I moved into my first house at the weekend just past. I’ve always wanted to grow my own veg so I started with 3 tomato plants and 1 pepper plants! I’m really hoping I can grow some tasty veg from it haha. I guess everyone starts from somewhere
Is it for the plants ,..or for the ppl that live in Orlando Florida,…,..}take one tablet everyday because they won’t set flowers when it’s 89 degrees outside ,.. I have Miami cherry 🍒 tomatoes they seem to do better ,..but ,..the flavor is not their. Love your channel,..I’m new ,..cheers
I grow Early Girl which is indeterminent. I only have room for 3 plants, but they come on early and continue to provide us with tomatoes until it freezes.
@@GrowVeg Absolutely. I'm on my 4th year of growing, built out a 10 foot greenhouse and small row-type raised bed, a light deprivation unit, and 8 raised beds. It has been a mix of frustration and elation, but I have fallen in love with the feeling of eating something in your own backyard. Thanks for sharing your plethora of knowledge!
I have been saving my seeds for generations, keeping the seeds from the healthiest plants/fruits. I usually grow about 12 - 15 San Marzano tomato plants to make sauce. I have had good success with several yellow tomatoes, like Yellow Boys and a yellow cocktail tomato, that a friend at work blessed me with, originally. They are quite prolific. Round that out with some Early Girls & 4th of July for an early harvest and some good ol' Beefsteak for sandwiches, etc. The Aspirin was news to me, too. I will try that. I am also moving toward the leak/drip hoses instead of sprinklers that wet the leaves.
Lovely varieties there Roger. I think moving to leak/drip hoses will be such an improvement for your tomatoes, and will save a lot of water too. Good luck with this year's crop.
Thank you for that UV trick with the horn worms! My chickens refuse to eat them so I have to get after them myself ;) Good tip too, chickens love tomatoes so if you can't eat them all, your chickens will, and they'll thank you with free fertilizer later!
Thanks for your video After watching this I have finally succeeded in growing large tomatoes Mine use to rot and I would hardly have any yo cook with Thank you
U.S. Ohio Lake Erie growing Early Girl, Beefsteak, San Marzano, and Sweet Million. All doing well this year. Was burying kitchen scraps in the bed a couple weeks ahead. Mixed the native clay we have here with some forest floor compost/mulch and mulched properly with "fallen tree" bark after planting to inoculate with m. fungi. It's mid July, and I'm 80% happy. The Early Girls are getting blighty, so let the nail biting begin. Been a perfect spring into summer weather pattern. A bit on the humid side. No bad storms yet. Thanks for the good info and glad I found your site!
Grow dill near your tomatoes to help manage hornworm infestations. The worms also like dill, but they can't camouflage as well on its leaves. If you see a tomato hornworm with something that looks like rice sticking out of its back, leave it alone - that one is being used as a host for a parasitic wasp that will help control future infestation.
@@h.s.6269 Absolutely! Known collectively as "braconid wasps," they're parasitic to garden pests like hornworms, squash beetles, and stink bugs, but not harmful to pets or people. They rarely sting: they don't have "stingers" but can jab in self-defense if trapped or mishandled; this "sting" does not trigger bee and wasp allergies. They're small, often very pretty, and act as beneficial pollinators in their adult stage.
This season, I shall mostly be growing 'Big Mama', 'Marmande', 'Garnet', 'tumbling toms (both red and yellow) in hanging baskets, and some 'Gardener's delight'.............we love our Toms.......:)
I started gardening last year. I was scared but in the pandemic it gave me something fun to do. I love it. Your videos are wonderful. You have such a pleasant voice and I am working my way through them all. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Thanks for the aspirin tip, and about planting them deep plus a wealth of other tips! I have Costoluto Fiorentino, Marmande, San Marzano and Santini. I used to live in Italy so I have a fondness for the Italian varieties, I make and freeze a ton of basic pasta sauce cooked with the San Marzano.
