Making Tomato Plants 10x more Productive
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- Everyone loves growing tomatoes. Every single gardener I talk to grows tomatoes and has something to complain. This little trick I talk about will change tomato growing forever! Fertilizing tomatoes is the key to success! If you dont fertilize you tomatoes you are loosing time and money. We fertilizer our tomatoes weekly for max production!
If you have any questions let me know!
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Top tip from a gardener of 60 years: NEVER place a stick in the ground without putting something over the top, coke can, yoghurt pot, it really doesn’t matter! If you bend down and the stick goes in your eye you won’t rub it better 🥴
Hahahahaa....damn...thats so funny..I was carrying around a 5gal. Bucket and it had a wood dowl rod hanging out of it and other items to be put away..I was cleaning up and tossing items in the bucket and working my way around my mess and every time I bent over I forgot about the wood rod and almost poked out my eye about 10x in a row...
I was thinking ..what the heck was my problem..why didn't I just remove the wood rod instead of being in such a hurry..very dumb of me...
Safty is no joke.. what could mess up a summer like a ripped open eye..
Slow down..look around you..what is your surroundings telling you...
Very, very,very good tip sir..thank you for the reminder..
Good advice...I nearly poked my eye out with a bamboo stick I didn't see that was in a bucket when I bent down to pick up something.
too damn true!
Thank you 😊, I am sure glad I seen your comment. Nice trap for theives like fish hooks at eye 👁️ level.
@@chadreddick5528 But traps have a habit of trapping the trapper 😵💫
I learned young when I was about 7 years old I was hoeing in the garden I accidentally broke off a tomato plant . I was afraid my dad would yell at . So I stuck the broken part in the ground to make it look like nothing happened . But low and behold it grew so I watered it and fertilized it and it thrived so it told my dad and he was proud of me
If my dad ever caught me hoeing around in the garden at 7 years old he would probably be in prison and I'd be worm food!
very well explained, despite 72 years old still learning from a smart well explained young man
What a fantastic young farmer. We could use more energetic, smart and work oriented young people in ag. Keep up the good work. You will go a long way and will deserve your reward.
Thanks so much ! I am 79 years old; I only have 3 plants. Your info was so welcome. I gave each plant a multi-mineral human vitamin pill, crushed and added to soil. Plants are GREEN, healthy, lots of buds and blooms, now waiting for the Toms to form. You explain complex ideas very well!
Nice to note that you love gardening just like me happy gardening...😀
"Nothing beats a FARM FRESH tomato" except a homegrown tomato!
Your Passion for horticulture is admirable. You just earned my subscription. 🕊️🙏💖💯👍👍
Bro this video should break the internet. You just gave a world class course in simplicity wow! Great job
I'm going to try this this year. Love to see young people in Agriculture!
Thanks for Watching!
Great info thank you
He's a very cute young fella. Pretty eyes and love his smile.
Same! We need more farmers. And, people willing to share their knowledge. Thanks so much.
@@farmerdre1 re potassium - can I add some banana skins in the soil fir additional potassium as they are full of it apparently? Love how devoted you are with your growing role 👍🏻. I grow them ever year from seed in the UK so I’m addicted. Make lots of sauces too with them when I have a good crop.
There's a learning curve for everything. If we're not willing to pay attention what's the purpose? Each year your getting better. I'm gonna remember this one.
Thanks for Watching
All the garden producers tell us how to grow but a farmer that is educated like you is more informative to understand the real world!
false.small scale gardeners are more hands on with their plants, and single steaking tomatoes is best for production on indeterminate strains
false.small scale gardeners are more hands on with their plants, and single steaking tomatoes is best for production on indeterminate strains
" Nothing beats a farm fresh tomato"...you are so right young man. Enjoyed your video immensely and all the best for your future endeavours.
Dr gundry sez tomatoes are bad
I love this guy! The comparisons between raising babies and raising tomatoes is spot on! a good way to teach people! very knowledgeable and very helpful!
