Transplanting Tomatoes to the Garden: MY TOP 7 TIPS! 🍅
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- These tips for transplanting tomatoes to the garden will ensure that your tomatoes get the happiest, healthiest start towards becoming vigorous, tomato-producing machines!
While everyone has their own spin on transplanting tomatoes, I share what works (and what doesn't work) for me when transplanting tomatoes into my own garden.
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Tip 1- Transplant on an overcast, calm day
01:08 Tip 2- Never handle tomato transplants by their stem
01:26 Tip 3- Plant them deep (or trench them in)
04:07 Tip 3a- Give them enough space
04:46 Tip 4- Feed your tomato transplants
06:14 Tip 5- Water your tomato transplants as soon as you plant
06:45 Tip 6- Mulch your tomato transplants
07:19 Tip 7- Have a trellis or support ready
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Totally enjoyed every minute of this video. Thanks so much for sharing those awesome tips.❤️
Wishing you a bountiful harvest of 🍅🍅🍅
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
My pleasure 💯❤️
If you plan on trenching, lay the plant down on its side 1-2 days before transplanting and it should already be pointing toward the sky which means less bending. Great tips overall and a good use of those cucumber trellises from last year.
Excellent tip! Thank you for sharing!
I had a huge harvest last spring... and it was my first vegetable garden. I added a good amount of black cow and mushroom compost to my raised beds and when i plant the tomato i put in a fist full (as in as much as i can hold when grabbing in a fist) of lime, a fist full of bone meal, a fist full of rock phosphate, a little sprinkle of epsom salt, a sprinkling of blood meal. and some worm castings ... all of that in the hole then the plant on top. then throughout the season i also fertilized with fish fertilizer. i had more tomatoes than i even knew what to do w/.
Good stuff- you had the best fed tomatoes around, and the yields proved it!! Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate how organized, straight to the point and informative this video is. Well done!
Thank you, William. That is what I'm going for, so I'm glad to hear your feedback. Take care!
Excellent teaching. Been raising tomatoes for years but always learn new tips and appreaciate shared wisdom.
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Sprinkle Mykos on the roots before burying and once planted add some lime on the soil around the base before first watering.
I have a tomatillo that’s growing sideways a bit. It was a bit leggy when I transplanted it last week. Trenching it sounds like a great idea. Thanks for the tip.
I think my tomatillos are my worst offenders at becoming hugely overgrown before I'm ready to plant!! I need to remember to start them later. But yes, trenching is a great method for leggy plants. Take care & enjoy your weekend!
I found that crushing up 3 baby aspirins and some tums and putting in each hole as well as spraying the tomatoes with crushed up aspirins helps with both shock of transplant and helps boost the tomato plants health.
That’s very interesting! I’ve heard of spraying plants with a solution made with crushed aspirin, but I’ve never tried it. I’ll have to look into that. Thanks for sharing
Transplanting in a slow drizzle is a great way to help them get acclimated and YOU won't melt.
I'm 69 and last season got a Gardener Shovel and it's the best, Please get yourself one and advise others,That shovel is a great help
Thanks for your great teaching Lady
Thanks for the tip, John. Could you perhaps share a link to the specific shovel you have? I googled 'gardener shovel' and am coming up with all kinds of different shovels. Thanks again & take care!
Good stuff. I'm ready for my first tomatoe sandwich of the year.
Oh my goodness, yes! Always such a treat.
Awesome Info Thanks 🙏 Little Lady 😊
Those"tomatoe cages are great only for good size peppers and you nailed it.
Thanks
Yes sir, tomatoes definitely benefit from a heftier support system! Hope you have a great weekend, John!
Quality information! Thank you Jenna
You're so welcome! Take care!
Very good tips!
Thanks so much!!
Love watching your show
Thank you so much, George!
Excellent Video! 🙏
Gratitude & Appreciation 🙂
Thank you so much, Terry! Take care!
Lots of great advice, Thank you
Glad it was helpful! Take care!
