8 Reasons Your Plants Are Dying

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@dreyt5197]

Tomato farm what if I get a pencil jab into dirt so water directly touches that way I don't over water? A couple teaspoons for those small baby size containers you know plastic ones?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@dreyt5197 I'm not sure how tune pencil trick is supposed to work...?

[@matthewalvarez-mahoney7801]

I cant thank you enough. First, now I know I have gypsy broccoli. Second, it's the wrong time of year. Third, it explains why I suddenly have aphids when my isolated balcony had none b4. My boss gave me the plant from his backyard. Now his eggplants and peppers are getting annihilated with aphids that were infecting his cruciferous crops. Everything makes sense now! Glad you exist sir! 🤟😎👍

[@MichaelRei99]

Hey Jeff , I can’t believe I didn’t realize you were suffering with that extreme heat! I hope you’re getting along ok. Now I know why you are making those quickie video. You don’t want to melt!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Dude, you have no idea! I still film with a smartphone and I can only film in 4 minute chunks because the phone overheats and I have to put it in the freezer! Its insane.

[@MichaelRei99]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I’m thinking cool thoughts for you!

[@tonypalmer8556]

Watering twice a day, misting, shade cloth. 40 c for 4 days kicked the crap out of my container peas. Live and learn, more shade next year for peas.

[@Bev437Sqn]

Harvested my cabbage, some kohlrabi a few days ago. Harvested my cauliflower a couple of weeks ago just before the heat wave. Have cauliflower starts under grow lights indoors. Finally found golden acres cabbage with a 70 to 80 day maturity for a fall harvest they will be started today. Also started brussel sprouts for a late fall harvest.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Already looking ahead to fall? LOVE it!! Let me know how the Golden Acres tastes! I have some seeds as well, but I'm really partial to this red stuff I've been growing lately!

[@Bev437Sqn]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms my neighbour is growing the red. We share a lot.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Bev437Sqn and that's how it should be! :-)

[@jimmcdowell9017]

Jeff, I’ll venture a guess that you’ve never dealt with the extreme heat such as this growing season. And after the dust settles this fall, I’ll bet you gathered enough hands on experience to make another valuable video that can benefit all of us. Good luck with your farming while you tolerate the heat

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So true Jim....that summer (and this winter) has given me a LIFETIME of growing experience...truly my man.

[@brandywvstrong9673]

A few of my plants died out a few weeks ago when it was hot. Some of the newer plants that I’m growing is definitely a learning experience. Getting my kale and some brassicas ready for fall. Thank you Jeff for your wonderful videos. Have a great weekend everyone!!! 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Brandy..its definitely getting close to fall starter plant time! :-)

[@matty332010]

I can't get over your video's, thanks again Jeff.

[@matty332010]

Also your garden looks amazing!!

[@CheriCherryRed]

This channel should not be called the ripe tomato farm it should be called the ripe everything farms! Your so good at gardening!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much Lapis!! Too kind! :-)

[@SutterfieldSwag]

Growing Roma tomato’s for homemade sauce. Just pruned the lower yellows leaves. Super stoked

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Nathaniel! Roma's have gotta be in my top 3 of all time favorite tomatoes!

[@thelordismyshepherd1366]

Beginner gardener here. Planted some tomatoes. Most pots are doing well except for one that is turning yellow. Thanks for the tips on this video. I think it’s time to put new soil. Wish me luck. I want to learn more so I can plant more. But I want to do it one step at a time.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Excellent that you're even growing your own food in the first place! Well done! :-)

[@melanieallen8980]

I just harvested potatoes in winter in Sydney, Australia..The soil is amazing now, ready4 spring planting..Love your videos..

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Melanie! Hope all is well!

[@janetfaello7167]

Thank you for this valuable information. This is my first year planting and used the potting beds (EMSCO). What I've planted so far seem to be thriving, I'm now thinking I'll have to re-pot a few (I may have overcrowded). I did pick up on over-watering my beets so I cut off the dead leaves and freshened the surrounding soil adding a touch of perolite and fertilizer, giving direct sun and no misting, they came back. Thanks again!!!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

PERFECT Janet. You are picking up the nuances faster than most people. Keep it up, you'll be a master gardener in no time..really!

[@janetfaello7167]

Awwww thank you! I HOPE so!!!! I'll continue to follow YOU!!!!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@janetfaello7167 Appreciate it a lot!

[@katebeedot6964]

New sub here! What I really appreciate is the overall (all in one) approach to plant growing - soil, atmospheric and time related conditions, watering issues, pests and disease, very helpful clear instructions and especially your clear voice - this is excellent instruction. Thank you very much. What a change from usual chatty stuff which can even be amusing but I prefer your methods. Just a hint needed here.. very leggy and very tall tomato plants, not a terrific number of leaves, good fruits but not that many: recovery from an aphid blast after assiduous treatment a month ago, only morning sunlight (on balcony).. still get a few new little leafy stems quickly affected by withering grey brownish leaves on their tips rapidly involving the whole shoot, which I have to cut off.. can’t really find the main reason for slow growth. Have learnt to water deep and regularly but that hasn’t changed the issues, help please if possible. Oh, have to add the very hot spell of 37-38*C, thanks again

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much Kate, very kind of you to say! Sounds like the plants took a hit from the pest outbreak...the hot spell is ALWAYS going to affect container plants, no question. Don't water enough and they dehydrate...water too much (or even just enough) and it washes the soil of all nutrition. And with no nutrients, the leaves will show signs of what you've shown. I would try soaking the pots from below with a dilute liquid boost (seaweed or something like that) and give them a couple weeks to recover. Low light could be playing a factor as well.

