5 TIPS How to Grow a TON of TOMATOES in One Long Raised Garden Bed Trellis
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2019
- In this video, I give you my five top tips on how to grow a ton of tomatoes in just one long raised bed garden!
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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :) - Навчання та стиль
G'day Everyone! I've been wanting to upload a "How to grow a ton of tomatoes" video for a long time and finally, I've done it! Hope you like it - thanks for all your support :)
Thanks for your dedication! You're one of my inspirations for starting to grow my own food this year, even in an extremely limited space in my backyard. But every little something is worth it. Just have to wait for my tomato growing season, which won't be until next year.
I'm living in Germany so I have to start my tomato seed indoors because we often get late frosts until may. Still can't wait though :)
Phytophtora also is a larger issue for our climate, so resistant varieties are a game changer.
Mulch has been overall a real treat for my garden this year and I also built a raised bed with a Hügelkultur-filling like you did. Salads and radishes love it already!
So again thank you very much for your informative videos, they've been a huge help for me :)
Great video! I always enjoy your videos, you are good teacher. I want to add something to fight root feed nematodes , it's by making vermi compost tea and spraying them regularly. It's said that worms poop have more predatory nematodes that eat these root feeding one's, they are also called as good guy nematodes.
@@eSheeep Great to know and all the best for next season! Cheers :)
@@bksidhu6437 Top tip on add the vermicompost! Cheers :)
And a good day to you Mark! Great video. In W. WA state getting ready to plant garlic and hope to have more than a dozen tomato plants like I had this year, though all did well...beefsteak, Early Girl, Big Boy, red and yellow cherry tomatoes, and forgotten the others. Fermenting them sounds good as well as canning and drying them which I do. Still taking notes and learning a lot from you and appreciate your dedication to your garden, besides your wit and charm! "You breaking rules; how unusual!" My family gets a kick out of you big time;with love and respect, I thank you.👵🌲🐕💖
Your videos were what actually started my wife and I to head down a self-sufficient way of life. Love your stuff.
Thanks Alex! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers :)
When is best time to sow tomato seed in Sydney
@@ankitshrestha8039 not now. Hehe
@@ankitshrestha8039 spring
@@Selfsufficientme2:57
Thank you for sharing your experience. Over the years in growing tomatoes here in the states, my biggest problem was birds eating the tomatoes, that problem is now solved. I hanged small red Christmas bulbs on the tomatoes plants early before the tomatoes turned red, the birds would come and peck at the bulbs and realize they weren't real, so by the time the real tomatoes turned red they left the tomatoes a lone. :-)
Birds only want water from tomatoes. Place bird baths nearby.
Now that is genius!
Nice tip!
That’s a great tip! We are heading into summer in Australia and I’ll be planting my tomatoes out in the next week. Christmas is coming up so I’ll be putting a few of the baubles out, thanks !
Greetings, I’ve been following your videos since I was 17 (I’m 22 now) and since I started to watch your videos, I started working your methods on my garden. I’m from Puerto Rico, an island that has a 100% tropical climate, so we can grow and harvest most of the fruits and veggies through all the year. Thanks to your videos, I’ve been improving my skills to have better results. I wanted to thank you for your wise tips and videos. Blessings……
"There are over 15 000 varieties of tomatoe"
"I encourage you to try them all"
Challenge accepted
I wish!😊👵👍
it will take 41 years to try them all
Oh really
Challenge accepted
Yeah I'll have to go down the street and into the next town to get all 15 000 little plants in.
What do you expect from a gladiator turned farmer,
I love this guy. He's funny, entertaining, and informative.
"And just like that they're gone and my shorts have shrunk ....but let's not think too hard about that "
*immediately starts thinking hard and going back to the beginning of the video
that made me giggle uncontrollably...
This cracked me up, and made me hit that subscribe button right then.
Hehe same here !
same here, go back, and "measuring" his shorts length....
My wife: "I thought you were watching gardening videos. Why are you laughing so much?"
Me: [shows her the first 2 min. 30 sec. of the video]
I know this video is old but I need to say this. The amount of value you give others in knowledge is worth watching your commercials ALL THE WAY THROUGH! It’s the least I can do for all the beautiful knowledge you share.
