That is a great price. I am in North central Texas and the starts are 5.50. I found some at a farmers market for 2.50 but the majority are much higher.
Now I know that the best variety for me is the "determinant " kind of tomatoes! Thanks! I wish we had those prices for upstarts tomatoe plants here in Alabama! That's really cheap $1.57 per plant! Wow
Love your approach today. Any gardener at any level. Various plants or seeds. But, any gardner can start and grow tomatoes. One or one hundred. As I said, I love your approach today.
I experimented with wicking pots. I have few late seeds the spring up. Bell peppers and a tomato. Both are doing great. The first few weeks I watered them normally then when root system was established I just fill the base void thru the the pvc pipe once in a while like 10 days spread no problem.
Been in the mid 80's for 2 weeks now. Cool nights. But 70's only. I took the chance and already put in ground seedlings. They are thriving and growing so fast.
Nice beginner video Scott. In my first year I bought two 6 packs of early girl tomatoes and grew them in 5 gallon buckets. I just used bagged potting soil, and not the most expensive brand. Early Girl is an indeterminate. I didnt prune it, I didnt know about that. I put some strong tomato cages to keep them upright. I must have gotten 200 tomatoes off of the 9 plants I used. I gave the other three to a neighbor because I didnt have enough buckets. I was hooked on gardening. One suggestion is to drench any planter before starting seeds or putting in a start. Soil moisture equalizes, and dry parts of a container can suck the water away from the plant/seed.
Good for u buddy over on west coast California we are getting snow ❄️ some what weird unusual whether my plums are blooming not a bee 🐝 sight trying to hand pollen the best I can small backyard gardening got 12 stone fruit trees all in all looks good but praying for plums
Plan on starting my first garden this year. I live with my parents, and dont want to mess up our lawn. So potted plants it is. Excited to see how it goes!
@J. B. okay thanks! Is there a rule of thumb to how much you can put in a pot? Obiously not like 2 tomatoes in a 5 gallon. But herbs and garlic or onions maybe as well?
@@voose3839 Look at the spacing on the back of the seed packet or the tag on a start and use that to figure it out based on the dimensions of the planter. For herbs you can put in 3 or 4 plants in a 5 gallon bucket maybe 6-8 onions depending on how big they will get.
I buy 10 gallon grow bags on Amazon and they’re relatively cheap and you can fill the bottom layer with with small branches then fill the top 2/3 with good potting soil with some steer manure or whatever you prefer and use some good organic fish fertilizer. Good luck on your new garden!
Nice looking plants at your store. You will like "Red Snapper". It's very productive, good sized large fruits, excellent disease resistance and it does very well in the hot/humid south (sets in the heat of summer unlike some other varieties). It's one of my must plants each year.
Last year (2022) we had 100+ deg from June 15 till end of Aug almost consistently. I started my seeds in Jan and transplanted outside in beginning of April. There definitely was a slow down for awhile but I still had a good harvest
Great selection! Lemon boy has been my favorite yellow slicer going on three years now, red snapper is a great producer and so delicious. Be careful of the yellow pear tomatoes, delicious taste, very productive, but they split easy after a good rain. Look forward to hearing what you think about them! Great video Scott!
Just purchased 9 tomato plants from Mercer Botanical Gardens and have them in the raised bed and in two 5 gallon grow bags!! Your video was full of good information for me, thank you Kathryn in Spring Tx
Great information Scott. Fascinating how ya'll do it in zone 9, (not the same here). I can plant a tomatoe outside about three months from now. End of May Maybe. Keep Growing and Thanks.
This is a very helpful video. I've never grown Roma tomatoes before but bought some seeds for growing it this year. My last frost date is in mid April. Glad I watched you with Gardener Scott on his channel.
I live in a humid, windy part of Maui and struggle with growing any larger size tomatoes. Last year I grew red snapper in ground and in pots, and it performed better than any other I’ve ever tried.
I can relate to the ridiculous humidity. Born and raised on the big island. Wet ol’ hilo side. Tough tough tough to grow any tomatoes, cucurbits, etc. Diseases are inevitable. Not to mention the infamous pickleworm.
