There is nothing that tastes like a home grown tomato!❤
@ragheadand420roll
Жыл бұрын
Even better Home grown ketchup )
@patrickmeyer9419
Жыл бұрын
Agreed😊
@MushroomMagpie
Жыл бұрын
One grown with care on the rooftop of a bistro might taste like homegrown...
@christinecrowley7132
Жыл бұрын
Or a store bought cherry or grape tomatoe both have that taste.
@mindycollier9087
Жыл бұрын
@@christinecrowley7132store bought cherry tomatoes are pretty good as long as you don't refrigerate them but homegrown cherry tomatoes are so much better!!
@nettierg
Жыл бұрын
I bought Brandywines from you and the plant and fruit are huge! I planted 9 plants. They love northern Maine weather. No bugs, no blight, no mildew, just beautiful hardball and some softball size fruit 😋 pulled my first one and had in a salad
@lindag4484
Жыл бұрын
My biggest tomato mistake is: Thinking I need to plant one of every variety known to man and promising myself every spring that I won't do that again.
@danwhite1307
Жыл бұрын
Every summer my wife asks "why do you plant so many?" This is when we have a discussion about who to bless with our bounty.
@Nikki-mx5my
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@elizaom
Жыл бұрын
My past mistake was ordering tomatoes from a catalogue because they looked cool without researching if they tasted good. My current mistake is lack of diversity. You made recent post of you favorite variety of each tomato, so I added that info to my planted guide and won't make the same mistake next year! The future mistake I hope to avoid is not putting tall enough (8ft-ish) stakes in from the get go. I sprained my foot during peak 'pop off' season and couldn't get into the garden because of the uneven ground for three weeks. Pruning that jungle would have been much easier if i had put in the stakes for single stemming earlier in the year!
@mindycollier9087
Жыл бұрын
Some of the things that you had mentioned (such as pruning and not using so much fertilizer) I had been doing all along and it always worked out well for me!! Some people would advise me to pinch off suckers and to fertilize every two weeks throughout the season but I never followed through on that advice!! I never pinch off suckers but instead I prune off the bottoms and the extra side shoots!! As for the fertilizing, I do it twice during the season which I think is plenty!! I didn't know that leaving the flower stems on your tomatoes extended the shelf life!! Thank you for that tip!!
@_Mordion_
14 күн бұрын
Luke, I just had a great idea and NO ONE is doing this. Can you make a video where you go over all the different types of tomatoes including some of the less well known ones and tell us about them? Maybe this could be part of a video series where you do the same with peppers, cucumbers, etc.
@mcadoovicky6465
Жыл бұрын
thanks as always I learned a lot from you today. I have a funny question so a couple years ago I started my own compost bin in a giant sterile light container. This past year when I planted in my pots, I added some of that rich soil in and what is weird is that it all the flowers that I planted I have tomato plants giant healthy tomato plants growing in my flowers, I have potato plants growing in my flowers and weirdest of all I have cantaloupes growing in my flowers. All of these are in containers have you ever heard of this before.
@naomimier6285
Жыл бұрын
Home compost bins cannot get hot enough for long enough to sterilize and kill seed germination. That’s why veggies grew, because that was put in your compost bin. That’s also why it’s important to not put weeds that have gone to seed in your home compost bin - they will grow.
@Britt4duke
Жыл бұрын
In some of your past videos, you’ve talked about your core gardening method and how infrequently you water your garden. Do you not use core gardening for you tomatoes?
@hogue3666
Жыл бұрын
Super fun to try at least 4 or 5 varieties every year. Lemon Boy, Black Krim, Sungold, and San Marzano have been great to me.
@joesqudy
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Luke I really needed this right now, I’ve had a really sad summer of no tomatoes lots of disease. Early spring I had quite a few tomatoes, I even sent you one. (Hope you liked it) I really really needed this right now, this was a great encouragement. 🙏🏽Thank you so much. God bless, keep growing 🥬🍅 ❌⭕️♥️🙏🏽
@gardeningwithtash2485
Жыл бұрын
i am so thrilled my tomato plants started blossoming again after the heat let up a bit even my bell pepper plants are starting to flower. I was about to give up on them.
@glennasutton2388
Жыл бұрын
I bought Giant Crimson seeds from you and absolutely love that tomato. Planted a few others too and have been pleased with them but the Giant Crimson is my favorite.
@tillysgarden
Жыл бұрын
I think my biggest mistake this year was not planting my tomatoes deep enough and not watering deeply. I got a lot of tomato plants with shallow roots, and that did not help. Thanks for the info, Luke!