This year, I decided to get serious about gardening and spent hours online learning how to fertilize and grow different kinds of plants. You just summed up quite a bit of what it took me weeks to learn in your 18-minute video. I wish I had found you first
Same. I just started a couple years ago and each year trying more plants and wider variety but result kinda dodgey. This year I have 20 viable tomato seedlings going will plant out the best 14 or so, plus 5 pepper plants & some onions sets. I am hyperfocused on higher yields -- more prolific and bigger fruit. 👍 the information here is what I needed..
Your talking about how to use phosphorous for bud development 5:27 was very helpful. Then at 6:11 your explanation of the use of potassium for the growth of the fruit made all the sense in the world.
FABULOUS info! I wish I could have stayed with my grandpa for a bit. He was born in Italy and he grew organic produce all his life. He lived to be almost 100. Everytime we would go out there, he would give us a box of veggies that were HUGE, juicy and delicious. He always had plenty. I would have loved to learn from him. You have a wonderful gift! Thank you so much. I'm going to share this video with a couple friends who have mentioned doing gardens this year. Stay blessed and healthy everybody ✨
1) inspect them daily
2) add nutrients, esp phosphorus (for flowering) then potassium (fruit production)
Thanks, needed this short version 👍
3) Bury a whole salmon every other week at the roots of your tomato plant
@@Kevin-bl6lgthat’s expensive
@@vickymarcon5612Thatyfor sure!
Thank you, Farmer Dre. It’s lovely to see your enthusiasm and thanks for the very helpful info about phosphate and potassium. I have a small piece of land and it is almost entirely used to intensively grow food. My favourite tomato is “Campari”. It yields medium to almost large fruits that are fleshy and sweet. I’m not sure if you have them in the USA; I grow these in my greenhouse here in New Zealand. I agree with some of your viewers - decide before you record your message, exactly what your main points are for each video , write them on a cardboard perhaps and stick it to your selfie stick so you can use the points as a prompt and you are still looking into your camera. Definitely keep sharing your thoughts and your knowledge but remember the golden rule, less is best - show, not tell. Show what you want us to see and know and discard the unnecessary words as well as repetitions. I teach communication at post-grad university courses so these are just some little tips for you which I hope you will find helpful. I really enjoyed your video and look forward to more from you.
That's awesome! Thanks for Watching
@@farmerdre1 blahblahblah
@@farmerdre1 which did u use potassium sulfate or potassium nitrate or potassium phosphate
I agree, they say if you can't say it in 15 minutes, you don't know what you are saying.
This TH-cam thing has so many experts, but it's cash flow from watchers.
Birdie thank you for your tip. I am not the farmer but your tips are going to help me in speaking the Word of God to the Congregation. May God bless you and may Jesus increase your knowledge to continue instructing others with love and understanding like your doing for the glory of God. Since God is our Creator, He is the one that gives knowledge of good stuff for human growth and development.
I REALLY LIKE THE WAY HE TEACHES HE DOES A GREAT JOB HE IS KIND, UNLIKE OTHER RUDE PEOPLE!
EVER THINK MAYBE YOUR TOO SENSITIVE?
Who’s rude? 🤔
Dang, you really spilled all the secrets to growing tomatoes…..please don’t ever stop talking, your doing a great job!
Thank you so much from Finland. You saved me a couple of years 🙏😊👍.
Cheers from Texas, bro.
Glad you studied horticulture....the back-bone of our country!
I was taught to soak a banana peal in a quart of water. I let it set for a day and then pour the water around the tomato plant. It's suppose to increase the buds and in my experience, it does seem to make a very good difference. I also put a small handful of crushed egg shells in the hole before I plant the seedling. I sprinkle Epson Salt around on the top of the ground and once in a while I'll spread cow manure around and till it in. Last year was my best crop yet. This is a good video you presented...lots of good tips.
