My Clever Ways to MANIPULATE Tomatoes to Produce Early, Often, and Nonstop

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  • @jackieallgayer9362
    @jackieallgayer9362 Рік тому +162

    Put the alcohol in a travel, continuous spray bottle. Then just spray your shears in between cuts. It’s the quickest way I have found. Small enough to keep the bottle in your pocket as you travel around the garden.

    • @FloridaGirl-
      @FloridaGirl- Рік тому +8

      Great idea! 👍 I’m going to do that. Thanks

    • @ropeyarn
      @ropeyarn Рік тому +6

      James has the 91% isopropyl there. It is flammable. The 71% strength is not, as long as the vapors are not concentrated.

    • @alexiz.7569
      @alexiz.7569 11 місяців тому +2

      With the paper cup or plastic cup you can re-use the alcohol and do not evaporate fast.

    • @das250250
      @das250250 10 місяців тому +4

      Agreed , and it uses much less than pouring alcohol in a new cup every time . I also use a touch of detergent to break the bacteria FASTER.

    • @CynthiaJKress
      @CynthiaJKress 10 місяців тому +2

      @@FloridaGirl- I love your idea. I'll be using it! Thanks❤

  • @marygreenwood-bell6170
    @marygreenwood-bell6170 Рік тому +62

    I have rooted healthy suckers from hybrid tomato plants and planted them as a whole new plant. Very productive!

    • @popogejo7245
      @popogejo7245 9 місяців тому

      Yes!Yes!Yes!!! And I've been told that these starts from suckers will produce fruit that the seeds from will germinate, no matter if they've been genetically altered or not. (Slick way to get rid of GMO)

    • @catwithoutthehat
      @catwithoutthehat 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@kellypartin6500 you can do both ways, I usually go straight into the dirt

    • @christopherallen7755
      @christopherallen7755 8 місяців тому

      5:12 ❤❤@@​@@kellypartin6500

    • @JoanMiller-sc2lt
      @JoanMiller-sc2lt 8 місяців тому

      Great teacher

    • @rayfromthesun
      @rayfromthesun 7 місяців тому

      What breed of dog is Tuck? I had a dog which resembled your Tuck, he passed away in March. I have been trying to find another. I am watching your videos and learning so much. Thank you so much. I live in Oklahoma.

  • @ForgingFreedomTV
    @ForgingFreedomTV Рік тому +159

    Isn’t the garden a fantastic laboratory?! I love what you’re doing and how you’re tracking your results. I try to do the same. I can feel your passion for what you’re doing. If we all continue to shower knowledge on each other in this space, we can all get better together. A rising tide lifts all boats as they say.

    • @cherylannebarillartist7453
      @cherylannebarillartist7453 Рік тому +10

      What a beautiful comment!!!✨💖✨

    • @gingerjones111
      @gingerjones111 Рік тому +3

      agreed!

    • @donnasteward7670
      @donnasteward7670 Рік тому +3

      Well said❤

    • @rositaalonzo6909
      @rositaalonzo6909 Рік тому +4

      I used to have a mix of ground and container tomatoes due to living in a small house (townhouses) so I let grow my suckers about 1 feet and cut and put in my then 1 gallon container (milk bottles) and it was a pain the watering, but I had so many tomatoes, later I put inside in October by the glass door while I see the outside tomatoes dying, I had tomatoes producing plants into January and the tomatoes lasted after pruning until the next spring...but we moved and somehow I stopped, but this old house really do not have any decent window to put plants and not glass door, I think this is the reason, but I have 2 acres land...

  • @lumpyslongshot2113
    @lumpyslongshot2113 9 місяців тому +118

    I heard a person comment on another channel that the you tuber only talked garden and no music or dogs they said, I knew they meant you. It’s sad though because they are missing the whole point. Let me say it for the record that you have the best, most educational and also the cutest co star of any and all channels. Keep up the great work and I will keep supporting you and the boss man.
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @rachelkerr37
      @rachelkerr37 8 місяців тому +6

      I agree! You literally got me excited about growing tomatos! Thank you for the load of info, your a great teacher💚

    • @ctgardener
      @ctgardener 6 місяців тому +1

      I agree!

    • @jankowal4655
      @jankowal4655 6 місяців тому +2

      Good point! Music is always distracting and annoying!

  • @jamesprigioni
    @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +114

    SHARE THIS VIDEO IF YOU ENJOYED IT! 🐕😁❤

    • @calisingh7978
      @calisingh7978 Рік тому +2

      What were you dipping the pruners in?

    • @CricketsBay
      @CricketsBay Рік тому +3

      Isopropyl Alcohol.