I have been growing "Tropical Ruby" for the past 6 years and have turned on many of my allotment association mates with this small plum type tomato with such a great taste. Very easy to grow either in the greenhouse or outside on the plot.
Ben great tips on what you said about tomatoes and I have done all that you have said this yr but I watched a video and they sprayed asprin at the early stage of growing the plant
I’m in Virginia in the US (zone 7a) and tomatoes are well-suited for our hot, summer climate. This year, I’m growing 4 heirloom varieties - mortgage lifter, white tomesol, Belgian giant, and pink lady.
Blueberry tomatoes, Plum tomatoes, Early Girls, Yellow Pear tomatoes, Beefsteak. Thank you for sharing your videos with us. I got your book and am enjoying it. 🌻💕🌻💕
Hi Ben, Enjoy your videos. I grow some Tom's in small grow bags, but I cut grow bag in half, stand on end make holes in the then bottom for drainage. I then plant the tom plant beep in the compost. You can retrieve some of the compost from the bag and use later to top up the bag as the plant gets bigger.
I moved to central TX a few years ago and have been struggling to grow tomatoes, the heat and humidity are tough! This year I started many varieties indoors and am hoping for the best! Atomic, blue cream, crazy berry, black cherry, spoon, purple bumble my fingers are crossed!
I had great success with campari tomatoes two years ago. This year, my seedlings are already looking great, can't wait to plant them outside. Here in zone 7, I don't have a long wait until I can.
i live in tx, us. and ive never seen those grow bags before lol thats different also ive never heard of anyone adding aspirin to their garden! i guess ive been watching the wrong garden channels! thanks for the info!
Thanks for the aspirin trick. This year I am growing tomatoes from seed. Federle, Igleheart yellow cherry, and currant gold rush from Seed Savers Exchange.
@@GrowVeg will the aspirin treatment be suitable for peppers as well? Planning on plant tomatoes and pepper in the same section of the yard. If the aspirin isn't good for peppers I will have to rethink my layout.
I have many Tomato plants this year, I have Big Boys, Cherry tomato, Beef Steak, Super Sauce, Heirlooms, Campari and a paste type tomato. I just love going into the garden and picking a cherry tomato and popping it into my mouth. Aw the love of tomato. I can them also for spaghetti sauce and salsa and of course Marinara sauce. Just love your videos keep them coming
Thanks for the great information Ben! I've never had a garden spot with enough sun to grow tomatoes. This year I do. I have a dozen Cherokee purple plants and eleven German pinks. I also have two cherry tomatoes growing in containers. They're in the ground and slowly growing. I wish I had found your videos before I got started. At least from this point on I start using your suggestions.
In the Pacific Northwest I have had wonderful results for years with a variety called Bloody Butcher. They produce early, are big enough for slicing, and have wonderful tomato taste. They continuously produce throughout the season until the first frost.
I live in Southern US. I'm growing black krim and peruvianum from seed. I've grown the balm trim before and they are lovely, first time with peruvianum.
I'm going to try the aspirin trick. I live in south Alabama (US), and the heat and humidity often lead to tomato disease. Every year I have vines loaded with beautiful green tomatoes to take a wilt and die. This year I am growing Park's Whopper, Better Boy, Roma, Cherokee Purple, German Queen, Triple L, and Mortgage Lifter. Tomatoes are one of my favorite things to grow. Thanks for the helpful videos!
All indeterminate cherry or truss tomatoes, trellised up cattle panel arches: Verona, Valentine, Sweet Million, and new this year, Midnight Snack. Extreme northwest Missouri, zone 5a-ish. In addition to eating daily in season, we dehydrate many pounds for use through the rest of the year.
