5 Secrets to Grow LOTS of Tomatoes in Containers / Container Garden Series #1🍅🍅🍅

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[@CaliKim29]

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[@lamar9331]

Where did you get your nice sturdy tomato cages?

[@barbarahatcher3098]

Large garden bag how much

[@dianehibbs2526]

wish I had watched your video before I bought containers, soil, and planted...waaaah

[@lessummers5738]

I have a beefstake tomato in a container do I have to stake it or cage it?also do I have to trim it any?thanks

[@jenniferward5216]

Your dog is the sweetest pet he stays at your side while you're video taping .

[@miapdx503]

I have a small balcony on my city apartment. This year, two tomato plants, herbs, spinach, cucumbers and aloe and jasmine. All in containers and I'm not done.😏

[@susiex6669]

Me too, small balcony but to maximize my growing potential, at the dollar store, I got those containers that straddle the railing and secured them in place with garden wire. In one I have a vine of black eyed Susans growing over and in another, peppermint. On the ground I have two green pepper plants, lavender, geraniums because I wanted color on the balcony, celery, two cherry tomato plants, a regular tomato plant, purple basil and genovese basil plants and lettuce.

[@karinampadron3014]

Hi, what size pot did you grow your tomatoes in?

[@crespoopserc]

Free knowledge! How can anyone possibly look up to someone from Hollywood, when we have heroes right here!

[@dubdi6985]

Agreed.... idk why anyone looks up to Hollywood

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Thank you for this video Kim. People tell me all the time that they either have a small yard, don't get much sun, or don't have a yard. I don't have a yard and grow fully in containers. If you want to grow in containers YOU CAN. Thanks Kim for showing people the possibilities of gardening.

[@denisefaust6408]

Container gardening is the only way I grow my vegetable garden now. I love it and I grow things vertical now after decades of having a field garden. I’m amazed how little weeds I have and I’m convinced that the composting is a big part of weed control. Love love love my container gardening.

[@vinalbrect6409]

Your awesome! I'm a mom of 3 and I'm trying to have a garden this year with little space and time. Really appreciate your videos 🙏

[@IPursuePeppers-CTH]

All plants need is care, providence, and love.

[@roberthodgdon9992]

I also fabric containers. Love them. I incorporate a little pelletized gypsum into the soil which slowly provides calcium during the season. When temps start getting into the 90s I cover them with a 40% shade cloth. It prevents leaf and fruit burn but also keeps the temp under the shade structure in the 80s. For us that is critical for continual fruit production deeper into the summer.

[@karinaschrader8344]

I use crushed egg shells for slow release calcium. It also deters snails, which are a problem here.

[@ShadowsandCityLights]

Oh good tips!

[@IPursuePeppers-CTH]

@@karinaschrader8344I use them in my compost, it does smell nasty but the plants will love it

[@Elienguitar]

Came for the tomato lesson, stayed for the border collie.

[@crisl9079]

Lol. 👍🏼

[@jeffhyatt5677]

Obviously spoiled

[@MrsGator7]

Same

[@aleksionas]

That dog is tru

[@lauracoteDIY]

Love your shirt! I start most of my seeds in recycled containers (yogurt, soda, etc) because, zero waste! I love using reusable bags too!

[@josephputz2964]

Thanks for your videos. For the first time, I grew my own cherry tomatoes on my back porch in one large pot, and, thanks to your tips, I was able to enjoy well over 100 delicious tomatoes. It's now September and I can still see many more on the vine -- not to mention that the plant is absolutely beautiful. Thank you again.

[@CaliKim29]

Wonderful, Joseph. so glad to hear this feedback! Keep on watching and growing and look forward to more updates.

[@DarkWolf-u8u]

I started growing my own tomato’s and vegetables by watching your videos and it worked out so well

[@CaliKim29]

Good to hear - growing your own veggies is so rewarding! Enjoy!

[@vee5032]

I’m so happy I finally have lots of blooms on my tomatoes, thank you Kim my tiny Tim are doing great and my jubilee is flowering too 🥰

[@CaliKim29]

Wonderful, Verenice! Enjoy those tomatoes - the taste is out of this world!

