I've been following you for YEARS, and, ashamedly admit that I have never taken time to comment, or even say THANK YOU! I have seen more than 90% of your videos & have learned something from EACH & EVERY one!!! SOMEhow, I managed to miss this one until just now. (Unless YT removed my *like* which they are FAMOUS for!) I just heard you say: *We LOVE our plants! They're OUR KIDS!*. Well... I love you even MORE now! I thought I was a weirdo for feeling that way...now I know I'm not the only one!!!🤣 Plants are LIVING and need love & nurturing, just like our kids. Thank you for making me feel normal! AND ... CONGRATULATIONS on your silver YT button!!! You're doing it RIGHT!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!! 🤗😘❤🙏✝️
You have such a kind and gentle soul, my friend. I adore the care and even, affection, you show to your plants. They are living, sentient beings and so appreciate the bond you form with them. Makes my heart smile to see you being you.
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I will not admit to all the mistakes I've been making, and yet still surprised at how well my poor neglected tomato plants have been doing each year! Thank you for this video. My tomato production is going to rock this year!!
EVERY SINGLE TIME I watch your videos I learn something. I didn’t know you could pollinate by just shaking the stem. Also I’ll be throwing a mound of dirt out there because I forgot to plant deep this year. Thank you. As always great info!
If you are using grow bags you can cut base out 8 inch flower pots then split them down the side cut lower leaves off plant and place pot round and press down into grow bag before filling with compost gives extra root depth and support for plant .
My husband and I just LOVE your videos. We live in New Port Richey, FL which is quite different that the north. Our patio looks like a farm! At night instead of watching the tv, we put your videos on the big screen and really enjoy them. I always keep a pad and paper while watching them to take notes because every video gives us so much knowledge it is hard to remember all of it. Thank you for making these and we hope our tomatoes and peppers will be great this year now that we know what we are doing wrong and right. LOL!!
Your garden channel is the only one I watch. I try to watch others but yours is the ONLY best one out there! So excited to hear there will be a seed saving video! Love that you link previous videos as a reference. I had never hand pollinated until I saw your video. My tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and zucchini. Absolutely love this tomatoe session.
Believe it or not guys, I'm a Saudi citizen, of course living in Saudi Arabia, and I am growing tomatoes and other veggies, I truly benefited from the advice you're giving throughout your channel time. Thanks a lot guy.
Welcome to gardening! Do you also follow Gardener Scott? He's from your neck of the woods. Yea I'm one that's addicted to watching many RUclips gardeners...lol
I love your enthusiasm about growing vegetables from one gardener to another. Nothing tastes like the vegetables that you grow! Thank you for sharing your awesome advice!
Thank you! Learning much! I will start growing with tomatoes but before then, I will watch all your videos you posted below and all on tomatoes to be prepared and ready! I❤️🍅🍅🍅! 🌱☀️
We plant 42-56 tomatoes every year in a 3' X 3' X 50' very raised bed. I'm going to try really hard this year to hold them past July in Lafayette, La. We're in the 90 degree and 122% humility summer in the deep south. I've pruned them back (my wife says "viciously") and have begun fertilizing the heck out of them. Ooh, we can 45 to 60 quarts of stewed tomatoes every year. THANK YOU FOR TOMATO TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greetings from North TX! I'm a very green beginner in gardening. I just finished watching your video on growing tomatoes in a container. Thank you So Much for being so in-depth with your instructions, you're a great teacher! I'm hoping next year (I think it's way too hot now to start, weeks over 100 degrees with a few daily breaks here and there being around 94-96 degrees). I'm hoping to not have to buy a tasteless grocery store tomato very often again.
You give one of the BEST helpful instructional videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️; they are always super informative and well organized, straight forward, stay on topic, minimal small talks and distractions, sharp video and clear great voice. You are simply awesome. Thank you so much for the videos and for helping us.
I am happy for you and anyone who can harvest beautiful tomatoes. We have many beautiful tomato plants with various sorts of tomatoes. Recently the squirrels attacked our plants and took almost all of the tomatoes that were ready to turn red. We tried everything: fencing and netting, socks holding them up, pinwheels, a dollar store tacky hoola skirt, and finally hot pepper spray. The hot pepper spray worked, but only for two days. We are heartsick. I now have three plants completely wrapped in bird netting. At least they have not attacked my peppers. I hope you get to enjoy a marvelous tomato soon. We buy ours from a pop-up seller.
Yes we love okra: Southern fried, boiled and steamed or microwaved slightly. I planted 6 plants in April. Unfortunately I planted 3 tomato plants in front of them so the okra plants were struggling to get some sunshine. Now that the tomatoes are starting to wane the okra plants are beginning to grow up and making flowers and pods! Ya! I plant Clemson Spineless okra and planted starter plants from one of our local produce & plant providers here in Arlington TX. Thanks for this video too!
I'm 2 yrs late however I need this video today😊 My first time growing heirloom tomatoes and I've noticed some things about my plants I didn't like. Thanks for the great tips!
Some of this I already knew. But this is the single best tomato growing video I've seen! I learned a lot. Thank you:) Great pointers. I think you covered everything! 👍👍
I'm 20 miles SW of Fresno. Using only organic and have a garden full of happy bees. My parents were beekeepers so I totally understand the need for bees. Loved your video.
I live in Sweden so a totally different climate. Sometimes we have frost until end of march so I have to do something’s a bit different. But I have learnt a lot about tomatoes after seeing your video. Thank you so much, Hälsa, Anna
When I watch your videos, besides learning a wealth of info, I find that I relax and "come down" from all the craziness that surrounds me in this insane world. THANK YOU!
