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I am 74 yrs old and I still learned something special from this vid. Been gardening since in my teens and thought I knew all about potting plants but the soil reminded me of carrot cake, don't know why but it it is that consistency almost. I see the list of mixtures but I hope it is not too expensive, I have lots of time and I garden extensively. Good luck to all u gardeners and future gardeners out there and don't think u know it all. Always catch the new ways and you will have the most tasty veggies out there.
Right on Gail, thanks for watching! Definitely think about determinate tomatoes (bush) over the vine ones....I think you'll be much more successful with them in your situation! Cheers, happy growing!🍅🍅🍅
Just found your posts. I live in an apartment on the second floor facing east in Welland Ontario. Our balcony is 45 1/2 feet long. I start over 400 plants in our apartment in seed trays. Our balcony looks like a forest in the summer time. No grow lights. I have cucumbers on our plants already, the plants are about 3 1/2 feet tall. This year I made two greenhouses out of scrap wood and dollar store shower curtains. Last year I had over 1000 tomatoes, mega cucumbers and some Bell peppers. Morning glories 18 feet tall, I have pictures. My Friends call me "MacGyver", Green Thumb etc. I LOVED your videos I seen. I am trying to get more people involved in balcony gardening. I gave away a lot of extra plants this year. Keep up what your doing, I love it. Terry/MacGyver.
Terry, that is beyond awesome! You balcony has to be south facing to be THAT productive! Amazing stuff. When I picture the future of city and urban gardening, that is exactly what I see!! If you wanted to share your pictures and videos and knowledge, we run a Facebook group called Growing, Better. Feel free to join and teach, share, ask, and answer! You'd be a huge asset to the community!
Thank you so much for this fantastic video. I have 3 Brandywine indeterminate plants and 2 chocolate cherry indeterminate plants all ready established in my garden. Late as it is this year i plan to follow your instructions when i plant some determinate romas next year. I have learned so much from you jeff. So happy i found you 💓
EXACTLY Mike.....with pots, you can take them anywhere and place them in the BEST locations. South facing walls are simply amazing places to grow tomatoes because of the amount of sun and heat!
Hi! I'm from the Philippines and trying to become productive while in home quarantine. I came across your video and find it very informational. Been searching for instructional videos as to how to grow them effectively as I am new to gardening. My cherry tomatoes is currently 4days old and they've grown rapidly. Hoping to see progress again in the next coming days.
Hi there, I'm in Cape Town, South Africa and just discovered your channel. Thanks so much for your valuable information. Wow! You know so much about vegetables and planting them. I've learnt so much watching your vids,I now have a bachelors in gardening 😁 I'm loving the pot / container series. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
Just to add...this presentation is spot on. Fun, informative and easy to follow. Wish we had a guy doing this is Australia. Although I've actually learnt to use my polly tunnel from this cold weather Canadian. Great work. 👍
Other people talk about adding Epsom salts, garden lime and blood meal to the soil before putting the tomato plant into the container. Do you have a video talking about this? What are your thoughts?
How often would you recommend watering tomatoes that are in 10 to 15 gallon black pots in zone 9a where we get over 90 degree weather every day starting now and around 100 to 109 for days on end? I mulched and have been watering every morning around 6:30 about a half gallon. I'm concerned that if I water once a week these plants will die. Oh they're in direct sun from 9am until 7pm 😫
Ha ha thanks Robert! Someday hopefully! Just have to keep going and hope people enjoy and learn from the content! But with pretzel and beer emojis.....that might be the ticket!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I wanna see you get that 100,000 subscribers plaque from utube. You certainly deserve it. The pretzels and beer is a little thing I do at the end of my comments/posts. You haven't lived until you've had a soft Philly pretzel with mustard, a cheese steak with fried onions and a hoagie from a Philly deli. 🕊️🙏♥️💯👍👍🥨🥨🍺🍺😎
@@robertevans8024 Right on Robert! I've never been! In fact, I've never been outside of the western States actually. One day.....definitely! Oddly enough, as a Canadian, I've been drinking Russian and Greek beer lately...go figure!
From my experience, planting shallow gives earlier but less tomatoes. Deeper gives later tomatoes and more of them. About the newspaper - you can actually use a paper towel. Mixing in some compost into the soil helps too. I use Soil Moist to provide more even moisture and an inverted magnum glass wine bottle shoved in the soil. Wine bottle is fully automatic.
I've started some dwarf and micro dwarf varieties indoors, one of my experiments for 2021 growing. Some I'm leaving indoors under grow lights and some will go outside when it warms up enough.