[@melissasullivan1658]

My NorCal hand watering solution is to add extra compost and vermiculite to my containers + straw mulch. I find these three things keep my soil moist for a week. I’m also going to add plastic trays under my fabric pots this year for July and August and pour water in twice a day just in case. I’ll be honest, I’m a little worried about slugs finding their way underneath my fabric pots (😒) but keeping my tomatoes happy is more important, and the felt should keep them out of the roots, I hope.

[@progameing6054]

Love her and her dogs dynamic!

[@FedUpSouthernGirl]

I’m so excited for this yr bc we actually had a spring. And I’m in the southeast US, so this means I can grow them almost 6 mos a yr. I also just bought an orange jubilee for the first time. I grow them in smaller containers but still haven’t been disappointed. It’s super-cheap to buy a 5-gallon bucket and mix ur own soil w/peat, compost, and top soil. Happy growing! 😊

[@amyk6028]

Your dog is soooo cute!! I always learn something new watching your videos, so thank you 😊 I am growing 12 tomato plants in my raised beds this year and 3 in containers.

[@BrittanyHerz]

I love growing tomatoes! The Tiny Tim is my favorite and I’ve got 3 started so far. But thanks to you, I’m trying my first full sized tomatoes this year - Roma and Green Zebra. I’ve got the Roma in 10 gallon Smart Pots and the Green Zebra in a 15 gallon SmartPots. I’m hoping that will be enough space for them on my little patio. 😊

[@Manifesting_Secret_Sketchbook]

Sounds wonderful.

[@jackiehorsley9263]

Kim love the tomato plants they're beautiful looking I'm growing tomato plants myself in containers

[@pattiraithel5412]

I planted my Tiny Tim tomatoes last week, so far so good.

[@erikferm5421]

Nice video, I am planting all of my tomatoes in raised beds and containers, mulching is so essential , it keeps the moisture in the soil and and it keeps the soil almost free from weeds.

[@coryslaney]

I love your videos CaliKim! So interesting to learn your growing techniques! Wish I lived in a climate like yours!☀️🌻🌷

[@CAwolfguy]

With your great tutorial, I'm hoping to avoid my annual tomato 'murder spree'. Our 'soil' here on the California Central Coast, on the west mesa of the Nipomo area, is mostly sandy (meaning great drainage, poor growing) even though the Santa Maria Valley (about 2 miles away) is some of the most fertile produce growing in CA. Great video and very informative...wish me luck (please! Make the killing stop!)

[@thehealingberrygarden9608]

I was hoping for some California sunshine in the video and I was not disappointed. This year our spring over here is unusually cold and wet. Will take longer to get the tomato seedlings planted out.

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Ranka - always sending Cali sunshine your way! Stay cheered during these cold months, dream of spring and grow your tomatoes and seedlings inside to help make the time go faster till warmth comes to Germany! Have a beautiful Sunday, my friend!

[@PPH-GARDEN]

5 secrets to growing a lot of tomatoes in containers are very useful. How to grow tomatoes for many fruits. thanks for sharing

[@CaliKim29]

Glad you found it useful!

[@karysu51]

THis is the best tomato plant I've seen. Especially relevant since I also live in Central California - hot, dry summers.

[@emmeldrum4154]

Putting some cherry tomatoes in a fabric container today! Thank you for the tips

[@michaelparsons3951]

For the absolutely BEST soil mixture for growing, talk to a pot grower....they have super soil mixture recipes that will grow plants like you've never seen.

[@CaliKim29]

Thanks for the tips!

[@charlestessier7843]

Kim, I know this is not the topic at hand I will comment on. Just letting you know that it’s thanks to you I and your channel and watching some of your past programs that I can finally say that I got the hot composting cooking this time around.You are the one whom I saw demonstrate the step by step process needed to get the results right what has to be done to certain materials I.e. dead leaves, -the first time around I put those leaves in whole. Not gonna say I got it down pat yet, but first week will be fine.My challenge will be to manage the decrease in both volume and temperature that will happen on the way to the finished product........which will be half the size from where it started.

[@abandonedinnewmexico7048]

You’re looking amazing! Your arms look so toned! Why is your work out routines?? Thank you for sharing your tomato tips they’re much appreciated!