Yes! I plant them deep with a good organic fertilizer, crushed egg shells and plenty of good rich compost mixed in. Later I water with epsom salts about every month. Timing: I'd prefer a hot sunny day over rainy and cold, but the plants do "flag" a little in the heat, not a true wilt and they perk right up the next day. I agree cages are a joke, T-posts like you use probably best, but as I get older and weaker I've been looking for something a little easier. Found that 1/2 inch rebar in 3ft sections hammered half way into the ground with 1/2 metal conduit slipped over the top holds up pretty well too, and isn't as hard on the bod. Bought a Cherokee Purple tomato this year, but didn't realize it can go 9ft tall with many 1lb fruits, so that might be welding project to make a proper cage for it. I also have Early Girl and Sweet 100 which are the old standard in gardens past. Trying Pink Bumble Bee cherry and something called Sweetheart Cherry tomato which is literally shaped like a heart.
Thanks for sharing your tips! I may have to try that rebar- sometimes I do want something a little quicker & easier than the t-posts. I love Cherokee Purple- I hope that it does well for you! Sounds like you've got a nice assortment of varieties there! Take care!
Great video!!
Thank you!
I start my tomatoes new year's day! (Zone 8) so probably a month later for zone 6. I plant them under grow lights in solo cups with just a few cm of dirt at the bottom (with micorrhyzea.) As the plant grows, I add dirt up the stem. By the time we're getting a few warm (above 60f) days, they are strong enough to handle it. After a few weeks of babying them, I leave them out as long as it's above 40. By the time March goes out like a lamb, they are robust and have a great root system. I succession plant amish paste (my favorite determinant) so that I can have several canning sessions through the season.
Thanks for sharing what works for you, Adrienne!
Here in Zone 6, I don't start mine till April 1. I always used to start earlier, but the plants just get too big before I can transplant- my last spring frost isn't till mid-May.
Excellent camera work!! You always do such a nice job of explaining and showing what you are explaining. I know it's not easy.
Thank you so much- I truly appreciate the kind words! Take care & enjoy your week!
Thanks for the tips.
Happy to help!
Great tips, thx for sharing
You're welcome- thanks for watching!
Thank you for being so honest and exacting. Your channel is great and shows everything. Thank you so much. I learn a lot from your lessons and demonstrations.
Thank you!!
nice job, good info
Thanks!
Just found your RUclips 👍🏻Really enjoying your content. I live in Australia so we are in different seasons but enjoying planning ahead. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hello & welcome, Tania! Glad you are enjoying the content! Hope your upcoming garden season is a great one-- I'll be envious this winter when you're enjoying your garden bounty and my garden is buried under snow 😄.
Woot woot!!! Congratulations 🎈🎉🎊 on 10,000 subs! I’d knew you’d do it. Great tips on tomatoes. I messed mine up last year. Happy Gardening 🧑🌾 Jenna.
Thank you so much! I hope you have better luck with your tomatoes this year!
Simply amazing information you gave here Mrs. Jenna. Held those seedlings a tad lone did ya? Timing is key! You my friend are helping so many new gardeners! Stay safe and have a wonderful weekend!
Haha- that I did! Starting them even later next year-- I should know better than to think I'll get them planted mid-May, I never do. You have a wonderful weekend as well, CB!
Love your tips for tomatoes! I have always had problems with my tomatoes going through a long shock when planting and every year my tomatoes come on late. Right now everyone is having an abundance in red, ripe tomatoes and mine are still green. Will use your tips for next year, Lord Willing, and fingers crossed have beautiful tomatoes like yours!
I hope yours ripen up soon! I also hope that these tips help next year- I know how hard it is waiting for your tomatoes to ripen!
If you buy tomatoes transplants, keep in mind they may be tender and could use a couple of days to get used to the outside weather. If possible, look for a darker shade of tomato plant. Same applies to pepper plants. May be why they start off slow. Merry Christmas. Good luck next year in the garden.
Good information.
Thanks, Sara!
Thanks for the tips. Going to incorporate them right now. :-)
Happy planting, Luke!
All organic, all the time. Big fan of living soil.
No better light than the Sun,
No better fan than the Wind.
All my plants are very happy.
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Well said- couldn't agree more!!
Thank you-- I'm so glad to hear that! 💚
@@GrowfullywithJenna you're like a garden Jedi. 🍓
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Great info! Ive got Carolina Gold and San Marzano planted and hoping for a good growing season
Yum- 2 great varieties! Best wishes for a wonderful tomato harvest this season!
I use my 6" gas power auger to dig the holes. It goes a lot quicker.
Great tip!
Excellent information, thank you for it. Now I know what to do the next time I transplant 🪴 🍅! 😊 thank you 🙏
You're welcome! Happy planting!