3 month ago I found a video of yours while watching dog rescue videos on youtube (have 2 adopted ones myself). That's when it started. I got 3 determinate and 1 indeterminate tomato plants at a local nursery. At that time the days were still to hot here in southern NV so I kept the containers indoors at a big over the corner window with lots of morning sun plus grow lights for the afternoon. While I am by now able to take the determinate out every morning for natural sunlight all day, there is no way to do that with the indeterminate which by now is 7+ feet tall. Now I need your help what to do. The plant will not die from frost but rather reach my ceiling. Is it possible to just cut it down to a manageable height without damaging the plant? Btw, by now I have bell peppers, Anaheim chilis, radishes, green onions, different kinds of onions and herbs, garlic, collards, salad, celery, 4 mangos between 4-10" tall and lots of seedlings from the determinate tomato plants I already planted in the next bigger pots. Thinking of giving potatoes a try as well on my porch. Well, and that's all because of you! You made gardening easy understandable with your outstanding videos. I checked other ones but yours are by far the best! Thank you very much to give especially beginners a better understanding about all the things involved in vegetable gardening.
Every try starting them in sponges? Cut sponges (new) into cubes. Place seed(s) onto the cubes. Place cubes into a tray that can hold some water. MUCH easier to transplant them. If you want to grow them a bit before transplanting, then use some compost tea in that tray.
I AM HAPPY TO SAY,YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.YOU DIDN'T TALK ABOUT YOURSELVES WHICH I REALLY APRECIATE.SOME TOMATO GROWERS THINK THERE PRIVATE LIFES AND ANY BULLSHIT IS IMPORTANT.ONE GIANT EGO TRIP.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.THIS IS FROM A 74 YEAR OLD GERMAN WHO LIVES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
You definitely can. When doing many many seedlings however, it is nice to be able to choose the best of the best. And each stage of transition allows you to pick the best plant possible for the job. Also, if you are growing in different setups, that is, some are destined for large pots, others for raised beds, it allows you to choose that way. Furthermore, the time of year I start my tomato seeds (January) is the middle of winter. They need to be moved on from the plugs by March, but they literally would die if I put them outside before May. I can have room for 500 four-inch pots inside....I don't have room for even 10 five-gallon buckets inside. Lastly, tomatoes love to be planted DEEP. So each stage you replant them, you can remove bottom leaf nodes and plant them THAT much deeper. This advances the plant in ways never thought possible as their root systems just explode. Cheers!
Once you move to the 4" pots, do you keep a constant level of water in the base or do you let them cycle with a regular watering based on when the surface dries out?
Hey Mark.....definitely not! Once the pots are wet, that's it, they no longer stand in water. They will rot out. Once the pots are good and moist, they won't need watering for like a month!
I love your tutorials. I’ve had great success following them! Tomato question: You don’t mention feeding the plants. Do I need to be adding fertilizer throughout the summer?
Hey Carolyn, thanks for that!! Glad to help! For me, I tend not to really fertilize, especially my raised beds. For container, being a closed system you may need to add something, usually a seaweed extract or other booster. I also make my own fertilizer from weeds: ruclips.net/video/Lkc-bcgvr3U/видео.html as well as seaweed if you have access to it: ruclips.net/video/fZsZMp-MCDY/видео.html And my general view on fertilizing can be found here: ruclips.net/video/DwY_hdKD4fM/видео.html
I have a question. How often should I spritz my seeds that are under domes? They have not germinated yet. I have been just keeping them moist but I just don't know. I will put them under grow lights once they are up to their true leaves, but watering to that point? Thank you
Hey Regina, when I pre-soak my soil, seed the tray, then put it under the dome, I don't have to mist or water the soil again until well after germination. They would drown if I did.
The Ripe Tomato Farms Answer: no I live in Québec so the gardening season is rather short; thank you very much for your response. I wanted to know if the red cedar barks can also be used because their is a lot of wind and the dried leaves are mostly blown away, so the cedar bark being heavier I could use those. Thank you. Roseline
Hey Harpreet, I have in the past. No more though. I will use the paper towel method to test a batch of seeds viability....but that's it. Its such an unnecessary step to use when planting good seeds and often does more harm than good. Cheers!
Such as all the time your videos the far best and lots of valuable info. I have followed all procedures you have mentioned in this video and the other ones regarding tomato planting you've had as well. But from step 3 to 4 my seedlings have changed after 2 days and they seem very weak and some of them dried and i am very frustrated now What's the reason for that? It took about many hours to do the job with smooth and carefully without hurting the roots and stalks. Be very glad if you kindly help me to refresh some of them although if it's possible now. Wish you best
Hey Imi, what you described is transplant shock. That is, the conditions the plugs or small plants were growing in are different enough from the new environment that is literally "shocks" the plants into a state of wilting or even dying. Without knowing your two sets of conditions, I can't tell you which parameter(s) is out of wack.
I understand that tomato plants dont like to take water in their leaves. So u should be careful when u water them to do it on the soil and not the leaves. By the way great video, thanks for sharing it.
