If you're just starting out gardening in 2020, this inexpensive set of tools from Amazon can get you and your Tomatoes up and running this spring! I know there is a fevered and renewed interest in gardening and many of you are seasoned vets. But remember that there's a whole population out there that hasn't gardened before. Let's help them out and encourage as much as possible! Affiliate links below: Amazon USA: amzn.to/2xXLfbG Amazon Canada: amzn.to/3aoN1AN Amazon U.K.: amzn.to/2XrQA5A The 10x20 nursery trays are a gardener's NECESSITY. Use the Amazon Afilliate links below to find the right ones! Amazon USA: amzn.to/2JFB4uM Amazon Canada: amzn.to/2wQCeBd Amazon U.K.: amzn.to/2xepyEi
Best video on pruning tomato plants on YB, I must have watched over 50 of them in the last three months. You make the best sense and easiest to understand. Thanks from CA.
That’s some good advice. If i might add a few things, you have to check your plants daily as the suckers appear quickly and another benefit to keeping your plants pruned is it will make more room in your garden.
Just ate my first beefsteak tom of the season ! Omg not only are they the size of grapefruits they are hands down the sweetest and juiciest tomato with best flavor ive ever tasted in my life. Im just amazed !! Here in canada we get all these toms with no taste at all unless we gro our own. Thanks for all your great gardening tips !
100% correct Kyle. There is no comparison. Can, sun-dry, and preserve as much as you possible are able to. Once my harvest is over, I really try not to eat any out of season through the winter. Its juts not worth it!
My Big Boy and Better Boy varieties produce tons of fruit from what most would describe as suckers. I only prune foliar branches, and mostly just when they get close to the ground or start to turn yellow from shade. My tomatoes are about 6 feet tall, with boatloads of fruit. I had to put a pair of 8 ft. long 1x2 stakes on each one to support them, in addition to the cages that support the lower, more busy areas.
Suckers are awesome that way. They are supercharged and ready for action. I'd love if my season was long enough to support their growth to a point where their fruit would mature and their energy drain on the main plant wouldn't also affect its fruit....sadly though, its not.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I guess that's one of the good things about Georgia. With it comes long, hot, smothering summers and mosquitoes that will leave you needing a transfusion. Anyways, love the channel, and keep up the strong work.
Thank you Jeff that was eye opening for me, I just got determinate tomatoes cuz I don’t have a lot of space but I just pruned them as well, 😬 now that I found your video and learned something I could deal with it and maybe get more tomatoes 🍅 thanks again and I have some in pots and I also watch your video about growing in pots 🥰👍👩🌾
I never concerned myself with cutting off suckers. I actually didn't know what a sucker was until I watched a video from Living Traditions Homestead some time last year. Last year, I kept my one tomato plant trimmed up. It was an Early Girl which is an indeterminate type. It did not get very tall. I had it staked to a bamboo pole. As it grew, I would just add more of the stretchy garden tape that I found at BiMart. It got to the top of the pole and stopped growing in height. Normally, when I grow tomato plants in the ground, I don't stake them. I miss having a garden this year; but, maybe next year. Time will tell.
Thank you so much for the video. I was wondering can I cut any stems or just lower stems and suckers? My plants are close together and I feel like the fruit isn't getting any sun. Is that important?
Hey Celest! Most foliage can be cut without killing the plant. Suckers for sure can be nipped off the entire plant. The sun does ripen fruit, but I rarely stress if some of it ends up shaded now and again. :-)
Defoliate heavily around fruiting trusses later in season so sun hits fruit and speeds up ripening before first frost. Pruning tomatoes is all about promoting airflow to avoid disease..
Great being able to learn sooo much from people here who spend all the time it takes to help others like ourselves ! This is one of my fave gardening channels i subscribe to. Hes very informative
Thank you! You made this so easy to understand. Best video I've watched so far. Struggling with a beef steak I am growing in a large pot. It produced so many flowers but they all fell off. And the only two fruits that started cracked and turned brown. I trimmed it up a lot. But I'm worried the super strong Hawaii sun may be too much. Any tips?
Hey Samee.....blossom drop, ughh!! Always temperature related. Gotta combat it with shade, heavy mulching, and more shade. Larger pots that aren't black or direct sowing in the ground can also help!
Silly question. My daughter and I set up an indoor growing station. It was to late in the year to buy seeds so we just planted some seeds from store bought cherry tomatoes. Is there is easy way to tell if they are determinant or indeterminate now that they have started to grow?
Is it possible to have a 3 year old intermediate tomato indoors my season is from early March to October and is quite cold in winter but rarely going below 2C in the day and I have Intermediate tomatoes outdoors ina greenhouse to slightly extend that season in there but my tomatos didn't even start ripening yet and some not flowering yet and I did prune all suckers and the top when they did reach the top of the greenhouse will they have time before the frost to ripe all tomatoes
I am new here and loved your videos My tomatoes are so big and juice but sure will probe them as I don’t know about it. Just a question do I live than outside from September on wards? I am in the UK.