I’m in Alaska with a very short growing season. The information you are putting out is extremely helpful and what I have been looking for.
Thank you so much
A very bright young man who has studied his subject to extreme, it was a pleasure to listen to him.
An intelligent farmer is a joy
I always used to inspect and talk to my tomatoes every day.
Always had way more than I could eat.
He is a good farmer in that he realizes how much he doesn't know about tomatoes. So, you see how he puts to use what he is learning to improve his quantity and quality.
Thank you. I have such bad luck growing anything in my yard. I tried following my dads style of gardening, but my neighborhood plot is laden with trees. Apparently I’m not feeding nearly enough. Great job young man. You are very passionate about your studies and your job
same as me a lot of dead clay ground, ive made raise beds
Have had a couple of bad years. Too wet and clay soil. Even had critters eat off lots of nursery plants that were on a wheeled cart. Also neighbor farmer had been aerial spraying which who know is there had been overspray🤔
Your trees are the problem with your garden plants need lots of sunshine in order to grow properly regardless of what they are you need to find a spot without any trees
I read about this before and my son has the same problem. Theirs is caused by the roots from the nearby trees. We aren’t sure what to do…..trees belong to neighbors so we cant chop them down. Probably we are going to have to relocate the raised bed which would be expensive and problematic. A piece of metal underneath might would help but that’s a big project too. If you find that this is the same experience that you are having and come up with a solution, please share it with us. Thanks Good Luck!
Giving this guy a thumbs up - finally somebody truly sharing the secret to lots of 'maters! (Between minute 9-13)
Thank you 😆
Wow 🤩 great video, I just subscribed. I think people are starved for information and everything you explained was at a perfect pace, perfect level of understanding. Thanks for the horticulture lesson...
Thank you for this! I admire your enthusiasm and wish you luck in your studies. 😎
Very informative Farmer Dre! I believe this is your best video yet! Good luck with your tomatoes this year, they really look like they are growing good.
Great video full of important information about tomatoes
Fish emulsion and borage plants will give you amazing yields . I was the Director of the NYC Citywide Organic nursery . I’m retired now and my kids did a farm this summer and we had amazing tomatoes. 200 plants.
Tomatoes are a vital seasoning in many recipes. They are part of the flavoring and chemistry of the dish. Really nice to see farming transition will be continued via our youth.
Most informative video on tomatoes you have done so far... Thanks
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing the details, may The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob keep His blessings upon you and yours! Greetings from 🇧🇿
Thank you for being an excellent farmer!
Thank you for feeding us!
You're very ambitious......I would definitely buy stock in your farm!
Very well done! You’re a good teacher. Thank you.
Great information from a person who knows what their talking about
Thanks for Watching!
Dude, you are fantastic. Thank you for the awesome information. I am just finishing up the build on my greenhouse (nothing too big) - 8' x 16', and we are big on tomatoes. Can't wait to incorporate your advice!
as a home gardener, I mostly just use fish emulsion, works great, I get more tomatoes than I can eat!
How do you make fish emulsion?
@@alexcosmin94 when you descale & remove the fish innards. The stomach part. The water you wash the fish. Its kinda fish emulsion in a way
I was allergic to tomatoes when I was younger but outgrown it. Now.....it's tomatoes on everything!!! Thank you for this video because I live in a apartment now and I grow them all year long a little slower in winter . Keep on growing!!
Great presentation, you have the Love.
Love your enthusiasm.
you don't talk to much, very interesting and I learned so much. Thanks so much.
I'm always impressed with your knowledge and your willingness to share everything you know. Warts and all! I found myself taking notes and backtracking to get the information you were giving exactly right. Thank you for your transparency!!!
Love your tomato videos bro. Thanks.
Thanks!
I grew tomatoes for my whole neighborhood when I had horses. I used a mixture of yard waste (leaves and grass) and horse manure that I dug in in the fall and then planted the tomatoes in the spring. I had only 12 plants and they supplied loads and loads of tomatoes. The only other thing they got was water during growing season. I used cages that were 6 feet tall. The plants would grow out the top and droop to the ground.