Hey Carlos, I wouldn't say that tomato plants don't like the water on their leaves.....its all about time of day and duration. Most certainly, my tomatoes get rained on all the time with no adverse effects. Its watering them on the leaves in mid day when its extremely sunny out. Those water droplets act like magnifying glasses and can burn leaves. Also, having the leaves constantly wet can attract fungus. But with all the dust and dirt and pollen flying around, washing those leaves can clear the stomata and ensure a healthy, functioning leaf.
With a thick mulch, you would water tomatoes heavily once a week... what about cukes, how would you water them? Btw, I subscribed; I'm growing in pots now in addition to raised beds. There's just so much to grow! Thanks.
Again well explained. I got a number of seeds of terminate tomatoes from India, called S-22 variety and grew them immediately outside end of March already and all grew well. Some I kept also in pots, lack of space and the are showing blossoms now. Do you know more about this variety and name?
Hey Darlene, with determinates, I rarely have to stake, but when you do, you can simply push the stake down at least 4 inches away from the stem. Any roots it damages from that far away is inconsequential. :)
Any ideas on why a special determinate container tomato would grow perfectly over the winter indoors and come Feb. every plant have the leaves turn a cream color allot once and the blooms also never set fruit and yes they where given every nutrient to prevent this and if anything over fertilized , which is mu concern ?
Definitely Marie....saving seeds is such a great thing for us gardeners to strive for. I have a couple videos already, but I need to go through and do one for every crop!: ruclips.net/video/CL1Xqgrh1Pg/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/Epq0B8tvit4/видео.html
Hey Hussam, I tend not to fertilize very much. I use compost and Alfalfa Meal to amend all my soils. If I feel like my container plants need a boost, I'll use a Seaweed fertilizer: ruclips.net/video/fZsZMp-MCDY/видео.html or a straight up Weed Tea: ruclips.net/video/Lkc-bcgvr3U/видео.html
Doesn't it depend upon the size of the container as to what kind of tomato plant a person can grow? Last year I grew an Early Girl tomato plant. As you may know Early Girl is an indeterminate variety of tomato. I used a Smart Pot fabric container that was labeled for tomatoes. I think it was a 20 gallon size; but, I no longer have the tag that was attached to it so can't be sure. I used a bamboo pole as a stake and put it in next to the plant. As the it grew, I would just tie it to the pole. I had fresh tomatoes throughout the summer. At the end of the season, I took all the green tomatoes off the vine and put them in a brown paper bag to help ripen them. They were smaller than the average size Early Girl tomatoes that I had harveted. Instead of trying to use them up as fresh tomatoes, I cut them into thirds or halves depending on the size and dehydrated them. One average size Early Girl tomato is big enough for one sandwich.
Right you are Donna. At 5 gallons, you can easily grow most determinate varieties of tomatoes. Fabric or cloth pots are GREAT for growing tomatoes in! Gotta love them!
Donna G you can grow some microdwarf tomatoes in 1/2 gallon to 1 gallon size pots. It’s amazing! I look how tall the plant is suppose to get . If it’s 3-4 foot i do a 4-5 gallon.
Hey Armin....with Tomatoes, people rarely do. They can't be induced into semi-dormancy like Pepper plants, so its quite tough to over winter them and plant them again in the spring.
What kind of soil are you using? Why is it so clean, I like that kind of are those leaves that was grinded and make it as a soil. How do you make mulch?
Hey Lydia, thanks so much for watching! I make my own potting soil. Here's the tutorial: ruclips.net/video/cP-7_7YT9jk/видео.html For the mulch, I usually use grass clippings or coarse straw....or a combination of both.
I just found you. I’ve been power watching. Love your tutorials. Would you recommend organic cedar chips for container veggies? I don’t have access to grass. I’ve heard it is good to deter insects as well, but I would love to hear your input. Thanks.
Hey Diane, thanks for watching! I would steer clear of cedar chips as any sort of a mulch for veggies. The cedar will release toxins (not poisons) that will definitely affect your veggie growth...but also, wood chips as a whole tend to bind up Nitrogen in soils. Not a huge problem in large beds, but in small containers it just doesn't help our veggie plants out at all. I would say no, don't do it. Straw or shredded leaves is your next best alternative.
Hi I don’t know we’re I can ask you a lot of questions about everything I’m growing I seam to be able to grow most things but I don’t no how to trim tomato or cucumber plants + iv got massive tall strawberrie plants I can’t get any flowers on anything plus my cabbages are also tall not filling out :-(
Hey Angela, usually cooler conditions with more light gives your seedlings better and thicker stems. After that, young plants will use Potassium to beef up the stems. Warm weather and then good, consistent growth then take over...