    • @debbiedavid4392
      @debbiedavid4392 Рік тому +3

      Hey James. Another great video and one that I need.
      I’m wondering what you do with all the tomatoes you produce. Freeze, can, etc. I’m just amazed at your beautiful garden and all grow. You have a nice size yard …. So awesome ! ❤

    • @pritamkumargkpk9348
      @pritamkumargkpk9348 Рік тому

      ​@@CricketsBayकट🎉😅 थे।😢स‌ देर। एवं तय उस। तय एप्प उठा था

    • @bhaysanthakor4330
      @bhaysanthakor4330 Рік тому

      ​@@calisingh7978।શહેરમાં છેલ્લા શશ🎉ધ

  • @idontknowyouthatsmypurse
    @idontknowyouthatsmypurse Рік тому +51

    For indeterminate variety tomatoes:
    1. Prune plants to a single stem to train and support vertically. Pruned plants produce about 2 weeks earlier than unpruned.
    2. Prune suckers, but in especially hot climates you might want to allow some to grow out to provide some extra shade protection to tomatoes.
    3. For the suckers allowed to grow, prune them back to the point just after any flowers produced, so that you maximize airflow and sunlight while getting some extra production.
    Health and production tips for all tomato varieties:
    1. Be sure to clean pruners with alcohol before use to prevent disease spread and help coagulate pruning cuts quicker.
    2. Choose varieties mindfully. For more production,mix varieties that grow early along with ones that grow late into the season. You’ll find that both some hybrids and heirlooms will grow better for you than others. You can identify your best growers over time and fine tune your garden in the future to those varieties that grow best for you.
    3. Sunlight and air are the enemies of disease. Remove any dried or diseased leaves to prevent disease spread and increase sunlight and airflow.
    4. Use a thick organic mulch to keep a consistent level of soil moisture, reduce chance of blossom end rot, and combat weeds.
    5. Top dress soil around tomato plants with a balanced or higher potassium (not nitrogen) fertilizer when they head into production to give the plant some additional food at this time. Water in fertilizer and then cover the soil back up with mulch.
    6. Water tomato plants at the base. Aim to keep plants’ leaves dry to prevent disease. Plants can put more energy to fruit production when they are fighting less disease and dealing with less unnecessary leaf production.

    • @1truthseeking8
      @1truthseeking8 Рік тому +1

      Sulphur.

    • @1truthseeking8
      @1truthseeking8 Рік тому +1

      Magnesium Sulphate. & Some form of calcium... Do you know the type/form?

    • @idontknowyouthatsmypurse
      @idontknowyouthatsmypurse Рік тому

      @@1truthseeking8 sorry, I don’t.

    • @user-gj8ms7jd8v
      @user-gj8ms7jd8v Рік тому +4

      Thanks for the list. 🙂

    • @1truthseeking8
      @1truthseeking8 Рік тому +2

      @@idontknowyouthatsmypurse calcium nitrate .... Many other forms as well, that is perhaps faster acting for in season issues, there are other slower release forms that would be better for long term stability...

  • @jenibean823
    @jenibean823 Рік тому +15

    ❤️ Tuck is so cute! I love that he helps in the garden.

  • @MrKevinStraub
    @MrKevinStraub Рік тому +90

    Pruning is necessary, yes. I would add this: twin your plants to have two main trunks. Treat those like two plants, continuing to sucker and tie them up as necessary. The yield was 8% more by weight. I compared singles to doubles, planted in the same place. The possible drawback, depending on the grower's purpose, is that twinned plants tend to yield the mature fruits in a tighter time window. If growing to process, this is a good thing.
    Also, be sure to shut your plants off from further growth, about 3-4 weeks ahead of your anticipated end of season. This is done by heading all leads that are actively growing, removing all flowers, and all tiny fruits that will not have enough time to develop.

    • @donaldduck830
      @donaldduck830 Рік тому +23

      Yes. In addition, I am happy once in a while to have a second stem because the primary stem breaks, eg due to wind, my clumsy fingers or something like the hail storm last week that severely damaged my garden. But with 2-3 stems, even when one is gone, the plant keeps producing. :)

    • @rachelkerr37
      @rachelkerr37 8 місяців тому

      Wow, thanks!

    • @sandrabrown6860
      @sandrabrown6860 8 місяців тому

      ❤❤ Tucker 🎉 ❤❤❤

    • @brent3611
      @brent3611 8 місяців тому

      That's they way to do it

    • @tamarafaison8082
      @tamarafaison8082 6 місяців тому +1

      I am loving your energy for your garden. James you love what you do. It shows with your plants. Tuck enjoys it.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @MarkoVurdelja
    @MarkoVurdelja 10 місяців тому +35

    This is the best show of yours that I've seen, and I've seen many. A serious show, without too much excitement, calmly, carefully told, everything explained, a real educational episode. I have not yet found a better explanation of growing tomatoes in the garden on UA-cam. Thanks, I enjoyed it.