@FlowerxLady
Жыл бұрын
That was another great episode Luke 🍅. I really did high intensity and tomatoes were single stemmed, suckers pruned, leaves a foot off the ground. They looked great until the beginning of August - then BOOM…BLIGHT came on aggressively. My bad, definitely got lazy with the baking soda spray. I have to do this starting when, here in Michigan? I do have like 6 varieties and tons of tomatoes, but that blight always gets the best of my plants. 😢 Keep the videos coming, we look forward to seeing them 👍
@camicri4263
Жыл бұрын
Love tomatoes 🍅😋
@DustySplinters
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid. Q: How about top pruning as summer comes to an end? Here in Northern PA (Zone 5) I wonder if topping out indeterminate tomatoes around Aug 1st because any new blossoms even if they do set fruit will never have enough time to grow or ripen. Make sense.
@MIgardener
Жыл бұрын
Our 2 videos ago was about topping tomatoes :)
@nicholaswest9146
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Luke! I need to water mine more.
@christiemacdonald6721
Жыл бұрын
Another awesome video! Thanks. Off to prune my tomatoes
@mikemiller209
Жыл бұрын
Very helpful post thanks .. I took delivery on some of your Giant Crimson seeds in July and planted one the day i got them It's about 20 inches tall now and starting to show flower buds it's in the hoop house so she'll have plenty of time to produce a few ...Thanks
@DDGLJ
Жыл бұрын
You are so right about the nitrogen. I have new beds and used about 1/4 composted organic cow manure. The tomato plants grew like crazy and are so dark green- production is okay but I think it’ll be better next year.
@Happy2Run4Me
Жыл бұрын
I genuinely have a small addiction to growing different varieties of tomatoes but mostly because I want to find my favorite ones for my climate. I’m also looking for disease and *somewhat* pest resistant types as well. It’s been a tall order and frankly not many have been making the cut here in the brutal heat and humidity of the south in the summer. I had a variety that I planted in early March that never did produce a single tomato! 🤷🏻♀️😱Not planting that one again! It’s not suited for this heat at all.
@jelatinosa
Жыл бұрын
I have the same issues. Very hot and humid, pests and disease. I got one roma tomato and a cherry type to fruit. The heat waves claimed everything.
@erikahuxley
Жыл бұрын
You will have to find heat tolerant variety, search the web for recommendation. But experience is also key. Using the right grow mix and keeping them disease free. I used to grow in South Florida, in addition to all the above problems, the soil have root knot nematodes which parasitize the roots and steal nutrients from the plant. So I grow with fresh potting mix (not potting soil) in containers elevated from the native soil, such as in grow bags and Earthbox. I also had to use organic fungicide and bt spray. The other thing you should look at is buying 40% shade cloth. Millennial gardender have videos on how big a difference it made. Timing is also important, I did not grow tomatoes during the hottest months, which are the most humid and highest pest pressure.
@charmainemrtnz
Жыл бұрын
Be careful of sunburn when you remove too much foliage.
@ginavandam735
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very informative video!😊
@earthisflat
Жыл бұрын
Very helpful video, I just started sowing my red centiflor tomatoe from MIgardener indoors, I figured I have at least 3 or 4 months til our first frost why not lol, never thought to grow fall tomatoes before can't wait to try them 😁
@K_Rich_1983
11 ай бұрын
I stopped fertilizing my tomatoes that I have growing in containers around the Fourth of July and I still have flowering on my champagne bubbles. They are almost taller than my furring strips that are stuck down in my five gallon buckets.
@benjaminbarber2840
Жыл бұрын
What about fertilizing with just P later in the season , something water soluble ???
@ogadlogadl490
Жыл бұрын
Liked the preview of the grown tomatoes the most 🍅 💚
@rogaineablar5608
Жыл бұрын
The good thing about growing more than one variety is that pests tend to like one more than the other, so one becomes somewhat sacrificial.
@Nikki-mx5my
Жыл бұрын
Next year, I need a better staking method for my container grown tomatoes. I am also going to be more mindful about fertility and back off the nitrogen. I did prune well, with all the rain we had this year pruning has saved the plants from blight and other fungal diseases.
@BeansOfTruth
Жыл бұрын
Great video and very helpful. Is there an ideal time of day to prune them?
@typolive8663
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Luke! We always learn from watching your videos 😊
@helentredway5184
5 ай бұрын
Do you use alfalfa pellets on your garden? I've been hearing alot about it but I wonder about the herbicides they use on alfalfa which can include roundup ready.
@KellieDTravis
Жыл бұрын
What do you do when you love fresh homegrown tomatoes and you have a mild allergy to them? Lol I eat them in moderation and my migraines will tell me when I've had too much. What is your favorite low acid tomatoe variety?
@albertnett7864
Жыл бұрын
Good advice.
@gazellecarlson6543
Жыл бұрын
I"m growing more varieties this year.. it's a great idea and works.
@loribethartist6353
Жыл бұрын
I always pick my tomatoes when they just start to change color… they ripen within a day or so and there’s not as much critter damage!
@phonymontana4254
Жыл бұрын
🍅
@CookingLessonsforDad
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Do you have any videos on how not to have bitter tomatoes?