Great info.always looking forward to the next video. Have a great holiday weekend. And a big thank you for all who gave their lives to protect this nation under God.
Thank you! And you have a great, and honorable Memorial Day weekend as well.
Even though I am a fairly new subscriber it's almost as though I have taken your tomato class previously all the way down to the cattle panels and posts. Although I have never heard of trenching for tomatoes... great idea. Thanks! Great video!
😀 I appreciate the support! I do love my cattle panels... I know they aren't for everyone in every situation, but they sure work well here. Take care & enjoy your weekend!
Thanks for the tips, I'm just about to start a bunch of tomatoes in zone 5b.
You're welcome- hope you have a great tomato season!
I love this method. I have some indeterminates I need to plant this year and I've been thinking how to about it and I think this will work great!
Happy planting!
Good Job
Thanks!
Great tips Jenna
I am lucky that my soil is about as good as you can get after years of horse manure, compost, mulching with grass clippings and leaves. I do envy you though that you have the space for 5' between plants!
I tend to go 18" but also prune pretty heavily to keep good airflow and to manage them. You are quite correct though about how fast they grow. But this year I planted a couple of tomatillo plants and they are amazing....have outgrown my heirloom tomatoes by 2 to 1 easy.
In any case I am looking forward to my first tomatoes...lots of canning to do again this year.
Have a great day.
Thanks for the video.
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Sounds like you’ve got some fabulous soil- hopefully mine will get there someday! You are spot on about the tomatillos- they are insanely vigorous and I’m amazed how quickly they put on fruit. Enjoy that garden and have a great weekend!
I grow in raised beds and these days I only mix in fertilizer during the first year. The second year I don't add fertilizer much anymore or at all. I tend to add cow manure compost and organic matters each year for the worms to break them down. So for the second year of the raised bed, I would transplant without adding any fertilizers, although the bed would have new compost or from the worms breaking down last year organic matters.
I try to not add fertilizer to the hole because I feel like I want the plant roots to spread out and find nutrients on their own, so they can be more robust. Sometimes I do mix in slow release fertilizer on the surface for it to release slowly throughout the season.
What I do use fertilizer regularly for is in containers and when up potting the seedlings for the first time.
The only fertilizer I buy anymore is Osmocote, it's very expensive and synthetic, but it is slow release and very effective for a whole growing season. If I can't afford that, I would get a big bag of chicken manure fertilizer.
I also use fertilizer to prep my straw bales for growing. But if I didn't have any fertilizer I would try prepping the bales with my urine and see how well it work.
Thank you for sharing what works well for you! Always glad to hear other gardener's experiences. Take care!
Yes the term hardened off is something we need to understand
Good point, Roger. I go into more detail about it in my seed starting videos, but perhaps a video just on hardening off plants is in order. Hardening off is simply the process of acclimating seedlings that have been started indoors, to outdoor conditions.
It's my first time planting tomatoes. They started as plants from where my husband works. They continue to thrive in a garden box but I think I need to put them in the main garden soon because the garden box doesn't have enough soil in it
Best wishes for a bountiful harvest!
I‘m new to your channel…been watching about a month, so I’m catching up on your videos. I saw someone leave their young tomato plants outside (or at least near sunlight) on their side for a day or two. As they’re fallen over, the top naturally wants to lift up, making it a good angle for trenching. You probably know this by now, but I wanted to suggest it just in case you didn’t. Keep up the good work! Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this tip--- and welcome to the channel! Hope you have a great week!
I using tomatoes seeds last May
What kind of tomatoes are you growing?
Shoving it in the ground and Hoping has been my method. It is why I am watching you and commenting so much. :p
Sometimes shoving it in the ground & hoping can work (at times shockingly well)... but I generally have better results doing it this way 😆! I hope you're finding some helpful tidbits here!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Lots of helpful info. Thinking of saving the vids so, if TSHTF, I can crank the genny or solar and have a refference Library to watch-just in case. Plus [[I'm married this is supposed to be a compliment]] you are not constantly shoving stuff in your mouth up-close like a McDonalds comercial [[bleh]] and you are not hard on the eyes.
@@mindofmadness5593 Haha- thanks!
Can you do a video on garden prepping and planting seeds
Hi Bruce- I do have this video on my garden prep: ruclips.net/video/WHWSA1QiRm8/видео.html and these videos on seed starting: ruclips.net/p/PL4zzslvkscX37Yxp5QR-WcrL-PSYwdO5l If there is other information you'd like to see covered that I don't talk about in these videos, definitely let me know! Thanks for asking!
