Top Tomato Tips for Hot Climates 

Down here is San Antonio I’ve had a lot of luck growing Red 100 and Sun Gold cherry tomatoes in the heat. They are indeterminate growers and have found that they do very well when I don’t trim them back and stake them up or use large cages and allow them to make their own canopy. This growing method can make it a little more challenging to get the tomatoes from under the canopy, but it really protects the fruit from the Texas heat (I’ve had no tomato splitting), and from birds that would love to nibble those tasty little tomatoes. Last year I had an absolute bumper crop and the two vines I had (one of each variety above) produced all summer and into the fall. I was enlisting neighbors to come help themselves because we were so sick of tomatoes by fall! 😂

Lots of great information I have never heard before. Thank u.

I live in San Antonio. I was wondering why my tomatoes stopped producing in July. Nice to know about the pollen problem. I used early girls. this year they got 11ft tall this year. Almost no production since July 1st. I am about ready to rip them out.

Great tips! That summer night heat threshold makes perfect sense!

Such great content. Great useful information. I am in the DFW area, and have Porterhouse Hybrid tomato 🍅 seedlings 🌱 I’m going to give it my best to grow these. Wish me luck!

Thank you! I have starter plants in the garage and wondering when it’s a good idea to put in the ground. The March 1st and July 1st markers are just what I needed. 👍

So uh.. I'm out of luck trying to grow them in 130°F summer temperatures here then.. I guess I should wait for when temperatures get better.. by better I mean 115°F

HI Sheryl great tips

do you recommend removing the "suckers" from tomato plants? Many gardeners recommend this, but perhaps they don't live in hot/dry climates? I live in Northern California, and sometimes my tomatoes seem to get too much sun.... making me wonder if I should keep all of the foliage that I possibly can..

So when to plant fit each season? Trying to grow from seed. Never seem to find tomato plants.

Wonderful info! Thanks💗

I'm here in Memphis and I've has alot of trouble with cherokee purples this year, but it's rarely been below 90 in the daytime and rarely below 80 or 85 at night and very humid, but I'm at a point now in early August and my plants are 6 ft and haven't produced a single fruit... Should I just leave it be or try to top them?

Hello I really like your video. I am from central florida and the rain season has just started. In early mai i read an article in a local magazine that early june is the perfect time to plant tomatoes here (but it isn't), so i planted 8 tomatoes (4 indeterminate, 3 cherry, 1 determined) and i wonder what i should do? Is there a chance that the cherry tomatoes will survive outside? Or would it be better to put them under the covered patio? And the beef tomatoes -> should i bring them inside until july? The plants are all still pretty small (1-2 feet tall), most of them are in 32" containers, i mulched them on top and at the bottom. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thank you

The real fix is parthenocarpy, or the ability to set fruit without pollination. This completely fixes the issue the speaker spreaks of as well as so many other benefits. My tomato lines will do this. They set in the hottest of hot and coolest of cool environments as well as humid and arid conditions. I have many cultivars that are finished, nearly finished, and in the works--all colors, stripes, indeterminates, determinates, and dwarfs. You know why they're not available yet after a decade of my breeding efforts. It's because it's not a money-maker for big ag or they don't believe me...or something else--despite all of my documentation including video evidence. It's the same reason why this comment will be ignored or deleted. How do I know that? Cause I've communicated with so many universities as well as seed companies. No one has the balls to "see if there's something to it." No one wants a real fix. And yes, pollination produces seeds. Just doesn't have to be polliinated.

You may think you have a calcium deficiency but really you planted your tomatoes in a black pot and their roots are too hot