Curious what you all think of these "plantable fabric mulch" covers we have for the grow bags? It's a new thing we're testing out. We've found them helpful! growepic.co/3WxeICw
I’m in Eastern Arkansas… The heat and humidity get stifling! If that cover will assist in retaining moisture while not baking the soil… it’s a win-win! Love the idea.
First, under what conditions would they be beneficial in contrast to Method 1? My (uninformed) preference would include a complimentary plant (for pollinators, pest control, etc.) and straw mulch with a small Buddha or Baby Yoda, of course. 😁
I have been covering my grow bag soil with pieces of weed cloth cut into circles to prevent squirrels from burying / trying to dig up nuts (and destroying my plants in the meantime). It works but it's ugly and annoying lifting the weed cloth to water. These covers look like a permeable, elegant alternative.
A couple years ago, I was working in a disturbed area and thought I was clever and bought a 36" coir version of these to put around some alder seedlings to keep the grass down and avoid mowing them the first year. Super clever girl with her clever girl thoughts. Then the coyotes agreed with my clever girl thoughts that they were amazing, dragged them all into one place, tore them into shreds, and apparently made a bed. 🤣🤣🤣 Not relevant for pots in a suburban yard but I am still recovering from that experience.
This is the best tomato growing video on the internet. Straightforward, to the point, well explained, excellent. Excellent. I saved it, and I'm going to share this with everyone I know. Thanks, Jacques. Well Done!!
I am limited to growing indeterminate tomatoes in containers. This video was incredibly helpful and gave me insight into what some of my issues with my plants were last summer. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your gardening knowledge. This is the first year I have grown from seed and have seen a tremendous difference. I have over 250 tomato plants now instead of just a few plants that I bought. And they are thriving!
If you don't want to buy over-priced grow bags and/or already have them, try lining the inside of the bags with cardboard, if you already have boxes lying around from that tropical named shipping website you already have all you need to help keep water in your fabric pots.
Wish you guys had a UK store; those cages are exactly what I’ve been looking for and can’t find anywhere over here! Plus your pots and cells look ace 😊
Jacques, Thank you for the best instructions I've come across! Clear and concise! I feel like I know exactly what to do now after watching this video. With love, Your serial plant killer.
Great video, thank you! Got 4 indeterminates cherry tomatoes growing like mad on our veranda in Tokyo, such a fun endeavor with my 10 year old boy (who loves tomatoes) figuring out how to support the branches etc. Some great tips here.
❤ I’m a experienced Gardner but I always learn from your video and get reminded of important details. Need to try lined fabric pots next year( my tomatoes are mostly planted and producing).
Don’t. I’ve gone and bought over 40 varieties… not all will be planted this year. Just about 4 of each variety. From red, yellow, purple and black. WHAT HAVE I DONE?!!!
Thank you so much! I live in Maine zone 5a with my last frost date in the middle of May. My growing season is so short and I think grow bags are the answer to my prayer! Also, what are those beautiful orange flowers and the blue bottlebrush looking flowers! I know I can't grow them here but they are lovely. Thank you again!
First year growing tomatoes. My cherokee purples are the first to ripen and they are delicious! Growing different varieties of determinate and indeterminate to see what I like.
@@CricketsBay do you use a greenhouse or are these outdoors? My purple Cherokee’s are barely flowering and I started indoors in March. Zone 10. Teach me your secrets 🙏
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! First time at gardening, especially tomatoes. I do have two indeterminate tomatoes plants in grow bags currently. Then I learned about companion plants, so now I'm preparing a raised bed so I can add in marigolds and basil...plus stakes to help with the stalk. I'm doing all I can to get to the next stage of its life because my first go didn't progress to anything and it was sad LOL. Looking forward to other videos to learn from, thank you!!
i swear you guys read my mind - i was JUST researching videos on growing tomatoes in grow bags! perfect video and always love seeing jacques in the garden :)
Patio Choice Yellow has been my favorite dwarf/bush type tomato this year. Lots bigger tomatoes than the other small plants I tried and good flavor. Thinner skin, which I think is important for such a small tomato.
This vid is excellent!! Thanks Jacques. I am helping a neighbor gardener at my complex get a grow bag garden going. Very good information. Stoked to see if she tries these mulch do-dads!