I planted brandy wine last year and have one planted for this year. It was beautiful and very tasty. I'm two hours south on the coast from you and I planted my tomatoes in the garden a few days ago. I'm taking a gamble. If something happens, I have more plants that I seeded still under grow lights. I will give away my extra plants if I don't have to use them.
Great, down to Earth, informative video Mr Scott! I was thinking about starting my Amish Paste tomatoes and Paprika peppers by sprinkling the majority of seeds in a pot like you did then spacing out later to save space. I don't have a growing area set up in my garage yet and it's cold here, so they'll be on the kitchen counter.
Thank you for making container gardening simple for beginners ❤ One question I have is why do some people put calcium (for blossom root rot) in the hole before they put the plant in, and some people don't?
My biggest problem with growing tomatoes is that our average last frost is March 23rd but it usually spikes to the 90s within a week or so afterwards. Tomatoes go sterile at about 95 F (peppers go sterile at 90 F) do I don’t get much spring blossom set. Tried to get some tomato seedlings ready for transplanting in early February but they’ve been fussy this year.
Great video! I love red snapper, been growing for the last two years. They are great producers.I’ve heard that lemon boys are excellent, they are on my list to find the seeds.
Your videos are so helpful. I have a small space to garden. I wanted to grow more determinate tomatoes this year because my tomatoes are in five gallon buckets and are hard to stake indeterminate. You were mentioning trimming indeterminate. Do you have a video on that Scott? How do you grow your indeterminate tomatoes. I’m sure hoping to get a few tomatoes. Last year with all the heat here 8n Houston, very few blooms set fruit. My Bonnie’s plant husky tomatoes were the only one that fruited. Thank so much for all your help.🍅
Yes, this one is old and I might do a new version with what I have learned since: th-cam.com/video/efzNIwYfGsI/w-d-xo.html This is how I did my cherry tomatoes a few years ago that produce tons of fruit: th-cam.com/video/wOx2BXtT054/w-d-xo.html
I'm really interested to see how your Pink Brandywine does in your hotter climate...mine grew fine but only produced maybe 3 tomatoes per plant so I gave up on them. I'll keep watching so give us updates!
Hi this is Joanne from California. Love your channel and very educational. I was wondering if you could please educate us on insects and bugs that will climb our tomatoes and the product to use on our tomatoes. Thank you I’ll keep watching. ❤
As I encounter pests on tomatoes each year I do just that. I'll keep on doing it but its difficult to come up with a full list of possible pests we will face for just a single video.
Red snapper is a great variety.heavy producer.i honestly had no idea HEB sold indeterminate hybrids! $1.57 is a steal if I read that price label right.wife works at HEB 😂 we need to have a word.
Word went out in the Houston Gardening Facebook groups a few days ago that HEB had them that cheap, and they are quality plants, some of the best starts I've seen.
they can take up to a month to sprout.I planted 5 different varieties 3 weeks ago and just starting to see some tiny green leaves of one of the varieties.
Hi, Scott! I really appreciate all of your gardening content and I have learned so much from you! Question: I live in Central California, Zone 9B and we get blazing hot in the summer (110F+ for weeks at a time). Have you had any success with using shade cloth? I am considering trying 30% shade cloth to help with my 25+ tomato plants and a dozen or so pepper plants that I plan to grow this year. My raised beds face south and get all day sun. Thanks in advance for any info you could provide. Happy gardening!
Shade cloth is a great idea in such conditions, it can save a crop through those super hot days. I take a different approach and grow heat loving crops in the height of summer like cowpeas, okra and sweet potatoes.
Thank you for this video. I haven’t tried direct-seeding tomatoes. I’m growing dwarf tomato plants this year (a la Dwarf Tomato Project). Do you think a 3-gallon grow-bag would be suitable for these smaller plants? I have 25 seedlings already potted up into solo cups, with another couple of dozen that should be germinating soon. Assuming I plant all of them in pots, those 5-gallon pots would require a whole lot of soil. I have 50 3-gallon pots on order as well as 50 of the 5-gallon size. My thinking is that I could at least use the 3-gallon pots for the determinate varieties. I have fewer indeterminate and could use the 5-gallon pots for those since the plants are a bit larger (up to 3-4 feet tall). I would love your thoughts.