I have had a tomato sandwich with a from my garden tomato every day for the last 5 days! My plants we flowering but not fruiting. My 5 yr old and I have a kind of game of shaking the crap down the tomatoes, as she puts it, every morning and night. After 3-4 days, we had baby tomatoes again! Also, when you are pruning, don't toss the suckers in the elbows. Put them in water and they will take root and have more tomatoes. I have not had luck with the determinate one in rooting in water, but all the rest have worked. And we planted a second crop of 12 tomato plants from the suckers for later harvesting since we still have plenty of time until frost! Free plants!
When your tomatoes produce flowers and don't see the expected amount of fruits. 1-fertilization was not successful, due to the absence of the pollinating agencies eg:bees,wind etc. 2- due to blossom end rot disease 3- hot condition (heat) stress.
Use an electric toothbrush on the flower it will push the pollen out like a bee does. You can look it up it works. Also fertilized with calcium nitrate it stops the black rot.
I have to top my tomatoes. They are 7 feet high and I don't want to get the ladder out each time I pick. I have been growing tomatoes for over 30 years but followed your pruning and aspirin regimen and been fertilizing regularly and pruning to single stem. Lots of tomatoes this year and no problems with blossom end rot or hornworm or lower leaf yellowing,( because I pruned them off! ) Happy with results so far. Interested in your future seed retention videos. I would like to try that.
Yesterday I got so excited to see a big black bumble bee going to each flower. It was just so beautiful too see. I was to slow to get a pic. But it’s the first time this year I saw a bee pollinating my plants.
Brian I love your channel - we've gone all in on your advice. We planted late (April 28th) and went exclusively with heirlooms some of which are 7" tall now. We live in East Texas and have already been into the 90's sprinkled with triple digit heat. We started to see leaf curl so I covered them loosely with tyvek - which dropped the temperature dramatically. I have gaps between the sheets and slits cut to let sun, air and rain pass but I'm afraid I've taken them below 6 hours of sun each day - will maybe 10 hours of indirect compensate for the brutal direct sun? Or am I going to stunt their growth with shade? Your "bury deep, with rock phosphate and prune.." strategy made these guys take off like slow-motion bottle rockets - but I've gotta have fruit!
Hey Brian, I'm just gonna jump the gun and say congrats on your soon to be 300,000 milestone. So excited to see your channel growing so fast. Thanks for your always great info.🤗
I just started growing tomatoes for the first time this year and am so excited about how they turn out! I already have some growing so I hope to avoid most of these as a newbie!
1. Know the type of tomatoes you R growing what are it's needs 2. Planting in too much shade 6-8 hours of sun 3. Planting tomatoes incorrectly Plant them deep 4. Tomatoes need proper nutrients Not giving proper nutrients can stunt growth and fertilizing too much can grow a big plant but not increase production 5. Pruning is crucial It depends on variety pinch out the armpit, clip off yellow and old leaves 6. Proper support Sturdy support is important, string/ cage 7. Improper watering water from below be careful not to get water on the leaves 8. Not hand pollinating This has become a problem, we have to do it organically, less bees, less pollinators Just a simple vibration will do it 10. Not paying attention to your plants and their needs Spot pests and look at them, feel the soil, are they wilting, are the blooms falling off, is the soil dry.....
So much gratitude to u for sharing all this knowledge 🙏🥬🍅🍅🌽🌶🥕🍠🥔🌺🌞🌱... you have helped me so much in my small garden 🌱🌱🌱🌱🙏💚.. vertical growing , pruning , fertilizer, timing , and much more🤗🌱🙏... and yes as the organic caring gardener- we must do it right and right for our planet🙏🌠... Few bees 🐝 here in Northern New Mexico as well🤔.. hoping to see more soon tho🙏🌠🐝🐝🐝... Off to do some pruning now🤗😁🍅... Thank you again🌱🙏🤗
All great advice. I respectfully suggest the following additional concerns: 1) If you grow in pots, they should be 10 gallon pots at least, and never put more than one tomato plant in a pot, or they'll compete for nutrients and both lose. Moreover, all veggie plants are heavy feeders and that soil must be dumped and re-invigorated each winter. 2) California summers are HOT, and heat kills pollen. Moreover, cold nights (early season) cause blossoms to die. Thus we have a season, and seasonal timing. You should plant EARLY, by national standards, so that you have fruit set (i.e., pollinated blossoms) by June, before the summer heat arrives. If you procrastinate, you'll have lots of green, and no fruits... because you had blossoms whose pollen was killed by heat. 3) Then the August heat arrives and kill my (Long Beach CA) heirloom tomatoes, even if they're well founded in soil (i.e, not in pots). So that's the end of the season for many of us. My favorite strain of heirloom is cold weather tolerant, but gets killed by August heat every year. 4) The better term than the commonly-used term "open pollinated" would be "dehybridized." These strains are homozygous for essential traits, and therefore will reproduce the same plant in the next generation because there is no genetic variety in the blackjack game of sexual reproduction. Don't worry, tomatoes don't suffer from inbreeding depression, like humans do. 5) Never keep the seeds of hybrid plants. The nature of hybrids are trade secrets, and the seeds you (must) buy each year are F1 hybrids. Their progeny are F2 hybrids... and therefore JUNK. 6) Novice tomato growers will have much higher gratification growing hybrids than heirloom. Try Better Boy or similar. The yields are good, because the flowers have an anatomy that favors pollination. Heirloom blossoms ("open pollinated") have flower anatomies that have separation between the male and female parts and therefore make self-pollination less likely. 7) If you want to keep seeds from heirloom plants, you'd better be sure those seeds were not crossed up by pollinating insects, in which case you have some wild hybrid. The strains you keep (like I do) must remain dehybridized... which is against nature, really, if you let pollinating insects into the picture. Furthermore, my strain of tomatoes (grown for over 20 years) present a recessive phenotype (potato leaf) which gives me high assurance early in the next season that my new plants are "true." Any cross in the seed would likely present a plant with standard or rugose leaf shape, thus alerting me to that undesired cross. 8) Anyone who grows backyard toms in 10 gal pots must water daily in hot weather, or as soon as the plant starts to wilt. Don't overwater. But potted plants are much more vulnerable to heat stroke than in-ground plants. PS I'm a better geneticist than gardener. Listen to Brian on all his excellent gardening skills, which I will be adhering to next year.