And another tip; make sure your extended forecast says its gonna be a warm week. I planted mines two days ago while it was in the 70s and its now 40 degrees (F) here in the Chicago area.
That is an excellent tip! I'm having the same crazy weather here-- coldest Memorial Day weekend I ever recall having, low of 43 tonight. My tomatoes are tolerating it, but not loving it. Take care!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Crazy weather indeed, my Tomatillos are taking a beating but the sun is helping. I had to bring in my watermelons and peppers lol. Have a good weekend and holiday!
Would you mind making a video on how you prepared that bed? Looks very rich. Thanks Jenna!
I will certainly try to do so this spring!
But to give you an idea- I solarized the area first using plastic to kill of weeds & grass. Next I took a broadfork through it twice to aerate the clay a bit. I mixed in some compost and planted my tomatoes. I also heavily mulch after planting each year- the first year I mulched with newsprint, hay and grass clippings. After my plants were done the first year I put down a layer of cardboard and leaf mulch and let it sit until the following spring. When I was ready to plant for this video, I scraped the remaining leaf mulch back to expose the soil underneath.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Very informative! I'll try to make a bed like this in my yard. Thank you!
I add crushed egg shells in and around my tomato plants
Thanks for sharing what works for you! Take care!
If I may ask, what do you do to prepare the egg shells to put in the garden? If raw do you heat them? How do you crush them? Thank you.
@@prairiepatriot2162 I let the shells dry a couple days then put them into a plastic cup and use anything heavy to crush them until they are really small fine pieces. Then sprinkle around the plants. Nothing fancy. It’s a good source of calcium and helps deter slugs as well.
@@1jw298 Thank you.
That's a good source of calcium. Prevents endrot on ripe tomatoes
I put a sardine at the bottom of each hole. Cover the sardine with a bit of soil. Then put the tomato plant in the hole, fill the hole in and water. This plus regular fertilizing and pruning.
My dad used to use everything leftover from cleaning fish the same way!
Nice soil I bet it smells great the smell of 🌎 earth so sweet
It does indeed!
Update:
Blossom end rote is cause by calcium deficiency and seedling needs minerals as they are developing real leaves.
I'm also learning from " Gardening in Canada " and she a soil scientist Lady.
So seems like She ,Me and You Lady are in the circle of knowledgeable Gardening people.
Because you taught me worm casting in my seed starting mixture, I'm wondering if thier casting has enough calcium for preventing the calcium deficiency, I'm thinking just maybe.
Paul James taught always water twice.
Thanks and them were beautiful seedling .also beautiful overcast day.
Hi John- that's part of (but not the whole) story with blossom end rot. It's actual the insufficient uptake of calcium, not necessarily the lack of calcium. My soil here is rich in calcium and I don't need to supplement, but some times with erratic rainfall I can see B.E.R. in varieties that are more susceptible. But it is always a good idea to test your soil for calcium and other mineral deficiencies. This article from Clemson explains it well: hgic.clemson.edu/gardening-myths-fix-blossom-end-rot-with-calcium-sprays/
I heard you can plant the branches too that you cut when planting. You get additional plants...
Yes- tomatoes are very easy to start from cuttings!
Hi Jenna, Your videos are always excellent and to the point. I typically plant my tomatoes 24" apart but I prune weekly. Since you plant your indeterminant tomatoes 5' apart, do you prune? Thanks for your time answering this question.
Hello and thank you, Tom! I do prune, but very minimally (you can see my process here: ruclips.net/video/syAnE7uwgSE/видео.html)
Those are some healthy looking plants! They look like little trees before you put them in the ground.
They got a little overgrown on me!! I intended to plant them earlier, and just didn't get around to it. But- they definitely seem healthy and were very well hardened off! Take care & have a wonderful weekend!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I don't think I have ever seen any that healthy looking and strong at that age anywhere! The stems look so strong. You did a good job raising them!
@@milkweed7678 thank you so much!
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Your tomato transplants look so strong and healthy. How long from seed to 'transplant day' were these? I am getting a great refresher on the best transplanting practices from this video: time of day, mulching, depth, all of it...thank you! I haven't trench-planted any yet but now I know how to plant any long-stemmed, lanky plants! Cheers!
