The BEST Little Trick To Make Your Tomato Plants Happy
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- Did you know that plant suckers typically sap most of your plant's energy? Knowing what type of tomato plant you are growing is very important, are they determinate or indeterminate because that matters when it comes to suckering. Join Hoss as he walks us through the most important tip of growing tomatoes!
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0:00 start
0:10 Choosing the right tomato variety for your garden
0:23 What are Determinate Tomatoes
0:47 Indeterminate Tomato description
1:13 Choose the right tomato variety for your location
1:53 Planting good quality seed
2:11 Keeping your tomatoes disease free
2:43 Making sure you have the right soil pH
2:54 Make sure you add rich compost to your soil
3:18 Plant your tomatoes on high ground
3:38 Importance of drip irrigation when growing tomatoes
4:15 what pest control to use when growing tomatoes
5:03 Pruning and Suckering tomato plants 
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Thanks Greg! Short story. I had an infestation of hornworms last year. Only grew about 20 tomatoes,but they were munchin away at em. I bought a blacklight online and went out at dark with my grandkids. That blacklight lit em up like little lanterns. Harvested about 25 hornworms that night and the Grandkids loved it 😄
Good stuff!
Wow Laura that sounds like that was a lot of fun I’ve never had that problem with my tomatoes but if I ever do I’m gonna do the same thing with my little grandson thanks for the heads up
@@donnastormer9652 It really was! 😃 I was doubtful it would work , but it sure did! It was like a hide and seek with buglights at night . I have mine ready for this year's crops . Happy Hunting 😊
Should soak, plant Nastursium flowers at plant site which repel egg layers!
@@jamesshupe9104 I can't believe you said that. I was just watching a video on Nasturtium! Crazy 😳
I planted seeds about 21 days ago and they haven't sprouted. Trying to find out what I'm doing wrong 😪
Always learn something from Greg. If there was only one crop I could grow it would be tomatoes.
Good info Greg, we had a late wet spring going into May last year. Leaf blight was tough after applying fungicide 3 times finally got lots of tomatoes.
Thank you mr Hoss your tips are very appreciated
You are very welcome
Excellent video! I learned some things today. Thanks for sharing!
Great advice and reminders Greg. I’m anxiously waiting for a nice garden fresh tomato sandwich. God Bless!
Sounds great!
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You all at Hoss tools - DESERVE this amazing accomplishment !
GREAT CONTENT.
Big hugs to Greg and Shiela.
Mrs & Mr . Josette and Doug Tharp
Montgomery County , Texas....
thanks
Thank you Mr. Hoss
You bet
Thanks Greg. Very good info!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! You answered all my questions.
You are so welcome, Dee!
Thank you for making this video, I don't think I've seen other youtubers specify the pruning for determinate types, its almost always for indeterminate.
Glad it was helpful!
I found a nice heirloom mater does damn well here in north Georgia. was a Siberian tomato, small about 2=4 ounce's. over the last 5 years I've selected for size, so now I get nice 6-10 ounce maters. great flavor and so far they handle our cooties.
Hi Greg another great video thanks 😊
Very welcome
Thanks Hoss!
You bet!
Very good advice. It’s giving me the fever to plant my tomatoes. Indiana zone 6. To wet and too cold. Couple more weeks. Good videos. Thanks Greg
Sounds great!
Good info! Thanks for sharing. I learned a few things, particularly about rotating the soil. I grow in containers & had terrible luck the last few years trying to grow heirlooms. I read up on hybrids & got those this year. Fingers crossed!
Glad it was helpful!
Good information…Thanks
You're welcome!
Always my favorite crop to grow! Greg, do you have any tips for growers like me who grow their tomatoes in raised beds? I pretty much have to replant tomatoes back every year in the same beds, or do without, and I can't do without my maters! I keep the beds covered all year and use a ground fabric and burn holes where I put the plants. So far I've been lucky and haven't had any problems with soil born diseases.
As always, you offer us GREAT INFORMATION!!! Now I know what I'm doing wrong with my maters! Thank you!!
Glad to help
Thanks picked up on a few things wish I'd known sooner
Glad to help
Thank you for this vid looking at my tomato plants and my cards to see which ones I need to remove the suckers 😁 it’s my first garden and I have 28 tomato plants and 28 bell peppers 😁 74 corn plants my carrots arnt doing so good and I think it’s this texas heat but my Swiss chard is growing beautiful along with bush and string beans. Potatos seem to be flourishing and just recovered them so hoping they do good also
That's awesome! Thanks for watching!
I love celebrity tomatoes here in Southeast Texas. I had tomato’s on the vine last year until the end of December.