Yes I did that, the manure pile was on the garden, it got fed every day, it was hot enough the snow was smoking, lol, no snow, in the spring I'd turn it once, throw in the chicken coop cleaning, about April 1 I'd spread, til, cover with a sheet of clear plastic, weight the edges, the sun would warm the soil, germinate the weeds, and then I'd punch holes, plant the odd thing, and later would remove the plastic, the steam, heat did my 1st weeding so to speak..
We have a 40 acre facility that does silvacilture for forestry, they uncover the greenhouses every spring, and off to the landfill, so a bit gets redirected to my place.
I told this, for ideas for you-all's interest.
@@johac7637 nowadays you have to make sure the hay that the horses eat isn't sprayed with glyphosate, otherwise it'll kill everything you try to grow in that compost. 😓
@@tabp8448 they don't spray alfalfa with roundup, yes there are a few varieties that are what's called roundup ready, BUT if it is sprayed it might be to kill other weeds at first emergence after planting, but 99% of those varieties are used in a mixed species crop, as it is used in special feeds, not trying to justify Glycophosfate, but it's not as widely used, there isn't enough $ in farming to use it that extensively, I know one feedlot fellow, only used it on some corn for silage fields, but only in areas where for some reason weeds that negatively affected the feed quality, my family farms in Canada, grain, never use it, even air seeding when most is used.
As far as residue, that's nonsense it'll kill garden plants after the fact, it's 1/2 life is lingering, but not in the way you say.
I have been gardening for many years but have learned so much from you today! Thank you!
I know this is a older post but as a tip for your first fertilizer feeding for tomatoes you want root development which is a ratio of 10-18-6 fertilizer, scale up or down as needed to prevent shock. The more Roots you get growing right in the beginning the more fertilizer uptake of the plants will have later on at fruit development.
Too much nitrogen will keep your tomatoes green take some much longer ripen we always use 10 10 10 fertilizer with garden lime the lime prevents Bloom rot and we always had a bumper crop of tomatoes
I mean soil tests will tell you if you have enough phosphorus in the soil. Most farmers use a 20-40% nitrogen for the first 4 weeks of growth after transplant then switch to a cal/mag feed until flower set. Then use a 50% potassium nitrate rotation with calcium in bloom
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences and knowledge!
I think you did fine. Too many impatient people to learn from someone getting great results. They know too much I guess.
Actually, I just value my time. I value efficiency. Exactly when did it become a crime to offer constructive criticism? I was not rude, or confrontational. Just asked him to listen to his feedback and get to the point. How awful.
I'm from the United Kingdom have been growing tomatoes for many years but your advice is absolutely wonderful. People say my tomatoes are really really nice I don't know his trial and error. But you made it very very clear nitrogen phosphate potassium. I understand that through the video right now many thanks to help me my friend
This is the video I didn’t know I needed!!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS EXPLANATION!! I have been sitting here thinking for 2 weeks ‘I wish I could make more buds show up on my tomato vines’ - seriously! Thank you!!! I’ve been feeding them just high nitrogen stuff for the last 2 years (I went 2 years of not knowing to fertilize at all lol!). Thank you!!!!
Such a humble guy! God Bless! 🙌🏽
Life comes at you hard. I'm a millennial in a bathtub, in the UK, at 1am, drinking wine, 16 videos deep into greenhouse tomato growing TH-cam videos. And I am low-key relating emotionally to someone who has a farmer market style production system for their tommy tats. I feel you man. Those tomatoes I've grown from seedling on my window sill are my babies. I check em everyday and we're 2 weeks away from the greenhouse phase. I think I have a crumb in my arsehole. I am for sure tub drunk.
🤣 .. have a great growing season
Thanks for the good information from Arkansas and someone who has turned 60 and started gardening. Keep up the good work. You help people to help themselves and that is a very commendable thing.