I wish my tomatoes would look that good! I am growing in the house under lights and the leaves are turning yellow gradually up the stem. I try not to water til they need it but still they do not look good.😔
I tried both methods of planting tomatoes but the first one I pulled out the seeds and just put them in the dirt I don't know if it will grow that way so I took a Slice and planted UT pushed the soil over the top of it tight and watered it now we just wait I guess.
Thanks, and thanks for watching! With the way that I water.... Heavily, but very infrequent, none of the foliage seems to be bothered by that at all. Within a couple of weeks, those stems grow up as well... So they'll be a bit more removed than they are right now. Great question though! Cheers!
Hey Kevin, tomatoes (and other fruits) do that because of either lack of Calcium, or inability to access that Calcium. Its called "Blossom End Rot", The cultprit is usually lack of water right before fruiting. The cell walls of the fruit can't keep up with growth and form "rotting" sections. Demand for Calcium by the fruit exceeds the available supply.
With the indeterminate plants I have used a 10 gallon pot,but I made sure to prune all but a couple of the suckers and also topped the plant at about 6’. I got a nice harvest from those plants (cherry type) but it seemed to me that the determinate plants which were not as tall actually out performed the indeterminate as far as fruit production. So I think in the end determinate in pots was less work,but if what you have is indeterminate you definitely should use what you have and just keep up on the sucker pruning. It’s still worth it!
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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:
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@@OakKnobFarm Thanks buddy! I watch your playlist....it'll be weird watching myself! Ha ha
This channel is so underrated. An amazing guy doing a superb job explaining in simple and easy-to-follow instructions. Thank you, sir.
Hey thanks for that....too kind! :-)
I am 74 yrs old and I still learned something special from this vid. Been gardening since in my teens and thought I knew all about potting plants but the soil reminded me of carrot cake, don't know why but it it is that consistency almost. I see the list of mixtures but I hope it is not too expensive, I have lots of time and I garden extensively. Good luck to all u gardeners and future gardeners out there and don't think u know it all. Always catch the new ways and you will have the most tasty veggies out there.
Wow! You know a lot about tomatoes. I just recently discovered your channel and am binge watching. lol
Thanks Troy, its much appreciated! I still learn new things every year though! Cheers.
Just found you - I’ve learnt heaps from this video, thank you. I live in a ground floor apartment so I was thrilled to see a pot story.
Right on Gail, thanks for watching! Definitely think about determinate tomatoes (bush) over the vine ones....I think you'll be much more successful with them in your situation! Cheers, happy growing!🍅🍅🍅
Wow! Ok 👌 been gardening for years and learn something new every time I watch these videos! Thax 👍
I have to say one of the best channels for tomato growing! Keep up the good work!
Just found your posts. I live in an apartment on the second floor facing east in Welland Ontario. Our balcony is 45 1/2 feet long. I start over 400 plants in our apartment in seed trays. Our balcony looks like a forest in the summer time. No grow lights. I have cucumbers on our plants already, the plants are about 3 1/2 feet tall. This year I made two greenhouses out of scrap wood and dollar store shower curtains. Last year I had over 1000 tomatoes, mega cucumbers and some Bell peppers. Morning glories 18 feet tall, I have pictures. My Friends call me "MacGyver", Green Thumb etc. I LOVED your videos I seen. I am trying to get more people involved in balcony gardening. I gave away a lot of extra plants this year. Keep up what your doing, I love it. Terry/MacGyver.
Terry, that is beyond awesome! You balcony has to be south facing to be THAT productive! Amazing stuff. When I picture the future of city and urban gardening, that is exactly what I see!! If you wanted to share your pictures and videos and knowledge, we run a Facebook group called Growing, Better. Feel free to join and teach, share, ask, and answer! You'd be a huge asset to the community!
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@@terrybochansky6271 oh.... You found it! Lol
You are a FANTASTIC teacher. Thank you loads.
Right on Lin, thanks so much for watching and the kind words! :-) 🍅🍅🍅
Your instructions are the best anywhere! Thanks. Been growing maters for years but I still learned from you!
Thanks so much Janette! Appreciate it!
Thank you so much for this fantastic video. I have 3 Brandywine indeterminate plants and 2 chocolate cherry indeterminate plants all ready established in my garden. Late as it is this year i plan to follow your instructions when i plant some determinate romas next year. I have learned so much from you jeff. So happy i found you 💓
I’m definitely going to use pots next year. It will allow me to grow on the side of my house where I’ve never grown any before!!
EXACTLY Mike.....with pots, you can take them anywhere and place them in the BEST locations. South facing walls are simply amazing places to grow tomatoes because of the amount of sun and heat!
Stumbled upon your page by accident and I’m so happy I did! Supper informative. Thank you!
Right on Irene, thanks so much for watching and for the kind words!
