5 Hands-On Tips for Growing Better Tomatoes!

[@teleopinions1367]

I enjoy how you start your videos. You're like an exited 14 year old boy, so cheerful, it is contagious. It make me happy to see you happy. Thank you.

[@brooklync8137]

I planted over 10 tomato plants today and though of you and Tuck. I hope you realize how much you impact and inspire the gardening community 😊

[@robertmattner6610]

Listening to you is like sitting in front of a teacher and absorbing information. You are a great teacher. Thank you Hugs to TUCK!!!

[@jeas4980]

Hey James, If you lay your transplants on their sides while they're still in the container for about 2 or 3 days before you plant them... they'll naturally turn up towards the sun so you don't risk breakage. Great video!!

[@dianeallred9288]

Great idea, thank you for sharing

[@jeas4980]

@@dianeallred9288 I get so much great information here... if I can pass on a trick of my own, I feel grateful to do it. 💚

[@AlAnGi]

I tried to do the some like james and i failed I had to known a tip like this Thank you for sharing

[@candybertini2026]

In my world, You Tube exists for James and Tuck!

[@joeseatat]

Oh man. Last year we broke like three. I'm going to go lay them today.

[@mcoffeecation2153]

Hands down my favorite gardening channel. There are other good ones, but this is my go-to these days. Tons of great info that I can use right away.

[@reneedavis72]

My husband and I watch your videos while we eat our dinner. I love that you keep them short, simple to understand, and to the point. I've watched so many and find them incredibly informative and helpful. I keep sharing with others whom want to grow too.

[@tammyw986]

Tuck and James such a great garden team!

[@valeriavagapova]

I love how concise and to-the-point, yet packed with information this was. Thank you so much!!

[@AtlantaHospiceRN]

Your enthusiasm is contagious!

[@s.f.morris7331]

just wanted to say all your videos are incredibly helpful, positive vibes and inspiring. so thank you

[@olivegobin1584]

Tuck always steal the show🤣 he's so cute, I love how he took the root off the carrot. Thanks again for sharing.👍

[@psychoink]

True, I always smile watching those videos because of the Tuck, the little helper :)

[@MrShutterbug321]

Great videos James. I love your enthusiasm, and Tuck is the cutest. Please put a notch on either end of the board holding your cold frame open. I'd hate to see a sudden gust of wind cause you any injury. Keep up the good work, you are doing a real service to the gardening community.

[@jawkneeknuckles]

You and Tuck are awesome, James! I've learned so much from your videos, and they just get better and better. Keep up the good work!

[@1Glitterado]

You are such a talent with gardening!! And great to listen to as well!! THANK YOU!!!

[@Themurphyshow7]

Your videos have such great energy! This year, I'm growing more crops than I ever have! Thanks to you and some of the other channels on KZbin

[@dianeallred9288]

Same here!.

[@cherriemckinstry131]

I love growing tomatoes...

[@rebeltexan1704]

I have never seen a pup that loves vegetables....I bet Tuck is the world's most healthy pup 🙂. Love your show....very informative and I do utilize some of your ideas and knowledge.... thanks 👍your friend Patrick in Florida

[@patricianunez4025]

Short and sweet. Beautiful video. Excellent info. Tuck is such a cutie. I have a 4 yr old no dig organic cottage garden in my whole front yard. It is flourishing this year, especially the lemon balm!!!😆 Took over my herb bed! Pulled out as much as I could and put in compost pile. Gardening is so good to fight depression especially theses days of Staying home. Staying home does not mean staying inside! Yay. Lots of love from southern Indiana, Ms Pat

[@TheRealDemanda]

James you are the literal cutest. And Tuck too! I adore your energy and enthusiasm

[@gmantoon]

Love your passion for growing after losing my mam a keen gardener to cancer am trying to follow her footsteps and learn more about being more Independent food-wise by growing at home starting my first raised beds soon after watching you I now have potatoes sweetcorn onions and salad leaves in my small portable greenhouse so thanks for the inspiration and learning curve

[@ameenalsubee8900]

Hi, you are THE BEST Gardner on KZbin, mostly because you know your information. I saw that your videos on raspberries was old, and not as clear as your newer videos. I ordered a raspberry bush, and would love a tutorial on raspberries.

[@jerrynemeth6735]

Hey James, Great video, as always. This year I tried dissolving 1 TBSP of eggshell powder with 2 TBSP of apple cider vinegar. I let it dissolve for about 30 minutes then water the tomato with it. This is supposed to release the calcium so that it is available. Credit to Old Alabama Gardener for that one. It seems to be working great so far, Here in Charleston SC we are ready to harvest our tomatoes very soon and they all look great.