Scott, You forgot you have subscribers in Northern climes. This would never work for us as the season just wouldn't be long enough. But it was a very good video! I think these techniques would only work for zones 8 and higher.
I bought several packs of the “dwarf tomato project” seeds. They are supposed to be medium to large sized heirloom tomatoes but on compact plants. 🤞 Have you ever tried any of those? Or have you tried any micro dwarf(cherry)tomato seeds? I got some of those as well. They can be grown in regular sized flower pots in windows or on porches/patios.
I have, I grew dwarf tomato project seeds and plants several years ago (Tomatofest sells them). I enjoyed them, they stay tiny and most of them produced a little crop of good tomatoes.
I noticed that your tomato pots are only partially filled with soil (maybe half) - instead of 2 inches from the top. Is there a reason you do that? Isn't it better to have as much soil as possible since they are confined to a container? You seem to do everything for a reason so I thought I'd ask. Thanks.
Its just using what I have, there is plenty of soil to grow a tomato plant or two and I can top it off later if I want. Actually, my neighbor gave me a load a free soil just the other day so hmm...
This is my first growing season here in Ft Meyers Florida . It feels like it’s always warm. When is the best time to grow peppers and tomatoes? Thanks for sharing 😊
Peppers are a heat loving crop so I start them in the spring and grow through the summer. Tomatoes do best when the temps are between 65 and 90F, and most varieties stop producing fruit at higher daytime temps (though there are a few that can take the heat). So I get my tomatoes going from seed 6 weeks before my average last frost date (Mar. 1 for my zone). The goal for me is to get the plants out ASAP in the spring, let them get established, and start producing fruit when the temps get warm but before it gets blazing hot. You are in Zone 10a, so you are a full zone warmer than me. Your tomatoes should go into the garden sometime in February.
@@ScottHead Thank you. Looks like I missed the window to grow my tomatoes. I’ll know better next year but I’m gonna give the peppers a try and see how that goes. Appreciate your help. Keep on growing!
How many inches across should the pot be? I noticed how expensive containers are at big box stores including WM. Due to my back I have to plant everything in containers. Your channel is so informative. Also would you plant in a container that has no triangle with a # on the bottom? Curious about its safety regarding black plastic. Thanks!
I usually don't worry about the food grade codes, I just won't plant in containers that were formerly used for questionable product. Doesn't matter too much how wide it is.
Good morning, I’m a second year Gardiner here in WA state and had very productive tomatoes, squash and other vegetables in grow bags with cattle paneled trellises. I added a product for soil fungi and of course all the usual fertilizers and planting mix and had one very large potting bag that I probably put too much fungi starter in it and the whole bed is packed with fungi now. So should I remove that and add more potting soil along with steer and chicken manure? I spread some of it into my compost pile and put some underneath new raised garden beds with branches I pruned to fill in at the base. Any suggestions? Should I remove most of The fungi that’s clumped together? Thanks for your comments!
@@ScottHead Thanks for your reply. That’s the thing It’s what I discovered when I added a fresh top soil before growing in it that I found it. It’s still very cold here Mostly in the high 30s low 40s. I don’t know if it’s good for the plants or not because it was packed solid on the top 8 inches with fungi. I removed a bunch of it and replace with some topsoil.
I tried growing all kinds last year. Planted 16 and none of them made it. Then I went out and bought several starts that died and then 2 larger potted...all died. It was just too hot and no matter what I did or kind I bought just refused to grow. I spoke to others gardeners in the area and not one of could get them to grow. I am gonna try starts this year
We live in Virginia and in our area , tomatoes struggled for everyone we know. I've never seen such a bad year for tomatoes. I hope your plants grow well for you this year
I need help! I am so nee to gardening and very confused. I keep reading about how if the soil is wet in the bag it has gnats. It seems like all bags will have gnats? I am planning on growing tomatoes in tomato pots and I also have 2 small raised garden beds. I have small back yard. I would like to grow seeds but not to grow them inside the house. What soil to get?