We used the outside of the kids trampoline as the support for our indeterminate tomato vines on a gridded net attached to the base poles of the trampoline and the upper support poles of the safety net. Worked a treat and gave us a very cheap trellis and efficient use of space. Had the added benefit of stopping the 10yr old boy, throwing his entire body weight against the safety net, which was starting to bend the poles.😊
First year gardening and I’m growing a few different types this summer, planning on way more in fall here in Texas! Growing dwarves, so far I love them! Only fruit on my yellow canary, 9 inches tall and 30 tomato’s and counting! Got a late start on the rest
I ONLY used 5 gallon pots/bags for so long. I upgraded to a 15 gallon and oh my goodness what a difference the extra soil volume makes, if anyone's on the fence about increasing your soil size, just do it, seriously. Yes its more soil to buy/find but it makes a HUMUNGOUS (big or huge just don't explain it well enough) difference.
I have tomato plants that are over two years old that produce nonstop…inside, in a kratky setup. Zero pesticides. Zero worry. Why people grow in soil for certain things blows my mind…
Came here looking for Eric and settled for Jack instead. Love seeing all those varieties of Tomatoes out there. Who is the Tomato Titan between you two?
Going to be growing tomatoes. Can you do a complete guide including when the uproot a tomato and replace it if you are doing the sucker cloning or keeping a rotation?
I live in South Korea in an apartment with no outdoor balcony/patio, just with a veranda with floor to ceiling windows. I know that you all probably don't do too much indoor gardening, but it'd be really nice if you guys made a video pertaining to indoor gardening for those like me who have no outdoor gardening space! :)
great video! Just what I needed. As a first year tomato grower I still have a lot of questions. Some people say watering tomatoes from the bottom (in containers) is actually better. What is your take on it? Having only my window sill (indoors) for the plants, any special tips you could provide? How to prevent the plants from getting too high? (not knowing how big my mystery seeds actually grow) Can I just cut them back at the top before they get fruits? How would they actually pollinate indoors? Do I have to help out? Thanks in advance for any answers and tip I get here.
If you're are growing tomato indoor even by the window it should be paired with a quality full spectrum led grow light to get good results. You need less light of you're growing lettuce but fruit producing plant needs alot more light. A single grow light unit that has energy consumption of 100w for example (which is "equivalent" to 300w incandescent brightness), or atleast 60w+, but not those thin led bars that is 20w each they are not strong enough. There are apps on your phone called Lux Light Meter, it's not as accurate as a dedicated meter but it give you a rough estimate of how bright your light source is. For something like a tomato plant indoor, the plant should get about 15,000 lumens (debatable) for decent really. For lettuce you can probably get by with 5000 lumens. If you don't want to spend money on expensive lights try something like one or two 100w bulb. You'll also need a cheap wall outlet timer as the plant don't want lights on 24/7. Without adequate light tomato plants will grow more leggy, it will have thin stem and grows tall, because it's looking for more light. You shouldn't grow indeterminate indoor, which are very big plants, but smaller dwarf or microdwarf. For microdwarf, these plants can grow in 1.5 gallon container and only gets up to 18 inches tall, I recommend Tiny Totem and Fuzzy Wuzzy microdwarf, these are two tasty variety I've grown, you'll have to buy the seeds and start them yourself. Of course you won't get much of a harvest from microdwarf, it's not novelty. For better yield you want to grow a dwarf or indeterminate tomato in a 3 to 5 gallon container. Yes you can top off the plant of it starts to get too tall. For indoor container growing, use brand new potting mix (not potting soil), the bags should be stored under a roof at the store and not rained on. Look up how to deal with fungus gnats and spider mites, which are a problem for indoor food growing. Fungus gnats is a primary feature of MiracleGro bags stored outside in hardware stores. This is another reason to not reuse old soil or soil from outdoor, to reduce pests and diseases. The other thing is nutrient. With potting mix you'll need to add extra nutrient, I recommend Osmocote which is expensive but you don't need a lot and it doesn't smell so it's good for indoor. But you can certainly use something more affordable like those miraclegro liquid fertilizer as long as the NPK ratio is more geared toward tomato and not have too high in nitrogen. Also growing fruiting plant indoor, tap the blossom once a while to help with pollination. You do not want to water very often for indoor plants as the soil is slower to dry out. Bottom watering is to prevent splashing dirt into the tomato leaves, also fungus gnats prefer soil surface that is wet. You can cover your soil surface with vermiculite to reduce fungus gnats.