Great advice. I'm using 5 gallon buckets, but apparently 5 gallon buckets are actually like 7 gallon pots because of the way things are measured. Anyway, my plants are huge. I usually don't even see them this large even when I was planting in ground. However, watering is an issue as they must be watered daily, sometimes twice a day but I'm getting blossom end rot on many of the tomatoes. Its frustrating.
@@mikezupancic2182 I have both in ground and self watering 5 gal buckets. I have to water the ones in ground almost daily due to high 90°- low 100 ° heat. The self wicking buckets have some very happy plants producing, too. If your buckets have proper drainage... Do you think maybe it's a calcium issue causing the blossom end rot? I take egg shells, bake them at 225° for 20 min. Grind them in the blender and sprinkle around my plants, lightly raking it in the soil. I did that last year when they had blossom end rot and it fixed the problem.
Regarding Number 5.... I kept the seeds from some grape tomatoes I bought, planted them, and had a great harvest. I keep seeds from the harvest and have planted them this year. They look good so far! (No fruit yet, but lots of blossoms.) But I don't know if they are hybrids or what. How can I know and how much does it matter?
I have a combination of 5 and 10 gallon planters that have more than one tomato plant as well as marigolds, basil and nasturtiums which my gazillion pollinators LOVE...I have a TON of bees of all kinds...so blessed! I think what helps me not water every day is a few things: I prune very well so less greenery that needs water, I water in the evening and at soil level, I used compost in my mix and I use a wonderful chopped straw nice and thick that helps with evaporation. I use a soil meter, too, that helps with water and ph testing. This year I’m going to try core gardening instead of dumping everything at the end of the season. I’ve seen different sources talk about the logic behind it (basically you’re making compost stuffing in the same planter of that plant’s leftovers thus returning the nutrients it took) and it makes sense so I’m going to give it a whirl.
thanks for the helpful tips... as for my pollination.. my lawn has a ton of clover.. makes it looks nice in summer when most others are spending a fortune making theirs looking lush green.. mine looks more my like a prairie than a well manicured lawn.. I see many pollinators visit... however, my corn collapsed the other day.. yea.. one day its standing and the next day its laying on the ground.. First time thats ever happened to me after all these years.. I talked to a farmer in the middle of Kansas and he advised me on what to do....
Prior to chemical fertilizers lawn seed mixes always included clover. They are nitrogen fixing so are great for the lawn. These grass/clover mixes are starting to make a comeback which is great as bees seem to absolutely love clover flowers.
Such a great video!! I’m so glad I tuned in! Wish I would’ve done this at the beginning when I planted but I’ll make the changes at the beginning for next year’s batch for sure!
For polinators, i have plantet lavender , cornflowers and other bee food plants in pots near my tomatoes. It work perfect, i have many smal visitors so i dont need to do The polination. Great work 👍
You got good energy and excellent information! Thank you so much. I got a tiny tomato plant 🪴 in a container and so far it’s giving a lot of medium size tomatoes 🍅 I love it! They’re sweet and super red… But my leaves are yellow on the bottom and now on top!! I’m really scare! Should I transfer to a bigger container? I already changed it 2x and it was doing super good! Any advice? God bless you!
Love your video's found them truly inspiring here in England wish we had your weather. Thank you Brian looking forward to a good growing season and lots of fruit. All the best Mike Western
Here in north Alabama where the summer heat stays 90f plus for weeks in a row I personally never experienced flowers falling off but blight is an issue later in the summer. I do like your single stem method.
As a beginner gardener, I have learned so much with this first garden. You have really helped me with this video and I see where I have made many of these mistakes, but now I know so My next garden will be even better. Living in south Mississippi, I definitely have humidity so like you pointed out air flow is essential. I have visited California and so loved the weather there. But since the Deep South is my home I appreciate you pointing out the helpful tips for all climates. Look forward to seeing your other videos. Thank you.
So glad to hear that! Yes we are a bit spoiled with the weather. My sister lives in Tennessee and 3 out of 4 of my grandparents are from Arkansas. So I definitely have some Southern roots.
Best thing to do with your plants is to greet them in the morning and tuck then in at night. Helps to keep a better eye on them when problems do start. Thanks for great information.
Yes, it was helpful to go over the hybrid description. I am looking forward to your video with combining flower's and plants. I imagine it is very helpful for pollinating reasons. Great job!
Encouraging bees can be as simple as keeping flowers growing in your garden and strategically placing bee bowls (with stones in them to keep the bees from drowning.) I plant the suckers when I prune so I have a steady harvest of tomatoes into the fall. Good video.
I grew tomatillos for the first time last summer. The amount of bees on them was just crazy, whereas other summers when I didn't have tomatillos, I barely saw any. I will continue to have a plant or two to attract the bees, and they'll also keep visiting the other plants at the same time.
I place 1 egg and a small fish usually perch in the hole before I plant the tomato, and never have to use any other feed through the growing season. Being in near west Texas tomato’s can’t handle full sun without burning so I give them 6 hours of sun and a shade net for the afternoon/evening hours.