    • @lorrieshigley3625
      @lorrieshigley3625 7 місяців тому

      Great job👏👏 the little boss, picking and eating veggies from the vine is hilarious, as you said. What a sweetie!
      Your Love and Passion are all over the garden! Keep the passion, It's seeing God in the first sprout from seed. The first fruits of Spring and in every leaf🙏

  • @bethsands7665
    @bethsands7665 Рік тому +94

    You and Tuck keep on getting better ! : more informative , productive, expansive , useful and innovative and awesome for us all, thank you. Your garden of life is abundant and glorious.

  • @g143h
    @g143h 4 місяці тому +2

    I love seeing Tuck! He loves his cucumber. Thank you for all the information you provide! I'm a newbie, and I've learned so much! 😊

  • @karenchristian9204
    @karenchristian9204 Рік тому +37

    When I saw your first video introduction I thought to myself “what is he so excited about?” Well, after watching the video and now the second one I know why you’re excited. Who wouldn’t be having a beautiful garden like yours. I’m simply blown away!!

    • @smas3256
      @smas3256 Рік тому +5

      @karenchristian.... Back before finding James and Tuck I though I needed full sun all day long so I was also blown away. James is a great teacher.

    • @KishorTwist
      @KishorTwist Рік тому +2

      I wish I had that large gardening real estate!

  • @glassiegirl
    @glassiegirl Рік тому +4

    Thank you so much for bringing joy back to gardening!

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому

      Let's Gooo! What a kind and encouraging comment! And thank you for the generous contribution @glassiegirl , it means a lot to me and the little boss! 🐕😁❤️

  • @mgguygardening
    @mgguygardening Рік тому +32

    Great video James! I prune to a single stem, I never thought about allowing suckers to grow until they produce a set of flowers/tomatoes and then trim them above that. That's a definite game changer!

    • @kimberleyscammell8370
      @kimberleyscammell8370 Рік тому +4

      I've done the same thing the last few years as my garden is quite small. It definitely is a game changer!

  • @shelliclark9472
    @shelliclark9472 7 місяців тому +7

    I showed my husband your videos and he too really enjoyed them. Thank you, for all you do. Tuck is awesome. I love getting to see him enjoying the garden too. 💌🐾🌱🍅🐾🥕🐾just as it should be.

  • @oliviacoyne7651
    @oliviacoyne7651 Рік тому +35

    Love the next-level advice for those of us intermediate-level tomato growers. Particularly love the explanation about knowing the rules to "break the rules" to your advantage to grow more fruit. And thank you too, Tuck, for all the adorableness.

  • @ross-smithfamily6317
    @ross-smithfamily6317 Рік тому +3

    James, Thank you to you and Tuck (and loads of love and cucumbers to Tuck)! This is THE best video I have seen on growing tomatoes! 💜💜

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому

      Let’s Gooo!!! You’re welcome, and thank you for the generous contribution it means a lot to me and the little boss! ❤️😁🐕

  • @indiefan23
    @indiefan23 Рік тому +12

    I love how you've learned that the sucker is totally your friend. They produce amazingly if you learn to control them. I have a few suckers growing up each string and then allow suckers to form a new set or three of flowers before stopping it. It seriously lets you max out a tight area.

  • @jackiek4159
    @jackiek4159 Рік тому +31

    Those tomatoes are absutely loaded! Blessings to everyone here! 🙏❤️🍅

    • @Fiene-Nix
      @Fiene-Nix 8 місяців тому +1

      Blessings to you as well & happy Easter 💜💜💜 to you too ... 03/30/24

  • @theearlyriser
    @theearlyriser Рік тому +2

    I lsten to dozens of UA-cam gardening videos. You are the most energetic guy I watch, a greath of fresh air. Thank you.

  • @nesforce7712
    @nesforce7712 Рік тому +336

    poking a small hole in the seal on the iso alcohol container w a pin and using that as a sprayer for your blade will make the alcohol last a lot longer.

    • @Omoloya1
      @Omoloya1 Рік тому +21

      NOICE!
      That's Jersey for "nice!"😂 Thank you for that AWESOME tip. Been gardening 43 years, and *that's* a GOOD one.

    • @Jesska8912h
      @Jesska8912h Рік тому +32

      I have mine in a regular trigger spray bottle and it works a treat.

    • @salliekrause549
      @salliekrause549 Рік тому +5

      What do you do if younger aphids?

    • @soleilnoir1955
      @soleilnoir1955 Рік тому +6

      Great idea! For alittle more than normal I got a small container/pump made for nail polish remover (it pumps a small portion into the top piece) from the dollar store- works wonders- specially for sticky stuff ❣️

    • @pamsloan4333
      @pamsloan4333 Рік тому +5

      ❤You are amazing and so is tuck!