Hi! I'm from the Philippines and trying to become productive while in home quarantine. I came across your video and find it very informational. Been searching for instructional videos as to how to grow them effectively as I am new to gardening. My cherry tomatoes is currently 4days old and they've grown rapidly. Hoping to see progress again in the next coming days.
Right on! Are you going to grow the tomatoes in pots or in the ground?
Hi there, I'm in Cape Town, South Africa and just discovered your channel.
Thanks so much for your valuable information. Wow! You know so much about vegetables and planting them. I've learnt so much watching your vids,I now have a bachelors in gardening 😁
I'm loving the pot / container series.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
Hey Ladovica, thanks so much for watching and for the support! Happy growing this year!
Thanks so much. I'm looking forward this veggies gardening journey, with your amazing videos as my guide. I've been binge watching
Just to add...this presentation is spot on. Fun, informative and easy to follow. Wish we had a guy doing this is Australia. Although I've actually learnt to use my polly tunnel from this cold weather Canadian. Great work. 👍
GREAT ADVICE SO CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD.
Thanks so much for watching! I hope it helps!
One of the best and most comprehensive video I've seen on tomatoes. Thanks for sharing 😊👍
Wow, thanks guys, thanks so much for the kind words and support!
Awesome information. Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching, thanks for the support!
Once again, GREAT SITE!😎
Thanks Mike!
Great vid on tomatoes! I’m so happy to have found your channel!
Thanks so much Derek, appreciate the support! Hopefully the information is useful! :-)
Other people talk about adding Epsom salts, garden lime and blood meal to the soil before putting the tomato plant into the container. Do you have a video talking about this? What are your thoughts?
ruclips.net/video/pmr2bzWSJ0A/видео.html Here for example.
How often would you recommend watering tomatoes that are in 10 to 15 gallon black pots in zone 9a where we get over 90 degree weather every day starting now and around 100 to 109 for days on end? I mulched and have been watering every morning around 6:30 about a half gallon. I'm concerned that if I water once a week these plants will die. Oh they're in direct sun from 9am until 7pm 😫
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Ha ha thanks Robert! Someday hopefully! Just have to keep going and hope people enjoy and learn from the content! But with pretzel and beer emojis.....that might be the ticket!
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@@robertevans8024 Right on Robert! I've never been! In fact, I've never been outside of the western States actually. One day.....definitely! Oddly enough, as a Canadian, I've been drinking Russian and Greek beer lately...go figure!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I lived in Tulsa Oklahoma for three years in my teens. Nicest, finest people I ever met. That was in the late 70's.
Another great video - and thank you sooooo much for not suggesting to add eggshells below the roots!!
Another great tutorial, very thorough! TY
Thanks Janice, thanks for watching and for the support! Happy tomato growing!
Watching from Antigua
Nice vid, really enjoyed it
Thanks Rubye, appreciate that! :-)
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Adventitious roots are the best!
Quite literally!
Good video👍
Thanks! And thanks for watching!
Can't wait to use these tips!
Right on Nabeela, thanks for watching. Hope you get a tomato BOUNTY this summer!
Thanks
Cheers arleen.
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Thank you very much.
Thanks for watching Christian, cheers!
From my experience, planting shallow gives earlier but less tomatoes. Deeper gives later tomatoes and more of them.
About the newspaper - you can actually use a paper towel.
Mixing in some compost into the soil helps too.
I use Soil Moist to provide more even moisture and an inverted magnum glass wine bottle shoved in the soil.
Wine bottle is fully automatic.
Cheers, thanks for the tips!
Great vid!
Thane so much! And thanks for watching!
Brilliant stuff
Thanks so much Gerry, thanks for the support!
I've started some dwarf and micro dwarf varieties indoors, one of my experiments for 2021 growing. Some I'm leaving indoors under grow lights and some will go outside when it warms up enough.
Very cool Noelle! Is love to grow some long term indoors... Would have to be really small varieties though.
Thank you very useful, always new things to learn.
When I am going to buy seeds, how can I make sure that are determined seeds?
Thanks 🙏🏻
Hey barbara, tomatos are classified as Determinate or Indeterminate by their variety. It'll always say so on the package. Cheers!
3 month ago I found a video of yours while watching dog rescue videos on youtube (have 2 adopted ones myself). That's when it started. I got 3 determinate and 1 indeterminate tomato plants at a local nursery. At that time the days were still to hot here in southern NV so I kept the containers indoors at a big over the corner window with lots of morning sun plus grow lights for the afternoon. While I am by now able to take the determinate out every morning for natural sunlight all day, there is no way to do that with the indeterminate which by now is 7+ feet tall. Now I need your help what to do. The plant will not die from frost but rather reach my ceiling. Is it possible to just cut it down to a manageable height without damaging the plant? Btw, by now I have bell peppers, Anaheim chilis, radishes, green onions, different kinds of onions and herbs, garlic, collards, salad, celery, 4 mangos between 4-10" tall and lots of seedlings from the determinate tomato plants I already planted in the next bigger pots. Thinking of giving potatoes a try as well on my porch. Well, and that's all because of you! You made gardening easy understandable with your outstanding videos. I checked other ones but yours are by far the best! Thank you very much to give especially beginners a better understanding about all the things involved in vegetable gardening.