Here is yet another way to preserve tomatoes - I blend the tomatoes into a liquid, then place the liquid on fruit roll up trays (I think that's what they are called) in my dehydrator. After they are completely dried, I blend them into powder in a Vitamix - you might be able to use a food processor. Ta-Da....Tomato Powder !! (which is quite pricey to buy) You can add a little water to some to make instant tomato paste, add to soup, or stock, pasta dough, bread dough - your imagination is the limit !!! To store, I freeze mine in Mason jars.
I really love your videos !!
Love the tip that is a rippa! I'll have to try this myself - thanks :)
Tomato paste in bread tastes great.
I powder tomato, onion, garlic, eggs, apples, pineapple and egg shells ... Going to try daikon radish ... Just dehydrating apples, pineapple chunks, onions, cilantro, mint, peppers, strawberry puree and going to try shredded potatoes ... All get vacuum packed in half pint and quart wide mouth jars ...
@@jameswitte5167 You are THE MAN !!! I am going to do strawberries, I hadn't thought of that ! I bought some blueberries to powder. I also vacuum seal my jars. I am curious, how do you dehydrate eggs? - Just like fruit on trays ?
I once dried, and powdered a can of creamed corn -it was delicious !!
Thank you for your insight.
@@jameswitte5167 what machiene do you use for garlic and egg shell powder ? if you don't mind me asking ?
I've found that using sunflowers is the best way for me to stake tomatoes. I'll typically plant sunflowers 12 to 18 inches staggered from from my tomatoes. The sturdy stalks allows tomato plants to share the "living stakes". As needed I remove leaves from the sunflowers to allow light. In many cases I'll leave the leaves on in the west Southwest for relief of the hottest sun.
I'm growing sunflower seeds and increasing soil mechanics along with a huge amount of compost.
I've done it with half runners but this is a fantastic idea. If I remember this tip next year, I will single stem my Tommy Toes up mammoth sunflower.
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mark you're a legend,iam a french guy living in new calédonia just next door,i do a bit of gardening myself and i love to watch your vidéos,you explain so well,we can tell you love your garden and acquired great knowledge in vegetable growing throught out the years you are an exemple for me.also you speak a nice clear english very easy to listen to for non english speakers.thanks for all and carry on we'll follow you with great pleasure.
An excellent living mulch you can use is white clover. They have very shallow roots so they don't compete with your crop plants, they prevent water loss to evaporation, they prevent soil loss to wind erosion, and they draw nitrogen out of the air and into the soil to help feed your crop plants. Plus, not only do they attract pollinators, when you're ready to clear the bed for winter or if you want to cull it back, they make excellent roughage for grazing animals.
1. Plant a number of varieties at different times!
2. Smaller cherry varieties have a shorter time to harvest, 55 days while larger varieties are 95 days.
Mark, I want to thank you for setting me off on a journey of growing my own and trying to be as self sufficient as is possible living in an apartment with a great balcony. I am really lucky to have a huge rooftop balcony. Until this year I grew nothing but flowers and shrubs. But this year I hot a "square meter" frame for growing my own stuff from seed. I wanted to go completely organic and natural, both using organic seeds as well as soil and pesticide free. It is proving to be one of the most exhilarating and rewarding things I have done. It has lead me on to getting fruit trees and herbs. I have been seriously bitten by the bug. Not only has it given me a fantastic new hobby but it has also helped me enormously to deal with serious psychological issues.
You are not just a gardener, Mark, but you have been a kind of therapist, probably not only to me, but I'm sure to many others too. Thank you so much.
Working the earth with your hands is one of the most satisfying experiences that exists
Exactly the same for me, gardening is very good for mental health, cheers from France !
Gardening and growing your own food is very therapeutic. I am at total peace in my garden.
Mark is the happy Aussie garden dad I never knew I was missing
I grew some basic cherry tomatoes in Virginia, they grew so well I had so many I randomly tossed some around for fun one day and in just a few weeks I had new tomato plants growing all over mine and my neighbors yards. XD They grew very well when some found their way into the water ditches. They're everywhere but I love it just for the nice smell they make.
Tip 6, don't put them in the fridge. The minute you do, the natural sugars start breaking down similar to how wine starts to deteriorate after its opened. Taste them for yourself. Pick 2 off the vine and put one in the fridge. You will notice a massive difference. That's why you rarely find tomatos in the fridge in the supermarket. Great video mate... Love your work.