  • @TheCowthryn
    @TheCowthryn Рік тому +14

    Videos like this make the world a better place. Thank you

  • @rodsCanAm
    @rodsCanAm Рік тому +10

    Phenomenal tomatoes. Having a tough time here in Peoria, AZ. The heat is rough on my plants, but I won't give up!! Hey Tuck!❤

    • @tracycrider7778
      @tracycrider7778 Рік тому +2

      Get some 40% shade cloth it should help with the AZ heat❤ hth❤

    • @helladankseedco.2411
      @helladankseedco.2411 9 місяців тому

      Get some 60% 6ml greenhouse film...
      It works in Nevada.

  • @homefire66
    @homefire66 Рік тому +2

    James, I cannot tell you enough how much my husband and I love your channel! You are very gifted and wise! I have had one of the best gardens of my life this year, thanks to you! We are in zone 6b in Virginia.

  • @tabp8448
    @tabp8448 Рік тому +48

    ❤❤❤❤❤ for Tuck!!

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +10

      He wags his tail in appreciation 😁🐕❤️

    • @nicem8746
      @nicem8746 4 місяці тому +1

      💕💕

  • @kellylane1962
    @kellylane1962 10 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos! Great information and I love that your pup joins you in your gardening! Thank you!

  • @followyourheart7818
    @followyourheart7818 Рік тому +11

    Love your videos and learn so much from you. Tuck is as enthusiastic about the garden as you. He is just adorable, I love watching him enjoy the harvest. Thank you again to you, Tuck and your film partner.

  • @GaryLahair
    @GaryLahair 8 місяців тому +1

    I have benefitted so much from watching all your videos! Keep them coming! 3yrs. ago on my first attempt at growing tomatoes and peppers was a disaster and resulted in 12' plants and no fruit. Last year after following your videos, my tomato plants thrived and fruit production increased 20 fold

  • @janetcorrao5072
    @janetcorrao5072 Рік тому +11

    Thanks for the disinfecting info, James. I unknowingly transfered black spot to my cherry bushes by not cleaning my tools between cuts. Knowledge is power!😊

  • @cthomasct61
    @cthomasct61 Рік тому +5

    Woooow....incredible...all those green tomatoes...I usually don't let mine get red...im hooked and booked on fried green tomatoes....fantastic vid...fantastic Information....thank u family....1 PEOPLE...1 MIND...1 LOVE ❤️...1 NATION...1..

  • @tomlamb697
    @tomlamb697 Рік тому +6

    James and Tuck, great video. I started planting my sucker this year. What a blast. Sucker are rooting and growing like mad. Your the best Tuck❤!

  • @TheNewCoalition
    @TheNewCoalition 6 місяців тому +3

    your energy is refreshing in this crazy world we live in.

  • @ephinyus
    @ephinyus Рік тому +17

    Thanks to your tips, this year I'm going to best tomatoes I've ever grown! No diseases for the 1st time ever! The only thing I've had some issues with are tomato hornworms, but I've been going out every night with a blacklight to pull them off. Thank you for your great channel!

    • @dross10001
      @dross10001 Рік тому +2

      Get you some BT and or Spinosad to spray on your plants. Works wonders for hornworms.

    • @ahjohnson3720
      @ahjohnson3720 Рік тому +4

      Plant basil near your tomatoes. Really deters hornworms.

  • @johnowen7648
    @johnowen7648 Рік тому +4

    Absolutely love your videos man! Im a 2nd year gardener and this year i leveled up about 10 times and thx to your videos and a few others, my garden is not only beautiful but producing on an extreme level. Thx so much man!

  • @lifestapestry2968
    @lifestapestry2968 Рік тому +39

    Another tip for sweet tomatoes is to water them with diluted bicarbonate of soda as it reduces the soil acidity levels.

    • @UlulaniKealoha
      @UlulaniKealoha Рік тому +2

      What is the recipe? 1:1?

    • @lifestapestry2968
      @lifestapestry2968 Рік тому +8

      @@UlulaniKealoha I use around 3 table spoons per gallon of water. Water once every couple of weeks before the plant fruits then stop using it.

  • @shanevanhove8026
    @shanevanhove8026 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks guys, my old Jack would would keep me company in my garden too. Now I have an Australian Kelpie that let's me know when my tomatoes are flowering....with sneezes. Thanks for good info on pruning. I WILL be paying attention to that more this year.

  • @IronDruids
    @IronDruids Рік тому +23

    A trick for huge production if you don't have many plants is to use a vibrating toothbrush. If you have one give the fruiting stems a quick buzz with the backside of it. It shakes the pollen from the male part of the flower to the female part and guarantees pollination. Went from a good amount via pollinating bugs to literally every flower growing a tomato. Mine are growing like grapes this year!
    Another tip so you don't waste time is pollen goes bad when the daytime temps are over 90 AND the nighttime temperatures don't drop below 70 or so (Probably google this lol).