Every try starting them in sponges?
Cut sponges (new) into cubes.
Place seed(s) onto the cubes.
Place cubes into a tray that can hold some water.
MUCH easier to transplant them.
If you want to grow them a bit before transplanting, then use some compost tea in that tray.
Interesting. As far as I understood determinate are the automatic (autoflowering) strains of tomatoes
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Why can’t you go from the first small seedling plug right to the large final container? Why the intermediate transition
size plug?
You definitely can. When doing many many seedlings however, it is nice to be able to choose the best of the best. And each stage of transition allows you to pick the best plant possible for the job. Also, if you are growing in different setups, that is, some are destined for large pots, others for raised beds, it allows you to choose that way. Furthermore, the time of year I start my tomato seeds (January) is the middle of winter. They need to be moved on from the plugs by March, but they literally would die if I put them outside before May. I can have room for 500 four-inch pots inside....I don't have room for even 10 five-gallon buckets inside. Lastly, tomatoes love to be planted DEEP. So each stage you replant them, you can remove bottom leaf nodes and plant them THAT much deeper. This advances the plant in ways never thought possible as their root systems just explode. Cheers!
Once you move to the 4" pots, do you keep a constant level of water in the base or do you let them cycle with a regular watering based on when the surface dries out?
Hey Mark.....definitely not! Once the pots are wet, that's it, they no longer stand in water. They will rot out. Once the pots are good and moist, they won't need watering for like a month!
Thank you
Cheers Stacey! :-)
I love your tutorials. I’ve had great success following them! Tomato question: You don’t mention feeding the plants. Do I need to be adding fertilizer throughout the summer?
Hey Carolyn, thanks for that!! Glad to help! For me, I tend not to really fertilize, especially my raised beds. For container, being a closed system you may need to add something, usually a seaweed extract or other booster. I also make my own fertilizer from weeds: ruclips.net/video/Lkc-bcgvr3U/видео.html as well as seaweed if you have access to it: ruclips.net/video/fZsZMp-MCDY/видео.html And my general view on fertilizing can be found here: ruclips.net/video/DwY_hdKD4fM/видео.html
Great video - built my confidence. What are other mulch options? Can I use wood mulch?
I have a question. How often should I spritz my seeds that are under domes? They have not germinated yet. I have been just keeping them moist but I just don't know. I will put them under grow lights once they are up to their true leaves, but watering to that point? Thank you
Hey Regina, when I pre-soak my soil, seed the tray, then put it under the dome, I don't have to mist or water the soil again until well after germination. They would drown if I did.
Can I use dried leaves from the fall to cover my tomato soil? Thank you for that video it is very helpful. Roseline
Definitely Rosaline. Shredded leaves are an AWESOME mulch. Do your tomatoes live right through winter where you live?
The Ripe Tomato Farms Answer: no I live in Québec so the gardening season is rather short; thank you very much for your response. I wanted to know if the red cedar barks can also be used because their is a lot of wind and the dried leaves are mostly blown away, so the cedar bark being heavier I could use those. Thank you. Roseline
@@roselinedugas5666 Hey Roseline, cedar chips are find on shrubs and other perennial plants....I would avoid using them in the vegetable garden.
Have you ever used the paper towel method to hurry the germination up
Hey Harpreet, I have in the past. No more though. I will use the paper towel method to test a batch of seeds viability....but that's it. Its such an unnecessary step to use when planting good seeds and often does more harm than good. Cheers!
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Cheers yoyo, thanks for watching. :-)
Is Sam Marzano possible to put in pots ? I’m glad you used roma. I only have those two lol
How do you chop straw to mulch?
Thanks
Probably a lawn mower.... But I buy my straw compressed in bags. Two bags does me for the year.
Such as all the time your videos the far best and lots of valuable info. I have followed all procedures you have mentioned in this video and the other ones regarding tomato planting you've had as well. But from step 3 to 4 my seedlings have changed after 2 days and they seem very weak and some of them dried and i am very frustrated now What's the reason for that? It took about many hours to do the job with smooth and carefully without hurting the roots and stalks. Be very glad if you kindly help me to refresh some of them although if it's possible now. Wish you best
Hey Imi, what you described is transplant shock. That is, the conditions the plugs or small plants were growing in are different enough from the new environment that is literally "shocks" the plants into a state of wilting or even dying. Without knowing your two sets of conditions, I can't tell you which parameter(s) is out of wack.