This is good advice for any plants, if you learn your nutrient requirements you'll improve your harvest by magnitudes and the whole process becomes so much more rewarding.
Hit the mark once again. Tomato Professor! Thanks
Thanks!
Thankyou for this tutorial. You have explained it so well!
Interesting video. You explained that you came to these conclusions after talking to another farmer when you found yourself disappointed in your first crop. When you switched to this method, did you do a trial to compare the new process with your original method that produced a poor crop?
I ask this because many years ago when I first started gardening, I was doing all kinds of things and adding ingredients to produce the best veggies possible. After several years I wondered if my approach was really worth the effort. So I switched to a radically simple approach: compost only. I was surprised to see no significant difference - and with less effort and cost.
We know that seasonal variations can dramatically affect plant production. We can speculate as to the reasons behind these variations (too hot, too wet, too dry, early and/or late frosts, etc). In my opinion, the biggest mistake a gardener can make is to try something new, then attribute success or failure to the new thing.
Since my switch to compost only, each year after that I conducted at least one "trial" on similar plants to see if a different approach produces significant results. After many years of doing this I haven't found anything beyond adding compost only that improves my results to a noticeable level. That surprises me as so many of these new approaches sound so promising based on a scientific explanation.
I am a small, hobby gardener with reasonably healthy soil. I'm guessing that I normally produce (for example) 100 lbs. of tomatoes. Is there a different approach that would give me a rather dramatic 5% increase in product? Even if there was, would I really care if I produced 5 more pounds? Not really.
On the other hand, if I had a much larger, commercial operation, that 5% would make sense.
Thanks for posting. Cheers.
Thank you young man I am very appreciated you explain it loud and clear
would not be suprised if eventually you grew tomato trees ! good video.
Thanks for going into this much detail - really helpful!
Good to see small scale farming in reality . That was very motivating .
As a life-long farmer, I understand thge overall operation is a rather large one!
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Thanks so much you really help me out!
Thank you for sharing. Learned olot.
Thanks
We havent done good with tomatoes in the past but your videos will help!
I suspect a well made compost tea might replace the chemicals, especially if the compost had seaweed added. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
This is still the most educational and useful video on this topic. Please make more of this content! I adjusted my compost process to reduce nitrogen and added more discarded bones to increase P. This allowed me to plant more and yield a higher quality product last year. This has been the most helpful and educational video I’ve seen as an amateur, suburban, hobbiest. Would love to see some content on genetics from a legit farmer.
I see your passion and vision to farm. What an incredible gift. Sending blessings for prosperity and horticultural adventure. I learned so much!
Dude, love your presentation! Hope your business is doing great!
Another great video, Dre!
Thanks for Watching!
New sub here. Trying my hand at urban gardening. Tomatoes are my favorite fruit. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Dre for all of the fantastic information on growing a successful tomato crop. I am hoping that it is going to help me have a more successful season in my small home garden. I am wondering a couple of things, you addressed the needs of N-P-K, but what about the calcium needs of tomatoes? and I noticed that you use the Florida Weave on your tomato plants, is this your favorite method? and just one last question, can this line of thinking also be used when growing zucchini? I ask because I seem to have a problem with my plants producing plenty of flowers, but no fruit. Do you have any suggestions when it comes to zucchini? Thank you again Dre for this wonderful informative video. Many Blessings to you and may you always have good health, safety, and prosperity in all you do. God Bless ~SuzyJC_05.14.2022~
Wonderful explanations. I really needed this information. Thank you so much. I just subscribed. I’m so happy I found you. Franci
Nicely done......just get to the point a little quicker 😉
Hi Dre. Can I use the MASTERBLEND 4-18-38 Complete Combo Kit Fertilizer in my raised garden bed rather than Hydroponic setups? Thanks for the great video.