I did too, picked the last of them New Years Eve.
@@islami658 Fall crop
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God bless yall
Josette Tharp
Montgomery County. , Texas. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍
Native Beaumont Texan here - I can certainly attest to that!
Would like to see a segment on dwarf tomatoes!
pruning suckers on indeterminates and growing them up tomahook droplines is an efficient way to grow toms in a controlled manner.
thank you
You're welcome
Always learning from you. Thanks. Havagudun Greg
Thanks for watching!
That's all good and fine for your southern disease ridden warm weather climate. But in my colder short season northern area its a different story completely. The only way your going to get tomatoes up here in a 110 growing season is in a high tunnel or greenhouse. There was a time when I pinched all of the suckers off on my indeterminate plants like everyone suggested. I averaged 8-9 lbs of tomatoes per plant and I thought I was doing pretty good. 5 or 6 years ago I discovered that if I let the plant send up 4-6 suckers I am able to harvest around 40 lbs of fruit per plant. Huge gains. I have a few other tricks I use such as pruning and watering but the point is, there is no one perfect way to grow tomatoes.
White hat, white shirt, great attire for our sunny southern exposure. Where are the links to that MERCH?
The Hossinators, Roadsters, and Red Snappers are up here in the land of 10,000 lakes. The warm temps are not here yet though. lol
I'll tell you what Mr Greg, I can handle the bugs, fertility and suckers, but Nut Grass is my nemesis. If we can figure out a way to market and sell nut grass I could retire early, maybe by July 🤣. Thanks for another great video
Nutsedge tubers are edible. The tubers of purple nutsedge are bitter, but the tubers of yellow nutsedge are marketed in some places as "tiger nuts". Good luck digging them all up!
@@bobbun9630 you can come get a belly full of tiger nuts whenever you are ready. I'll help you dig haha
We live in the South Carolina Sandhills near Columbia SC. Two questions if you have time. We are using the determinate varieties, and we wanted to know if we can succession plant them using cutting from an existing plant? Also in the heat of Summer( we know you know how hot that can be) would a shade cloth 40-60% help keep new tomato planting/growing possible with the drip irrigation?
yes if you have a good heat set variety, and possibly the shade cloth would help
You have a beautiful garden. How did you manage to keep the grass out ???
Using the wheel hoe and staying on top of it daily.
Great video Greg; question-when you say 'drench' when applying the Complete Disease Control, do you use that when first planting as a preventative measure, or only after signs of disease?
as preventative and if you have issues
Nice vid 👍 any tips on any other variety of fruit / vegetables?
More to come
i will grow some for my zone cause i love tomat sandwich i have organic media that took three years to get from leaves and manure problem is farmers round here are amazing everyday fresh produce so it makes little sense to have garden only for fun will i do this also does not hurt know what you are doing thanks
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Best tomatoes in the world are Creole’s. Grow them here in Mississippi. They are very acidic also.
I have Tachi Roma starts that will be going out in a week or two but I've noticed that some of the leaves are yellowing. What should I do? I'm in NC and can't get them out quite yet.
Make sure you are not overwatering. Stay on a fertilizer schedule. Up pot them and make sure they have a good light source. Remove the yellow leaves.
Would sprinklers twice a week for the grass and other plants be a problem for my tomatoes? I'm about to plant 4 in a great sunny spot that would work very well? I don't have many options other than pots, but maybe I can tweak the zone a bit. Thanks for any tips.
If that is your only option, do the best you can.
Greg, can you do a video on dwarf cherry tomatoes? I started some in Feb and used some HORRIBLE potting up mix and had root rot on all...I imagine I did overwater as well:). My second batch are still small. Is that normal for a slow growth for them? Thanks Robin and Sean Allen -Augusta GA
Great suggestion!
Hey Greg great information about tomatoes as usual. I am old and not good at math anymore can you tell me if I am side dressing tomatoes with your calcium nitrate about how much per 30 foot row? And would I use the same amount if I’m injecting it? Thanks for your help.
Here is our schedule.
Several Weeks Before Planting
Test your soil at your local extension office.
1 Week Before Planting
After adjusting soil pH to 6.2 - 6.8, mix 1 1/2 cups per 10 ft. of row of Hoss Complete Organic Fertilizer with your soil.
2 Weeks After Planting
Using the Hoss Fertilizer Injector, Mix 1 cups of Hoss Premium 20-20-20 Fertilizer -AND -1-2 cups of Hoss Micro-Boost Micronutrient Supplement per 10 ft. of row.
Alternate Every 7 Days
Mix 1 cup of Hoss Premium Calcium Nitrate -AND -1-2 cups of Hoss Micro-Boost Micronutrient Supplement per 10 ft. of row.