[@theresahernandez4241]

I always think this as well she always looks so healthy and fit! She inspires me not to just grow my garden but live a healthier life. 💕

[@GardenIdeas01]

Strongly agree with you Kim is strong arm in gardening work, happy gardening

[@CaliKim29]

Thank you so much, Amanda - you made my day! I haven't had a ton of time for focused work outs lately since I've been so busy with my new book. I keep 3 pound weights in my office and whenever I take a break, I do a mini arm workout. I also walk 30 min 3 times a week, we try to fit a hike in on the weekends. Gardening is a great workout too, especially since we live on a hill, I'm constantly running up and down the stairs to lug soil and get things I need from the top of the hill. I try to move a lot, run up and down stairs, lift heavy things whenever I can and drink lots of water. Of course, snacking in the garden helps too! Glad you enjoyed the tomato tips - have a great Sunday!

[@CaliKim29]

So glad to hear your inspired, Theresa. Eating and living a healthy lifestyle is so important - thanks so much for your kind comment!

[@CaliKim29]

Thank you, Garden Ideas! Hope you have a beautiful Sunday!!

[@marieheffern1575]

That tiny tim is so lush!! I'm so inspired. Happy Mother's Day!

[@CaliKim29]

Thank you, Marie! Tiny Tim is loving his little spot in the orange 5 gal Smart Pots - can't wait til those tomatoes turn red, that will be a sight to behold. Enjoy your Sunday!

[@alyssa0411]

I’m a first time tomato grower thanks to my mom gifting me a plant 2 months ago. I’m usually known as a plant serial killer but I’m determined to grow this tomato plant successfully. What I’m concerned with is we live in a duplex with no back yard. We only have a side yard that gets direct sun for about 3-4 hours per day before the sun casts a shadow when it moves behind our house. Do you think that’s enough sun? I would put it out front but knowing the weirdos who walk through our neighborhood, I’m worried someone will steal it or knock it over....we aren’t in the best area of town. The plant looks nice and healthy and it’s growing well in its pot. I do see future buds growing...

[@sandy-rr1by]

@Alyssa. I have read that determinate Bush type tomatoes do well in part shade. I, also, have an area like yours with little sun, gonna try this this year. Indeterminate (vine) tomatoes need full sun. Determinate produce and are done soon after, whereas, Indeterminates continue producing. Hope this helps!

[@RaymondYocum-uw5hd]

Thank you for the educational video! Happy gardening! ❤

[@CaliKim29]

You are most welcome, and Happy gardening to you, as well. CK

[@nicoleblake9266]

I'm late to the party but I'm growing tomatoes on my balcony this year! Just transplanting them today!

[@UrbanChickenMomma]

Great video💙 So excited to plant my tomatoes outside. I started with seeds this year indoors under grow lights and now they are in the greenhouse waiting for Seattle weather to be warm enough. I took your advice and spray painted all my trellises multiple bright colors and inverted some and tied them together. Can't wait❣️🍅🧑‍🌾

[@CaliKim29]

Awesome - bet you're loving the bright colors! Just wait til those trellises are overflowing with veggies - you're gonna LOVE it! Enjoy your Sunday!

[@Thunderbird68-i2f]

Here in eastern Canada, things are a little different because of the weather and short growing season of 3 months where a 5 gallon pot is plenty enough. I switched to growing my tomatoes in pots instead of the vegetable garden because we get extremely humid weather followed by violent crashing rainstorms that can damage tomatoes. A wet, rainy season will also spoil plants, cause disease and inhibit fruit production. So it all depends on your zone, location and weather conditions. Peppers and cucumbers handle this kind of weather far better but tomatoes really don't like to be wet all the time. So growing them in 5 gallon pots is perfect in my case as I'm able to control the amount of water they receive and keep them out of wet weather in a short growing season.

[@hollylaprade2903]

I'm so happy I found you and this video. I live in a 4 Plex in an amazing community and I'm blessed with some yard space I'm able to use. I just moved in and trying to figure out how to make a garden that is not expensive and will work on my space. This is going to work amazingly 🥰

[@msfinis6158]

I just got my bags last week from Amazon . Thank you,,,very informative.