Perfect video thanks, this is my second year growing tomatoes and they were the most successful thing I had last year so hopefully with all your advice it will be even better this year I think the seeds I have are gardeners delight
I grew Early girls last year and I did the aspirin, epsom salt, crushed egg shells and chopped banana peels in the dug out hole covered by a thin layer of soil (to prevent root burn) before adding the tomato plant at an angle to encourage root growth. I had a wonderful yield!!! On another note, I've only just found your channel and I can't tell you how excited I am! I did an entire year of permaculture courses and feel as though I gained less useful information than what I'm getting from you 😅 I am going on my 3rd year of gardening in Colorado and every year I gain a little more knowledge and confidence. You've easily increased my knowledge 1000% haha! Thank you so so much for the time and energy you take to make these videos!
Bless you Natalie, that's so kind of you to say! So pleased you're finding the videos useful. It's great to hear your experiences of adding all those goodies to the planting hole too - sounds like it really worked for you! :-)
All my seedlings are happily growing away in the conservatory lovely and warm from the house and lots of light, I don’t like my seedlings to get too big so I pot them quite deep regularly. I like to keep short stubby plants with thick stems works well. then when I plant them out they can just grow wild. Brilliant video 👏🏻
Top man! Glad it's arrived, and I hope you enjoy it. I believe the bonus chapters are being sent out imminently. Thanks again for your support - and get on and do more videos yourself once you have the time. I'll be keeping a beady eye out!
Great video! One other thing to note with regard to blossom end rot is although a shortage of calcium is the reason it happens, the real culprit is the pH of the soil. If the pH is not correct you can add all the calcium in the world and the plant won’t be able to take it up. Always a great idea to get a soil test done before planting
Thank you for your streams...i now have my own garden in 50yrs and normally kill every plant i have owned. But i have turned to gardening and growing my own veg. I am growing moneymaker toms. I have 15 plants but have been worried about the poor weather we have had in the UK...BUT will take up your advice. Thanks again
I had blight last year due to reduced air flow inside of my greenhouse (my first year working with it) - so this year I will get more air to my tomatoes but also the asprin trick is genius! A "vaccine" of sorts for the tomatoes! Great!
Went a bit adventurous with the tomato options this year: Costoluto Fiorentino Noire de Creme Sungold Green Zebra Indigo Rose Never heard about the aspirin trick before, will have to give it a go!
Gardening in New Zealand in a large garden, unfortunately my biggest pest are the English birds, sparrows, blackbirds and Thrushes. They either eat my soft fruits, greens (lettuce, brassicas, all beets which all have to be netted either the whole growth season or for 8 weeks plus)and spread the compost everywhere. Due to this have to harvest the tomatoes as soon as colour appears.
We'll all be starting to sow tomatoes again in a couple of months, so a good time to comment perhaps. I live on the coast and I gather washed up seaweed on the beach for my allotment in general and put it on as a winter mulch. It doesn't need composting and you don't need to wash it! It's brilliant, but returning to the tomatoes, I usually dig some seaweed into the bottom of the tomato planting hole and they do really well with it. The brown seaweeds break down more slowly than the greens and reds so the release of nutrients is a gradual process. If you're not near the coast, another good tip is to put a banana that's going over at the bottom of the hole. This also seems to work well. Varieties: before Brexit I bought lots of varieties from a wonderful Polish site called Tomato Eden. They had unusual varieties like Brad's Atomic Grape and Bosque Blue Bumblebee that I'd not seen before in the UK. I'm trying to keep them going for myself as they're rather wonderful. I think my all time favourite tomato is Striped Roman. Beautiful, delicious and available in the UK.
First time I have heard or read anywhere such a complete guide. Do so agree about growbags. Have comparative data - yields when grown in containers and when grown in grow bags- cultivated like for like.