Both my gardens and my grow beds are full! That said, I just ordered 10 Red Snapper tomato plugs.. they have to go somewhere! 😊… mineral buckets and 15 gal bags it is… they are Determinate.. HOSS brand tomato.
Super helpful video and I love the grow bag mulch! Was wondering, can you do the same with cucumbers pulling off bottom leaves that start to get diseased?
Thank you! Impeccable timing! Hey everyone! Remember when shot glasses made most of us happy for a different purpose? 🤣 Sign of the times or am I just getting older?
Question: if I start using the liquid fertilizer once the plant has settled in, should I countinue to administer the organic granular one or should I keep going only with the liquid one until the end?
I'm growing mystery tomatoes donated by birds in a bucket containing nothing but small to tiny size gravel. Who would've thunk. Lol. P.S., I'm getting ready to trans plant it into a pot.🌱🍅💚
Thanks for a very informative video. Any idea what could cause mealy tomatoes? I had that issue last year growing tomatoes in a northern climate in a greenhouse in grow bags and raised beds with irrigation.
I got local cherry tomato seeds thats said to be "relatively indeterminate" so we shall see what that means lol. But this video was perfect timing, I have better footing going into this now!
Could you give some insights into how you use the alyssum as a companion? Do you just use one or two plants per container or spread the seeds to create a complete ground cover for the container ?
Dude! I thought this was a Jacqes in the Garden video until I saw the logo. Way to be the solo presenter on the main channel! Eric must like you or something.
Always had a garden but recently moved to central FL. Love the idea of the bags but not sure how well they will do here! I usually grow grape tomatoes and patio tomatoes any other suggestions? Also what do you do when torrential rains are predicted??
Very straightforward as usual Jacques, thank you. My only question is 'why' put compost on top of the potting soil? Is it a type of slow-release biomass/ fertilizer? I thought potting soil was supposed to be mixed with compost.
@@epicgardening Thanks, Jacques. Just so I'm clear, would I use Method 1 also for Birdi Raised Beds or a compost/coir/perlite mix? I'm just trying to figure out what method to use for each container type (grow bag vs. raised bed vs. in-ground)
I loved your tutorial! Best and most concise and understandable on tomatoes ever. Can you give me some advice though? This is only my second year growing tomatoes. I have three going strong. But two I didn't put in my grow bags, but in those smaller wood barrel type planters that aren't very deep. Can I move those tomato plants to grow bags now? they already have fruit on them. But now I'm worried they won't do as well. But also concerned if I moved them will it kill the fruit already growing or kill the plant entirely? Thanks for all you guys do. So very helpful especially for us urban gardeners with not a lot of acreage.
This is also my first year growing tomatoes, but I'm only growing 3 indeterminate varieties (Better Boy, Red Brandywine, and Cherokee Purple). I'm thinking of growing a variety of cherry tomato and a San Marzano for pizza.
Amazing Video, quick question. I have quite bad hay fever, but I don't let it stop me growing plants, but because of it I tend to shy away from using Mulch like straw, does anyone else have this issue, what do you do?
For the first time ever I had trouble listening to Jacques talk about anything because I was so enraptured by the huge spiky purple tipped plant behind him and the huge orange vine behind him. Lol. What are those beautiful plants?
My black cherry tomato has flowers and one is already a tomato. Pretty sure the strawberries are dead/dying but I am trying things till they start to get too dead-plant like.
Please bear in mind when he states the watering needs this is for Zero or nearly Zero rain. In some places people don't water tomatoes at all. in Southern coastal California it typically doesn't rain at all for most of the year, usually it stops raining in March or Apri, all the way to nearly November or December. Often it only rains for a couple weeks in winter for the whole year. Weave had years where it doesn't rain at all. I live here.
Thank you for your insight and all your great tips Jacques , I live in Quebec zone 5a do you think I should go down in size for fabric pots , since my growing period is shorter ? Thank you .