[@kteveler]

I've used powdered milk directly on the top of the soil, watered in if I start to see blossom end rot and it nips it in the bud.

[@alkolaqi83]

I never post comments in KZbin but you are truly a game changer. Thank you 🙏

[@sherribrody5456]

I share your videos with my community gardening group. We've learned so much. Thanks!

[@takishasallbeautyzone]

Great tips! I always love a Tuck siting as well 😊. He was tearing that carrot up! So cute!

[@adamwhiteside8525]

Wow, the sideways method of planting is a new concept to me. Gardening is so amazing how many different ways you can manage and encourage food growth. Great video!

[@thesciencebehindit7439]

We like to dig a deeper hole for our plants and add compost directly into the soil and plant on top of compost. This kick starts the nutrients the plants need and encourages great root development that we've seen. So cool trying new techniques in the garden!

[@Z1gguratVert1go]

I like to plant tomatoes very deep instead of sideways, I think it gives them access to reserves of water that they can't reach on their own. Also takes up less horizontal space.

[@antony1m]

So TRUE on the smell...and the dog knows whats good...

[@pamelaadams3649]

Your food forest is looking great with the raised beds! I use the plastic bottles too to put over my tomatoes, eggplants and peppers at night. It's a great way to recycle plastic containers.

[@rosegeaber7533]

Thank you James for all the help and effort. I have a long way to go with gardening but very grateful for guidance! Stay healthy and enjoy!

[@surgemer53]

shout out to the cameraman team makes everything possible and people behind the scene lack appreacheation. I pruned my first suckers today my tomatoes looking so good thanks to you guys!

[@dawndawn6946]

Yes! I just harvested carrots and they smell so good! Hi, Tuck!😘🥰

[@jtholbrook9114]

You are so inspiring to me I want to start a food forest one day when I grow up. Hope you are doing good during this pandemic.

[@jamesprigioni]

I love to hear that my friend! Yup, me and Tuck are doing well. We hope you are as well :)

[@face1826]

Start now, and when you’re older you’ll have that experience :)

[@TheSuperyoungmoney]

Me to but I live in a apartment lol

[@jtholbrook9114]

The Gardening Channel With James Prigioni Thank you ! Right now I am container gardening in Florida after you inspired me to start gardening. My tenth birthday is coming up and I am hoping to get Mykos and a raised garden bed to plant all of my tomatoes in. I have a question, something is drilling a hole into my cherry tomatoes located on my screened in porch and eating the inside or them. If anyone on the channel has any insight on what may be causing this and how to organically stop it, please comment or address it on one of your next videos that would be great. Thank you tell Tuck I said hi.

[@riccobonelli]

@@jtholbrook9114 I would check the leaves for any signs of insect damage. If so, you may be able to catch it snacking on the underside of the leaves. Good luck 👍

[@legend3105]

Transplanted my tomatoes in a corner of my 20ftx10ft backyard in the city last Sunday. Also sowed some carrots and bush beans in square foot beds I built. Thanks for the inspiration, you and Tuck are the best!

[@mindseyeproductions8798]

this is the third season I have joined you and Tuck, always enjoyed your enthusiasm and knowledge. Thanks for the shares!

[@maggiecheungblaize8647]

Hi James. Love love you channel. I would love to have all the space like yours. U seriously don’t need nothing else but your own yard. It is like a paradise. I have a ok size backyard so I planted a persimmon and a peach tree. The persimmon tree is about 3 years old and the peach tree is about 2 years old. They don’t fruit much. I also planted some tomatoes, green and red peppers, garlic, sweet potato, strawberries, mint, figs, zucchini, and string beans. Pray that everything will produce well. Thank you for sharing your yummy edible garden. Good luck. And more tips and more videos plsssss. 👍

[@just1voice994]

I really enjoy watching and Tuck, you remind me of my friend that passed away a few years ago from brain cancer. He was an amazing human being and so are you, thank you for all your knowledge and wisdom oh and the positive attitude too.

[@mayfieldmanor5344]

Great energy in your videos and lots of really good information. Thanks for sharing!

[@lisaelliott1149]

Great tips James much appreciated. Always a treat to see Tuck enjoying his harvest. Have a wonderful week

[@mariar2081]

I’m learning so much from your videos. I am starting my food forest in my new home. Keep up the good work.

[@markus_r_realiest]

I'm growing Romas, cherry tomatoes and some tomatoes from Jerusalem whose seeds were smuggled back by my neighbor from a meal she while on vacation there. That's in addition to onions, leeks, carrots, radishes, kale, chickpeas, black and green beans, zucchini, squash, cucumber, cabbage, and every herb and green you can think of. Can't forget the jalapenos, surranos, shishitos, poblanos and bell peppers too. This channel has inspired me to grow like never before. Thanks, James!