[@cecelia6909]

Love your video. First time viewer. Will be subscribing. Thank you😊

[@CaliKim29]

Welcome, Cecelia! Great to have you and thank you in advance for subbing! I hope you are enjoying the videos! Kim. We are also on instagram - calikim29 and calicameraguy. Follow and say hello!

[@monkeyfacemarketing4188]

Last year our tomato plants died so this helped a lot

[@ymcghee40]

So much useful information. Thanks! I'm planning my first container garden

[@cindybee9270]

Love the green sunflower top 🌻

[@carriepadgett2743]

thank you, I didn't know about the fabric containers...my boyfriend and I parted ways and we always had a beautiful and massive tomato garden. I wanted to start my own here but I have a small city yard and wasn't sure how to start with potted tomatoes. Thanks!

[@CaliKim29]

You are so welcome, Carrie! And so now you will start in containers? Is that the plan! How exciting - (to new beginnings, right?) Kim

[@sprinkles_091]

on an off note and as a compliment! im an ex-cosmo, specifically i have a love of color theory, and i cant help but to mention that your highlights are perfectly blended into your hair and i love how they dont go all the way up to the root. that and the color you have compliments your complexion best i feel, and it makes you look so lively and ready for summer!! pretty hair! pretty garden!

[@NatureAndBee]

Very helpful information! Thanks for sharing! Your border collie is so cute🌅🌱🌻🦋🦋🦋

[@vassylem3969]

Thanks for the tips. Plan to use them for my tomatoes this year. I’ll let you know how it goes!

[@426superbee4]

Those plant bags dries out the roots, and the slugs, and fire ants, loves those bags of soil. They say HEY! WE FOUND HOME

[@robinshively9835]

Thank you! And love the dog... so sweet and shy! :)

[@junbug9435]

Lovely tomatoes plant. I love the little baby one you are growing as well. Thanks, CaliKim29 for all the tips.

[@nirmaljitghuman4706]

I liked your ideas 💡 I will use all the ideas in my garden

[@m.martinez167]

Happy Mothers Day Cali Kim!❤🙏🌹Happy Gardening.

[@ronmacdougall9612]

Hi Kim,still to cold here to start here.Put fence up to keep deer out yesterday.Should start planting again next week.Some good ideas for tomatoes 🍅,thank you.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Ron - sending some Cali warmth your way! Good for you for getting out there and getting the deer fence done - that will save your garden. Enjoy your planting!

[@coleenwilson6577]

I read re deer. They ran a back garden hose along edge of garden. Deer thought it was a snake and didn’t go into garden. ?????? Unproven by me. Ha

[@josephdone2713]

Great video. Containers are the only way I can grow. Started three this year.

[@CaliKim29]

That's awesome, Joseph! Containers are a great way to garden and really. make it easy. Thanks for stopping by!

[@preshussunshine]

Kim you always do so good with the tomatoes.

[@CaliKim29]

Thanks for your kind words, Preshus! Good luck with your tomatoes too!

[@conniecasale3593]

Yes I will be growing with you thankful

[@CaliKim29]

Excellent, Connie!! This’ll be fun!

[@gotagreengardening8387]

G’day Kim. Pulled my toms out last week but will take inspiration from this when Spring rolls around again!! Thanks mate :)

[@CaliKim29]

You're welcome! Enjoy the off season, hope you can grow some nice cool weather veggies!

[@gotagreengardening8387]

@@CaliKim29 I’m growing broccoli, cauliflower, peas, beans, spinach, kale, herbs, beetroot, carrots, spring onion, garlic and planted a lemon tree, blueberry and raspberry plant, strawberries and more lol. My backyard is legit an ever growing food forest mate!!! Thanks for your lovely videos you have a great presence x

[@colleenborchardt9895]

Oh wow! I love your DIY trellis using TWO tomato cages!!! 😲 I have never thought of that before!!! How do you estimate how much feet of irrigation hose you need for containers? Thank you for all your wonderful videos!!!

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Colleen, glad you like it - such a super easy quick trellis! You could figure how much tubing you need for each container of each size, then multiply that by how many containers you have. I usually just get several rolls of tubing, because I'm always adding more and hate to run out. Home depot has a great supply of the DIG irrigation products, which is what I use (all links are in vid description for Amazon, but I usually pick up extra at HD). Thanks for watching!