Hi Jacques, this is a great and incredibly informative tutorial. Thank you so much!!! I am on a tight budget, could using coffee grounds work to fertilise the soil? I have read I would need to dry them to prevent too much nitrogen being released? Is that true. Many thanks!
What are those massed orange flowers in the background😮? Is it many plants, or a massive vine? I'm trying microdwarf tomatoes in over the deck rail planters this year for more food production (I could only eat so much amaranth, but people thought it was coleus lol).
This is an awesome video and super helpful. The only thing I wish this covered was a basic DIY soil mix recipe instead of using a pre-bagged mix. What is a good DIY soil for tomatoes? Can I use a simple ratio of coco coir, vermiculite, perlite, compost, worm castings, etc. to make a good soil for tomatoes instead of buying a bag of pre-mixed soil? Otherwise, all of this was super helpful. Thanks!
This is the mix I've done in the past: In parts (which you can treat like Gallons): 4 Part Coco Coir/Peat 4 Part Compost 1 Part Perlite 1 Part Vermiculite You can also add in however much worm castings you want. If you want high water retention go with less perlite, if you need more drainage go with more perlite. This has done pretty well for me in the past! I've also just done 3:2:1 on Cheaper soil: Compost: perlite
@@jacquesinthegarden Thanks so much for the reply! I'm going to make this mix this week. Thinking to also throw in tomato tone fertilizer and azomite based on another video of yours. Cheers!
Started tomatoes a month ago… needing to fertilize.. That said some of the plants already had fruit on them.. Should I have pruned off the fruit to promote green growth first?
Curious what you all think of these "plantable fabric mulch" covers we have for the grow bags? It's a new thing we're testing out. We've found them helpful! growepic.co/3WxeICw
They look convenient and functional 🤷🏼♂️
I’m in Eastern Arkansas… The heat and humidity get stifling! If that cover will assist in retaining moisture while not baking the soil… it’s a win-win! Love the idea.
First, under what conditions would they be beneficial in contrast to Method 1? My (uninformed) preference would include a complimentary plant (for pollinators, pest control, etc.) and straw mulch with a small Buddha or Baby Yoda, of course. 😁
I have been covering my grow bag soil with pieces of weed cloth cut into circles to prevent squirrels from burying / trying to dig up nuts (and destroying my plants in the meantime). It works but it's ugly and annoying lifting the weed cloth to water. These covers look like a permeable, elegant alternative.
A couple years ago, I was working in a disturbed area and thought I was clever and bought a 36" coir version of these to put around some alder seedlings to keep the grass down and avoid mowing them the first year. Super clever girl with her clever girl thoughts. Then the coyotes agreed with my clever girl thoughts that they were amazing, dragged them all into one place, tore them into shreds, and apparently made a bed. 🤣🤣🤣 Not relevant for pots in a suburban yard but I am still recovering from that experience.
This is the best tomato growing video on the internet. Straightforward, to the point, well explained, excellent. Excellent.
I saved it, and I'm going to share this with everyone I know. Thanks, Jacques. Well Done!!
Glad to hear this!!!
Thank you!
Super helpful, agreed!
I am limited to growing indeterminate tomatoes in containers. This video was incredibly helpful and gave me insight into what some of my issues with my plants were last summer. Thank you!
03:00 can we just appreciate the background so full of colours, the butterflies must love those two plants
Thanks for sharing your gardening knowledge. This is the first year I have grown from seed and have seen a tremendous difference. I have over 250 tomato plants now instead of just a few plants that I bought. And they are thriving!
250! Wild!
You can never have too many tomatoes...
Grown from seeds...250 tomatoes plants.. you're growing cannabis plants admit it!😂
If you don't want to buy over-priced grow bags and/or already have them, try lining the inside of the bags with cardboard, if you already have boxes lying around from that tropical named shipping website you already have all you need to help keep water in your fabric pots.
Wish you guys had a UK store; those cages are exactly what I’ve been looking for and can’t find anywhere over here! Plus your pots and cells look ace 😊
Hopefully soon!
Jacques,
Thank you for the best instructions I've come across! Clear and concise! I feel like I know exactly what to do now after watching this video.
With love,
Your serial plant killer.
Do a video on how to clean the grow bags at the end of the season and how to store them.