I have the worst luck with Romas and San Marzonos. They always get blossom end rot whereas all of my other varieties are just fine with the same amount of water. Any suggestions?? TIA
First there are many things you need to do: Epson Salts is an absolute to have super fruit the Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium causes the plant to produce more Chlorophyll (dark green leaves) which produces more sugar thus making a super sweet tomato as that is where sugar (energy) it is stored. Second bees other than bumble bees don't like tomatoes, I had a wild hive that visited some of my plants but tomatoes being a nightshade which is a poisonous family, so what I do to strengthen my plants is put a small fan on them after 2nd leaves form while in the growing trays and use my leaf blower about 2 times a week on low just enough to move the plant, to spank/pollinate my tomatoes 40 plants 2minutes I'm done. Next you need to tell people, if they smoke or others do then to enter the garden, put the cigarettes down wash hands change clothes and wash hands again to prevent tobacco mosaic which all tobacco carry. And to solve the problem of watering take a paper cup and put 2 vertical slits in the cup 2" below rim to base and bury it about 4" from the plant slits toward the plant fill the cup with water done. In the fall My Troybilt Big Red,, composts the cup. Another thing is never put any parts of tomato plant in or on the compost pile the stuff goes to the dump as you could spread disease. And when I cut off the suckers my Scissors are wiped with Chlorax wipes or Alcohol and friction as each plant could infect another. Any leaf touching the soil is removed. Only water in the morning as it gives the plant drying time. To plant: I also break an egg shell & all in a deep hole add 2 - 5 gr. ASA, 1/3 cup Oyster shell for chickens, 1 cup AZOMITE (all the minerals from A-Z including trace elements, 2 Tbs blood meal + same for bone meal, 2 rounded Tbs Epson Salts, 1/4 cup cornmeal, 2 large handfuls of fresh mowed grass, & 3 cups of peat moss, mix it with a stick and cover with 1-2" soil, then plant my tomato and water with a weak solution of miracle grow 2 TBS IN 5 gallons of water drawn the day prior due to chlorine, the tomato will grow into it and you'll see the change. The egg, cornmeal & fresh mowed grass feeds the worms, which leave worm castings, and make tunnels for roots, Well I'm done hope this helps.
One of the best presentations! Short and precise. Thanks a lot. I wish there were a video about tomatoes seeds vendors, so I could get some popular varieties before the next season.
Excellent! Up here in interior Alaska we grow 50-day to fruit, determinant types: Tumbler, Beaver Lodge are our favorite varieties...short growing season but over 20 hours of daylight.
Wish I'd seen this a little earlier. Just sowed my tomato seedlings this morning two inches apart. Wonder if I should take them out and re-sow them or wait it out a bit?
Till today evening I thought that I am hell of a great tomato grower but your excellent video has opened my eyes. I sincerely confess that I was making all the 10 mistakes you pointed out in your beautiful presentation. I hope not to make these mistakes again. God bless you Brian. Thank you.
You spoke about blossom end rot. I had heard that lack of calcium will cause that, so I powdered egg shells and put a couple of tablespoons in the hole when I transplanted them. Of 8 bushes, only one had end rot--and I think I forgot to add eggshells in to the roots. It got rid of my blossom end rot easily enough.
I've been following you for YEARS, and, ashamedly admit that I have never taken time to comment, or even say THANK YOU! I have seen more than 90% of your videos & have learned something from EACH & EVERY one!!! SOMEhow, I managed to miss this one until just now. (Unless YT removed my *like* which they are FAMOUS for!) I just heard you say: *We LOVE our plants! They're OUR KIDS!*. Well... I love you even MORE now! I thought I was a weirdo for feeling that way...now I know I'm not the only one!!!🤣 Plants are LIVING and need love & nurturing, just like our kids. Thank you for making me feel normal!
AND ... CONGRATULATIONS on your silver YT button!!! You're doing it RIGHT!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!!
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You have such a kind and gentle soul, my friend. I adore the care and even, affection, you show to your plants. They are living, sentient beings and so appreciate the bond you form with them. Makes my heart smile to see you being you.
Thank you!
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I will not admit to all the mistakes I've been making, and yet still surprised at how well my poor neglected tomato plants have been doing each year! Thank you for this video. My tomato production is going to rock this year!!
I feel so lucky to have a neighbor that raises bees! They probably like living beside my garden, too.
EVERY SINGLE TIME I watch your videos I learn something. I didn’t know you could pollinate by just shaking the stem. Also I’ll be throwing a mound of dirt out there because I forgot to plant deep this year. Thank you. As always great info!
Thank you. I'm so glad about that!
Saw that white moth flying around
If you are using grow bags you can cut base out 8 inch flower pots then split them down the side cut lower leaves off plant and place pot round and press down into grow bag before filling with compost gives extra root depth and support for plant .
Your fastination with tomato’s fast growth fastinations me.
@@NextLevelGardening is fastinating to me.
My husband and I just LOVE your videos. We live in New Port Richey, FL which is quite different that the north. Our patio looks like a farm! At night instead of watching the tv, we put your videos on the big screen and really enjoy them. I always keep a pad and paper while watching them to take notes because every video gives us so much knowledge it is hard to remember all of it. Thank you for making these and we hope our tomatoes and peppers will be great this year now that we know what we are doing wrong and right. LOL!!
Thank you!
Your garden channel is the only one I watch. I try to watch others but yours is the ONLY best one out there! So excited to hear there will be a seed saving video! Love that you link previous videos as a reference. I had never hand pollinated until I saw your video. My tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and zucchini. Absolutely love this tomatoe session.
MIgardener is a great channel too
Thank you!❤
Believe it or not guys, I'm a Saudi citizen, of course living in Saudi Arabia, and I am growing tomatoes and other veggies, I truly benefited from the advice you're giving throughout your channel time. Thanks a lot guy.
As a beekeeper in Colorado, thank you for speaking on pollinators!! Yay Brian
Thank you for caring for the bees!