    • @joanies6778
      @joanies6778 Рік тому +5

      I just shake the stems with blossoms whenever I go by, and it self polinates just fine.

    • @RTG-FAMILY
      @RTG-FAMILY 7 місяців тому

      😂just shake the plant😂

    • @IronDruids
      @IronDruids 7 місяців тому +2

      @@RTG-FAMILY I have. But this works better.

  • @robinnetto6794
    @robinnetto6794 4 місяці тому +1

    I have learned so much today. I did feel alone and confused but I just need the right foundation of plots, soil and best plant and restart there.

  • @thenodiggardener
    @thenodiggardener Рік тому +4

    I live in a high Blight risk area in the UK, and grow all my Tomatoes outside. in 2021 Blight tore through our area, even for those growing inside, yet out of all the varieties I was growing Barry's Crazy Cherry, and Brad's atomic Grape were not hit. They both carried on until frosts wiped them out. This year I have the three new varieties from Brad, along with some of his others in my garden, and we've had storms for a month, with no change forecast for the next two weeks. They're certainly getting put through it! Lovely trusses you have there on your plants.

  • @andersenjudith7114
    @andersenjudith7114 10 місяців тому

    Thank you James! You are so good, knowledgeable and a great teacher! I appreciate you and what your doing for the gardening community! Sweet Tuck too!🥰

  • @Edustakaa
    @Edustakaa Рік тому +7

    James, thanks for always being so positive! You are awesome!

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +2

      You're welcome @Edustakaa, and thank you for being so kind and encouraging to me and the little boss!

  • @ccsutherland4299
    @ccsutherland4299 6 місяців тому

    I watch A LOT of gardening vids and you and Tuck are by far my favorite sir!! I learn so much from you. Thank you ❤

  • @MelissaWilliams74802
    @MelissaWilliams74802 Рік тому +7

    Thank you - my garden is off timing wise this year - no tomatoes yet - im in zone 6b. Thank you Thank you Tuck !

    • @tabp8448
      @tabp8448 Рік тому +4

      I'm in 6b as well, no tomatoes yet either

    • @KatilinMR
      @KatilinMR Рік тому +1

      5a here, no tomatoes

    • @denisebayer8748
      @denisebayer8748 Рік тому

      St.Louis here...past 2 weeks tomatoes have kicked in !!

  • @rosiewood6748
    @rosiewood6748 9 місяців тому

    TOTALLY love this gardening community youve built!!! I'm learning so much...thank you!!!

  • @elias21w
    @elias21w Рік тому +5

    I am learning a lot and my garden is getting much better. I will apply the lessons I am getting about the varieties for my next season. I believe the climate here in MD is similar to yours, so I am benefiting from your videos greatly, thank you.

  • @gh_007
    @gh_007 Рік тому +2

    I live in a very short summer growing season (zone 4/zone 5a) and I always let 1 or 2 suckers about a foot up the main stem to grow, and reduce suckers all up the main stem. I also let suckers that are larger than 7 inches just grow because usually if I missed it for that long, they’ve already set flowers and no need to waste all the energy that went into producing the flowers. I’ve also snipped the tops of all growing ends come mid-September so the rest of the energy is put into growing/ripening the fruit that’s already on the plant. In Oct, we might get a frost. I usually wait until the day of the first frost to go out and just pick EVERYTHING and let them ripen in cardboard boxes.

  • @smas3256
    @smas3256 Рік тому +4

    Hi guys. When I first started watching your videos I was blown away by your garden production. My Roma Tomatoes are starting to get light in color. You are adding nutrients now. I was about to make a mistake and not give my Roma's and peppers a boost.
    Thank you James and hugs for Tuck.
    ❤❤❤❤

  • @shellymiller8597
    @shellymiller8597 7 місяців тому

    Love all your videos, your enthusiasm, and Tuck! Thank you for all that you do.

  • @mf3610
    @mf3610 Рік тому +22

    James, how do you handle watering in your big spread out garden? Would love to know!

    • @dustyflats3832
      @dustyflats3832 Рік тому +15

      I wondered also, but they have been getting regular and abundant rain unlike many of us. Plus Jersey is very humid. We’ve had extreme drought all summer up to July 12th. Installed irrigation on the 11th and it rained😂

    • @rosemaryus-ct6151
      @rosemaryus-ct6151 Рік тому +5

      @@dustyflats3832 of course it did lol

    • @easystreetwithjen
      @easystreetwithjen Рік тому

      The deep mulch helps keep in moisture, so the need for watering is lessened. He talks about this around 8:00 and in other videos. I urge caution if you have any Bermuda grass. It will grow like crazy!