@petehayduk8051
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Great tips!
@EGGstravagantkitchen
Жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on black cherries. What can be done with them, how to care for the tree. Thank you.
@mchaly8957
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very nice
@jennifersteeves5482
Жыл бұрын
I love growing tomato’s ! GROW BIG !
@Rocco25.6
Жыл бұрын
Great job on the tomato 5 things that need to be done by garden hackers like MYSELF!! How about some help with asparagus?
@kacheek9101
Жыл бұрын
... every year I say I'm going to prune well, and every year I fail that resolution
@Kimba0724
Жыл бұрын
🙌🏻
@hawkrose8403
Жыл бұрын
Why are my heirloom pink brandywines not blooming? The plants are looking very healthy they are 5’ tall no blooms though
@andrewhammill6148
Жыл бұрын
I finally grew a couple Giant Crimsons this year. Last year they failed. All I can say is - not a fan. Was not as productive as other varieties I had in my garden. I'm glad you were able to save it and it was a great experiment. But I won't be growing them anymore.
@hypercane2023
Жыл бұрын
Can I ask you a question? I recently got a raised garden bed about 42 cm deep will that be sufficient for growing indeterminate tomatoes?
@drleucine
Жыл бұрын
Does your garden bed have a bottom, or is it open to the ground underneath? My beds are open to native soil, so I buried my indeterminate tomatoes *deep* and they are doing the best of all my tomatoes this year!
@hypercane2023
Жыл бұрын
@@drleucine my beds are opened so the native soil should help it to grow! Thanks for the tip
@Hellohellohello7
Жыл бұрын
Question: I am growing the giant crimson but all of the fruit is about the size of a small plum…is that the normal size or am I doing something incorrectly?
@hersheyqueenlisa
Жыл бұрын
My tomatoes need pruning. Is it too late in the season for a serious pruning?
@erikahuxley
Жыл бұрын
If you don't care about letting them die by the frost then you can leave them. But if the plant is still producing fruits and the cold is coming, it might not be enough time for the plant to ripen all the fruits it's trying to produce, so pruning the diseases leaves and extra suckers is a good way to force the plant to concentrate on growing and ripening the existing fruits. Also it's good to remove diseased plants and trash them by the end of the season to reduce the amount of lingering fungal diseases that they carry.
@elaineallen1935
5 ай бұрын
although i was advised years ago Tomatoes ripen in the dark?
@657449
11 ай бұрын
Use a package of seeds over three years. That way you have three seasons of different climate for comparison.
@carolann1906
Жыл бұрын
I am over my tomatoes this year. Lots of Romas, all green. Last year, no issues. About ready to pull them all and chock it up to too much nitrogen in the soil. I even put a pumpkin in the soil last year after Halloween. It did not do wonders. Sigh! I am in Michigan, close to MSU.
@waynespringer501
Жыл бұрын
I fed my tomato plant round up and the threat of it dying produced a bushel of tomatoes!
@justbychance7012
Жыл бұрын
My tomatoes got out of hand during a four day rain!!! Now it's a forest.... I think it will do ok. But i should of just went out there and pruned like crazy. Next year I'll try better.... I say this every year. 😅😅
@ramz1455
Жыл бұрын
Anyone losing tomatoes to squirrels just now or this week due to the heatwave in the Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana areas? Harvest your big tomatoes now!
@caseymorean83
Жыл бұрын
I don’t really understand what ‘watered two inches down’ means. You check the soil is moist two inches into the soil?
@anniecochrane3359
Жыл бұрын
yes, just push your finger down into the ground, 2 inches is usually around the first knuckle.
@jelatinosa
Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know how long it usually takes migardener to fulfill a seed order? I ordered two weeks ago and never got an email saying my order was sent or anything. Is that normal?
@MIgardener
Жыл бұрын
Generally 3-5 business days. We are currently working on orders from the 8th-10th of August. We will get to your order soon I promise!
@jelatinosa
Жыл бұрын
@@MIgardener thank you.
@marlaherrington5320
Жыл бұрын
I will only eat tomatoes during garden season I never buy store bought tomatoes they are just so disappointing
@ry8811
Жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to the giant crimson that you bought back from extinction ??
@erikahuxley
Жыл бұрын
it's on sale on his website, it's sold out at the moment
@Pp7450-n5u
Жыл бұрын
I thought you were supposed to wipe your cutting tool between each cut? Is that only if you can see disease?
@idanthyrsus6887
Жыл бұрын
My biggest mistake with growing tomatoes was planting all those jalapeño seeds 😢
@Tree-thingz
Жыл бұрын
The tomato police are in the building (comments section🧐)
@PigRipperLAW
Жыл бұрын
Threatening my plants will make them grow better?! 🍅🪴🔫 “You better not be holding out on me!”
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