❤️ I’m a first timer gardener in Colorado...loving the whole process and really enjoying your channel! I consider this a great stress reliever! 😊
Thank you!
Welcome to gardening! Do you also follow Gardener Scott? He's from your neck of the woods. Yea I'm one that's addicted to watching many RUclips gardeners...lol
For supporting a tomato, I have had great success using 3/4" pvc pipe cut to 8 feet. You can always add on to it if needed.
Thanks I needed this. New to tomato growing. You can always learn something new even if you are a master gardener.🙂
I love your enthusiasm about growing vegetables from one gardener to another. Nothing tastes like the vegetables that you grow! Thank you for sharing your awesome advice!
I've been growing yummy tomatoes for years, but learned new stuff today from Brian. LOVE this!! Thank you!!
Thank you! Learning much! I will start growing with tomatoes but before then, I will watch all your videos you posted below and all on tomatoes to be prepared and ready! I❤️🍅🍅🍅! 🌱☀️
I need a Brussels sprout info lecture too 😁
Your channel is wonderful!! As a new gardener growing things in containers on my patio I learn so much!!! Thank you!!!
Never heard about self pollinating. Very helpful. First time tomato grower so I am all ears. Thanks
This is one of the best videos I have heard. Am sure next time I plant tomatoes I will succeed to ha have a good harvest. Thank you very much.
We plant 42-56 tomatoes every year in a 3' X 3' X 50' very raised bed. I'm going to try really hard this year to hold them past July in Lafayette, La. We're in the 90 degree and 122% humility summer in the deep south. I've pruned them back (my wife says "viciously") and have begun fertilizing the heck out of them. Ooh, we can 45 to 60 quarts of stewed tomatoes every year. THANK YOU FOR TOMATO TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow you're welcome!
And i would sit through any hour long video of yours. You're BRILLIANT! Thank you for being a WONDERFUL teacher.
Greetings from North TX! I'm a very green beginner in gardening. I just finished watching your video on growing tomatoes in a container. Thank you So Much for being so in-depth with your instructions, you're a great teacher! I'm hoping next year (I think it's way too hot now to start, weeks over 100 degrees with a few daily breaks here and there being around 94-96 degrees). I'm hoping to not have to buy a tasteless grocery store tomato very often again.
You give one of the BEST helpful instructional videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️; they are always super informative and well organized, straight forward, stay on topic, minimal small talks and distractions, sharp video and clear great voice. You are simply awesome. Thank you so much for the videos and for helping us.
I am happy for you and anyone who can harvest beautiful tomatoes. We have many beautiful tomato plants with various sorts of tomatoes. Recently the squirrels attacked our plants and took almost all of the tomatoes that were ready to turn red. We tried everything: fencing and netting, socks holding them up, pinwheels, a dollar store tacky hoola skirt, and finally hot pepper spray. The hot pepper spray worked, but only for two days. We are heartsick. I now have three plants completely wrapped in bird netting. At least they have not attacked my peppers. I hope you get to enjoy a marvelous tomato soon. We buy ours from a pop-up seller.
Love your info on tomatoes very informative helped me a lot since I am a newby
Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you so much Heather!!
Yes we love okra: Southern fried, boiled and steamed or microwaved slightly. I planted 6 plants in April. Unfortunately I planted 3 tomato plants in front of them so the okra plants were struggling to get some sunshine. Now that the tomatoes are starting to wane the okra plants are beginning to grow up and making flowers and pods! Ya! I plant Clemson Spineless okra and planted starter plants from one of our local produce & plant providers here in Arlington TX. Thanks for this video too!
I'm 2 yrs late however I need this video today😊 My first time growing heirloom tomatoes and I've noticed some things about my plants I didn't like. Thanks for the great tips!
As a new gardener I had no clue there was so much to growing tomatoes!
Some of this I already knew. But this is the single best tomato growing video I've seen! I learned a lot. Thank you:) Great pointers. I think you covered everything! 👍👍
This video , is the best video I’ve watched concerning tomatoes . Thank you 😊
I'm 20 miles SW of Fresno. Using only organic and have a garden full of happy bees. My parents were beekeepers so I totally understand the need for bees. Loved your video.
I live in Sweden so a totally different climate. Sometimes we have frost until end of march so I have to do something’s a bit different. But I have learnt a lot about tomatoes after seeing your video. Thank you so much,
Hälsa, Anna
Thank you for making this video! I learnt a lot with you....Stay gardening ! Watching your video made me feee so relaxing!!!!
When I watch your videos, besides learning a wealth of info, I find that I relax and "come down" from all the craziness that surrounds me in this insane world. THANK YOU!
I appreciate that very much! ❤
I have had a tomato sandwich with a from my garden tomato every day for the last 5 days! My plants we flowering but not fruiting. My 5 yr old and I have a kind of game of shaking the crap down the tomatoes, as she puts it, every morning and night. After 3-4 days, we had baby tomatoes again! Also, when you are pruning, don't toss the suckers in the elbows. Put them in water and they will take root and have more tomatoes. I have not had luck with the determinate one in rooting in water, but all the rest have worked. And we planted a second crop of 12 tomato plants from the suckers for later harvesting since we still have plenty of time until frost! Free plants!
That's awesome! Thanks 💚😄🍅
When your tomatoes produce flowers and don't see the expected amount of fruits.
1-fertilization was not successful, due to the absence of the pollinating agencies eg:bees,wind etc.
2- due to blossom end rot disease
3- hot condition (heat) stress.
Use an electric toothbrush on the flower it will push the pollen out like a bee does. You can look it up it works.
Also fertilized with calcium nitrate it stops the black rot.
It is simply the best educational video on tomato planning.... greatly appreciate that you make this video and sharing with us.... Thanks
Thank you!