Thank you, Linda. My tomatoes were started from seed indoors on April 1, 'upgraded' to larger pots just shy of a month later (ruclips.net/video/PWB_dNZlkQw/видео.html) and transplanted into the garden between May 20 and May 26th.
@@GrowfullywithJenna whoa, yours grew so fast! I started mine from seed in Mid Feb and they took until Early May to transplant. Are you using grow-lights?
@@AlexAnder-rv1gu Yes I am
@@GrowfullywithJenna I'm in zone 6a Pennsylvania and my schedule is the same as Jenna's. I think the packets say to plant seeds 4-8 weeks before your last frost. Before, I tried to get mine in the ground around the 23rd of May. Four years ago we got a late frost that killed them all. Now that was devastating. So, now I don't transplant until about June 1st and I have no worries.
This year, I visited my son in Oklahoma during seed planting time. It was hot and windy drying out my seed planting mix very quickly. When I transplanted my small plants back in Pa. the seedlings were only about 4-6 inches tall and I was worried. They bounced back growing very quickly and last week I had to top the 9'-10' plants so the many green tomatoes will ripen before the first frost. I use the Jadam Korean method and it works wonderfully. Blessings!
I used to use zip ties to tie up my plants but changed to bread ties because I can remove them at the end of the season and not waste the zip ties.
That's why I love the velcro tape too- I can reuse it season after season!
I started using the Velcro tape after watching your videos, Jenna. Works great and you can take them down and reuse the next season. I’d have never thought Velcro would be stout enough to support tomatoes, but it is the “real deal”, so thank you for that and all your helpful tips. We appreciate your channel in Mississippi! High humidity is a common bond we share with you, so most of your practices work in zone 7b. You’re the best!
Great stuff !! How about soil ? Can I mix garden soil with back yard dirt
Yes, that should work
I like the tall pots you have your plants in. Where did you get them?
The rectangular pot, like the one the tomato plant is in at 2:22 are Anderson pots. Like almost everything I have, these were hand-me-downs, but you can find those pots here: www.andersonpots.com/products/anderson-bands/ They work really well for almost every type of transplant... I love them for tomatoes. Take care!
Wonderful, as always. I have never heard of trenching before. Maybe next year, I will will give it a try. Do you plant marigolds with your tomatoes? Almost forgot. I do enjoy the fragrance from my fingers after pruning my tomatoes. It encourages me to think about the days ahead and the harvest to come.
Some folks swear by the trenching method-- if you try it, I'd love to know what you think! I do plant marigolds and basil with my tomatoes-- I'm not 100% convinced it has any benefit, but I love they way they all look & smell together. And YES!! that tomato fragrance-- it's one of those smells that imprints itself on your memories. Take care & have a wonderful weekend!
Great video! I've always had trouble growing tomatoes at this house. Trying a different way this time. The height of ours last year caused me problems. No real production.
@@kygal2873 Sorry to hear that! What will you be doing differently this time? I hope you have better results this year!
@@GrowfullywithJenna didn't know to plant deeper. Using 3 year composted cow manure. They look very healthy with lots of blooms.
@@kygal2873 I'm glad to hear they are doing good!
Dig a hole, throw the lil baby in, cover and compact. Last step. Water in so roots don’t have to work so hard.
Spot on, Jeff. At it's core, it's as simple as that!
Do you think fertilizing with Goat Tea would be good for tomatoes? Love your channel!!
Thank you, Andres! I'm guessing it would, though I have to admit I'm not familiar with goat tea. Is it just manure & water?
One month before I plant tomatoes I water the ground with a homemade ‘mineral water’. Mix 1 tsp of powdered egg shells with 1 tsp vinegar and let it gas off for 30 minutes. Mix that in with 1 gallon of water, 1 Tbsp. Epsom salt and 1 tsp sea salt. Stir it and let it rest overnight. Dilute that with 4 gallons of water and water in your bed. Then mulch the bed with dry leaves or something else that will slow down rain fall. The mulch will encourage whatever microfauna present to process the minerals in the salts and egg shells into something your tomatoes can access. You only need to do this once a year to give the tomatoes a boost at processing the potassium and calcium.
Great info- thanks!
Hi Jenna, just ran into your channel from zone 6 group on FB. We are also in Ohio near Dayton, which part are you in? We subscribed!