Hey Angela! Tomato plants can grow and produce well into fall....but the fruit does start to fail when it gets colder out. I pull all my fruit before that happens so I can get fall crops in the ground. Maximize my space. Cheers!
Hi...I planted Sweetie Cherry toms. I removed suckers at bottom. There are two concerns the fruit wasnt as flavorful. I'm in Los Angeles and it has been a hot summer so I've been watering daily. I planted from seed and there are 3 plants per container. In the past I've planted the plugs and the fruit was delicious. Any suggestions...I will appreciate. Where in Canada do you live?
Hey, great to hear from you. I'm in Victoria, BC. The watering daily can definitely affect flavor. It essentially washes the soil every time you water. Things like rock dust and compost will bring the nutrients and minerals back, increasing your flavors!
I have suckers that are thick and long and have flowers and a couple of tomatoes but it makes my plant heavy and topple. Os it too late to cut it off since I have so many more tomatoes
Never too late... But sometimes when they are that far, you can be greedy and successfully get even more! Maybe trim a few, pick a few early to ripen off vine.... Get greedy because if you're plants are that advanced, you may just get your cake and eat it too
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms true but this plant is in a pot and taking over lol. Plus some of the unripe tomatoes are starting to fall off so I want to preserve as many as I can lol
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms true but this plant is in a pot and taking over lol. Plus some of the unripe tomatoes are starting to fall off so I want to preserve as many as I can lol
Hey airin, I let them go.... foot or so higher won't be too crazy....any higher though and they could bend in half when the fruit set. Gotta watch it. Depends on the time of year as well....
4-6 weeks before first frost cut the growth tip on your indeterminates as any new growth nodes won’t have time to bloom, be pollinated & produce a viable fruit...this will focus energy on growing & ripening existing fruits
I fine that is the hardest part of planting tomatoes,you always have to be looking out for suckers. I just don't bother,the most important thing is I getting tomatoes. The only thing I do is clip the lower branches just to keep it away from the soil.
You are not getting the most out of your garden space if you are not pruning your tomatoes. You can group plants closer together thereby being able to grow more vegetables.
There are a lot of other good options besides stakes for support that promote airflow...here’s some pics of a few type we use both for raised beds & grow bags on our patio if it fosters any ideas for folks... instagram.com/p/B903SUQgJ3h/?igshid=1gyk643je0s80
For type, I do both Indeterminate and Determinate... For varieties, I do Tiny Tim, Sweetie, Starfire, Roma, Brandywine, Earliana, German Green.... And a few others
I have a tomato plant that unfortunately got attacked by hornworms. We managed to save him for the most part, but he definitely took some damage. He's growing some awesome tomatoes right now, but now he doesn't have many branches with healthy looking leaves. I noticed the other day that one of those "suckers" is growing. I kind of want to let it grow so he can get newer, healthy branches. Is that a good idea?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I know Jeff and Im grateful for your encouragement, but we have such a short growing season here on the Atlantic coast...it concerns me. Oh well theres nothing I can do about the weather.
If you're just starting out gardening in 2020, this inexpensive set of tools from Amazon can get you and your Tomatoes up and running this spring! I know there is a fevered and renewed interest in gardening and many of you are seasoned vets. But remember that there's a whole population out there that hasn't gardened before. Let's help them out and encourage as much as possible! Affiliate links below:
Amazon USA: amzn.to/2xXLfbG
Amazon Canada: amzn.to/3aoN1AN
Amazon U.K.: amzn.to/2XrQA5A
The 10x20 nursery trays are a gardener's NECESSITY. Use the Amazon Afilliate links below to find the right ones!
Amazon USA: amzn.to/2JFB4uM
Amazon Canada: amzn.to/2wQCeBd
Amazon U.K.: amzn.to/2xepyEi
Best video on pruning tomato plants on YB, I must have watched over 50 of them in the last three months. You make the best sense and easiest to understand. Thanks from CA.
Whhhhat?? Thanks so much! You made my day! I do try to make the video I myself would want to see, do I'm glad it resonated with you!
That’s some good advice. If i might add a few things, you have to check your plants daily as the suckers appear quickly and another benefit to keeping your plants pruned is it will make more room in your garden.
I can't believe how fast they grow....out of the ground too! Where we bury the stems at transplanting. Crazy!
Thank you!!
Very good to know!
Love your videos!
Have a good day.
Love Sharon in the UK! ❤️🍅💫
Thanks Sharon, all the best to you!! 🍅🍅🍅
Just ate my first beefsteak tom of the season ! Omg not only are they the size of grapefruits they are hands down the sweetest and juiciest tomato with best flavor ive ever tasted in my life. Im just amazed !!