  • @TonyHampton-m1n
    @TonyHampton-m1n 3 місяці тому +1

    I like watching your videos , I’m a beginner and I’ll learned a lot from you especially with the tomatoes 🍅

  • @elwood212
    @elwood212 Рік тому +5

    I’m certainly going to try these tips. So many professionals in Qld Australia say growing anything larger than a cherry tomato is impossible. You’ve given me some great varieties to try. Brad’s Atomic Grape, WOW! Keeping Tools super clean…the basics I forget. Cheers for the reminder.👍🙏🇦🇺

    • @katrinamcnicol950
      @katrinamcnicol950 Рік тому +4

      I’m in the coal fields in qld and I thought the same - turns out if you plant out seedlings in Feb/March you can get beefsteak and ox hearts etc in the middle of winter (admittedly I’m on the border between arid frost zone and tropical zone where the rain is super inconsistent). This year I have a mortgage lifter that’s been fruiting since mid May

    • @katrinamcnicol950
      @katrinamcnicol950 Рік тому +3

      Oh and bonus flipping the season this way reduces the pest pressure by 80%

  • @lc2865
    @lc2865 8 місяців тому

    I love the knowledge and how you appreciate your little doggy❤

  • @SherryEllesson
    @SherryEllesson Рік тому +5

    James, thank you for this! I don't think I ever really considered sterilizing the pruners. Will do so from now on! Blessings and love to you and Tuck.

  • @gingerjones111
    @gingerjones111 Рік тому +1

    Thank you, this is the most comprehensive and detailed video on growing tomatoes that I have ever found!

  • @nesforce7712
    @nesforce7712 Рік тому +6

    What herbs are you growing? I feel theyre one of the best gardening investments because of high prices in grocery stores and ease of growth. Also added bonus of strong aromas. Would love a video on just herbs in the food forest.

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +3

      Most of them, all scattered around. Thyme, oregano, basil, lemon balm, mint, sage, etc. You are right they are suer high value and also great pollinators and great beneficials in general. Super plants!

  • @Richard-ug4el
    @Richard-ug4el 11 місяців тому

    Your plants are incredibly healthy looking. I thought mine were doing well, but this is next level.
    You've inspired me to figure out how to do that in my garden. Thanks :)

  • @frozengardens5803
    @frozengardens5803 Рік тому +18

    The ethanol in the iso (rubbing Alcho) is a PGR as well telling the fruit to ripen quicker. I leave a bottle with the lid open in my green house just before the first frost for the same reason "no green tomatoes for me"

    • @korzonas
      @korzonas Рік тому +5

      There’s no ethanol in most rubbing alcohols. Most rubbing alcohol is isopropyl alcohol. Maybe isopropyl promotes ripening too?

  • @JERSEYTOMATO
    @JERSEYTOMATO 5 місяців тому +1

    James, thank you for all….and TUCK for sure needs a STAR - he is by far HOLLYWOOD material.

  • @Homesowingt73
    @Homesowingt73 Рік тому +11

    Hello James and tuck ,❤I saw your brads atomic grape tomatoes win a taste test in the UK on a u tube video ,I'm about to grow it ,I'm excited!

  • @kimmcwhorter7094
    @kimmcwhorter7094 Рік тому +1

    Love that you are so enthusiastic about your garden! Hope you and Tucker enjoy your cucumbers and tomatoes!😀😎

  • @alexpeters7987
    @alexpeters7987 Рік тому +3

    My tomatoes are growing like crazy thanks to your pruning advice, thanks James!! 💖💖💖

  • @claraanderson2593
    @claraanderson2593 7 місяців тому

    Wow! My 1st time to see and listen to your knowledge on Tomatoes 🍅.
    Yes , I caught a couple of your tips to apply immediately. 😊. Yes , this is my 1st tomato plant to grow. I shall continue to watch and learn.
    Thanks.

  • @TheOnlyKontrol
    @TheOnlyKontrol Рік тому +9

    I’m growing two 2 cherry tomatoes and 3 beefsteaks up a sting trellis this year because of your videos I saw from your “Tomato tree” video and as long as you have height to do so it’s awesome. I have so many fruits that are already getting close to harvest down low while there is still more then enough fruit getting bigger up top. On the cherries I let some suckers grow strategically and top them so they don’t get to big while letting the main stem grow. This way also seems to be really good agains pests.

  • @somadinasmbg
    @somadinasmbg Рік тому +2

    Wow... thanks for sharing ❤. I'm watching from 🇳🇬 Nigeria

  • @desertdweller18
    @desertdweller18 Рік тому +6

    Love this channel!
    Triple digits here and I am really looking forward to the fall so I can apply all this great info.