Might be one of the most perfect how-to ever. Right length, easy to see, text explanations, and only subtle product mentions.
Thank you! These are very kind words!
Great video, thank you! Got 4 indeterminates cherry tomatoes growing like mad on our veranda in Tokyo, such a fun endeavor with my 10 year old boy (who loves tomatoes) figuring out how to support the branches etc. Some great tips here.
Just wanna say thanks Jacques for just keeping it real. Too much bs out there😂. I enjoyed the Frittata video too. Yall had too much fun
❤ I’m a experienced Gardner but I always learn from your video and get reminded of important details. Need to try lined fabric pots next year( my tomatoes are mostly planted and producing).
My 1st yr growing tomatoes, I think I'm growing over 20 diferent varieties 😅
That's great😊😊😊
Don’t. I’ve gone and bought over 40 varieties… not all will be planted this year. Just about 4 of each variety. From red, yellow, purple and black. WHAT HAVE I DONE?!!!
Heck yeah! ~30 for me this year 😅
This Is The Way❤
Yeah that'll happen lol
Thank you so much! I live in Maine zone 5a with my last frost date in the middle of May. My growing season is so short and I think grow bags are the answer to my prayer! Also, what are those beautiful orange flowers and the blue bottlebrush looking flowers! I know I can't grow them here but they are lovely. Thank you again!
Thank you so much. I'm growing an indermanint tomato now. I love all of your idea's and suggestions.
You are so welcome!
First year growing tomatoes. My cherokee purples are the first to ripen and they are delicious! Growing different varieties of determinate and indeterminate to see what I like.
Wow. Cherokee purples in may. What zone are you in?
Zone 8/9.
@@CricketsBay do you use a greenhouse or are these outdoors? My purple Cherokee’s are barely flowering and I started indoors in March. Zone 10. Teach me your secrets 🙏
@@herrerad3 I'm in zone 9A. I transplanted really early, mid March.
Jacques is a wonderful teacher!!
I always learn a lot!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! First time at gardening, especially tomatoes. I do have two indeterminate tomatoes plants in grow bags currently. Then I learned about companion plants, so now I'm preparing a raised bed so I can add in marigolds and basil...plus stakes to help with the stalk. I'm doing all I can to get to the next stage of its life because my first go didn't progress to anything and it was sad LOL. Looking forward to other videos to learn from, thank you!!
I almost couldn't pay attention to your video due to the amazing orange and blue/purple flowers behind you! Lol. Beautiful.
Gorgeous right?
They are orange clock vines and Pride Of Madeira!
Stunning!
I love all the flowers in your garden!
i swear you guys read my mind - i was JUST researching videos on growing tomatoes in grow bags! perfect video and always love seeing jacques in the garden :)
Perfect!
I love my Epic grow bags. I usually plant my cherry tomatoes, flowers and herbs in them. Oh, I like the grow bag tops.
Patio Choice Yellow has been my favorite dwarf/bush type tomato this year. Lots bigger tomatoes than the other small plants I tried and good flavor. Thinner skin, which I think is important for such a small tomato.
This vid is excellent!! Thanks Jacques. I am helping a neighbor gardener at my complex get a grow bag garden going. Very good information. Stoked to see if she tries these mulch do-dads!
I LOVE the fabric mulch, what a genius idea!
Thank you! 😊
We used the outside of the kids trampoline as the support for our indeterminate tomato vines on a gridded net attached to the base poles of the trampoline and the upper support poles of the safety net. Worked a treat and gave us a very cheap trellis and efficient use of space. Had the added benefit of stopping the 10yr old boy, throwing his entire body weight against the safety net, which was starting to bend the poles.😊
First year gardening and I’m growing a few different types this summer, planning on way more in fall here in Texas! Growing dwarves, so far I love them! Only fruit on my yellow canary, 9 inches tall and 30 tomato’s and counting! Got a late start on the rest
PLEASE do this same video but for peppers
I love 💕 hearing the chickens in the background 🐓
I ONLY used 5 gallon pots/bags for so long. I upgraded to a 15 gallon and oh my goodness what a difference the extra soil volume makes, if anyone's on the fence about increasing your soil size, just do it, seriously. Yes its more soil to buy/find but it makes a HUMUNGOUS (big or huge just don't explain it well enough) difference.