I hate the flavor of putting them in the fridge they taste so much sweeter off the vine ripened
Great episode mate always love watching the show. If you have more nematode problems try growing mustard in with your vegie patch, let it go to seed and mix it into your soil. Once the seed decomposes it realeases a natural chemical that will sort those nematodes out. Happy growing and keep up the good work
Top tip on the mustard and yes I do happen to grow a lot of mustard and perhaps that's why we haven't had nematode issues over the past few years! Cheers :)
@@Selfsufficientme booooom yer that one blew my mind when i found out, picked it up from an ex farmer that now runs a section of brisbane botanical gardens. Keep up the good work mate
Apparently growing marigolds with the tomatoes helps as well.
You should try to use the green tomatoes to ferment them with cucumber a bit of celery and a small watermelon... delicious 🙂
So a while ago I mentioned I had a three year old tomato plant (on a different video I believe). Our winter had some serious cold snaps, and it's died off, but it went out with a banger of a season.
To help eliminate the nematode problem, try growing marigolds with your tomatoes. They are an excellent companion plant for solanacea plants. (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc) Marigolds are a natural nematodicidal (sp?) plant. While all marigolds will help control nematodes, there are two varieties that are more effective than the others. One variety is called Golden Guardian. I can't remember the name of the other variety though. Cheers!
Lmao, “and just like that - my shorts have shrunk, but let’s not think too hard about that.”
Mark, you’re so endearing. Please never stop being the fun person you are.
I find myself shouting “LET’S… GET INTO IT!” with you now. 😂
My little family and I have just found your channel and omg!! Thank you! As a mother who is at home with little ones it’s so wonderful to be able to create little projects in the garden with them and see their excitement as their garden begins to grow. We watch your videos everyday and learn so much so keep them coming!! Thank you for sharing your passion with us all 😁 A big thumbs up 👍🏻
I live in Kashmir and we always grow a lot of tomatoes more than we can eat in a season. But, lately, we've been taking some of our tomatoes to the nearest factory where they make tomato juice from our tomatoes so we can use them later in winter.
My parrents usually have a few tomato plants each year. This year however I wanted to help them (I dont have a garden so it seemed like the next best thing). Used alot of knowledge about soil I got from this channel and holy moly did we get tomatoes. I have never eaten this much tomato sauce before and it tastes amazing
Some birds attack to tomatoes because they're thirsty. Set up a birdbath nearby, buy one or make your own.
YES and squirrels too. Multiple bird baths including some on the ground will save you a lot of tomatoes.
Birds eat insects too
Hey I didn´t know that. It´s great. And maybe I can save a lot in cat food, too..
Oh you are right very good point thanks for the advice
Thanks for sharring that tip.
Bought some from a Coles punnet, and just planted the contents of the punnet without breaking it up. They're much happier than the ones that I've seperated before. The stalks might be shorter, but they're also thicker and straighter without trellis or stakes.
The ones that I seperated from each other are a lot weedier in appearance.
Am going to try companion planting next season.
Onion, garlic, beetroot, and marigold.
I've been using my old potato leaves and stems for mulching, and might try this with the tomatoes next season.
Totally calling the dog out for being a naughty dog hahaha
I just love this man.. so aesthetically he talks in the video to get the message clear.
I could cry, I am so happy to find these videos! I’m growing indoors and I’m watching and taking notes! I have confidence my first tomato plants will survive and yield wonderful fruits! Thank you so much for your information and I will continue to use your channel as reference for my garden!
Thank YOU MARK, I always am very happy to see You because of your optimism and good disposition in sharing your experiences in growing plants that I also Love, Nowadays I'm living in the city of Lima here in Perú and been a beekeeper for 3 years in the countryside, such an incredible experience, I also Love tomatoes ,just write to say hellow , Best regards
Try tomatoes with onions and feta cheese. It is a staple for Greece, Eastern Europe and Turkey.
becool365 tomatoes, onions, and cheese the yummiest trio to ever exist 😋
Also, add some extra virgin olive oil and oregano!!! Yummmy
Good to note, if you're meeting a **cough cough** friend later, you can use Basel instead of onions.
And arab Mediterranean countries we use the same recipe coming from the greek and turks.
@@karoma7898 or just take the stem out of the onion or garlic and you are good to go no bad breath.
Chunky tomatoes, onions and garlic, fried with some salt, is a perfect dressing!
best tip for everyone trying to grow tomatoes in less than favourable climate: look for varieties that have been used in the area for generations, they have the best chance to survive and yield a decent harvest, plus they usually taste way better than modern ones - and have more vitamins and nutrients too!