[@misschez84]

I just found your channel, I absolutely love your energy in the garden, tuck is adorable. Fantastic chanel 😘

[@continuousself-improvement1879]

I am learning a lot from you, but sometimes I just watch the videos for Tuck. 😘

[@marilynheinrichs7287]

Tuck is so adorable eating the carrot! 🐕

[@Mystic_Dreamer73]

I love watching your videos! So much great information...happy gardening!!👩🏻‍🌾❤️🐞🦋🐝

[@clydefrog8711]

I'm new to gardening and have been making many mistakes (and learning) but I'm amazing that I accidentally did something right. I only have one garden bed and next to my tomatos are garlic and basil. I had no idea they may help in any way. Awesome

[@delorisehammond2551]

Great tips! Love your garden! Love Tuck& James great tips for growing tomatoes of all kinds. Learned it has special needs like minerals and vitamins to grow healthy and strong. Gained knowledge about dry rot & what creates it!! Thank you! Yes, the cherry tomatoes seems to be a greater hit for me, too! Keep posting and giving resourceful info for me! Nice day!

[@RosangelaGPSmith]

You’re awesome like always! Love your gardens! ❤️

[@nicholasmoore3164]

This year is my first year gardening. Along with other food stuffs I planted tomatoes (multiple varieties, both indeterminate and bush) in 5 gallon buckets. The plants thrived for weeks but quickly outgrew the buckets and started to wither and grow limp. A late frost in May (very rare for Atl. GA) was the second hit and I thought it was over...dead. I remembered seeing your horizontal transplanting in another one of your videos, figured I had nothing to lose, as the very top of the plants seemed healthy. I removed all but the very top leaves/branches (shutes??) and planted the entire 2+ feet of main vine horizontally in a raised bed... My plants are doing fantastic now and are ALL producing flowers and fruit! Thank you so much for this video and all of your content! Very inspiring and educational.

[@oghash4912]

Tuck n James y'all great! 🐾 😁🐕💚🌿🌿🌲🌲🌻🌷🍓🍓🌶️🥒🥬

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

Tuck is absolutely adorable. Thanks for sharing..

[@nadajaklic3069]

When you said you were tucking in the Borage, I got this weird mental image of you grabbing Tuck and using him to pat the dirt down! Lolol. I always love your videos. Keep em coming.

[@marknasatka1891]

Thanks for the great info. Tuck is great 😊 Love that Lil guy. I once grew two pots of sweetie peppers on my deck. They were almost perfect and ready to pick. The morning I was set to pick the first of the peppers I went out on to my deck only to find my Husky had picked all of the peppers ( only the ripe ones) and left them in a pile for me. I wanted to strangle the little darling but I realized she only picked them because she really loves sweet peppers and she knew I'd feed them to her. Can't really blame her but she could have asked.

[@maraimacarvalho]

I’m visiting your Chanel for the first time, I ❤️it, thanks for sharing many good tips!🙏🏼

[@yamilescarcamo5082]

I am in tx, and I am already harvested tomatoes, peppers and a bunch of cucumbers!!!! Thanks for your videos

[@kk-hd3ki]

You’re the best!!! This is my first garden experience thanks to you. Thx for sharing !

[@ambrosemclaren145]

Be grateful for your blessings, friend. Your enthusiasm is positively infectious. Did you build that bed cover? That is awesone! Thanks for great gardening education. God reward you with a plentiful harvest.

[@deborahmartyn97]

I planted my tomatoes yesterday with the side lying method I saw in another of your videos. I Planted them near some volunteer borage and parsley ( they like that, too). I will make some bottle hats for them; another good idea. thanks for your enthusiasm, and for earnestly working WITH Nature.

[@magreal2948]

Love all your tips👍, thanks for sharing your planting skills 😊.

[@wildearthling]

I gotta say I LOVE YOUR ENERGY DUDE! Keep it coming. Always improves my mood!

[@lorrainedurgee1761]

This was a terrific video, what a great way to plant my seedling tomatoes , on the side& I’ve never taken the leaves off before I planted, thanks again,,WOW!!!

[@2pugman]

We're limited to pot planting and always lost dozens of tomatoes. Last year I followed a video where powdered lime was mixed into a slurry and dump a half a cup of this slurry in to the hole before planting. Last season I had one BER tomato. I also give the plants a lime water drink once a week. This is in addition to the regular growing methods.