After a thin layer of mulch, do we not need to water the plant daily? Current temp is 70-75 Fahrenheit
Never water any plant daily... You'll kill it
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms even in temperatures above 85?
I understand that tomato plants dont like to take water in their leaves. So u should be careful when u water them to do it on the soil and not the leaves. By the way great video, thanks for sharing it.
Hey Carlos, I wouldn't say that tomato plants don't like the water on their leaves.....its all about time of day and duration. Most certainly, my tomatoes get rained on all the time with no adverse effects. Its watering them on the leaves in mid day when its extremely sunny out. Those water droplets act like magnifying glasses and can burn leaves. Also, having the leaves constantly wet can attract fungus. But with all the dust and dirt and pollen flying around, washing those leaves can clear the stomata and ensure a healthy, functioning leaf.
What kind of potting mix you use?
With a thick mulch, you would water tomatoes heavily once a week... what about cukes, how would you water them? Btw, I subscribed; I'm growing in pots now in addition to raised beds. There's just so much to grow! Thanks.
Hey MH, much the same. I'm always careful to not over water. Cheers!
Again well explained. I got a number of seeds of terminate tomatoes from India, called S-22 variety and grew them immediately outside end of March already and all grew well. Some I kept also in pots, lack of space and the are showing blossoms now. Do you know more about this variety and name?
Hey Arnd, that variety is new to me. Is it common in India? Slicer or Cherry?
What about staking, is it alright to poke sticks in later on in the season or will that damage the roots?
Hey Darlene, with determinates, I rarely have to stake, but when you do, you can simply push the stake down at least 4 inches away from the stem. Any roots it damages from that far away is inconsequential. :)
Any ideas on why a special determinate container tomato would grow perfectly over the winter indoors and come Feb. every plant have the leaves turn a cream color allot once and the blooms also never set fruit and yes they where given every nutrient to prevent this and if anything over fertilized , which is mu concern ?
Please do videos on how to get seeds from fruits and veggies and how to grow these seeds afterwards
Definitely Marie....saving seeds is such a great thing for us gardeners to strive for. I have a couple videos already, but I need to go through and do one for every crop!: ruclips.net/video/CL1Xqgrh1Pg/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/Epq0B8tvit4/видео.html
What recommendations do you have to plant indeterminate tomatoes on containers?
What about fertilizers? Havent seen ingo in this video in particular
Hey Hussam, I tend not to fertilize very much. I use compost and Alfalfa Meal to amend all my soils. If I feel like my container plants need a boost, I'll use a Seaweed fertilizer: ruclips.net/video/fZsZMp-MCDY/видео.html or a straight up Weed Tea: ruclips.net/video/Lkc-bcgvr3U/видео.html
Fertilizer is the tried and true method. 10-10-10 is always good. A safe and cautious choice.
Hi, how big should the container be to grow tomatoes please. I heard that if the container is too small, it won't fruit. Thanks.
Floppy tomato seedlings. My nemesis. 🤨
Nobody likes floppy! ;)
Doesn't it depend upon the size of the container as to what kind of tomato plant a person can grow? Last year I grew an Early Girl tomato plant. As you may know Early Girl is an indeterminate variety of tomato. I used a Smart Pot fabric container that was labeled for tomatoes. I think it was a 20 gallon size; but, I no longer have the tag that was attached to it so can't be sure. I used a bamboo pole as a stake and put it in next to the plant. As the it grew, I would just tie it to the pole. I had fresh tomatoes throughout the summer. At the end of the season, I took all the green tomatoes off the vine and put them in a brown paper bag to help ripen them. They were smaller than the average size Early Girl tomatoes that I had harveted. Instead of trying to use them up as fresh tomatoes, I cut them into thirds or halves depending on the size and dehydrated them. One average size Early Girl tomato is big enough for one sandwich.
Right you are Donna. At 5 gallons, you can easily grow most determinate varieties of tomatoes. Fabric or cloth pots are GREAT for growing tomatoes in! Gotta love them!
Donna G you can grow some microdwarf tomatoes in 1/2 gallon to 1 gallon size pots. It’s amazing! I look how tall the plant is suppose to get . If it’s 3-4 foot i do a 4-5 gallon.
@@Junzar56 Definitely Jeannie. Given how many tomato varieties exist, I feel like there's a size and a shape for everyone! Cheers!
How to maintain it during winter!
Hey Armin....with Tomatoes, people rarely do. They can't be induced into semi-dormancy like Pepper plants, so its quite tough to over winter them and plant them again in the spring.
I soak a multi seed plug in a tray of water to separate them.
What if we don't have a space where we can get the plants to 90°? I. Looks like you're placing your's in some type of warmer.