* To prevent Blossom End Rot: Apply ½ cup of Hoss Pelletized Gypsum Soil Conditioner per plant. Spread evenly around plants roots at bloom set and every 2 weeks after.
@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks for your quick reply I will make a copy of that and put it in my garden note book
I would like to come meet y’all and buy some stuff in person. And check out your gardens in person. I live in Tallahassee so it wouldn’t be too far. Would this be possible?
yes, just call to make sure one of us is in the office.
Hey Greg, I have heard that you should use the pulled suckers for propagating a new tomato plant. Is that true?
Yes, you can. Trying this myself this year.
What was the second pest deterrent that you showed?
Complete disease control
What about my indeterminate cherry tomatoes. Do I need to sucker them? Thanks
Needed, not really , but you can
You mentioned growing hybrids because they do well in the heat and humidity. I am in zone 9aNE. Florida What variety of tomato would you recommend for my area as I only purchased my seeds from y’all
Big beef is my best tomato in South Georgia . They taste great and hold up well in our heat and humidity.
I have had great success with the Florida 91 and the Homestead. Those babies not only did well in the heat, they did well in the cool too. Beautiful plants!! Oh, and the Floradade is a great one as well.
@@k.p.1139 thank you
@@gregleach5833 thank you
I'm from Apopka FL and I've had great success with Homestead (Slicer) , Tachi (paste), Sun gold(cheery), Kellogg's Breakfast, (yellow slicer), and Red snapper (slicer).
Do you cut the blooms off of a new plant, before planting it?
no
What do you find that helps against the potatoe bug
hosstools.com/product/spinosad-garden-insect-spray/
Also keep beds free of debris that gives the adults hiding places. Remove old plants each season and till the vegetable bed. Do not plant nightshade plants in the same location each year but rotate to prevent putting them where the insects already live.
I allow my wild flowers to do the job of balancing bugs. Spiders and ladybugs take care of the bad pests. Cats eliminate rabbit, mice,, rat and bird munchers and the soil is beautiful.
Tomato plant suckers can be rooted to make more plants
How do you tell whether you have the " deternimant " or non variety ?
You would have to know by reading plant/seed label
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Hey big hoss,
Do you or would you ever put cdc thru the drip tape to soil drench?
yes
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How much cdc would you add to the fertigator?
I lost my Hosinator is it too late to start another for zone 6A?
no
Let me give you a Huge secret, Vine them in a snake pattern, Let me explain, take a nice long area and leave it bare, as the suckers form, let them grow out and stake them to the ground like a snake pattern, They will get much healthier because every spot you stake, vine will root in place, instead of 1 spot to collect what they need, they have multi spots, I turn 1 single plant into a forest of tomatoes, people say, "No way that's 1 plant" I show them and they are Amazed, production is insane, plant gets HUGE, Plant collects from all areas so less disease, bugs and water
Do those little hairs really grow roots under the soil?
Indeed they do
Does it matter when you take the suckers off?
no
How big will my hossinator plants get
This is our first year growing, so not sure. We were told it has a medium growth habbit.
How do I determine if I have determinant or indetermanant tomato plants?
Indeterminate varieties have leaves that are spaced out more and look more like vines. Check the flowers and fruit production. If the tomato plant is flowering all at once and producing all of its tomatoes at the same time, then it is a determinate tomato.
@@gardeningwithhoss Thank You very much and Happy Memorial Day!🦅🇺🇸
Do you hill indeterminate tomatoes too?
yes, we do
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We ain’t planting yet. I guess you are deeper south than I thought.
Should you sucker indeterminate cherry tomatoes? I heard somewhere that you don't.
You can, but really not needed.
What happened to Travis?
He left the company last April to do his own business.
There’s a lot of “old wives’ tales” about tomatoes, and the thought that by pruning, or cutting suckers will somehow improve them. It’s just not true. The plant will produce flowers on stems, if you cut stems off, you get less flowers, therefor less fruit. The only time pruning is remotely necessary is in a very hot, very humid, or actually just very very humid climates, you need to keep the base pruned up to limit drip splashback from the soil to increase ventilation and help stop verticillium wilt contamination from the soil. The more you prune the tops, the less fruit you’ll get. Nature can work her wonders all by herself..no “improving” necessary..
petroleum based chemicals are not the way to grow food.
What ever happened to little hoss????
He left the company over a year ago
How the heck is your garden so weed and grass free?
I'm about to quit gardening for good because of these damn weeds that overtake everything...
Slow and steady every day chore with wheel hoe.