[@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff]

Little by little I'm adding to my back yard. Today I got some sweet potato vines and I'm going to creat a new sweet potato bed. I'm just going to keep adding and adding

[@jamesprigioni]

I love to hear that my friend, that's the way to do it. It all adds up!!

[@klattin1501]

@@jamesprigioni What sweet potato slip actually grow real sweet potatoes? The only ones at my local nurseries are for decoration only. Does that mean sweet potatoes are hard to grow?

[@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff]

@@klattin1501 I have no idea? I'm trying everything! I'm sprouting the potatoes I got from my CSA, I got slips from a neighbor and I purchased "Lime Vine" sweet potatoes. I'm planting everything to see what sticks!

[@jeas4980]

@@jamesprigioni I can't find slips anywhere either! And I'm in Southern Virginia... so it's nearly blasphemous not to have any. I need to grow a double crop because my neighbor went down with some medical issues this year and isn't planting a garden. 😔 So we're doing it for him. If anyone has a source for some sweet potatoe slips... would be greatly appreciated! 🙏💚

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@@jeas4980 I ordered some from here www.gurneys.com/category/potato-plants-and-sets?p=0569852&gclid=CjwKCAjw5cL2BRASEiwAENqAPhf7wveu-wis9Viw4fGq1gbTH8Bmk9AWrJ_RfCOVm59B-YoKp7-5UxoCOisQAvD_BwE

[@noimilnikel460]

Thanks for the campaign planting tips. Really helpful!!

[@Murlockingqc]

Thanks for all the tips I learned from you over the past years :) You are a great gardener !

[@lindalee601]

Love Tucks ears. 💗🐾 Hes just the cutest little boy. I've planted my tomatoes in a trench and had great success. This year its containers due to space. Thanks for sharing your food forest with us. God bless 💗🌻

[@salmaaspeitia8463]

You are awesome young man! thank you for always getting to the point without dilly dallying!!! :) Your passion for gardening shows, and you are very relatable!

[@caraboyd4198]

I love tomatoes! I have 5 different varieties growing right now. I can’t wait until they are ready!

[@jimwilleford6140]

Cara Boyd Cara...I almost live for them after the cardboard versions we eat all winter, or not!

[@KishorTwist]

When will be your approximate harvest time?

[@cherriemckinstry131]

@@jimwilleford6140 yes.. im tired of watery tomatoes or the ones that have a styrofoam texture, the canteloupe that doesnt yaste as good as it smells and watermelon that just doesnt make you smile as it was as good as ice cream years ago..

[@caraboyd4198]

Kermit I’m not sure as this is my first year. I do have some already growing so I’m hoping I’ll harvest my first batch in a couple of weeks.

[@erikfreeman4]

James, Just want to say you are the man! Appreciate the incredible content, been following your stuff for the last 6 months and it's been a huge help in my own gardening. Creating a food forest like you have is on my goal list!

[@katzkatcher]

I have added egg shells to my tomato holes for years and got immediate results for getting rid of blossom end rot problems.My planting holes get a hand full of egg shells,a table spoon of Epsom salt ,a table spoon of fertilizer & a coffee cup full of compost.I mix that up and plant on top of it . I plant 80 - 120 tomato plants a year & have good luck with this.

[@traceyhumphreys6495]

Tuck is awesomeness! He is a result of his human Parents! Good Boy!

[@jdcpac]

Thanks for another great video full of useful information James.

[@craighughes5381]

Hi, over the past few years i have only grown herbs. This year I've gone all out and built a mini allotment. Now watching your KZbin channel it has inspired me to grow more fruit and veg. I have just build raised beds and bought a 6m sq pollytunnel. Thank you for all the tips and help on how to grow and what to grow beside eachother.. I'm watching all the way over in wales in the uk.

[@RvW1985]

I once learned the best way to grow tomatoes is to hang them upside down eg; hanging basket. This way the weight of the tomatoes won’t make your plant tumble over, the tomatoes will never touch the ground and go bad and snails won’t have easy acces to them.. I may be wrong but I have seen some pretty results because of this. I like your videos tough! Especially the one when you put red stones between your strawberry plants to fool the birds, nice! 👍

[@jesusfan3151]

Yes!! Tucky boy got a yummy carrot. 🥕🥕🥕🥕 James, don't know if you have done it before, but you can juice the carrot tops. 😍😍

[@tropturd6458]

8:48 I love how the dog just bit off the tip part and throw it away. He knows it's inedible/non-substantial. Smart dog

[@skpjoecoursegold366]

thanks James.

[@parkiescreation77]

Thank u so much for ur help I’m a beginner and learning a lot from you!! From Belize, Central America!!

