clean the grow bags at the end of the season and how to store them.
Perfect timing! I have 5 roma tomatoes that I'll be putting in grow bags :)
Dwarf tomatos have become my staple crops. I get from Victory seed and amazing, especially for containers
Just wanna say thanks Jacques for just keeping it real. Too much bs out there😂. I enjoyed the Frittata video too. Yall had too much fun
Ooo patio choice yellow! I have the f1 going now, up to about a foot tall
Nice!!
PLEASE do this same video but for peppers
Super helpful - thanks! I was wondering about these exact issues.
That grow bag cover is genius.
Great job Jacques!
CONGRATS ON GETTING 3 MILLION
I love 💕 hearing the chickens in the background 🐓
I like the mulching technique,amazing tomatoes i also planted tomatoes & i can say timing is key💯
Holy Cow! Is that a thunbergia behind you???? Also, thanks for the mater planting tips. Planting my containers today and you've given me some ideas ;-)
It is! I have been letting it take over this random chunk of my yard for a while and it is one of my favorites. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you Jacques!
My 1st yr growing tomatoes, I think I'm growing over 20 diferent varieties 😅
That's great😊😊😊
Don’t. I’ve gone and bought over 40 varieties… not all will be planted this year. Just about 4 of each variety. From red, yellow, purple and black. WHAT HAVE I DONE?!!!
Heck yeah! ~30 for me this year 😅
This Is The Way❤
Yeah that'll happen lol
Could you please talk about semi-determinate and the differences between all three? Thanks!
Can you do a video on watering tomato seedlings?
Thank you, Jacques. 😊
great vid enjoyed it what is the plant behind you tks
great video jac
Whats that beautiful large purple flowering plant in the background? Thx!
Ive had my determinate Goliath bush tomato since the beginning of last year and this year the toms on it look alot bigger and nicer, honestly ive neglected it quite a bit yet it will not die, been growing toms for years and this is definitely a first for me 😅
My determinate tomato was fruiting all summer long well into October.
Patio Choice are delicious 😋
Kiddie pools can help with the water problem in the summer.
What is that mountain of orange flowers behind Jacques?
Right? Gorgeous!
Jacques is an Old Soul. ☺☺
what is the orange flower behind you? Mexican sunflower?
Helpful video! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Loving the new covers. Great idea.
God bless 🙏
More to come!
I'd love to know what knots you use to attach the main stem/s to bamboo or trelllis
Phương pháp trồng cà chua hay quá❤
Thank you! Impeccable timing! Hey everyone! Remember when shot glasses made most of us happy for a different purpose? 🤣 Sign of the times or am I just getting older?
I love watching this channel. My question is could I use sand also for the covering instead of straw
Yes
Those fabric covers/mulch are great...I would get them to keep the chipmunks out of my bags, too! lol
That is a great point, I didn't even think of the fact that it would stop digging pests!
Super helpful video and I love the grow bag mulch! Was wondering, can you do the same with cucumbers pulling off bottom leaves that start to get diseased?
Yep!
Came here looking for Eric and settled for Jack instead. Love seeing all those varieties of Tomatoes out there. Who is the Tomato Titan between you two?
Only one way to find out...
Epic trash talker. I’m here for it. 🍿 👀
Some answers speak for themselves 🙈
@@jacquesinthegarden oooh, The silent violence 👊 I knew this would heat up 🔥 Watch your back bro 👀
what is that canopy of orange flowers in the background. It is stunning!
Excellent video.
Great information ❤
Thank you for explaining!!!
Thanks for a very informative video. Any idea what could cause mealy tomatoes? I had that issue last year growing tomatoes in a northern climate in a greenhouse in grow bags and raised beds with irrigation.
I am only growing dwarf varieties this year and one determinate. No full-sized indeterminates. Not sure what I will think about this but want early varieties that will just get it done. I'm using everything from hugelkultur beds to trial a dry-farmed variety, hot beds that are now just very deep raised beds, and 15 gallon grow bags for the dwarfs.
GREAT VIDEO! THANK YOU!
Going to be growing tomatoes. Can you do a complete guide including when the uproot a tomato and replace it if you are doing the sucker cloning or keeping a rotation?
What is the beautiful orange flowering vine behind you?
I think you should add velcro to the cut side of grow bag "mulch" so it stays sealed.