I m in Tampa Florida and I found 2 plants growing so I helped them stay up. Now Tomatoes 🍅 are everywhere 😋
I'm going to try everything vertical this year and I'm building a greenhouse 24×30 , raised beds also .At 65 I can only do so much Thank You
Thank you for listing your other videos. Sometimes they are hard to find on my iPhone. Love your information. Still gardening in containers at age 86.
Good for you! I hope I am!
I have to top my tomatoes. They are 7 feet high and I don't want to get the ladder out each time I pick. I have been growing tomatoes for over 30 years but followed your pruning and aspirin regimen and been fertilizing regularly and pruning to single stem. Lots of tomatoes this year and no problems with blossom end rot or hornworm or lower leaf yellowing,( because I pruned them off! ) Happy with results so far. Interested in your future seed retention videos. I would like to try that.
Yesterday I got so excited to see a big black bumble bee going to each flower. It was just so beautiful too see. I was to slow to get a pic. But it’s the first time this year I saw a bee pollinating my plants.
Brian, I learn a lot about tomatoes. Thank you for sharing your expertise. My tomato plants started wiltching..
Brian I love your channel - we've gone all in on your advice. We planted late (April 28th) and went exclusively with heirlooms some of which are 7" tall now. We live in East Texas and have already been into the 90's sprinkled with triple digit heat. We started to see leaf curl so I covered them loosely with tyvek - which dropped the temperature dramatically. I have gaps between the sheets and slits cut to let sun, air and rain pass but I'm afraid I've taken them below 6 hours of sun each day - will maybe 10 hours of indirect compensate for the brutal direct sun? Or am I going to stunt their growth with shade? Your "bury deep, with rock phosphate and prune.." strategy made these guys take off like slow-motion bottle rockets - but I've gotta have fruit!
Hey Brian, I'm just gonna jump the gun and say congrats on your soon to be 300,000 milestone. So excited to see your channel growing so fast. Thanks for your always great info.🤗
Thank you ❤
Fascinating info...I want to read absolutely EVERYTHING on tomatoes!
I just started growing tomatoes for the first time this year and am so excited about how they turn out! I already have some growing so I hope to avoid most of these as a newbie!
Awesome!
Super demo sir. Very useful information & tips. God bless you.
1. Know the type of tomatoes you R growing
what are it's needs
2. Planting in too much shade
6-8 hours of sun
3. Planting tomatoes incorrectly
Plant them deep
4. Tomatoes need proper nutrients
Not giving proper nutrients can stunt growth and fertilizing too much can grow a big plant but not increase production
5. Pruning is crucial
It depends on variety
pinch out the armpit,
clip off yellow and old leaves
6. Proper support
Sturdy support is important, string/ cage
7. Improper watering
water from below
be careful not to get water on the leaves
8. Not hand pollinating
This has become a problem, we have to do it organically, less bees, less pollinators
Just a simple vibration will do it
10. Not paying attention to your plants and their needs
Spot pests and look at them, feel the soil, are they wilting, are the blooms falling off, is the soil dry.....
Thank you!
Thank you for the information. This is my first year growing tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and lettuce.
T là
Thank you, very informative , I will take your advise on so many mistakes.
So much gratitude to u for sharing all this knowledge 🙏🥬🍅🍅🌽🌶🥕🍠🥔🌺🌞🌱... you have helped me so much in my small garden 🌱🌱🌱🌱🙏💚.. vertical growing , pruning , fertilizer, timing , and much more🤗🌱🙏... and yes as the organic caring gardener- we must do it right and right for our planet🙏🌠... Few bees 🐝 here in Northern New Mexico as well🤔.. hoping to see more soon tho🙏🌠🐝🐝🐝... Off to do some pruning now🤗😁🍅... Thank you again🌱🙏🤗
Very interesting information. I’ve learned a few new things today. Thank you.👍
Well inspired by your video,learnt a lot, need to start tomato growing project
This was an excellent video. Very valuable information. You definitively won a new subscriber!!! Thank you so much!
Perfect timing! I needed this, thank you Brian. 🍅
All great advice. I respectfully suggest the following additional concerns:
1) If you grow in pots, they should be 10 gallon pots at least, and never put more than one tomato plant in a pot, or they'll compete for nutrients and both lose. Moreover, all veggie plants are heavy feeders and that soil must be dumped and re-invigorated each winter.
2) California summers are HOT, and heat kills pollen. Moreover, cold nights (early season) cause blossoms to die. Thus we have a season, and seasonal timing. You should plant EARLY, by national standards, so that you have fruit set (i.e., pollinated blossoms) by June, before the summer heat arrives. If you procrastinate, you'll have lots of green, and no fruits... because you had blossoms whose pollen was killed by heat.
3) Then the August heat arrives and kill my (Long Beach CA) heirloom tomatoes, even if they're well founded in soil (i.e, not in pots). So that's the end of the season for many of us. My favorite strain of heirloom is cold weather tolerant, but gets killed by August heat every year.
4) The better term than the commonly-used term "open pollinated" would be "dehybridized." These strains are homozygous for essential traits, and therefore will reproduce the same plant in the next generation because there is no genetic variety in the blackjack game of sexual reproduction. Don't worry, tomatoes don't suffer from inbreeding depression, like humans do.
5) Never keep the seeds of hybrid plants. The nature of hybrids are trade secrets, and the seeds you (must) buy each year are F1 hybrids. Their progeny are F2 hybrids... and therefore JUNK.
6) Novice tomato growers will have much higher gratification growing hybrids than heirloom. Try Better Boy or similar. The yields are good, because the flowers have an anatomy that favors pollination. Heirloom blossoms ("open pollinated") have flower anatomies that have separation between the male and female parts and therefore make self-pollination less likely.