I grew beef steak tomatoes last year and did not get one tomato The bush got big and it was beautiful and smell like tomatoes but no tomatoes what did I do wrong
@@ScottHead you must have gotten a very good sale because I purchased seed starts at HEB in Missouri City and they were about $4.98. I love your teaching and I really learn a lot from you. I follow you because we're in the same planting zone.😊 Thanks!!!😊😊😊
How do you handle or deal with fire ants? I’ve read about various different methods but am curious about what you do since you’re in my same area. Thank you! Btw, really enjoy your videos 👍🏻
Thanks for the good info. Wondering if anyone has suggestions for tomato companion plants. I have some 20 gallon tugs I'd like to use and they seem a little small for 2 tomatoes but too big for just one?
Some varieties can tolerate the heat and most varieties won't fruit over about 90F, but they will start fruiting again when the temps come back down if they survive the heat of summer.
Do not water the leaves when possible. Rain does not contain chemicals or minerals. Put mulch on the soil to limit splashback. Remove lower leaves as soon as the plant grows to double that size.
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Lemon boys are a fantastic tomato!! Enjoy
Blessings
Lemon boy is great. No acid,. Nice and sweet too !
You aren't lying when you relate how homegrown tomatoes win out for flavor.
That is a great price. I am in North central Texas and the starts are 5.50. I found some at a farmers market for 2.50 but the majority are much higher.
Thanks Scott. Loved your appearance on Gardener Scott.
You have no idea how much your posts lift me up! Thank you Scott
Now I know that the best variety for me is the "determinant " kind of tomatoes! Thanks! I wish we had those prices for upstarts tomatoe plants here in Alabama! That's really cheap $1.57 per plant! Wow
Love your approach today. Any gardener at any level. Various plants or seeds.
But, any gardner can start and grow tomatoes. One or one hundred. As I said, I love your approach today.
I experimented with wicking pots. I have few late seeds the spring up. Bell peppers and a tomato. Both are doing great. The first few weeks I watered them normally then when root system was established I just fill the base void thru the the pvc pipe once in a while like 10 days spread no problem.
Been in the mid 80's for 2 weeks now. Cool nights. But 70's only. I took the chance and already put in ground seedlings. They are thriving and growing so fast.
Nice beginner video Scott. In my first year I bought two 6 packs of early girl tomatoes and grew them in 5 gallon buckets. I just used bagged potting soil, and not the most expensive brand. Early Girl is an indeterminate. I didnt prune it, I didnt know about that. I put some strong tomato cages to keep them upright. I must have gotten 200 tomatoes off of the 9 plants I used. I gave the other three to a neighbor because I didnt have enough buckets. I was hooked on gardening. One suggestion is to drench any planter before starting seeds or putting in a start. Soil moisture equalizes, and dry parts of a container can suck the water away from the plant/seed.
I’ll be growing tomatoes and peppers in Sourh Florida starting this week with germination. Wonder if enough time to get enough fruit.
Good for u buddy over on west coast California we are getting snow ❄️ some what weird unusual whether my plums are blooming not a bee 🐝 sight trying to hand pollen the best I can small backyard gardening got 12 stone fruit trees all in all looks good but praying for plums
I started 30+ tomato seeds in January and my inexperience is slowly growing into plants with every tiny little seedling! ♡♡♡
Plan on starting my first garden this year. I live with my parents, and dont want to mess up our lawn. So potted plants it is. Excited to see how it goes!
Good luck. I’m excited for you. ❤
Good luck, I started in buckets. You might want to try sub irrigated planters for tomatoes, look for earthbucket on yt.
@J. B. okay thanks! Is there a rule of thumb to how much you can put in a pot? Obiously not like 2 tomatoes in a 5 gallon. But herbs and garlic or onions maybe as well?
@@voose3839 Look at the spacing on the back of the seed packet or the tag on a start and use that to figure it out based on the dimensions of the planter. For herbs you can put in 3 or 4 plants in a 5 gallon bucket maybe 6-8 onions depending on how big they will get.
I buy 10 gallon grow bags on Amazon and they’re relatively cheap and you can fill the bottom layer with with small branches then fill the top 2/3 with good potting soil with some steer manure or whatever you prefer and use some good organic fish fertilizer. Good luck on your new garden!