I BLOODY LOVE THIS GUY
I've been watching your videos since day 1 of the coronavirus quarantine. Now I have my own little garden with tomatoes, water spinach, onion chives, chilies, and string beans :)
My tomatoes already have bear fruit not that may though, I'm still trying to learn more from your channel :) I will be planting more variety
Much love from the Philippines!
this sense of humor is why i subscribed, aside from the education.
"and my shorts have shrunk" had me dying
the part that killed me was "but let's not think... too hard about that" in a very matter of fact tone
you put a big smile on my face every time I watch your video
your enthusiasm is infectious mate.
Same here : )
I’m glad I discovered this man as i start my gardening adventure . Such enthusiasm for gardening. Definitely subbing
So basically you're God's way of leaving his "Mark" on the world to teach your prophets how to grow food and share it with others! You're a good man, and let me be one of the millions that thank's you from the bottom of my heart for all you have taught us.
I bet you have as much fun teaching us as we do watching and learning from you. I must be up to 100 videos of yours that I watched so far. I'm thinking about selling my tv because I never watch it anymore, lol. I'm hooked on "Mark TV" now!
I've been binge-watching your videos lately. I grow beef-steak tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, walla walla sweet onions, carrots, radishes, grapes, granny smith apples so basically my entire back yard is one big garden. Also Sir you have earned a sub! Keep the videos coming. Oh and G'day from the Pacific Northwest in the USA!
Can't wait to have a garden again soon.
@@barbarawarren9443 Indeed myself as well my friend. Unfortunately my apples trees and grape vines died from the deep freeze we had this winter. The ground froze solid. I did manage to save some seeds from last year.
I previously read that for tomatoes you need to wait 3 years to replant in same beds. I use a lot of pots and swapped them this year but this would be hard to do year to year. I like your every other year idea.
I start growing tomatoes because of you. The one that I buried with a fish head is slow growth but the leaves are so green, fat tomato and tomatoes are all coming out. The other one I use eggshell and ground coffee (just experiment), it grow taller and faster but not as bushy as the first one. Thanks for your enthusiasm and humor.
Nice work!
I manage (usually) to beat the fruit fly by tying fruit fly exclusion mesh bags over all the flower clusters as soon as they appear. Assist fertilisation by shaking the flowers each day until tomatoes grow. I harvest large Mary Italian heritage type when ripe on the vine, and the fly doesn't get a look in.
I'll post a video on this soon.
Stunning video, I love your incredible arches loaded with tomatoes. The proof is in the harvest, I really like what you have accomplished. Inspiring!
Unripe /green or almost ripe tomatoes are great fermented they are a traditional pickle in Romania they are called "gogonele"
I had agriculture school during my school days but I haven’t learned any, the best teacher i found is here in youtube thank you for sharing us your knowledge
I watch a lot of off grid/ living sustainably/ farming videos. None give me a feeling of satisfaction of having learned something as this Self Sufficient Me vids.
I always grow garlic (before) where I am going to grow my tomatoes and ALWAYS plant Marigolds at the base of my tomato plants to stop Nematodes.., I don't normally bother with plant rotaion and companion planting..., but this has worked for years for me, Apparently Nematodes hate the smell/taste. (I believe onions work aswell.., but I don't grow onions).
Another top tip Gary - thank you! Cheers :)
I too plant marigolds close to my tomato plants and they thrived.👍
Thanks for this tip
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This is so informative, but I am sooo overwhelmed. I'm just starting out and have a tiny budget. It'll take me two or three years to get where you are. Thank you for your video.
Baby steps. It doesn’t all happen in a day! I been gardening for years. You slowly build it . 👍. Start a compost pile! Good luck
Best growing tomatoes video ever
Growing here in sc multiple types of tomatoes and my problem was having ants eat up my fruits and veggies just at the moment the plants were about to be ripe. And yes the garden was inground not raised. Great videos!!
This guy won't get hungry in a Zombie Apocalypse, however he'll be attack by other survivor from all side just for a dozen tomatoes.
To much the walking dead maybe?
@@cominooculto nope. to be honest I haven't watch that show. Hehe.
In Albania, we ferment tomatoes when they're still green and firm. They taste delicious and maintain the firmness.