7) If you want to keep seeds from heirloom plants, you'd better be sure those seeds were not crossed up by pollinating insects, in which case you have some wild hybrid. The strains you keep (like I do) must remain dehybridized... which is against nature, really, if you let pollinating insects into the picture. Furthermore, my strain of tomatoes (grown for over 20 years) present a recessive phenotype (potato leaf) which gives me high assurance early in the next season that my new plants are "true." Any cross in the seed would likely present a plant with standard or rugose leaf shape, thus alerting me to that undesired cross.
8) Anyone who grows backyard toms in 10 gal pots must water daily in hot weather, or as soon as the plant starts to wilt. Don't overwater. But potted plants are much more vulnerable to heat stroke than in-ground plants.
PS I'm a better geneticist than gardener. Listen to Brian on all his excellent gardening skills, which I will be adhering to next year.
Great advice. I'm using 5 gallon buckets, but apparently 5 gallon buckets are actually like 7 gallon pots because of the way things are measured. Anyway, my plants are huge. I usually don't even see them this large even when I was planting in ground. However, watering is an issue as they must be watered daily, sometimes twice a day but I'm getting blossom end rot on many of the tomatoes. Its frustrating.
@@mikezupancic2182 I have both in ground and self watering 5 gal buckets. I have to water the ones in ground almost daily due to high 90°- low 100 ° heat. The self wicking buckets have some very happy plants producing, too.
If your buckets have proper drainage... Do you think maybe it's a calcium issue causing the blossom end rot? I take egg shells, bake them at 225° for 20 min. Grind them in the blender and sprinkle around my plants, lightly raking it in the soil. I did that last year when they had blossom end rot and it fixed the problem.
Regarding Number 5.... I kept the seeds from some grape tomatoes I bought, planted them, and had a great harvest. I keep seeds from the harvest and have planted them this year. They look good so far! (No fruit yet, but lots of blossoms.) But I don't know if they are hybrids or what. How can I know and how much does it matter?
I have a combination of 5 and 10 gallon planters that have more than one tomato plant as well as marigolds, basil and nasturtiums which my gazillion pollinators LOVE...I have a TON of bees of all kinds...so blessed! I think what helps me not water every day is a few things: I prune very well so less greenery that needs water, I water in the evening and at soil level, I used compost in my mix and I use a wonderful chopped straw nice and thick that helps with evaporation. I use a soil meter, too, that helps with water and ph testing. This year I’m going to try core gardening instead of dumping everything at the end of the season. I’ve seen different sources talk about the logic behind it (basically you’re making compost stuffing in the same planter of that plant’s leftovers thus returning the nutrients it took) and it makes sense so I’m going to give it a whirl.
Thank you, very informative for a new tomato planter!👍
thanks for the helpful tips... as for my pollination.. my lawn has a ton of clover.. makes it looks nice in summer when most others are spending a fortune making theirs looking lush green.. mine looks more my like a prairie than a well manicured lawn.. I see many pollinators visit... however, my corn collapsed the other day.. yea.. one day its standing and the next day its laying on the ground.. First time thats ever happened to me after all these years.. I talked to a farmer in the middle of Kansas and he advised me on what to do....
Prior to chemical fertilizers lawn seed mixes always included clover. They are nitrogen fixing so are great for the lawn. These grass/clover mixes are starting to make a comeback which is great as bees seem to absolutely love clover flowers.
I bought clover to plant in my yard. Haven't planted it yet because it's been so hot.
Have you used a olla? I was looking into it to keep my tomatoes evenly watered.
Such a great video! Wish I would have watched this before I planted my first crop....
Lol, thank you for sharing all the knowledge.
Great roundup video. You are looking well.
Thank you 🙂
Your garden is beautiful!!
I had one of my first cherry tomatoes yesterday it was sweet and lovely that’s with all your support and help I’ve kept everything going thank you 😊
Thank you🙂
Love all your videos have shared with my sisters. Great advice thank you! Monterey, CA
Such a great video!! I’m so glad I tuned in! Wish I would’ve done this at the beginning when I planted but I’ll make the changes at the beginning for next year’s batch for sure!
You’re the best B. I follow you instructions and my garden has never looked better. The Neptunes harvest is awesome too.
First time watching a gardening video. Great beginning. I learned at least four things I will never do again!
For polinators, i have plantet lavender , cornflowers and other bee food plants in pots near my tomatoes. It work perfect, i have many smal visitors so i dont need to do The polination.
Great work 👍
Hi there I just love your show's keep up the good work you do Love the family working with you. thank you God Bless.
You got good energy and excellent information! Thank you so much. I got a tiny tomato plant 🪴 in a container and so far it’s giving a lot of medium size tomatoes 🍅 I love it! They’re sweet and super red… But my leaves are yellow on the bottom and now on top!! I’m really scare! Should I transfer to a bigger container? I already changed it 2x and it was doing super good! Any advice? God bless you!
Your advice has launched my garden game to a whole new level!! Thanks!!
Thank you 🙂
Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you.....forever!
Thank you!
I visit my plants at least 4x daily in total amazement 👍🏻👍🏻. Thanks for all of the great information!
You're welcome!
Brian your the man thank you for all the tips on tomatoes and peppers.....recently found you and subscribed good content...thank you again.
Excellent video, thank you so much for your teachings...🙏❤️
Love your video's found them truly inspiring here in England wish we had your weather. Thank you Brian looking forward to a good growing season and lots of fruit.
All the best
Mike Western
I found the hand pollinating interesting I plan to do it to my plants I just need to know how often I should do it?
Here in north Alabama where the summer heat stays 90f plus for weeks in a row I personally never experienced flowers falling off but blight is an issue later in the summer. I do like your single stem method.