  • @VocaZ
    @VocaZ Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому

      Let's Gooo! Thanks for the generous contribution @VocaZ , it means a lot to me and the little boss! 🐕😁

  • @papacos4745
    @papacos4745 Рік тому

    I really enjoy all your videos you put on utube over the years. I love gardening because you continue to learn your every new season. Keep up your hard work. Happy growing everyone ✌️🌎

  • @maemiddleton8541
    @maemiddleton8541 Рік тому +11

    I love that you showed more of Tuck in this video!😁 Your vids are always so informative & I really enjoy watching Boss Tuck going around the garden & snacking on vegs, he's so funny 😊🐾❤

    • @cmata30
      @cmata30 Рік тому +1

      I think he’s cute!

  • @rosannaburgess714
    @rosannaburgess714 Рік тому

    I love your veggies! And Tuck for helping you keep your garden growing. 🤣🤣❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    Thank you for your help.

  • @charlescoker7752
    @charlescoker7752 Рік тому +23

    Texas, and other states where it gets over 100 during the summer need to use 40% shade cloth.

  • @gloriousgardens1257
    @gloriousgardens1257 11 місяців тому

    I’ve been considering not Gardening this year. You’ve about got convinced to jump in again.
    I’ve never had a good Gardn since we moved to central Oklahoma.
    I’m from Illinois farm country where just about anything grows with a normal amount of effort.
    The gets hot here with not much rain but that isn’t the worst thing. It’s the constant wind.
    I guess I’ll give it another and keep watching you and Tuck for encouragement.
    If you’ve got any suggestions for growing in this climate. I’m all ears.
    Ty for your video. I enjoyed it so much.
    Franci

  • @MrMikekenney120
    @MrMikekenney120 Рік тому +4

    I thought I was being overly paranoid cleaning my pruners between each plant and often each cut. I have a little spray bottle that I hang outta my pocket with a long twistie tie and tomato spring clips.

  • @jeancole6005
    @jeancole6005 Рік тому

    I love how happy you are in your garden and your smile. And what a cutie Tucker is. I sure hope I can do this and produce some more tomatoes. I am a newbie and need all the help I can get.

    • @mikefs340
      @mikefs340 Рік тому

      Sending love ,truth never damages a cause that is just,did you watched this live on TV show?

  • @Bentleycord
    @Bentleycord 7 місяців тому +25

    Wish your sweet yorkie could sit at table in hi chair with kids around to see him eating veggies....maybe it might encourage the kids that veg are great after all. 😅😅😅

  • @mzc.d.4039
    @mzc.d.4039 Рік тому

    I've been trying the same techniques and have been getting the biggest tomatoes ever!!! Also allowing some suckers to grow but capping the height of my plant to allow more of a bush style. I pinch the leaves that grow with the flowers and any surrounding new leaves to only have the flowers. That sends all the energy to the tip of the plant into the flowers which turn into tomatoes. I have never done the alcohol and pruners, I always pinch or prune by hand. Something I shall try.

  • @DougAvriette
    @DougAvriette Рік тому +4

    Hi James and Tuck. We watch from Northwest Missouri. We love your videos... They are very informative and have really helped us and... "we always get something out of it!". I'm sure you've been asked a number of times but who is behind the camera? Just curious. Keep them coming! Give Tuck a scratch and a rub from us.

  • @susiefloosie8885
    @susiefloosie8885 Рік тому

    I planted late and temps are in the 100s. Keeping tomatoes watered and fertilized. I have only had 3 tomatoes that were not great. Blossoms but no fruiting on nine plants. I will try your methods. Thanks for all the great info you put out! Wish I had a garden even 10% as productive as yours!

  • @toniatalley1977
    @toniatalley1977 Рік тому +4

    Love little Tuck!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ He's such a good helper

  • @haridaspanicker5888
    @haridaspanicker5888 Рік тому +1

    Wonderfully informative video. I live in Kerala,India and have grown tomatoes but have difficulty in getting them to fruit properly. Now you have enlightened me on how to prune them. I remove the suckers from my tomato plants and grow them into a separate plant by putting them into a bottle of water. After sometime they put down roots and grow quite well as a clone!

  • @windigo_joe
    @windigo_joe Рік тому +4

    Would love to see some grafting of heirloom tomato scions onto disease-resistant rootstock.

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +4

      I did that last year actually 😁

    • @dross10001
      @dross10001 Рік тому +1

      ​@@jamesprigioniJames could you tell a big difference? I have considered doing this but didn't know if it would make a huge difference. Thanks!

  • @lc5346
    @lc5346 5 місяців тому +1

    I am learning so much from your videos and I’m thankful I found your channel!! Hugs ❤to Tuck

  • @lollypop2413
    @lollypop2413 Рік тому +5

    Make sure you keep heirloom tomatoes

  • @nancyschindler4844
    @nancyschindler4844 Рік тому

    I am so glad I watched your video, I didn’t know about pruning indeterminate vs determinate. I also love your bamboo poles for tomato stakes and the tomato clips. I use bamboo tripods in my whiskey barrels for growing cucumbers and tomatoes. Tuck is the best!