Works so much better for big grows!
I like to add an extra stake to opposite sided of the cage. I zip tie them to the cage. It really adds to the rigidity on the cage.
Terrific - would like to see something on grafted tomatoes as well.
An excellent, informative video - thanks again, Jacques!
"Water every day"
Kiddie pool :D
Fantastic pruning tips, I needed those!
I love Epic’s lined grow bags! A big improvement over other companies’ bags.
Love to hear!
Lots of great information here. I just planted my tomatoes today.🍅🍅
I will never prune my indeterminates again. The yield I got last year was so bad. That was the first and only year I do that.
I have tomato plants that are over two years old that produce nonstop…inside, in a kratky setup. Zero pesticides. Zero worry. Why people grow in soil for certain things blows my mind…
What nutrients do you use
@@yusrakhot4121 - Masterblend 4-18-38, calcium nitrate and epsom salts.
Great video thank you epic garden
I like the mulching technique,amazing tomatoes i also planted tomatoes & i can say timing is key💯
I think you should add velcro to the cut side of grow bag "mulch" so it stays sealed.
CONGRATS ON GETTING 3 MILLION
Came here looking for Eric and settled for Jack instead. Love seeing all those varieties of Tomatoes out there. Who is the Tomato Titan between you two?
Only one way to find out...
Epic trash talker. I’m here for it. 🍿 👀
Some answers speak for themselves 🙈
@@jacquesinthegarden oooh, The silent violence 👊 I knew this would heat up 🔥 Watch your back bro 👀
Going to be growing tomatoes. Can you do a complete guide including when the uproot a tomato and replace it if you are doing the sucker cloning or keeping a rotation?
Damn this is high quality content, the to-the-point style of your videos is excellent.
Thank you!
Great straight forward information easy to understand thanks
I live in South Korea in an apartment with no outdoor balcony/patio, just with a veranda with floor to ceiling windows. I know that you all probably don't do too much indoor gardening, but it'd be really nice if you guys made a video pertaining to indoor gardening for those like me who have no outdoor gardening space! :)
More on this to come
@@epicgardening Can't wait!!
Excellent video.
great video! Just what I needed.
As a first year tomato grower I still have a lot of questions.
Some people say watering tomatoes from the bottom (in containers) is actually better. What is your take on it?
Having only my window sill (indoors) for the plants, any special tips you could provide?
How to prevent the plants from getting too high? (not knowing how big my mystery seeds actually grow) Can I just cut them back at the top before they get fruits?
How would they actually pollinate indoors? Do I have to help out?
Thanks in advance for any answers and tip I get here.
If you're are growing tomato indoor even by the window it should be paired with a quality full spectrum led grow light to get good results. You need less light of you're growing lettuce but fruit producing plant needs alot more light. A single grow light unit that has energy consumption of 100w for example (which is "equivalent" to 300w incandescent brightness), or atleast 60w+, but not those thin led bars that is 20w each they are not strong enough. There are apps on your phone called Lux Light Meter, it's not as accurate as a dedicated meter but it give you a rough estimate of how bright your light source is. For something like a tomato plant indoor, the plant should get about 15,000 lumens (debatable) for decent really. For lettuce you can probably get by with 5000 lumens. If you don't want to spend money on expensive lights try something like one or two 100w bulb. You'll also need a cheap wall outlet timer as the plant don't want lights on 24/7.
Without adequate light tomato plants will grow more leggy, it will have thin stem and grows tall, because it's looking for more light.
You shouldn't grow indeterminate indoor, which are very big plants, but smaller dwarf or microdwarf. For microdwarf, these plants can grow in 1.5 gallon container and only gets up to 18 inches tall, I recommend Tiny Totem and Fuzzy Wuzzy microdwarf, these are two tasty variety I've grown, you'll have to buy the seeds and start them yourself. Of course you won't get much of a harvest from microdwarf, it's not novelty. For better yield you want to grow a dwarf or indeterminate tomato in a 3 to 5 gallon container. Yes you can top off the plant of it starts to get too tall.