[@lindasoaft9303]

No tomatoes in containers this year! But growing squash and cukes. Also, one bag of potatoes 🥔 wish me luck! Love your gardening book❤️

[@calliebolstad1345]

Thank you for being so clear and concise. Very helpful video!

[@CaliKim29]

Thank you, Callie for sharing this with me! I do appreciate and encourages me onward!! Kim

[@Baroness72]

First year growing tomatoes. I have a town home. Not alot of space. So far so good... haven't gotten any tomatoes yet.. but I have the little flowers.

[@emdeejay7432]

You're dog has the same markings as mine, except mines a staffy/American bull dog mix and yours looks like a sheepdog type dog, so cute. And it reminds me of this dog from this cartoon called Mr. Pickles, it's a very strange show, but all that aside, your dog looks just like him. I love the channel, btw.

[@CaliKim29]

Interesting! Glad to hear that you the love the channel! Thank you for following along / commenting. Kim

[@boat1207]

Thanks for the 5 secrets....👍

[@lkaneshiki]

I love tomoatoes! Would love to grow some on my balcony!

[@johnmckell4362]

Your garden has transformed so nicely...i like it...

[@dianahussain5066]

That is the cutest dog ever!

[@ckap9187]

Great video and love your pup!!💚🐾👏🌞

[@bonniebartlow5631]

I do like your trellis help for us and the fabric pots too

[@lucybraun8969]

When I grow tomatoes outdoors, the squirrels get at them. Any suggestions for growing cherry tomatoes indoors? I do have sliding glass doors that would allow them to get plenty of sun.

[@monkeyye3522]

where do U buy the black cage ( tomatoes cages) for your plant> It looks study & heavy duty i like to know where I can buy. pls send me a link to buy this cage

[@paulraz2792]

Love that double tomato cage idea! Will have to try!

[@CaliKim29]

Yah, go for it, Paul, and do let me know how it goes! Thank you for watching -

[@paulraz2792]

@CaliKim29 for sure i set a double cage up in one of my containers today!

[@donnaturner9445]

Great video. Last year was a bust for my tomatoes. But everything else did great. So this year I'm going back to my containers. But a few of my plants will go into straw bales.

[@GardenIdeas01]

I like your way Kim container gardening is my first choice , i use bag , container and pot in my garden too, thanks so much for sharing such informative and educational for beginner

[@ciaranelson5185]

Love the smart pots!!🥰❤️👌🏾I cant wait to get some

[@CaliKim29]

The best! You will LOVE them! Made of virgin wool, washable, put a pan under them if you are on an apartment balcony...Made in the USA - they rock! Thanks, Ciara!! Kim

[@gardenersdelight7479]

Really helpful and informative video, thank you 🙏 Love your garden

[@Diane56ful]

I’m trying this method this year. Thank you for the info! ❤️

[@dognerd7385]

This is my first time growing anything, and I was wondering, what happens if you live somewhere that doesn’t get frost? Will the tomatoes keep producing into the next year?

[@angelaraum1545]

My dyi tomato cage inverts the other way. Big part on the soil, try to manuve the meters sticks around each other. I used garden staples to adhere it to the soil. Gotta use them esp for cherry tomatoes.

[@brixandblooms]

Great video, I leanred alot. I love how camera shy the dog is btw.

[@nicholasborgards7698]

I'm rooting some clippings off my husky cherry tomato plant

[@littlemike281]

If your tomatoes have bottom rot it means calcium deficiency in soil, you don't water, you add calcium(egg shells for example)

[@bmarie8965]

Get mine in containers from the store 😄, but I did buy 2 plants on clearance I'm gonna try to save 👍

[@theresachiorazzi4571]

I wish I knew how to keep squirrels out of my plants any ideas?

[@lindapowers6845]

Very helpful video and info Im going to try container gardening this spring

[@CaliKim29]

Glad it was helpful! Go for it! Start small and simple! Get that down for season 1 and grow from there. Small steps.....Let me know, Linda! Kim

[@Keepnthem]

I’m not gonna grow anything… I just like watching your videos!