Here in canada we get all these toms with no taste at all unless we gro our own.
Thanks for all your great gardening tips !
100% correct Kyle. There is no comparison. Can, sun-dry, and preserve as much as you possible are able to. Once my harvest is over, I really try not to eat any out of season through the winter. Its juts not worth it!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms i hear you there. Its like throwing away money. Id rather eat a book !
@@kyletracey5819 lol!! Agreed!!
My Big Boy and Better Boy varieties produce tons of fruit from what most would describe as suckers. I only prune foliar branches, and mostly just when they get close to the ground or start to turn yellow from shade. My tomatoes are about 6 feet tall, with boatloads of fruit. I had to put a pair of 8 ft. long 1x2 stakes on each one to support them, in addition to the cages that support the lower, more busy areas.
Suckers are awesome that way. They are supercharged and ready for action. I'd love if my season was long enough to support their growth to a point where their fruit would mature and their energy drain on the main plant wouldn't also affect its fruit....sadly though, its not.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I guess that's one of the good things about Georgia. With it comes long, hot, smothering summers and mosquitoes that will leave you needing a transfusion. Anyways, love the channel, and keep up the strong work.
I’m gone try to prune my mini tomato plant and see the results I think
Thanks for the info video
Thanks so much Robin...I look forward to your video!
The Ripe Tomato Farms thank you 👍
Thank you Jeff that was eye opening for me, I just got determinate tomatoes cuz I don’t have a lot of space but I just pruned them as well, 😬 now that I found your video and learned something I could deal with it and maybe get more tomatoes 🍅 thanks again and I have some in pots and I also watch your video about growing in pots 🥰👍👩🌾
Thanks! I am growing determinate tomatoes!! Your videos are great, very helpful
WOW so helpful! Also, I am a child and had to laugh when you said "keeping your bushes more trimmed" XD
LOL! ;)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms So when trimming the bush,are we going for Tomato landing strip? :D
I never concerned myself with cutting off suckers. I actually didn't know what a sucker was until I watched a video from Living Traditions Homestead some time last year. Last year, I kept my one tomato plant trimmed up. It was an Early Girl which is an indeterminate type. It did not get very tall. I had it staked to a bamboo pole. As it grew, I would just add more of the stretchy garden tape that I found at BiMart. It got to the top of the pole and stopped growing in height. Normally, when I grow tomato plants in the ground, I don't stake them. I miss having a garden this year; but, maybe next year. Time will tell.
Ty! Good video
Thanks Nicole, thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for the video. I was wondering can I cut any stems or just lower stems and suckers? My plants are close together and I feel like the fruit isn't getting any sun. Is that important?
Hey Celest! Most foliage can be cut without killing the plant. Suckers for sure can be nipped off the entire plant. The sun does ripen fruit, but I rarely stress if some of it ends up shaded now and again. :-)
Defoliate heavily around fruiting trusses later in season so sun hits fruit and speeds up ripening before first frost. Pruning tomatoes is all about promoting airflow to avoid disease..
Great information.... thanks for sharing!!
Thanks great advice👍
Thanks so much for all the info!
Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Great being able to learn sooo much from people here who spend all the time it takes to help others like ourselves ! This is one of my fave gardening channels i subscribe to. Hes very informative
🤩🤩🤩🤩loved farming with uu. Many a times tried balcony gardening but ended in vain
Hey, thanks for that, much appreciated! I wish you the best of luck!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms welcome Sir. Now the tomato seeds r ready to be stored as per Ur guideline videos
@@rozvibes5013 Awesome! All we need is spring 2021 now! ;)
Thank you! You made this so easy to understand. Best video I've watched so far. Struggling with a beef steak I am growing in a large pot. It produced so many flowers but they all fell off. And the only two fruits that started cracked and turned brown. I trimmed it up a lot. But I'm worried the super strong Hawaii sun may be too much. Any tips?
Hey Samee.....blossom drop, ughh!! Always temperature related. Gotta combat it with shade, heavy mulching, and more shade. Larger pots that aren't black or direct sowing in the ground can also help!
Silly question. My daughter and I set up an indoor growing station. It was to late in the year to buy seeds so we just planted some seeds from store bought cherry tomatoes. Is there is easy way to tell if they are determinant or indeterminate now that they have started to grow?
Is it possible to have a 3 year old intermediate tomato indoors my season is from early March to October and is quite cold in winter but rarely going below 2C in the day and I have Intermediate tomatoes outdoors ina greenhouse to slightly extend that season in there but my tomatos didn't even start ripening yet and some not flowering yet and I did prune all suckers and the top when they did reach the top of the greenhouse will they have time before the frost to ripe all tomatoes
I am new here and loved your videos My tomatoes are so big and juice but sure will probe them as I don’t know about it. Just a question do I live than outside from September on wards? I am in the UK.