For indoor container growing, use brand new potting mix (not potting soil), the bags should be stored under a roof at the store and not rained on. Look up how to deal with fungus gnats and spider mites, which are a problem for indoor food growing. Fungus gnats is a primary feature of MiracleGro bags stored outside in hardware stores. This is another reason to not reuse old soil or soil from outdoor, to reduce pests and diseases.
The other thing is nutrient. With potting mix you'll need to add extra nutrient, I recommend Osmocote which is expensive but you don't need a lot and it doesn't smell so it's good for indoor. But you can certainly use something more affordable like those miraclegro liquid fertilizer as long as the NPK ratio is more geared toward tomato and not have too high in nitrogen. Also growing fruiting plant indoor, tap the blossom once a while to help with pollination.
You do not want to water very often for indoor plants as the soil is slower to dry out. Bottom watering is to prevent splashing dirt into the tomato leaves, also fungus gnats prefer soil surface that is wet. You can cover your soil surface with vermiculite to reduce fungus gnats.
Excellent tomato DIY!!!!!!
Both my gardens and my grow beds are full! That said, I just ordered 10 Red Snapper tomato plugs.. they have to go somewhere! 😊… mineral buckets and 15 gal bags it is… they are Determinate.. HOSS brand tomato.
What is that mountain of orange flowers behind Jacques?
Right? Gorgeous!
Super helpful - thanks! I was wondering about these exact issues.
Super helpful video and I love the grow bag mulch! Was wondering, can you do the same with cucumbers pulling off bottom leaves that start to get diseased?
Yep!
I love watching this channel. My question is could I use sand also for the covering instead of straw
Yes
great video jac
Thank you! Impeccable timing! Hey everyone! Remember when shot glasses made most of us happy for a different purpose? 🤣 Sign of the times or am I just getting older?
Question: if I start using the liquid fertilizer once the plant has settled in, should I countinue to administer the organic granular one or should I keep going only with the liquid one until the end?
I'm growing mystery tomatoes donated by birds in a bucket containing nothing but small to tiny size gravel. Who would've thunk. Lol. P.S., I'm getting ready to trans plant it into a pot.🌱🍅💚
I'm guessing it's some type of Tomatillo. Those things will come back forever and grow anywhere. Green salsa!
@@nlitenurmind 'Tis the season!
Helpful video! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thanks for a very informative video. Any idea what could cause mealy tomatoes? I had that issue last year growing tomatoes in a northern climate in a greenhouse in grow bags and raised beds with irrigation.
Thank you, Jacques. 😊
I got local cherry tomato seeds thats said to be "relatively indeterminate" so we shall see what that means lol. But this video was perfect timing, I have better footing going into this now!
Could you give some insights into how you use the alyssum as a companion? Do you just use one or two plants per container or spread the seeds to create a complete ground cover for the container ?
I'd love to know what knots you use to attach the main stem/s to bamboo or trelllis
Dude! I thought this was a Jacqes in the Garden video until I saw the logo. Way to be the solo presenter on the main channel! Eric must like you or something.
He's on to something...
Always had a garden but recently moved to central FL. Love the idea of the bags but not sure how well they will do here! I usually grow grape tomatoes and patio tomatoes any other suggestions? Also what do you do when torrential rains are predicted??
Very straightforward as usual Jacques, thank you. My only question is 'why' put compost on top of the potting soil? Is it a type of slow-release biomass/ fertilizer? I thought potting soil was supposed to be mixed with compost.
Yes, it's basically a mulch/slow-release fert all at once
@@epicgardening Thanks, Jacques. Just so I'm clear, would I use Method 1 also for Birdi Raised Beds or a compost/coir/perlite mix? I'm just trying to figure out what method to use for each container type (grow bag vs. raised bed vs. in-ground)
Can you do a video on watering tomato seedlings?
what is the orange flower behind you? Mexican sunflower?
I loved your tutorial! Best and most concise and understandable on tomatoes ever. Can you give me some advice though? This is only my second year growing tomatoes. I have three going strong. But two I didn't put in my grow bags, but in those smaller wood barrel type planters that aren't very deep. Can I move those tomato plants to grow bags now? they already have fruit on them. But now I'm worried they won't do as well. But also concerned if I moved them will it kill the fruit already growing or kill the plant entirely? Thanks for all you guys do. So very helpful especially for us urban gardeners with not a lot of acreage.