In Romania is muraturi/gogonele. How do you cal them?
@@florinvoinea5203 I don't think we have a name for them specifically. But I know that picked red peppers are called gogozhare, which has some similarity to one of the words you mention here.
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And its delicious. Turshaj patlixhanit?
Thanks for that! I'm in New Zealand and thought I'd plant a few tomatoes this year for the first time, but now I have ended up with 22 plants in 4 different varieties! Great video.
@ruth campbell Thanks Ruth - I just went out and purchased some truss tomatoes and will save the seeds.
@ruth campbell That is great, how many do you have on the go? I currently have mortgage lifters, Cherokee purple, Zapotec and now the long truss. Mine have been loving the sun too, it definitely seems like the right time to get them out in it.
Logged into my account just to give this video a proper like!
The fiancé and I are just ecstatic to try out some of your wonderful tips next year when planning our beds. Thanks for all your efforts. Appreciated!
I never get sick of tomatoes, either. They’re my favorite thing to grow.
thanks for the knowledge, this kind of stuff are not taught in school but passed on by someone. Thanks mate
Probably intentionally not taught in school.
@@terrykennedy7422 probably
So true.. There is no better satisfaction than harvesting, eating and enjoying own homegrown tomatoes or rather any veggies or fruits.
I always had fabulous tomatoes by dumping my grass clippings on my veggie beds in the rainy season. The clippings broke down very rapidly and I continued doing it through the summer to act as a mulch. It kept out the weeds and my harvest was huge in size and number of fruits. Tomatoes are fruits. I use cages and grow the bush varieties which become a meter high and wide. My mom loves the yellow low acid varieties best. 2 plants supplied our needs and both families living near us. We live in upstate New York where the growing season is late May until the beginning of September so we picked up small plants from a local nursery. We love having our own organic foods.
Your videos are awesome and motivated me to grow my own vegetables, I live in Belgium and we have a maritime climate so the tropical stuff won't grow here.However I had quite a successful yield last season (tomatoes, zucchini and many other squash, bell peppers, hot peppers, kale,oregano, basil) especially my green tomatoes ( evergreen variety and limetto cherry tomatoes) they grew like crazy for a reason unknown to me. Please keep up to hard work you put into these videos, they motivate many of us.
This guy is fabulous. I grow my tomatoes from seed I e from birth to death. Yummm.
Didn't think I had enough space but the beets growing down the centre of the bed sold me 😀 I'm going to try that. Thanks for the super informative and entertaining video! Liked and subbed 😊🍅🍅
Mike your Garden vidz are really some of the best out there! Not full BS just true gardening advice the old tried and trusted methods keep it up mate!
Love your sense of humor and the video was great 😍
Love the picture of happy doggo, Glad he recovered from that nasty paralysis tick.
Humour*
This video is so amazing! You've literally covered any questions anyone could have with awesome visuals to go with it. Simple yet so damn good! Thanks mate!!
Glad you liked the video Dominique! :)
Loving your daft jokes, your tomato 🍅 growing tips… and even your short shorts🩳. Thank you for your informative videos and making me giggle 😊
such an inspirational human being.....g'day from the UK xx
Thanks Mark, you and your cheerful videos are something everyone would need to see once in a while. Love the quails.
Agreed!😊👵👍🌹nice comment
Thank you for these tips, this will be my first season growing on my own. I have helped with both my parents and my in-laws gardens but as a first time home owner now, I am ready to get started on my own! I couldn't agree with you more about fresh grown tomatoes vs store bought. They are always so disappointing from the grocery store.
Good luck Pierre! Don't get discouraged by the failures (we all have them), but be encouraged by the successes! 👍
Mark, you've got me fizzing for next season now! I think I drooled the whole way through this video 😆🤤🤤🤤🍅🍅🍅. I'm currently enjoying doing the garden "shop" of my tomato crop for my breakfast every morning too, but you've got me excited to try out more flavours and upscale for next season!!
I could watch you explain anything and I would understand it right away!
Concerning the tops of the carrot 🥕 tops. The Japanese make tempura from the carrot tops. They are very tasty.
Your container garden is good idea. We follow your examples.
Love your videos. Always thought you should do an April Fools episode. How to prepare a ton of cane toads.
Say something like, “I like to prepare them but the wife loves to walk out to the garden, bend down and grab one, and eat it right there. Says the screams make ‘em taste better. What a trooper she is.