As a beginner gardener, I have learned so much with this first garden. You have really helped me with this video and I see where I have made many of these mistakes, but now I know so My next garden will be even better. Living in south Mississippi, I definitely have humidity so like you pointed out air flow is essential. I have visited California and so loved the weather there. But since the Deep South is my home I appreciate you pointing out the helpful tips for all climates. Look forward to seeing your other videos. Thank you.
So glad to hear that! Yes we are a bit spoiled with the weather. My sister lives in Tennessee and 3 out of 4 of my grandparents are from Arkansas. So I definitely have some Southern roots.
I enjoyed your video very much. Learned a lot.
Best thing to do with your plants is to greet them in the morning and tuck then in at night. Helps to keep a better eye on them when problems do start. Thanks for great information.
Thank you so much for your gardening videos, very helpful and informative. My gardening will be better from now on 👍
Yes, it was helpful to go over the hybrid description. I am looking forward to your video with combining flower's and plants. I imagine it is very helpful for pollinating reasons. Great job!
Thank you so much for your time in teaching
Encouraging bees can be as simple as keeping flowers growing in your garden and strategically placing bee bowls (with stones in them to keep the bees from drowning.) I plant the suckers when I prune so I have a steady harvest of tomatoes into the fall. Good video.
Judy Ross, same here, planted more than twenty suckers today
I grew tomatillos for the first time last summer. The amount of bees on them was just crazy, whereas other summers when I didn't have tomatillos, I barely saw any. I will continue to have a plant or two to attract the bees, and they'll also keep visiting the other plants at the same time.
I place 1 egg and a small fish usually perch in the hole before I plant the tomato, and never have to use any other feed through the growing season. Being in near west Texas tomato’s can’t handle full sun without burning so I give them 6 hours of sun and a shade net for the afternoon/evening hours.
Thank you for a fantastic (informative) video. 🙂
Thank you very much for the great informative video. A question about the bone fertilizer .is the bone mix the normal beef bone or what type of bo ?
I have the worst luck with Romas and San Marzonos. They always get blossom end rot whereas all of my other varieties are just fine with the same amount of water. Any suggestions?? TIA
The girls loved when you hugged your tom!! That was great. Do you have any suggestions for dealing with leafhoppers? Thank you
First there are many things you need to do: Epson Salts is an absolute to have super fruit the Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium causes the plant to produce more Chlorophyll (dark green leaves) which produces more sugar thus making a super sweet tomato as that is where sugar (energy) it is stored. Second bees other than bumble bees don't like tomatoes, I had a wild hive that visited some of my plants but tomatoes being a nightshade which is a poisonous family, so what I do to strengthen my plants is put a small fan on them after 2nd leaves form while in the growing trays and use my leaf blower about 2 times a week on low just enough to move the plant, to spank/pollinate my tomatoes 40 plants 2minutes I'm done. Next you need to tell people, if they smoke or others do then to enter the garden, put the cigarettes down wash hands change clothes and wash hands again to prevent tobacco mosaic which all tobacco carry. And to solve the problem of watering take a paper cup and put 2 vertical slits in the cup 2" below rim to base and bury it about 4" from the plant slits toward the plant fill the cup with water done. In the fall My Troybilt Big Red,, composts the cup. Another thing is never put any parts of tomato plant in or on the compost pile the stuff goes to the dump as you could spread disease. And when I cut off the suckers my Scissors are wiped with Chlorax wipes or Alcohol and friction as each plant could infect another. Any leaf touching the soil is removed. Only water in the morning as it gives the plant drying time. To plant: I also break an egg shell & all in a deep hole add 2 - 5 gr. ASA, 1/3 cup Oyster shell for chickens, 1 cup AZOMITE (all the minerals from A-Z including trace elements, 2 Tbs blood meal + same for bone meal, 2 rounded Tbs Epson Salts, 1/4 cup cornmeal, 2 large handfuls of fresh mowed grass, & 3 cups of peat moss, mix it with a stick and cover with 1-2" soil, then plant my tomato and water with a weak solution of miracle grow 2 TBS IN 5 gallons of water drawn the day prior due to chlorine, the tomato will grow into it and you'll see the change. The egg, cornmeal & fresh mowed grass feeds the worms, which leave worm castings, and make tunnels for roots, Well I'm done hope this helps.
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One of the best presentations! Short and precise. Thanks a lot. I wish there were a video about tomatoes seeds vendors, so I could get some popular varieties before the next season.
Excellent! Up here in interior Alaska we grow 50-day to fruit, determinant types: Tumbler, Beaver Lodge are our favorite varieties...short growing season but over 20 hours of daylight.
If you made an hour long video about tomatoes, I’d sit through it
Thank you!
Thank you!
Me too 🤣
Absolutely the girls and I sing a Tomato Tuesday song all day till it gets here 🎼 🎶
I was thinking the exact same thing! LOL
Wish I'd seen this a little earlier. Just sowed my tomato seedlings this morning two inches apart. Wonder if I should take them out and re-sow them or wait it out a bit?
Thank you Brian. i am curious to know how often you fertilize your tomatoes
Every two weeks 🙂
Till today evening I thought that I am hell of a great tomato grower but your excellent video has opened my eyes. I sincerely confess that I was making all the 10 mistakes you pointed out in your beautiful presentation. I hope not to make these mistakes again. God bless you Brian. Thank you.
My favorite type is Jet Star ,Big Boy ,Better Boy ,Use concrete wire for cages can be lots of work at first but the harvest is awesome !!
Have Deer in Ocean Shores, WA. need to grow in greenhouse or really fenced in area. miss gardening in grown.
Another worthwhile video !
Thank you!
You spoke about blossom end rot. I had heard that lack of calcium will cause that, so I powdered egg shells and put a couple of tablespoons in the hole when I transplanted them. Of 8 bushes, only one had end rot--and I think I forgot to add eggshells in to the roots. It got rid of my blossom end rot easily enough.