Yellow pear were the first tomato seeds I ever planted and had great success growing in pots. They will always have a spot in my garden
Nice looking plants at your store. You will like "Red Snapper". It's very productive, good sized large fruits, excellent disease resistance and it does very well in the hot/humid south (sets in the heat of summer unlike some other varieties). It's one of my must plants each year.
Last year (2022) we had 100+ deg from June 15 till end of Aug almost consistently. I started my seeds in Jan and transplanted outside in beginning of April. There definitely was a slow down for awhile but I still had a good harvest
I had a tomato 🍅 plant I purchased last spring, and it gave me tomatoes all the way up to December! Thanks for sharing! 🫶💗😊👌🍅🍅
I think your methods and sharing are very useful to the general public.
Thanks for explaining how seed starting soil differs from regular potting soil.
Love the lemon boy tomatoes. Been growing them for years, especially since you can get the seeds.
Great selection! Lemon boy has been my favorite yellow slicer going on three years now, red snapper is a great producer and so delicious. Be careful of the yellow pear tomatoes, delicious taste, very productive, but they split easy after a good rain. Look forward to hearing what you think about them! Great video Scott!
Bless your heart for sharing this knowledge, thank you 🙂
Your going to love that Red Snapper!
Just purchased 9 tomato plants from Mercer Botanical Gardens and have them in the raised bed and in two 5 gallon grow bags!! Your video was full of good information for me, thank you
Kathryn in Spring Tx
Great information Scott. Fascinating how ya'll do it in zone 9, (not the same here). I can plant a tomatoe outside about three months from now. End of May Maybe. Keep Growing and Thanks.
This is a very helpful video. I've never grown Roma tomatoes before but bought some seeds for growing it this year. My last frost date is in mid April. Glad I watched you with Gardener Scott on his channel.
this is crazy scott as i watched this video i relized that i have never dirrect seeded tomatoes in a pot.also you will like the red snapper i love it.
I live in a humid, windy part of Maui and struggle with growing any larger size tomatoes. Last year I grew red snapper in ground and in pots, and it performed better than any other I’ve ever tried.
I can relate to the ridiculous humidity. Born and raised on the big island. Wet ol’ hilo side. Tough tough tough to grow any tomatoes, cucurbits, etc. Diseases are inevitable. Not to mention the infamous pickleworm.
Thanks for all the Great advice! 🎉
I planted brandy wine last year and have one planted for this year. It was beautiful and very tasty. I'm two hours south on the coast from you and I planted my tomatoes in the garden a few days ago. I'm taking a gamble. If something happens, I have more plants that I seeded still under grow lights. I will give away my extra plants if I don't have to use them.
Great, down to Earth, informative video Mr Scott!
I was thinking about starting my Amish Paste tomatoes and Paprika peppers by sprinkling the majority of seeds in a pot like you did then spacing out later to save space. I don't have a growing area set up in my garage yet and it's cold here, so they'll be on the kitchen counter.
I’ve grown Lemon Boy and Red Snapper. They want to grow and produce well. I like them both!
Thanks, Scott for the heads up on the starts at HEB. Picked some up here in corpus and planted them yesterday.
Enjoyed the video. I have 2 plants that survived the freeze and are 3 feet tall. Great hopes for spring. Thanks for sharing 🙏 😎 🏖 🏝
Never tried Red Snapper, but I think that is one of the varieties that Hoss Tools swears by
Scott, thank you for sharing your knowledge. Youve helped me so much!
Great video. A lot of good info even for the seasoned gardener. TFS 🌱🍅👍
Thank you for making container gardening simple for beginners ❤
One question I have is why do some people put calcium (for blossom root rot) in the hole before they put the plant in, and some people don't?
Just different folks have different preferences. Especially if you know a soil is not very well amended, you might put more diverse amendments in it.
@@ScottHead ok thank you that makes a lot of sense, I'm a beginner, I appreciate the information 😀
Thanks for your channel
Vegetable starts have been running around $5 each in our area of NW Georgia. I’d say those for $1.57 are definitely a bargain!
My biggest problem with growing tomatoes is that our average last frost is March 23rd but it usually spikes to the 90s within a week or so afterwards. Tomatoes go sterile at about 95 F (peppers go sterile at 90 F) do I don’t get much spring blossom set. Tried to get some tomato seedlings ready for transplanting in early February but they’ve been fussy this year.