  • @sueguidry4216
    @sueguidry4216 Рік тому

    This is my first attempt to growing a garden.
    So i am greener than my veggies haha
    I been watching you to be ready for seasons coming up.
    Love watching you.
    Im in zone 8 9.
    I hope these tomatoes grow here.
    Thank for your help.
    I have another crazy can i put dried grass clipping on my plant instead of leaves

  • @pandapearl385
    @pandapearl385 Рік тому

    Awesome James! I'm trying a lot of your techniques and I'm having my best year as well! The one thing I do different is hugelkulture in a bag. I have 30 gallon felt bags. I put sticks on the bottom, then wood chips, then straw then hay, then dirt. The first year sucked, but this year it's awesome! At the end of the season I clean out my chicken house and fill the bags up with that. This year I have all the bags mulched on top with wood chips, and I only water once a week! We have had 2 rainy days this summer. It's super dry. My neighbors are watering every day. Thanks for the great ideas! Thanks Tuck, for being a great boss!

  • @bunnylee8586
    @bunnylee8586 9 місяців тому

    ❤Thank You , Tuck and You have changed my life and iam gardening again for the first time in years.

  • @sialig9297
    @sialig9297 4 місяці тому

    SAW YOU ON AN INTERVIEW TODAY... Although I have been watching you for awhile now, a video came up on the feed that yu were being interviewed on your property... I started to watch you when a video popped up on the you tube feed... You look my nephew.. So I started to watch.. But THEN... I started to really love your personality, you are kind of quirky, and I like that. I just happened to be a gardener as well so that was an added bonus and really have received some good tips from you. So YEH I find myself watching your videos quite often.

  • @lisbethoppermann7994
    @lisbethoppermann7994 Рік тому

    Send my love to the big boss of the garden! Thanks for a lot of wonderful garden tips!

  • @juani352
    @juani352 Місяць тому

    Im a very new gardner, just less than four months new. With that said, it would have been nice to see what diseased leaves look like. Ty. Btw, im in Naples, florida, 10A, and you are one of my favorite utube people that I follow to learn from . Thank you, you're amazing. By the way, I always imitate your entrance " Let's Go ", lol, I love it !!

  • @islynmercurius3338
    @islynmercurius3338 Рік тому +1

    Good way to plant tomatoes you have taught me a lot thanks for sharing my friend you and Tuck ❤

  • @Ottee2
    @Ottee2 2 місяці тому

    Love the enthusiasm and great tomato growing tips. Subscribed.

  • @janicegame2372
    @janicegame2372 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful tomatoes!! I wish I had a list of your best varieties so I can grow them too!!

  • @jills2157
    @jills2157 9 місяців тому

    What great information, definitely going to try some of the tips you presented. As always, love Tuck❤

  • @Melissa-yi6hx
    @Melissa-yi6hx Рік тому

    King Tuck, your human was so infectious with his joy and kindness. I wish tomato season was just starting. The information was new to me. My tomatoes blistered in the hot Texas sun. I did put them under shade cloth but now no blooms! What’s up with that? They’re indeterminate and huge bushy things. Anyway, I love you little King Tuck. See you next video ❤

  • @janehall3665
    @janehall3665 11 місяців тому

    I have put grow bags under our old basketball goal and put strings up to grow tomatoes and peppers. Works great!

  • @LeahWilenta
    @LeahWilenta 8 місяців тому

    I'm a new gardener and I have learned so much from you. Thank you!

  • @greenzgoddess
    @greenzgoddess Рік тому +1

    Whatttssss up James! Thanks for sharing your tips on growing tomatoes!! I started mine late this year and I really needed these tips!💚🙌

  • @JeannetteSowell
    @JeannetteSowell 11 місяців тому

    Real good ideas
    I'm going to grow more tomatoes this year, these tips encourage me! Thanks! I'll let you know what happens!

  • @LindasDesk
    @LindasDesk 6 місяців тому

    Mountain Magic....Beauty-full:) Love you and Tuck, with much appreciation on many levels. 🥰 Beaming Thanks and appreciation from Vancouver Island..hehe, You Rock! 🥰Hehe, Tuck too. He cracks me up, and I love the way you love him...Y'all are real buds/ SaWeet!
    p.s., I still giggle when I think back to a time that Tuck pulled a carrot. LOL, yeah...Hysterical. xoxo

  • @pauljacobson6713
    @pauljacobson6713 6 місяців тому

    Great information all useful tips to grow all varieties setting up your beds early or first best advise I can give - I recommend indeterminate tomatoes myself....and a decent method to train up your plants again before you plant. I living in Philippines with great weather so looking forward to growing lotsa new varieties...