[@CaliKim29]

Well...that works, too, John! Thank you - big compliment. CK

[@cryptopeter1]

❤ Miss Kim, I'm Peter in Florida and my beautiful tomato plant in large container was growing well but only has 1 huge green tomato. It's terribly hot here, like about 100 each day and very humid. Please help me and my beautiful 87 year old Italian mom, Domenica. Grazie ❤❤❤❤

[@CaliKim29]

Sorry to hear, Peter. Provide Shade: Use a shade cloth to protect the plant from the intense midday sun. Water Consistently: Water deeply in the early morning or late evening to keep the soil consistently moist. Mulch: Apply mulch around the base of the plant to retain moisture and keep the roots cool. These steps can help your tomato plant cope with the extreme heat and improve its chances of producing more fruit. You got this! CK

[@cryptopeter1]

@@CaliKim29 thank you and bless you... I was pruning it a little and getting rid of a couple "sucker" branches that I'm thinking don't do anything. Am getting mulch and will definitely follow your ideas. These things, tomatoes or whatever, I see as being alive. Ya know? Thanks again. Peter and Mom

[@TheSnarler70]

Thank you your videos answered all my questions!😃👍

[@FknNefFy]

Cute shirt! That color looks good on you!

[@sierraadams8009]

FRIGGIN BEAUTIFUL GARDEN!

[@cincalabcd5776]

How the water drains out in fabric containers? Are they safe in wooden patio? I don't want my patio get wet .. How long they last?

[@wranther]

My goodness Kim! In addition to a great start to your growing season, you have somehow managed to find some warm sunshine to be out about in. Still frost chances lingering this season until mid week next week. Then to pay attention to the Full Moon later in the month. Happy Gardening! -Bob...

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Bob, can't wait for your warm up - you'll have to tell me more about the Full Moon planting. I've heard a lot about it and it would be interesting to hear how it works for you! The weather here is perfect gardening temps right now, enjoying to the fullest before it gets too hot. Have a great Sunday!

[@wranther]

@@CaliKim29 Hi Kim, Not much really to the time of Moon and planting with respect to observed cold temperatures. I have noticed thru time, as had been repeated to me by those much older and many years ago, that a New Moon or a Full Moon in May and September at this latitude may often bring frosty temperatures. Going into the Dark Moon or New Moon now, temperatures in the low 30s around dawn are forecast. Around the 26th would be the Full Moon. Likewise for this latitude attention need be paid to the June and August Moons for late or early frostiness.

[@ianbrown5486]

Calikim great vidio warmth sun not good england i like your methods❤

[@CaliKim29]

Thank you! 😃 I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying my channel and content! You hang in there-Keep growin' Kim

[@colddeadhands429]

CaliKim makes it so easy, even my cold dead hands can grow tomatoes ?

[@cordellscott]

I've been drinking that worm tea for years. I swear by it

[@charlietroell6914]

Have you tried installing the drip irrigation lines both at the surface and deep in the Smart Pot for better deep root watering? Will this benefit the lower root or make the plant more at risk for root rot? My thinking is that this would allow more even watering with a shorter watering duration.

[@CaliKim29]

I have not done that....that could be a really good idea in warmer climates. If you do go for it....monitor the soil and make sure it doesn't get too oversaturated and adjust watering as needed. My apologies, Charlie...I have to admit, a few comments got by me. Best, CaliKim

[@barbaragraham8733]

Right what an awesome dog

[@angie965]

I am growing determinate tomatoes in pots. Getting ready to put them in the 10 gallon cloth bags. But I’m unsure the best way to support the determinate tomato. Cage vs stakes.. I’m confused as I’m a novice! Suggestions? Also do you put a saucer under the bag container so the water that hits the saucer water can eventually soaked back in by the plant for feeding. Wasn’t sure how the hose you were using worked either. Sorry for the questions. Anything anyone can answer is super helpful. Thank you!!

[@rickstegman8621]

Great info- love your backyard!

[@walterchapman2884]

Tomato lover here

[@cookiemonster5281]

1st video. Excellent! 👏 everything I needed to know! Thank you

[@dawnsharples1920]

❤❤❤happy mothers day kim