Hello! Wonderful to hear from fellow Ohioans! I'm about an hour north of Dayton (in the middle of corn/soybean fields 😆)- which direction from Dayton are you? Thanks for subscribing and I'm heading over now to check out your channel!
@@GrowfullywithJenna We are just SE of Dayton but are on a much smaller piece of land (currently hunting for more space, stay tuned!). It's so great to learn tips/tricks from someone in the same planting zone!
@@TheGardenFamily I hope you find something! I will stay tuned- I subbed!
Before planting deep? It's a good idea to clip all the branches 24 hours before you bury the plant. This gives it time to heal (or seal), rather than having open wounds all along the stem that invite possible 'nastys' into the plant.
Thanks for the video!
I can see where this would be extremely important in planting areas that deal with soil-borne pathogens like Verticillium and Fusarium wilt!
5 days of rain ahead. Hopefully it gives me a reason to prune tomato plants on day 6. They’re growing slowly
Oh, that rain is going to work wonders I believe. I'm always shocked how much everything grows when we get 1 good rain... let alone 5 days!
You are a cutie pie and smart as a whip!
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your very pretty, good channel for information
What do you think about the tomato varieties, Super sweet 100s, early girls, and better boys.
Funny you should ask, Bruce! I actually found out 'Early Girl' is being phased out, so I am trialing some potential replacement varieties this year- 'Early Doll' seems to be the most similar so far. It's been a looong time since I've grown 100s or Better Boys- but I had better results with Sweet Million vs Sweet 100s. I don't recall if I liked the Better Boys. Do you grow these varieties?
@@GrowfullywithJenna Yes I grow these varieties for many years. I like the early girls because they’re great for short season zones like mine. I haven’t grown the better boys in many years but I’m gonna do those next year
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Thanks a lot
What kind of trowel are you using? That looks awesome.
One of my favorite garden tools of ALL time! It's my Korean hand hoe or homi- I got mine here: www.amleo.com/ez-digger-garden-tool-forged-7in-blade-short-handle/p/EZ1
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks so much! I'm gonna get one!
What is the fertilizer you used on your transplants?
Hi Diana, I am using this fertilizer: www.gurneys.com/product/gurneys-food-tomato
Have some indeterminate plants, probably 3 to 4 feet tall (June 19 UK) next to a window that is being replaced. Not that I don't trust the installers but could I move the plants?
My seedlings are in eggshells as their pot and most are coming up.
Brassicas, milkweed, tomatoes.
They are in a lean to greenhouse off the back of my house in sun for 8 hours or longer.
I'll be starting to work soon and am wondering if you might know a few tips to keep them watered while I'm at work for around 9 hours or so.
A wet blanket/towel under them?
I could provide a leaf mulch over them-can you think of anything else?
I've not grown in eggshells, so I'm not sure if this will work, but typically in this situation, I would just set my seedlings in a tray filled with an inch or so of water, so that they can uptake water as needed. I wouldn't let them sit in there for an extended period of time (as consistently saturated soil can lead to other problems). Eggshells are permeable, but I don't know if they are enough so to actually take up the amount of water needed? Might be worth a shot?
@@GrowfullywithJenna I take a nail and painstakenly stick a hole in the bottom of my shells.
It's an effort of tediosity-you can use that word if you like.
" I wouldn't let them sit in there for an extended period of time "
How long would you say?
How about 8-10 hours in an inch of water on a sunny day followed by all night with no water?
@@jimmiller6704 I would give that a try (8-10 hours followed by no water) and tweak from there. You may find that by soaking them for 8-10 hours one day you can go with no additional water the next. But you'll have to play around with the timing/water ratio a bit.
Can I use plastic water bottle for seedlings it ready for transplant
Yes, just make sure to poke drainage holes in the bottle
Great tips, all of them. You grow some good looking tomatoes. I like that you remind people of the differences in indeterminate and determinate. Don't underestimate the power of that mulch. Lots of sucker pruning coming soon. Finally warm and planting weather here in zone 4, though it got down to 33 last night, had to cover the tomatoes and peppers I have planted, more to go. I will be interested to see how my new garden plot performs. Soil looks pretty awesome there too, though I have yet to test it. I share your derision for those stupid little tomato cages. Worthless pieces of crap. Money better spent on cattle panels. Keep up the good work. Hope you have a great season. Take care.
