How to deal with Leggy Tomato Plants - Basic Garden Know-How || Black Gumbo
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- Are you tomato plants leggy? Are they stretching for light. In this video we will discover how to deal with leggy tomatoes. I'll show you how to handle tall plants that really need to get put out in the garden or in a pot, and I'll also show you how to deal with leggy seedlings. This video is aimed at novice gardeners or new gardeners who have successfully grown some seedlings but don't know how to deal with the next step.
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Good basic info, Scott. Transplanting deep is a great way to fix leggy tomatoes and promote new root growth.
Have either of you tried rooting hormone on the stems before up potting? I’m trying mine in seedling grow bags rolled down so they’ll air prune and am thinking about putting rooting hormone on the stems before adding additional soil as they grow. Thoughts? Thanks
When planting very leggy tomatoes in the ground, you can also lay the plants on their side early in the day and leave them for a couple hours. When you come back, the top part of the plant will be facing upwards. Just dig a small trench to bury the stem and cover every part except the top part that is pointing upwards. They will grow as if they were never leggy at all.
The only downside to this method is if you use a hoe or dig close to the plants, you might nick the buried stem.
I keep forgetting my tomatoes! I gotta get some started today😫
Thanks for the motivation!!!🥰 hope everyone has a beautiful day!
Good video for the just starting out gardener Scott. One tip I will give is when separating seedlings use a spray bottle to dissolve the soil plug. It will help separate the roots and leave you with more of them.
Last year, we got some cold weather for a couple of weeks before our normal tomato planting time so I delayed getting my tomatoes in the ground and they got very tall in their pots. When it was finally time to plant them in the garden, I removed the leaves along the stem as you did and buried the plants sideways. Turned out to be the strongest tomatoes I’ve ever grown and I’ll do it this way forever more.
6/29-why r the tops leggy an bottom busy, but leaves folding? Outside started good. Feed veg. Spikes. Has 4 good tomato's so far. Have to carry H2O. Just 2 plants. Apt. Living. WANT some homegrown soooo bad.
A TIP that I discovered is that if the soil is dry, when separating multiple seedlings, it renders more undisturbed roots.
Even if my plants aren't leggy, I still plant them deep. It just helps give they a thicker, stronger stem, or support system. Good video, even with the construction sounds.
Planting many different varieties of veggies ,
Thank you so much to you & Gary .
God bless you
Mrs Josette Tharp
Montgomery County, Texas.
Planted many potatoes, my onions r looking great & Garlic .
Is there something to add to potatoes to grow with then, I have green onions on deck should I bring them down there , or heard Horshradish ?
My tomato pants were planted deep in 7 gal. grow bags. But they continue to grow quite leggy. Why? Reaching for the sun u suggest. Or..could I have over fertilized them causing them to grow tall? They have been planted now about 1 month. They hold blooms. Hope they can hold the tomatoes. I used same containers last year, same location…didn’t have this problem.
Sometimes they just do that for no apparent reason.
My tomatoes grown from seed got 10 inches high & leggy. Planted them deep. When bright sun hits them, they look wilted. What is happening?
That is sometimes a natural defense. The pump water down into the roots to preserve moisture.
Do you fertilize when it’s been raining for a couple days?
If I am fertilizing on a schedule I will do so after a heavy rain, with liquid fertilizer, so long as its not going to rain again for a while.
I was really bummed when I saw how leggy my two week old seedlings have gotten. So today I put each one in a 4x4 inch container, buried deep and added a smidge of vermiculite on top. Otherwise, I’ll have to go to the store and buy plants that’s been fertilized and I want to stay organic. Thank you for the video!
I have a leggy cherry tomato plant that's already started budding. I have repotted it and put it under my grow light. Hopefully it survives. I used a pipe from my old vacuum as a support and for watering.
My first try at tomatoes in my first garden are Everglades and 4th of July. Wish me luck. Thanks for good info.
It looks like you are having some nice weather. We have been having warm days and cool nights but that is fixing to change and we go back to freezing. Hurry Spring !
Well OK then. I feel better. I thought I did something wrong. Very encouraged!!
Thanks for the info , I’ll try that next time . The headaches of city TH-cam life . Never fails it’s either sirens or leaf blowers or jets every time I make a video haha.
My tomatoes are about 2.5 feet tall very leggy and no yellow flowers. We live in an apartment and in the balcony there is no sun whatsoever. We face north. The only place we get sun for 3 hours a day is the bedroom. So I bring all the pots in the bedroom so they can get some sun. Can you tell how determined I am for this to work? Lol. Will they ever get yellow flowers?
All you can do is try, but they will need as much sun as possible and proper temperatures in order to flower.
I live in maine and all it has done is rain…..my tomatoes are in a five gallon pots…and are so leggy……I quess they need sun as they are wet all the time…….do you recommend a fertilizer? That might help? I have no flowers…….crazy weather this year! Ty
Some of my tomatoes are leggy. It's interesting sir.I will deal with it now. Happy Gardening!