[@spaceedementia]

Your dirt is beautiful! 😍😍😍

[@mickmacpadtywack]

Awesome info and tips as always.

[@leonitasmaximus4004]

James, I watch a lot of your videos... Thanks. Can we discuss your "Blossom End Rot" statements. I think that we may have a cart/horse issue. I believe that Epsom Salts do help with Blossom End rot. Here is why. 1. Magnesium Sulfate will increase the plants ability to pickup nutrients and one of those is calcium. 2. Blossom End Rot is caused by the plants inability to absorb/consume calcium or there is little or no calcium available in the soil. 3. So by adding Epsom Salts you are effectively pre-treating for end rot. If you use Epsom Salts after the sight of end rot you are helping to prevent future end rot.

[@kevindavis3841]

Always enjoy watching you. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@kirankabir1731]

Very positive energy

[@kristaconnolly1825]

Hi James and Tuck! I love watching you guys! You remind me so much of my son..who is 34 yrs old....what is your age if you don’t mind me asking? You are so knowledgeable and I have learned so much from watching your videos! You’re such an inspiration and motivator! Rock on!

[@mariposarn8038]

Just subscribed! I'm not sure how I ended up getting a recommendation for your channel but it's great! I have very little space to garden but planted some onions in a pot. We'll see how they do. Your personality has really blossomed (how appropriate of a word choice) from the very first video I watched. Loving the confidence in your craft. Food Forest looks amazing! Congrats and keep it up!

[@cf8959]

I’m just at a loss to understand why ANYBODY would “thumbs down” your videos. If you don’t like James’ videos......just GO AWAY!!!!

[@coconutwoman91746]

I planted my tomatoes horizontally last night and this morning, the tops are already vertical. Amazing!

[@BoydGilbreath]

I'm so happy I found your channel. I've totally covered my garden with deep wood chips. I've also tried some "water harvesting" techniques from other channels. They work as well. We have ever deepening drought here even though the government reports no change in rainfall for over a hundred years! I haven't figured out how they arrive at their numbers. I have a rain gauge and record every drop of rain I get. I've slowly let go of a lot of beloved plants for being too thirsty. I believe watering with city water is wrong, but I still do it to keep things alive until we get rain. Our weather does not support grass , and neither do I.

[@vicki102448]

Lots of excellent information. Thank you!

[@stevenmacdougall9595]

Wow that is a very helpful video thank you James. I'm growing tomatoes for the first time and I started from seed. This kind of information is really appreciated. Keep up the good work 👍🏽

[@livingbychoice604]

Woops i forgot about the epsom salt but i did make sure to prune the leaves and plant sideways 😊 super excited to see how they grow. My first time growing tomatoes and i grew them from seed too. Fenced them in today cause we have dogs and cats in the neighborhood that come through the yard and i want to make sure the tomatoes are protected from being trampled or dug in. I got 16 tomato plants going. 4 of each kind. Golden nugget cherry tomatoes. Tiny tim cherry tomatoes. Dwarf melanie ballet paste type tomatoes & extreme bush slicing type tomatoes. Just need to interplant some flowers and herbs with them. :)

[@alisamehmal7234]

Great 🍅 tips. Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something. 👍 I have only been watching for a month and really enjoy your channel. I planted my cherry tomatoes with carrots, basil, marigolds, nasturtiums and asparagus. I started all of them from seed. Second year for the asparagus, looking forward to a harvest next year. I will try out the tall steaks for the tomatoes. Are they bamboo? I think my pepper plants could benefit from over night greenhouses shelters. My habaneros haven't grown since the were planted. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 💙🐾Tuck. Video with dogs are great. ♥️🇨🇦 BC, Canada

[@catw5294]

My grandpa always shared his carrot snacks with his german shepard. Thx for bringing the memory to mind.

[@jamescobleii5057]

So cherry tomatoes love shade I always thought sun loving thx for info

[@carolinebrett2634]

I have had that book for years....I will revisit it.

[@MySelfReliance]

Great tips James. I’m growing a food forest a few hours north of you and I’ve been watching your videos for reminders like these.

[@SLuckey84]

Bought Carrots Love Tomtoes just because of you!!! I can’t wait till fall to start my fruit forest here in Austin!!

[@pamelakeller1693]

I love little Tuck!!

[@orscrub3161]

oh Tuck!! 🥰 my “fur” crush, you are so darn adorable!! thanks for the tidbits James! heading out to plant my tomatoes. will pick up a few marigolds later.

[@ERMAV]

I just absolutely love Tuck:)

[@nunyabiness1097]

You Are Awesome James, You have Mentored-Me to start, My Food-Forest, Love You James. Linda in Oklahoma.