Hey Angela! Tomato plants can grow and produce well into fall....but the fruit does start to fail when it gets colder out. I pull all my fruit before that happens so I can get fall crops in the ground. Maximize my space. Cheers!
Good tips. God bless.
Thanks so much for watching, all the best!
Hi...I planted Sweetie Cherry toms. I removed suckers at bottom. There are two concerns the fruit wasnt as flavorful. I'm in Los Angeles and it has been a hot summer so I've been watering daily. I planted from seed and there are 3 plants per container. In the past I've planted the plugs and the fruit was delicious. Any suggestions...I will appreciate. Where in Canada do you live?
Hey, great to hear from you. I'm in Victoria, BC. The watering daily can definitely affect flavor. It essentially washes the soil every time you water. Things like rock dust and compost will bring the nutrients and minerals back, increasing your flavors!
Awesome👌
I have suckers that are thick and long and have flowers and a couple of tomatoes but it makes my plant heavy and topple. Os it too late to cut it off since I have so many more tomatoes
Never too late... But sometimes when they are that far, you can be greedy and successfully get even more! Maybe trim a few, pick a few early to ripen off vine.... Get greedy because if you're plants are that advanced, you may just get your cake and eat it too
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms true but this plant is in a pot and taking over lol. Plus some of the unripe tomatoes are starting to fall off so I want to preserve as many as I can lol
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms true but this plant is in a pot and taking over lol. Plus some of the unripe tomatoes are starting to fall off so I want to preserve as many as I can lol
@@thesnoozebutton2568 yeah, if they are falling off on their own, that's not good. Time to start thinning the plant out.
What do you do when your indeterminate tomatoes reach to the highest part of your stake?
Hey airin, I let them go.... foot or so higher won't be too crazy....any higher though and they could bend in half when the fruit set. Gotta watch it. Depends on the time of year as well....
4-6 weeks before first frost cut the growth tip on your indeterminates as any new growth nodes won’t have time to bloom, be pollinated & produce a viable fruit...this will focus energy on growing & ripening existing fruits
@@OSGCourtWatch Exactly. Just not enough time for new fruit so might as well maximize the existing fruit! :-)
Is it ok to keep my indeterminate tomato plant a certain height? Because once it grows taller than me, I would have a hard time managing it.
Oh definitely... Top that plant at the height you prefer... Indeterminates are cool like that!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Ok cool, thx for the info.
@@jojobee5486 Leo is updated on the progress and let us know how it turns out!
But don’t the suckers have tomatoes in them eventually if you leave them?
They do and won’t take away from energy of plant overall
I fine that is the hardest part of planting tomatoes,you always have to be looking out for suckers. I just don't bother,the most important thing is I getting tomatoes. The only thing I do is clip the lower branches just to keep it away from the soil.
You are not getting the most out of your garden space if you are not pruning your tomatoes. You can group plants closer together thereby being able to grow more vegetables.
I hear ya Bernard...its crazy how those lower branches touching the mulch or soil just get so susceptible to pests and disease!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms yes that's true
@@MichaelRei99 I grow them in large buckets not the ground.
@@bernardjohn4699 Nice! I'm doing quite a few containers too. I actually prefer container gardening sometimes. Cheers man.
There are a lot of other good options besides stakes for support that promote airflow...here’s some pics of a few type we use both for raised beds & grow bags on our patio if it fosters any ideas for folks... instagram.com/p/B903SUQgJ3h/?igshid=1gyk643je0s80
What type do plant of tomatoes
For type, I do both Indeterminate and Determinate... For varieties, I do Tiny Tim, Sweetie, Starfire, Roma, Brandywine, Earliana, German Green.... And a few others
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms There are variety of tomatoes which yield more than 2 -3 months is true
I have a tomato plant that unfortunately got attacked by hornworms. We managed to save him for the most part, but he definitely took some damage.
He's growing some awesome tomatoes right now, but now he doesn't have many branches with healthy looking leaves.
I noticed the other day that one of those "suckers" is growing. I kind of want to let it grow so he can get newer, healthy branches. Is that a good idea?
I’d leave it.
How do you have such large abundance of blossoms on your tomato plants?
Where's part 3 of the onion slice reality vlog
When the plants are ready, the video will be ready. Its been unusually cold here all spring and early summer. :(
Mine are pathetic looking. :/ They look like I just transplanted them..sigh........
They'll come back Sherry! Its never over for tomatoes...once the right conditions click, they take off!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I know Jeff and Im grateful for your encouragement, but we have such a short growing season here on the Atlantic coast...it concerns me. Oh well theres nothing I can do about the weather.