That’s an amazing price! By me in PITTSBURGH they’re $5 piece
Great video! I love red snapper, been growing for the last two years. They are great producers.I’ve heard that lemon boys are excellent, they are on my list to find the seeds.
Red Snapper is one of my favorites
Your videos are so helpful. I have a small space to garden. I wanted to grow more determinate tomatoes this year because my tomatoes are in five gallon buckets and are hard to stake indeterminate. You were mentioning trimming indeterminate. Do you have a video on that Scott? How do you grow your indeterminate tomatoes. I’m sure hoping to get a few tomatoes. Last year with all the heat here 8n Houston, very few blooms set fruit. My Bonnie’s plant husky tomatoes were the only one that fruited. Thank so much for all your help.🍅
Yes, this one is old and I might do a new version with what I have learned since:
th-cam.com/video/efzNIwYfGsI/w-d-xo.html
This is how I did my cherry tomatoes a few years ago that produce tons of fruit:
th-cam.com/video/wOx2BXtT054/w-d-xo.html
@@ScottHead thank you.
I'm really interested to see how your Pink Brandywine does in your hotter climate...mine grew fine but only produced maybe 3 tomatoes per plant so I gave up on them. I'll keep watching so give us updates!
Good prices for the starters. They’re twice that price in Central NY
Central New Yorker here and Amen to that.
Thanks, Scott from Napa California
Hi this is Joanne from California. Love your channel and very educational. I was wondering if you could please educate us on insects and bugs that will climb our tomatoes and the product to use on our tomatoes. Thank you I’ll keep watching. ❤
As I encounter pests on tomatoes each year I do just that. I'll keep on doing it but its difficult to come up with a full list of possible pests we will face for just a single video.
looks like you got some yummy tasting variety's In tomato seeds I hope they do well for you I always look forward to tomato's In the summer
😮 I hope you are right about growing 50 seeds in a container. I’m going all in on this idea!
Thank you Scott. I found those tomatoes 🍅. I bought 5 different ones
Be sure to use amendments that include calcium. It will address any issues with blossom end rot later in the season..
HEB always coming in clutch!
They have a fantastic garden section at the new Super HEB minutes from my house. I go there just for fun sometimes. LOL
Red snapper is a great variety.heavy producer.i honestly had no idea HEB sold indeterminate hybrids! $1.57 is a steal if I read that price label right.wife works at HEB 😂 we need to have a word.
That is a bargain. Lowes has them for 5.99!!! Cra cra... another great video, thank you.
Word went out in the Houston Gardening Facebook groups a few days ago that HEB had them that cheap, and they are quality plants, some of the best starts I've seen.
Thanx so much! I live in Tomball and have only success with flowering plants that are grown in pots. ☹️
I grew red snapper last year. Very good producer. Nice tomatoes not the best flavor but it was good.
Gotta love HEB!
I tried out Jiffy pots expanding pellets for starting my seeds.
I just started tomatoes indoors last week, and they have yet to sprout.
Zone 7a
they can take up to a month to sprout.I planted 5 different varieties 3 weeks ago and just starting to see some tiny green leaves of one of the varieties.
you are planting outside and I'm planting inside, still snow here in zone 2b
I have snow in 6a :)
Great video thanks for the methods .
Hi, Scott! I really appreciate all of your gardening content and I have learned so much from you!
Question: I live in Central California, Zone 9B and we get blazing hot in the summer (110F+ for weeks at a time). Have you had any success with using shade cloth? I am considering trying 30% shade cloth to help with my 25+ tomato plants and a dozen or so pepper plants that I plan to grow this year. My raised beds face south and get all day sun. Thanks in advance for any info you could provide. Happy gardening!
Shade cloth is a great idea in such conditions, it can save a crop through those super hot days. I take a different approach and grow heat loving crops in the height of summer like cowpeas, okra and sweet potatoes.