Keep up the good work, we love you here in the states.
LOL yeah that sounds funny alright and I'll honestly keep it in mind! There are plenty of cane toads around here... Cheers :)
Why do 152 people need to dislike this guy. He’s great, most entertaining garden channel I reckon
Yes man this video helps me so much with my gardening skills!
Incredible coverage! I'm actually convinced I know everything I need to get started. I didn't know fermenting tomatoes was common either. I love 'em!
Mate, as a fledgling organic gardener, I would just love to hang out with you in the garden and absorb your knowledge and experience. What a blast that would be!
Fully agree with the statement about never wanting supermarket tomatoes again.
you need to pimp out your patreon at the end of the vids. i never knew you had a podcast or a website until now. Thanks for all you do!
There’s a podcast??!! 😮
Hey mark I love your videos so much keep up the outstanding work that you have put in to your videos and gardening keep it up 👍
I love your garden. I plan to have a garden like that one day. I like that your beds sit high. Im sure it makes management easier both physically and mentally.
It's true that homegrown tomatoes are so above supermarket in taste and sweetness it's not even comparable!
So amazing! I learn a lot with you. Thank you so much. You also inspire people to grown their own vegetable. Your videos are priceless.
Thank you for these helpful tips. I grow vegetables in containers in my balcony. In an earlier video on tomatoes you mentioned a tip using electric toothbrush to help pollinate the tomato flowers. It worked!!!! Thank you again.
Have watched a lot of gardening you tube videos but this guy stands out! His humour and the production quality makes it entertaining even when he runs off-topic a little... I like how he requests from his audiences to post ideas on all of the topics he covers... keep up the good work👍
This has to be the smartest way to trellis the tomato and the most efficient use of valuable garden space! I’ve been watching many of the voluminous tomato videos and this one is clearly the best. Thank you Mark.
I've experimented keeping a couple suckers on the plant where they are not in the way and I swear they prevented the yellow tomatoes from splitting... My thoughts were that the sucker stems will suck up extra water so the fruit grew a bit more evenly instead of absorbing too much water after a heavy rain.... I've tried everything but I think this worked a bit better I will keep this in mind next year
Mark, those tomatoes look so good. You make me hungry!
These videos brighten my day more than anything else on the planet. Love it!!!!
Your delivery of subject matter is very engaging and succinct. Love your videos, dude. I’m trying to grow my first indeterminate Tomatoes in California and I really liked your tips on growing a lot of them. I have about 15 really robust plants, but I started late, in June. However, this summer continues to be very hot and the plants have started flowering. Hope to have a lot of tomatoes. We eat a lot of them. 🙂
I've never thought of lacto fermenting tomatoes... look forward to an update on your experiment.
Hey mark out of all the different tomato’s that you have grown what has been you’re favourite everyday eating tomato ? Love the content mate 👍
Always, great info. I grow in 5 gallon buckets. I add fertilizer and Epsom salt when planting. Because I live in Florida I like to grow small to medium varieties. I also companion plant. One winter I had problems with nematodes. So during the summer I planted the whole bed with marigolds. Save some for seed and then turned the rest over into the soil. Next season, in that bed I had no problems with nematodes.
I should mention that my tomatoes are in 5 gallon buckets but a few other crops ate in raised beds which suffer from nematodes.
Forwarding this to my step son! He grows them like this but can use information! I worked at an organic tomato, pepper and cucumber farm as a young teen. Once a week I was given a tub of rejected peppers and tomatoes. My Dad would take them and cut them up then create soup stock and freeze it. The fertilizer was very acidic and the tomatoes were delicious!
Great video. Keep it up
Mark,
Could you do a video on what you do with your excess fruits and veg? In this video you describe a few methods for excess Tomatoes but what about all of the other produce you grow?
Cheers!
Noted Jeffrey! Thank you :)
I enjoy your videos the best, out of all the gardening videos and resources I've seen. They are well thought out, to the point and edited well unlike a lot of the other ones I've seen that feel like a long rant. Your videos are primarily why I am looking to expand my garden from containers only to beds next year. Just wanted to say thank you and well done.
Mark, you're a true inspiration mate. I just love your enthusiasm and energy.
I love this type of video! So much knowledge, and its really nice that you share a way to prepare and preserve the fruit. Thanks a lot, keep up the great work. =)
xoxo
Thanks Mari! :)