I followed this advice and I worked. I currently have 2 Moskvitch tomatoes growing in San Francisco that are producing many more flowers than in the past. I'm mixing 1 part potassium sulfate into 4 parts of Miracle Grow Flower Food. I also use other nutrients from my hydroponic system.
Also in Mo with high tunnel. Thanks so much for info. Can never learn enough and hearing from someone doing so great at it is helpful
Were is your farm located
Sweet Springs area, closer to blind pony
Man, what an awesome video. This was so helpful. I’m just starting out this coming spring and I’m trying to soak up all the knowledge that I can..
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Before you do what this guy is doing look into KNF farming and organic. It is way more affordable and your soil continues to get richer instead of depleting over time. With store bought chemicals the soil needs to be replaced every 5 years . Many people start out using the industry’s method and then turn to the method that requires to least work and produces the best results/ yield and you can charge more for your product if you want. . The ag industry is invested in the method that makes them the most money and makes you dependent on them not the best method. When done correctly the organic or natural method is much better and you don’t need to measure things to exact spec after you prepare your garden it almost runs itself.
Knowledge about John Chapman. He gave out tracts as he traveled. Most think they were Christian tracts. They were Swedenborgian tracts. Helen Keller was also a Swedenborgian.
Chapman also believed that apples should come from seed, not grafting, because that is God's way. We have gotten the many varieties from seeds, but we wouldn't be getting the production to feed the planet that way.
My comment to famer Dre:
Good information about maximizing fruit. Organic/ permaculture farmers do it differently. They focus on maximizing the health of the soil so that production can continue to increase year after year. Plus their practices help all the other animal and plant life around the crop. I got an Ag Ed degree at SIU-Carbondale in '85 and tried to convince the other students and profs that organic was the way to go. Some went that way, others never did.
Please tell us specifically how you water & fertilize every day. I’m guessing it’s drip irrigation. Show us what mechanisms & brand of how you set these things up!! Thanks, where can we purchase these things!
SOOOO IMPRESSED! You have really slowed down in your speech and it is SOOOO Much better!!!!
Hahaha! I sped it up to 2xs.
Though I studies Animal Husbandry in college, I took enough courses in soils science, plants science and agronomy to know what your talking about. It is really nice to hear the actual science on TH-cam as opposed to all the anti-science nonsense that is so prevalent.
In my experience is good to know both theory and experience. Others think they can only have one.
Please do a video on your drip system and how you fertilize with the doastron, etc
Never too scientific 😁 You are an impressive young farmer!
Thank you for this very informative video on growing tomatoes.
Why didnt you show what you use and how you feed them. what if you have toooo much nitrogen? How do you fix it show what you do.
thank you for all your info and learning keep on goin!! thanks again!!
my tomato plants have not been doing great for the last 2 or 3 years. going to give what u said a try. thanks for the help.!!
I love tomatoes. 2 years I had great tomatoes but last year was awful. So I'm going back like the way that I did 2 years ago. Love your 🍅.
Wonderful information only experience can give, thank you!
Wow Thanks for this video Farmer Dre! I'm definitely going to start feeding my tomatoes more often.
Great job Farmer Dre very informative your passion for agriculture shows keep up the good work awesome info have a good day and stay safe bud
Very educational! Thanks so much!
I think your plants look amazing and I wondered what's the brand of high tunnel
Thanks for very informative video. This will be my first season growing tomatoes. I will be growing four plants in self wicking bucket format. What varieties would you recommend?
ummm ,,,, where I live, we give tomatoes nitrogen in the first two months and then when its HUGE then we give them potash to start flowering ,,, and BOOM big plants with LOTs of fruit ..
different nutrients for different stages ..
Ya it’s just like growing weed
Hi Dre, what spacing should be applied when growing tomatoes in a shed using lights provided by solar power and soil as a medium. I'm looking to start with pastured chickens for egg laying 1,000 first but with the aim to get 5,000 ,my plan is to build a shed 15×30 metre using 6 metre for cold storage and machine storage leaving 6 rows of 4×15