Hey Scott. I live in south Louisiana. Looking for someone to follow in gardening around where I live.
I'm not sure about channels closer to you. Wish I had an answer. Depending on your zone, we probably have very similar conditions.
@@ScottHead I follow you now. :)
great videos as always Scott, Living Life with June here in Southern Cally
I like leggy tomatoes you get more to put in the ground. I always bury mine up, like you did. More potential root growth.
I plant my tomatoes and peppers like this and have been doing so for years. I have been working 14 hour days so I have not had the time to shoot the #singleseedchallenge2022 video yet but I will get it done this week.
Thank you for the info. It's my first year growing tomatoes from seed and this information is so helpful. 🍅!
Thanks for another awesome video! May I ask what your thoughts are on using rice hull as mulch AND a replacement for perlite? I had seen you use rice hull in another video as mulch and that led to looking up where it was sold, but wondering if it could also replace perlite. Would def cut down cost for me if possible
I've heard that folks use it as a replacement for perlite. The reason is that rice hulls are very slow to decompose, so they do not bind up resources in the soil as quickly as would something like wood chips or leaves mixed into the soil.
@@ScottHead Will definitely be looking a bit more into it. I was thinking that or pumice as perlite replacement, but just on the fence haha. Hoping to see new videos from you!
I admire your composure when dealing with the unwanted noise pollution. Taking notes Mr. Head, taking notes.
Man it was awful. Tile saws, wind, lawn crews, airplanes, National Guard helos, and barking dogs.
@@ScottHead That sounds like a country song. LOL.
My green beans that I started indoors are leggy as heck.
If there's one plant that's gonna get leggy, tomato is the one you want!
Scott, this question is late so not sure you will see but will try. In previous videos, you said you add perlite to your potting mix if it doesn't already have enough in it. However, the potting mix in this video appears to have no perlite. I hope you will respond because I've been adding a LOT of perlite to my pots since seeing your previous video and would like to know if you have changed your opinion about it. God bless you for your videos!
I prefer to have perlite in potting mixes, especially the he final soil that the plant will live the majority of its life in. Sometimes I just use what I have though. I'm not always consistent.
I had no trouble planting on a tomato that I broke the stem on. It grew as normal, they are so robust and ready to root all the time.
Question: since money is tight, i have a couple bags of quality garden soil from last year. Can i use in a container?
If it is well draining soil, you could. The problem with garden soils is they are often too dense for containers.
Thank you for all the do’s and the reason’s why!
Thank you for the great video/ info!
I did this same project today. Got to get it done in the sunshine.
Are you located in Friendswood? I’m in Clear Lake!!
Yes, Friendswood area.
well done sir i clicked the like button.
Hi Scott. My tomato seedlings are about 2" tall with no first true leaves. Can I separate them now or wait for the first true leave to show? Thanks.
Wait for true leaves, you need at least 2 sets for best separating.
Why do you have to keep repotting into a little bigger pot? My Grandparents just planted them in the ground, and they grew.
Its too cool outside to plant, starting them early means I have a head start when planting out time comes.
Scott
Good Morning!
It never fails when you hit “record”…
I think the only sound effect I didn’t hear was a car crash in the background!!
Curious how your strawberries are doing? My plants have plenty of blossoms, but no signs of fruit? Anything new with your plants?
They took a hit from the freezes but are growing vigorously now, a few blossoms. They are, apparently, supposed to fruit in the spring. We shall see.
@@ScottHead where did you get that good looking peat moss from?🙂(and) Remember on the next Q&A to put one of those New 25 Gallon Pots; Right Next to a Blue Pot they sell has 20-gallon. So People can see how much the "big box" stores rip you off. 🙂 *then put the blue pot down inside the black one; after that; just to drive the point home. 🙂
So helpful 🤩 Thank you
Good information Scott. Have you ever planted them horizontally? I watched a fellow do that on a video. His problem was hard clay 4 inches down. I meant to test that technique last year and forgot to do so. But evidently it works. Happy Sunday.
Yes I have, did it last year. Its in a video but I don't recall which one.
@@ScottHead oh nice, I can find it by search, no worries
Great tutorial! Thank you!!!
Good video thanks Scott !!! What is the name of the peat moss you use ?
I never noticed the brand name, its the big square bales they carry at Home Depot.
I have some ,but u just plant deeper or sideways the stem ????
Yep, deep or sideways, doesn't matter.
Scott, would you consider doing an episode on how to grow the sweetest tomatoes this year?
Well, I'm not set up this year to choose varieties that are the sweetest, I already have all my tomatoes chosen. I choose them mainly for savoriness and production volume.
Mmmm,interesting
What is the brand of peat moss soil that you used in your five gallon pt?
Glacier Gold, got it from orchidsupplystore.com
@@ScottHead Thanks.
can a determinent tomato be planted deeply also ?
Yes. Any tomato can be planted deeply.
Yes, if they start off leggy.