[@katebeedot6964]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks for the much needed very quick reply.. as I was nearly going off gardening!! They had received very diluted chemical N and K but didn’t help much. Yes I’ve got my organic liquid seaweed (usually x my orchids) and that’s a great idea. Thanks again for your knowledge and help. I have another balcony on the west side but practically end of season x tomatoes so don’t know if they’ll catch up if I move them. Btw, had already tried the varying pest control methods x spider mites but isopropylic alcohol was in the end the key ingredient. Have a lovely day, K

[@He4vyD]

It's amazing how, even though you are in Canada and I'm in Belgium, we are growing the same veggies. I am also growing Black beauty and Tiny Tim. Although your Tiny Tim is truly tiny, and mine is about 1.5 meters tall 😜

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So awesome! Shows just how universal gardening really is!

[@christinal5705]

I learn something knew each time I watch one of your videos. Great information for a beginner like myself! Thank you !

[@growagarden54]

(9b CA) Great video. I had to laugh at the "really?". Good video. I was wondering, can you do a video on the different garden cloth and when to use what? There are the green and black "shade" cloth. Does it also work for frost? What is the row cover used for? Is it also for heat? Thanks!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Shade cloths and geotextiles for sure! Great video idea!

[@growagarden54]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Are you kidding me? lol Yay!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@growagarden54 lol!! :-)

[@alexbrooker6602]

Thanks for all your helpful videos! Question: I have an indeterminate cherry tomato plant in a (way too) small container that is relatively heavy with green fruit...The main tip got baked in the heat a couple weeks ago and has stunted it's upward growth. The plant is now exploding with suckers from all over the leaf branches, almost every branch has multiple suckers all the way out along the branches and they all have blossom clusters...any thoughts? Thanks in advance from the coast of Maine.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Alex, that's happened to me a few times before. If there's enough time left in the season, I'll leave the best (most advanced) suckers on to try and max out and equal the lost harvest from the leader. You can replant at any age, the tomato plant won't mind. You don't want to stunt the fruit part way or get blossom end rot or something like that. Best of luck!

[@nicholasnarcowich9163]

This was a cool vid. Thank you :-) After watching this, and another on suckers... I did some pruning, plant food, & water. A good day, Thank You.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha, all in a day's work Nicholas! Well done. :-)

[@matty332010]

Jeff what zone are you in?

[@Jeff_PNW]

I'm in WA, 8b and he's in Canada with ~25 miles of water in between. Unless he's way up on a mountain where it might be colder, my guess is he's also 8b.

[@matty332010]

@@Jeff_PNW Thanks Jeff, he wrote me the other day he said he was 9b. I had to ask him because his garden is a way a head of mine we are a 3b here.

[@Jeff_PNW]

@@matty332010 I think he's in the Victoria BC area or that part of Vancouver Island, which I completely forgot is like its own micro-climate...much more mild with less fluctuation than my side of the water. So zone 9 makes sense. That little slice of the PNW is well worth visiting if you've never been there...it's gorgeous.

[@kygal2873]

Jeff I have beefsteak tomatoes growing in clusters. 2 ripe so far but small. ??

[@kygal2873]

I grew them from seed. NE Kentucky

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Container or in the ground Jill?

[@kygal2873]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarmslarge mineral tubs

[@ShirelleMortise]

4:05pm Saturday why do my water comes out yellow for my photon house plant that don't have no leave just dying stems with the ugly root coming on top of the dirt

[@scoopdecoop]

I don’t seem to be able to get anything to grow. It all dies. As much as I read up I’m doing everything right. So frustrating

[@analyst1777]

Can I kill mites with soapy water?

[@pierreshasta1480]

Very interesting video. Ps: I like your Canadian T-shirt. If you use geotextile bags, even if you water too much, it won't be a problem. Regarding fertilization, maybe investing in an EC or NPK tester for the soil would be a good solution, especially for those who grow in buckets.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Pierre! Even with the grow bags, you can water too much.....not from a water logged standpoint, but from the fact that you are literally washing the soil of all its goodness and nutrients and organic matter and soil life, etc. :-)

[@pierreshasta1480]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms you are absolutely right Jeff, the issue of nutrient washing must be taken into account. What can be done to limit this problem is to raise the bag or the pot in order to collect the water which flows from it, then to water the following days the same plant with this water, so very little loss of nutrient due to washing.

[@presly-el3hh]

Cool

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

:-)

[@22temara]

Hello my dear 👍👍❤️❤️🥀🥀

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Howdy.

[@mrfact4501]

Great

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Super!

[@ShirelleMortise]

And why do my photon plant stinks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

What's a photon plant?

[@thatamericangamer7230]

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[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha, that would be amazing! Love his stuff...he seems like such a nice dude.

[@thingschangs2472]

You want help

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

In my world, I ALWAYS need help. LOL

[@lxmzhg]

*chemtrails*

[@farooqishify]

Give solutions and less speech

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

sure thing