I've gone a bit tomato mad this (my 2nd) year. I'm trying Tigerella & Outdoor Girl from saved seed, & also growing.... Latah, Logos, Cedar, Purple Ukraine, Stupids Aurora & a favourite from last year Dwarf House Cherry which is fabulous in hanging baskets. Such a tiny tiny plant that grows soooo many tomatoes considering its size! Thanks for the great tips!
another fab and informative video ,,im growing goos ole money maker but also for the first time tumbling toms in my baskets and tigrella a funky looking stripy one cant wait to eat well this summer ,
@@GrowVeg I will - thanks for your advice! Hope slugs in my garden will be more merciful on young tomatoes. Oh, I just watched your other video on slug control. Looks like there isn't a quick and easy way to get rid of them - I just need more patience and persistence. Thanks!☺
That aspirin trick is new. I'll try it. thx. This year, I will try grafting tomatoes for the first time. I'm wondering if that would really yield stronger and more tomatoes. I usually sow too many seedlings and half of my street is growing my tomatoes. Happy Spring!
Ben, I subscribed today, after watching several of your videos, I am impressed by the quality. No need to beg for people to like your videos when you do a great job producing them. I love tomatoes, but it is hard to grow them here in Hawaii.
Very useful tip with aspirin. Will definitively try this year as tomato blight hit our allotments last year. Growing burlesque, outside so fingers crossed!
For more on pruning tomatoes, check out our sowing to harvest guide to tomatoes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dV5C7rjT64c.html But I think a more in-depth video on pruning tomatoes is a good idea, so I may well revisit this at a later date.
San Marzano growing here is NC and will be planted soon! They are the best tomatoes for mans prostrate health according to my nutritionist friend and flavor and germination of Bakers Creek seeds are wonderful!
Great channel, Here is the south USA I have bad disease pressure here and sometimes its hit or miss with what varieties really work well, many of the cherrys like midnight snack do well here, and sometimes can get production out of my favorites like pink brandywine and cherokee purple, each season I improve and learn more in getting better healthier plants and yield
usually viri and bacteria are evolved to target specific types of organism. Sterilizing the eggs shells may not be necessary but its always good to be safe
Here in Ontario I start my tomatoes indoors around Earth Day, for planting outside late in May. any sooner and they end up too leggy! I like to grow a colourful variety that look pretty on a platter - Green Zebra, Summerpink, Golden Queen, Old Flame, Black Krim and Glamour are some of my favourites. I have always added crushed eggshells but have never tried the aspirin trick. Looking forward to that!
Good evening to you Ben, first of all thanks for all your great recordings, I find that they really help me down on the allotments 👍😀. And secondly the Tom's I'm growing this season for the first time are called, sugar gloss, a new cordon variety, apparently British bred for the British weather 👌🙏 anyway Ben, take care 😷👍
I've gone into market gardening this year! Will have to put these tips to good use to and make the most of the limited space in my greenhouse! Thanks for the tips!
A friend's dad was a tomato farmer and the trick they used was to pulverize the aspirin and sprinkle it in the hole before planting the seedling. That's what I've been doing for several years now. This is the first time I heard about using it topically on the leaves. Interesting.
Interesting Kimberly. All the advice I've read is to spray it on the leaves. I may do a trial comparing spraying with putting it in the planting hole. It's clearly worked for you though. :-)
Trying the determinate Legend this year. Supposed to grow well in my climate. Growing 4th of July and Rutgers this year, too. Thanks for the aspirin tip!
Saludos desde México! Me gustan mucho tus vídeos, te felicito. En nuestra región estamos por terminar la temporada, nuestros tomates ya han producido frutos durante 4 meses! Actualmente tenemos Yellow pear, Indigo rose, Indigo Kumquat y Kosovo. Gracias por los tipos 😉
Ohhh, those hornworms are going down this year! They can strip a tomato plant in a day if left unchecked, and they're hard to spot! Thanks for that awesome tip. Tomato varieties this year include Blue Berries, Rio Grande, Fox Cherry, and Brandywine. (And whatever volunteers this year, there's always a few ;)) Thanks from Zone 8/American Southwest.
Good tips. I know about aspirin and the black light for the worms. This is my 35th year growing tomatoes in Sacramento, Ca. This year I am growing Super Sweet 100's , Red Robin's and 1/4 Century's. Five of each type..