Thanks for the info
Thank you for this video. I haven’t tried direct-seeding tomatoes. I’m growing dwarf tomato plants this year (a la Dwarf Tomato Project). Do you think a 3-gallon grow-bag would be suitable for these smaller plants? I have 25 seedlings already potted up into solo cups, with another couple of dozen that should be germinating soon. Assuming I plant all of them in pots, those 5-gallon pots would require a whole lot of soil. I have 50 3-gallon pots on order as well as 50 of the 5-gallon size. My thinking is that I could at least use the 3-gallon pots for the determinate varieties. I have fewer indeterminate and could use the 5-gallon pots for those since the plants are a bit larger (up to 3-4 feet tall). I would love your thoughts.
I think you are on the way to success. Sounds like a good plan.
another great how to Thank you. I just wished you would have showed how you protect them from the upcoming cold front.
I have a video from just before the last big freeze showing some methods to protect plants, and then there is an aftermath video.
Here's the video I mentioned: th-cam.com/video/3khrfH6KyT0/w-d-xo.html
Our HEB doesn't have a plant section. I will need to go to the next town which has a bigger store to see what they have
Scott, You forgot you have subscribers in Northern climes. This would never work for us as the season just wouldn't be long enough. But it was a very good video! I think these techniques would only work for zones 8 and higher.
I live in north eastern Ontario Canada. The starts have time to grow and fruit.
That's cool I didnt know that about the san Antonio rodeo cool
I bought several packs of the “dwarf tomato project” seeds. They are supposed to be medium to large sized heirloom tomatoes but on compact plants. 🤞
Have you ever tried any of those? Or have you tried any micro dwarf(cherry)tomato seeds? I got some of those as well. They can be grown in regular sized flower pots in windows or on porches/patios.
I have, I grew dwarf tomato project seeds and plants several years ago (Tomatofest sells them). I enjoyed them, they stay tiny and most of them produced a little crop of good tomatoes.
I noticed that your tomato pots are only partially filled with soil (maybe half) - instead of 2 inches from the top. Is there a reason you do that? Isn't it better to have as much soil as possible since they are confined to a container? You seem to do everything for a reason so I thought I'd ask. Thanks.
Its just using what I have, there is plenty of soil to grow a tomato plant or two and I can top it off later if I want. Actually, my neighbor gave me a load a free soil just the other day so hmm...
This is my first growing season here in Ft Meyers Florida . It feels like it’s always warm. When is the best time to grow peppers and tomatoes? Thanks for sharing 😊
Peppers are a heat loving crop so I start them in the spring and grow through the summer. Tomatoes do best when the temps are between 65 and 90F, and most varieties stop producing fruit at higher daytime temps (though there are a few that can take the heat). So I get my tomatoes going from seed 6 weeks before my average last frost date (Mar. 1 for my zone). The goal for me is to get the plants out ASAP in the spring, let them get established, and start producing fruit when the temps get warm but before it gets blazing hot. You are in Zone 10a, so you are a full zone warmer than me. Your tomatoes should go into the garden sometime in February.
@@ScottHead Thank you. Looks like I missed the window to grow my tomatoes. I’ll know better next year but I’m gonna give the peppers a try and see how that goes. Appreciate your help. Keep on growing!
During the really hot days of summer, do you pull your tomato plants, or do you try to move them to shade and keep them alive for the fall garden?
I pull them so I can grow summer crops. 3 seasons here - spring, summer, and fall/winter
How many inches across should the pot be? I noticed how expensive containers are at big box stores including WM. Due to my back I have to plant everything in containers. Your channel is so informative. Also would you plant in a container that has no triangle with a # on the bottom? Curious about its safety regarding black plastic. Thanks!
I usually don't worry about the food grade codes, I just won't plant in containers that were formerly used for questionable product. Doesn't matter too much how wide it is.
Great info...thanks
What store did you find those plants? The selection was better than anything I've ever seen and the price was way less..
HEB grocery store, specifically the one at El Dorado and I-45
What do you put under your pots in the garden? Or do you elevate your pots?
I don't put anything under them.
Thank you
Good morning, I’m a second year Gardiner here in WA state and had very productive tomatoes, squash and other vegetables in grow bags with cattle paneled trellises. I added a product for soil fungi and of course all the usual fertilizers and planting mix and had one very large potting bag that I probably put too much fungi starter in it and the whole bed is packed with fungi now. So should I remove that and add more potting soil along with steer and chicken manure? I spread some of it into my compost pile and put some underneath new raised garden beds with branches I pruned to fill in at the base. Any suggestions? Should I remove most of The fungi that’s clumped together? Thanks for your comments!
