I grew Super Sweet 100 this season, it will be a staple in my Garden. They are very sweet and thin skinned, prolific producers, and very disease resistant. Thank you James and Tuck 🌱
I actually had to learn how to grow in the ground again because I've always grown in buckets or some form of a container. My neighbors thought I was crazy when I filled 300, 5 gallon panda grow bags and planted like 10 different tomatoes and cucumbers in them. I won't ever do that again but it worked. I like the cactus/palm/citrus soil that miracle grow mixes up but it's a bit pricey but it makes a great container medium. I use to use old sheetrock mud buckets from construction site trash but soon found that food grade is safer to grow and last longer in the sun.
I was a bit frustrated with my last season’s garden results, then I recently found your channel and now I’m super inspired to get started fresh! Knowledge does make a big difference and I will be more proactive in that regard. Thanks for sharing!!
Excellent video! I've grown tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets and large totes. Works well. This year I want to try Orange Hat - I have the seeds. SuperSweet 100 is my favorite small tomato, they work in the large totes. Taste great, always successful! Thanks James! Have a great weekend!
I love your method of growing vertically. With the intense heat that we get in Dallas, I plan on clipping the leading growth at around 5' on my tomatoes and then rooting suckers for the Fall transplants. Let's hope I can get some solid Spring production on my current transplants! Thank you for these wonderful videos.
If the bucket doesn’t say “food safe” on it, what you can do is look for a recycling stamp on the bottom, which should have a number. The number tells you the type of plastic, and you can look up if it’s food safe plastic or not.
These are the kind of comments I love to read. Super helpful. Sometimes James’ videos are filled with nothing but useless bragging about the X number of (insert boring grocery store veggie here) they planted this year.
I am growing Sun Gold Cherry tomatoes, about 20 plants. I have them in different places in my backyard, in order to test the best light places. I'm in west central Florida and I started these seeds last November indoors. I planted them out about Jan. 1st. I had to use row cover a few times, but they hung in. I'm now beginning harvest period and managing to keep the insects off using a water, aspirin and peppermint soap spray every two weeks when I give them fish emulsion. The plants have canes nearly the diameter of a quarter and I will have to try a stronger trellis for them next year as I don't have trees to string them to. Love the flavor, such a burst freshness and greatness. Give us a garden tour of what you are planting out right now!
I am mainly a container gardener, and usually grow 4 or 5 varieties. One important thing not mentioned in the video is calcium. Most of the common potting soils dont have enough for tomatoes. Make sure to add some garden lime to the mix or you may get blossom end rot. 5 gallon buckets will work. I like earthbuckets best, but I tried 7 gallon grow bags last year and they worked nicely. Sweet 100 is one of my favs.
@@ryanwinters8382 I mainly use Menards buckets, they are HDPE a food safe plastic. I have a couple of Lowes buckets and they are HDPE as well. Its a food grade plastic, and will have a #2 inside a triangle on the bottom. Though I dont use them for tomatoes, Tidy Cats buckets a friend who does animal rescue gives me are HDPE as well. I use them mainly for carrots.
@@ryanwinters8382 As long as they are HDPE, they are safe according to all the research I have done online. The only leaching HDPE might do is in the microwave, but its unlikely anyone will microwave a bucket. My Lowes buckets are 3 years old, its possible (though unlikely) they changed what they are made of. To be safe make sure any plastic you grow in has a 2, 4, or 5 inside a triangle someplace on it, most are molded into the plastic. 1 is also considered food safe, but only for one time use so I personally would avoid it.
Thanks for all you do for the gardening viewers. I look forward to seeing more videos. I can’t wait to start growing my garden this year with the information that you shared. Thank you.
What a perfectly timed video lol. I just got 10, 5 gallon buckets and my tomato seeds sprouted about 3 weeks ago. A couple more weeks and it'll be time to plant them. 👌🔥
I bought an Orange hat plant from my local gardening place, and didnt know they were determinate, so I paid about 15 bucks AUD for the 20 fruit on it haha. I did replant seeds from one of the fruit to get another round in before winter, not sure if they'll be the exact same but they're definitely dwarf, all 9 are tiny and already covered in flowers.
Thanks for the shout out to our channel. It means a lot. I'll be praying for Tuck. I'm going to be doing at least a couple of new videos between today and Saturday. Plus, even better, we may be able to get out to our property this Saturday. So I will definitely be doing a video then. Take care & God bless!
I fell in love with the sun gold tomatoes three years ago. Just for kicks & giggles, I'm going to bucket one and train it up my young black walnut tree.
Love seeing Tuck in all videos and love seeing you as well giving us information that anyone can grow a garden. Much love to you and King Tuck!!! The garden guardian ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I grow sun gold and super sweet 100 cherry and Federle paste tomatoes in pots. Going to try the dwarf varieties this year. I prefer 15 gallon grow bags for tomatoes. I use the 5 gallon for peppers.