The seeds or the plants? Tomatoes can grow just fine once they sprout at 75F.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms oops sorry. I meant the seeds.
Jeff!! Excellent video.. we await results..
tailor made video for what we do.. thank you bro. Cheers!
Right on Bukar! Thanks for watching, thanks for the support!
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What kind of soil are you using? Why is it so clean, I like that kind of are those leaves that was grinded and make it as a soil. How do you make mulch?
Hey Lydia, thanks so much for watching! I make my own potting soil. Here's the tutorial: ruclips.net/video/cP-7_7YT9jk/видео.html For the mulch, I usually use grass clippings or coarse straw....or a combination of both.
How often should you water your seedlings I think I’m overwatering mines keep dying. I mean everything
I just found you. I’ve been power watching. Love your tutorials. Would you recommend organic cedar chips for container veggies? I don’t have access to grass. I’ve heard it is good to deter insects as well, but I would love to hear your input. Thanks.
Hey Diane, thanks for watching! I would steer clear of cedar chips as any sort of a mulch for veggies. The cedar will release toxins (not poisons) that will definitely affect your veggie growth...but also, wood chips as a whole tend to bind up Nitrogen in soils. Not a huge problem in large beds, but in small containers it just doesn't help our veggie plants out at all. I would say no, don't do it. Straw or shredded leaves is your next best alternative.
hi how do you get such fluffy potting mixture/soil. how can i make them my self. I am calling from India...:)
Hey Sumita, great question. I make all my own potting mix. Check out this video for instructions how: ruclips.net/video/cP-7_7YT9jk/видео.html
What about a cage? To support the plant as it grows?
Definitely depends on the variety. Some need it, some don't.
Hi I don’t know we’re I can ask you a lot of questions about everything I’m growing I seam to be able to grow most things but I don’t no how to trim tomato or cucumber plants + iv got massive tall strawberrie plants I can’t get any flowers on anything plus my cabbages are also tall not filling out :-(
I’m stoned and I understand your excitement. 😂
So how often do you do these heavy waterings? Once a week?
Or less. More infrequent the better... Within reason
I have a 20 gallon pot, could I grow 2 early girl indeterminate plants in the same pot?
Hey Samantha..20 gallons? For sure....plenty of room at opposing sides.
How to make the tomato have thick stem?
Hey Angela, usually cooler conditions with more light gives your seedlings better and thicker stems. After that, young plants will use Potassium to beef up the stems. Warm weather and then good, consistent growth then take over...
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms interesting. Is there a specific light i need? I have some grow lights that say c12? A friend gave them to me.
What type of tomatoes are these?
Tiny Tim determinates
I wish my tomatoes would look that good! I am growing in the house under lights and the leaves are turning yellow gradually up the stem. I try not to water til they need it but still they do not look good.😔
I tried both methods of planting tomatoes but the first one I pulled out the seeds and just put them in the dirt I don't know if it will grow that way so I took a Slice and planted UT pushed the soil over the top of it tight and watered it now we just wait I guess.
Unless I have a monster pot, I don’t plant tomatoes in pots anymore. They all eventually get rootbound and have to be transplanted into the ground.
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The leaves of your plants are touching the soil and mulch. Does it not lead to fungal infections ? Beautiful very informative video otherwise .
Thanks, and thanks for watching! With the way that I water.... Heavily, but very infrequent, none of the foliage seems to be bothered by that at all. Within a couple of weeks, those stems grow up as well... So they'll be a bit more removed than they are right now. Great question though! Cheers!
Why do my tomatoes rot on the ends
Hey Kevin, tomatoes (and other fruits) do that because of either lack of Calcium, or inability to access that Calcium. Its called "Blossom End Rot", The cultprit is usually lack of water right before fruiting. The cell walls of the fruit can't keep up with growth and form "rotting" sections. Demand for Calcium by the fruit exceeds the available supply.
Wow i have indeterminate so probs not gonna work
Also love this type of stuff where its all in one vid
Well, you CAN....its just that they need so much more. Large enough pot though....totally doable. Cheers man!
With the indeterminate plants I have used a 10 gallon pot,but I made sure to prune all but a couple of the suckers and also topped the plant at about 6’. I got a nice harvest from those plants (cherry type) but it seemed to me that the determinate plants which were not as tall actually out performed the indeterminate as far as fruit production. So I think in the end determinate in pots was less work,but if what you have is indeterminate you definitely should use what you have and just keep up on the sucker pruning. It’s still worth it!
Good info but every statement begins with a question? Or it sounds that way with your cadence, I doubt you talk that way normally just a heads up it’s hard to listen to for someone like me, Asperger’s so please don’t take offense I don’t mean any, great info
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You don't talk about when to plant at all why is that
Because container tomatoes aren't anything special....they get planted the same time as your regular garden tomatoes. :-)