Thanks! We're having that wacky weather too- not quite as cold as you in Zone 4, but it's supposed to get down to 43 tonight. 50's and raining during the day. Usually it's stinking hot here on Memorial Day weekend. I hope your peppers & tomatoes fare OK! Take care & I hope you have a great season as well!
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What is your secret to fight early and late blight?
Plant resistant varieties!
Also- provide plenty of air circulation around the plants, mulch the soil beneath them and last resort, use a copper fungicide spray like this one: www.gardensalive.com/product/soap-shield-flowable-liquid-copper-fungicide-3
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Good tips... An alternative fertilizer is fish guts... Dig the hole, drop in some fish guts, put a layer of soil over the guts, then drop your transplant in the hole... The tomato plant growth will explode when the roots reach the fish guts...
I always crack an egg in the hole when planting tomatoes
I would argue that those store bought cages ARE useful if you are clipping and limiting the size of your tomato plant growth because of constraints in available space,.. which is what I'm doing.
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Perhaps you have a determinate variety or dwarf indeterminate variety? Normal indeterminate varieties can grow 6 or 7’ tall.
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When I trench, I just Let them pull themselves towards the sun.
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I already killed all my tomatoes. No maters for me! Frost and stupidity. In my climate and location, tomatoes are a luxury. Last year I lost a 'bumper' crop of tomatoes to a freak cold snap. A green house is needed to ensure a harvest, or grow Early Girl, or Sweet Million, or a fast maturing determinate bush variety And here in Montana, the garden must have a high fence and tomatoes take up too much space in that precious space.
Oh no- I'm sorry to hear that! You've certainly got a lot of challenges to overcome- your tenacity is impressive.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks for that. You are very insightful. I did not have to explain but only a fraction of the challenges. A good friend is from Ohio. He often laments about the challenges of gardening in mountainous Montana. I just delivered hundreds of pounds of first class chicken manure to him. Even making compost can be a challenge here, because of the temperatures and lack of suitable organic matter such as leaves from deciduous trees, and copious amounts of grass clippings. Having critters to help with the process requires one to defend them from Grizzly and black bear to badgers and martins.
For example, a chicken coup is best made with thick and heavy logs....a few years ago a neighbor was only able to keep a Griz out of his root cellar because the entrance was built with such. The Griz still did lots of damage... However, given the likely future of this country, the advantages of living here outweigh the challenges. Too bad there ain't more gals like yourself around here, you ain't no cream puff yourself, and IHMO, you got what it takes in all regards.
@@tunnelrabbit4293 oh my goodness... and I thought my moles, rabbits, deer and fox were challenging-- can't imagine dealing with grizzly bears! I do suppose this gives you plenty of opportunity to learn, adapt and challenge yourself! My husband and I have often talked of moving someplace more remote, mainly for the reason you mention-- not sure if it will happen, but it's certainly good to hear about the challenges you face.
@@GrowfullywithJenna You should definitely make the sacrifices now and make the jump to a remote area. 15 years ago I saw what was coming, and left a good job and nice home in Southern California. I live rough and poor off grid, but I've never been happier. And now it is here. The country will experience a collapse of some kind, likely a severe collapse. It is late in the game to make the jump, but I urge any and all to make it happen as if their lives depended on it, cause it does. Idaho does not have Grizzly and does have a more mild climate. Get the book Survival Retreats and Relocation by James Wesley Rawles. We need more traditional American families here where there is the best odds of retaining some freedom, and prosperity. Please get going now, because the process will take longer than expected. Expedite, or start digging in where you are at, or look at more remote areas near you. The Ozarks would be a distant second choice, but land is much cheaper there.
@@tunnelrabbit4293 I truly appreciate all of this advice and information. I look forward to reading that book as well. I'm also glad to hear that you've never been happier!!
Breaking the root system apart like that did damage 🤷♂️
your trellis is at least three feet too short
You're so beautiful!
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What a wonderfully helpful video! Thanks for sharing! One quick question... my tomato plants have had their little yellow flowers for about 2 weeks. Some actually have tiny tomatoes started. I'll be transplanting them outside this week, and have heard that it makes sense to snip off the developed flowers/tiny tomatoes and let the plant reset itself for flowering once it's outside. Is that a good piece of advice to follow, or will I damage the overall production of my plants? Thank you so much for any insight on this question! Much appreciated!
Great video!
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