Omg Tuck I love you ❤ you are the cutest little dog .. I hope your cough is ok 😊 James I live in Australia on the Mornington peninsula in Melbourne I’m not sure what zone I am here I need to research it, We have just gone in to Autumn and out tomato season is almost over, Just wondering if I can grow tomatoes in a greenhouse over winter ?? We don’t get snow or much frost where I am but we do get the Artic cold in winter
Like how you mixed up your potting mix, great tip! I live in FL so there is no clay, so I get the dollar stores' CLAY kitty litter, *NOTE: You cannot use used kitty litter! That is the cheapest way for me to buy clay. "potting soil" is like 15 dollars per bag, and not a big bag, doesn't make any sense to buy that. YOU have tons of technical knowledge and common sense. Thanks for the post.
In my area, the Super Sweet 100 will produce outside for a couple of years without any effort. Wonderful to get winter tomatoes. I grow in raised beds, containers and place containers in with roses and flowers.
I like how you just used potting mix to start the seeds. This is my third year using seed starting mix and each time my seedlings are stunted and yellow. I don't like how devoid of nutrients seed starting mix is. Next year I'm doing straight potting mix 👍🏼
The Gardening Channel w/ James Prigioni, this is Susan Hosler from Faith First Farm & Homestead. Hey! I was told you have mentioned me and our channel in your videos. I'm just as to which ones they were. I haven't had much time to do videos. We've moved from Michigan. We live in Oklahoma now. Please let me know which ones so I can watch them.
My favorite Super Sweet Tomato-grow it every year as it reseeds itself and I just move seedlings where I want them in my yard ( for snacks as I’m working in the garden beds).
This is a great coincidence, because just last night I was watching your videos on how to grow in 5-gallon buckets. I live in a trailer park in Oregon, and my single-wide is oriented East-West. As a result, only one small strip on either side of the house gets sun....the North side of the house shades half of the yard on that side and has a shop I never use in the way (I might turn it into a grow room....take advantage of a negative!), and the South side has a maple tree crammed in there that shades half of that side of the house. So I only have so much room to work with. Next year I'll put in above-ground planter beds when money allows, but for now probably buckets will do. Thanks James!
Glad I found your channel I grow a garden every year was in the ground but moved n the last 4 year's it's been in 5 gallon buckets n kiddie pools 😁 they all did OK but I'll learn alot watching your channel!!!! Thank you for sharing all your amazing knowledge for us to learn your dog is precious 💜 my golden retriever loved garden veggies also😊
I grew sungold tomatoes in Melbourne Australia after watching your videos . But no one really liked the taste of them here . They were too sweet ! We prefer the more earthy acidy tomatoes . My favourite is black cherry and tommy toe. Very popular here in Australia . Also the bigger tomatoes like Black Russian , black krim , rouge de marmade are a must for my garden .
OK James and Tuck, This can't possibly be this year's video? And that's cool as I love your videos anytime. I hope you are able to get the seedlings out at the right time this year for you. Last year it rained hard April to mid June, it was the latest planting season for us in 40 years here. Since there is still 6 inches of snow out on the beds, not sure what will happen this year. Can't wait to yours this season
I live in Portland Oregon, in a small apartment with a balcony. We haven’t reached our Spring yet. I’m a first timer. Getting ready to plant tomato seeds with a grow light and a heating mat. When we do start getting consistent sun and warmer temperatures, it will be coming from south and west. I stay on the 4th floor. What can I put under the bucket to keep it from draining down on my neighbor below? I don’t have a sun room. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Enjoyed your video very much!! Thank you 🙏🏽
I live in the UK, and I am so jealous can't put my tomatoes out until May 10th and even then there is still a small risk of frost until the beginning of June
Anybody have thoughts on taking seedlings outside from their earliest age? I had some plants stress last year from gradually harding off, but they all recovered. This year I am just taking all my seedling trays right away and leaving outside when it’s nice and keeping under my grow light when it’s below 50 degrees or rainy and windy
I do this. Grow lights are great and all but nothing can replicate the sun. I notice my seedlings do so much better outside in the sun than under lights. Just monitor them and move into shade if it's getting hot and stressing them.
Do you have any advice on how to make tomatoes sweeter? I grew the Supersweet 100 last year since you keep recommending it, but mine turned out pretty bland somehow. My tomatoes dried out really fast in the sun and wind, so I kept watering them pretty much every day. I wonder if the taste got bland due too much watering, but they were wilting once I got home from work in the evening so I had no choice. :( Our climates are very different though, I'm in Sweden's zone 3. Love your channel! ❤
Have you ever tried self wicking 5 gal. buckets? I have seen 3 different ways of making them so far. They sound good because the tomato will have access to water whenever it needs it. I am in Central California, Zone 9, we get very hot temps here in the summer. If I used a bucket with as many holes drilled in it as you have or even just a few, they dry out almost instantly, so I am considering the self wicking buckets. I really enjoy your videos and I love hot Tuck loves his veges!! I have a Cocker Spaniel that loves bananas and strawberries. I'm going to see how she likes some carrots, etc. too.