I would not transplant if fruit is on them - Kevin
I will try this again because mines haven’t sprouted in 2 weeks
Patio Choice are delicious 😋
This is also my first year growing tomatoes, but I'm only growing 3 indeterminate varieties (Better Boy, Red Brandywine, and Cherokee Purple). I'm thinking of growing a variety of cherry tomato and a San Marzano for pizza.
Great selection. Look into sungolds if you haven’t already. 🍅 🌞
Amazing Video, quick question. I have quite bad hay fever, but I don't let it stop me growing plants, but because of it I tend to shy away from using Mulch like straw, does anyone else have this issue, what do you do?
For the first time ever I had trouble listening to Jacques talk about anything because I was so enraptured by the huge spiky purple tipped plant behind him and the huge orange vine behind him. Lol. What are those beautiful plants?
Pride of Madeira
Thank you for explaining!!!
Great update BUT what the heck is that lovely full of flowers behind you and is it winter hardly hi from the UK thanks for your time 👍👍👍
My black cherry tomato has flowers and one is already a tomato. Pretty sure the strawberries are dead/dying but I am trying things till they start to get too dead-plant like.
Take advantage of cyclone fences if you have them. I use them as trellises for my container tomatoes. And the cover the ugly fence. 😂
Please bear in mind when he states the watering needs this is for Zero or nearly Zero rain.
In some places people don't water tomatoes at all.
in Southern coastal California it typically doesn't rain at all for most of the year, usually it stops raining in March or Apri, all the way to nearly November or December. Often it only rains for a couple weeks in winter for the whole year. Weave had years where it doesn't rain at all. I live here.
Agree
Thank you for your insight and all your great tips Jacques , I live in Quebec zone 5a do you think I should go down in size for fabric pots , since my growing period is shorter ? Thank you .
Great information ❤
Hi Jacques, this is a great and incredibly informative tutorial. Thank you so much!!!
I am on a tight budget, could using coffee grounds work to fertilise the soil? I have read I would need to dry them to prevent too much nitrogen being released? Is that true.
Many thanks!
Loving the new covers. Great idea.
God bless 🙏
More to come!
What are those massed orange flowers in the background😮? Is it many plants, or a massive vine? I'm trying microdwarf tomatoes in over the deck rail planters this year for more food production (I could only eat so much amaranth, but people thought it was coleus lol).
What is the beautiful orange flowering vine behind you?
This is an awesome video and super helpful. The only thing I wish this covered was a basic DIY soil mix recipe instead of using a pre-bagged mix. What is a good DIY soil for tomatoes? Can I use a simple ratio of coco coir, vermiculite, perlite, compost, worm castings, etc. to make a good soil for tomatoes instead of buying a bag of pre-mixed soil?
Otherwise, all of this was super helpful. Thanks!
This is the mix I've done in the past:
In parts (which you can treat like Gallons):
4 Part Coco Coir/Peat
4 Part Compost
1 Part Perlite
1 Part Vermiculite
You can also add in however much worm castings you want.
If you want high water retention go with less perlite, if you need more drainage go with more perlite. This has done pretty well for me in the past! I've also just done 3:2:1 on Cheaper soil: Compost: perlite
@@jacquesinthegarden Thanks so much for the reply! I'm going to make this mix this week. Thinking to also throw in tomato tone fertilizer and azomite based on another video of yours. Cheers!
I am planet lover.i like your video 🙏👌
Started tomatoes a month ago… needing to fertilize..
That said some of the plants already had fruit on them..
Should I have pruned off the fruit to promote green growth first?
GREAT VIDEO! THANK YOU!
What is that beautiful orange flowering bush behind you ❤️
You don't need to add additional calcium and bone meal? Just the fertilizer? Thanks!
what is that canopy of orange flowers in the background. It is stunning!
Is the 10 gal grow bag sold out on the website? Not seeing it under the lined bags selection
I have a Garlic that is beginning to Blom I dug it up it has like baby things attached but dies not show cloves forming it is hugh.....
Great video! What kind of net do you use for the weave method?
Jute
Was looking for the grow bags in your on - line store?? I cannot find.
Check the link in the description!
Just when you think no more videos can be made about tomatoes 😂