I'd leave the fungi if the plants are doing well. No need to get rid of it.
@@ScottHead Thanks for your reply. That’s the thing It’s what I discovered when I added a fresh top soil before growing in it that I found it. It’s still very cold here Mostly in the high 30s low 40s. I don’t know if it’s good for the plants or not because it was packed solid on the top 8 inches with fungi. I removed a bunch of it and replace with some topsoil.
Thanks!
Hi Scott, what is the difference between potting SOIL and potting MIX? Which one is better?
Same thing, different name.
I tried growing all kinds last year. Planted 16 and none of them made it. Then I went out and bought several starts that died and then 2 larger potted...all died. It was just too hot and no matter what I did or kind I bought just refused to grow. I spoke to others gardeners in the area and not one of could get them to grow. I am gonna try starts this year
We live in Virginia and in our area , tomatoes struggled for everyone we know. I've never seen such a bad year for tomatoes. I hope your plants grow well for you this year
I need help! I am so nee to gardening and very confused. I keep reading about how if the soil is wet in the bag it has gnats. It seems like all bags will have gnats? I am planning on growing tomatoes in tomato pots and I also have 2 small raised garden beds. I have small back yard. I would like to grow seeds but not to grow them inside the house. What soil to get?
You can treat your soil with boiling water in a bucket to kill of gnat eggs, but I rarely get the gnats.
I grew beef steak tomatoes last year and did not get one tomato The bush got big and it was beautiful and smell like tomatoes but no tomatoes what did I do wrong
That is def a good price for starts. Last few years Bonney hand them for 4.78 yikes.
Hi Scott, wondering where you found those seedlings for that price?
HEB Grocery store plant center
Awesome! Thanx!
@@ScottHead you must have gotten a very good sale because I purchased seed starts at HEB in Missouri City and they were about $4.98. I love your teaching and I really learn a lot from you. I follow you because we're in the same planting zone.😊 Thanks!!!😊😊😊
How do you handle or deal with fire ants? I’ve read about various different methods but am curious about what you do since you’re in my same area. Thank you! Btw, really enjoy your videos 👍🏻
Amdro Fire Ant pellets is all I find works.
Have used Amdro for years.
Amdro Ant bait
Thanks for the good info. Wondering if anyone has suggestions for tomato companion plants. I have some 20 gallon tugs I'd like to use and they seem a little small for 2 tomatoes but too big for just one?
I meant 10 gallon tugs
Basil is a traditional companion for potted tomatoes. Parsely too.
Stuff the Tomato's Scott ...I want your HAT ! it's freakin' cool 🤠🤠💯👌
Scala crushable felt hat from Amazon.
I live in the area were temperature can reach 100*. Do you think tomatoes will last in that weather?
Some varieties can tolerate the heat and most varieties won't fruit over about 90F, but they will start fruiting again when the temps come back down if they survive the heat of summer.
@@ScottHead thank you
Do not water the leaves when possible. Rain does not contain chemicals or minerals. Put mulch on the soil to limit splashback. Remove lower leaves as soon as the plant grows to double that size.
How do you keep tomatoe worms off your tomatoes?
Pick them one by one, they are easy to spot
Inspect the tomatoes at night with a blacklight and pick them off.
Hard to believe you aren't familiar with Lemon Boy!
I love the LemonBoy! They’re less acidic and I haven’t been able to find them in starts for two years here!
Plant starts are $5.78 in Southwestern Louisiana!
I'm sure it's about the same in the Houston area. I think only the HEB supermarket chain is selling them for that low a price.
Wet the soil entirely first. Then plant the seeds.
I thought you had to add cow manure or chicken manure and/or compost to pots when you're rejuvenating potting mix.
That works too, I just don't have access to it.
It is time to transplant the tomato on zone 9.
Yes and no. This cold snap we have coming MIGHT be a bit of an issue but after that yes, its go time.
Red snapper is good
This is one that Lazy Dog Farms talks highly of. I'd like to give it a shot when Hoss Tools has them back in stock.
I like Amish paste tomato
How do you grow sweet potatoes
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