Easy Guide To Fertilizing Tomatoes - Garden Quickie Episode 146

[@carlosornelas9235]

The fact your not trying to take 15 minutes of my day for a video that can be done n a few minutes is quickly making this my favorite gardening channel.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much Carlos! Appreciate that......it's exactly what I'm trying for.

[@janicepottie802]

I agree! Hi from Cape Breton!

[@michaelmarchione3408]

A great reminder Jeff! I'm rotating this year the tomatoes and amending that raised bed with new rabbit manure. Tomatoes, peppers and eggplant seem to like the stuff. Last year we gave away nine 55 gallon drums of it after refilling 11 raised beds and adding to a three year old 16' x 20' no-till garden. The worms turn it to soil in two seasons if it is in a raised bed. In the yard I'll make rows about 20 foot rows 1 foot wide by 6 inches high right on top of the grass and plant our winter squash seeds. No sod removal needed. At the end on the harvest I grind it all down and it spreads with the help of the riding lawnmower. We are very sandy here with a high water table so it helps the lawn. Enjoyed as always! Take care!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Michael!

[@debichats8634]

I’m still watching your Garden Quickies…..I think I’m up to #10 now! Love them!!❤

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha thanks for the support Debi!

[@erichaskell]

Thanks, very timely.

[@debichats8634]

Off to get fertilizer today! Thank you for the help!!❤

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Best of luck!

[@kkiissssiikk]

Love Garden Quickie!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks!

[@puissance]

Bought stuff to grow from seeds last year, but got lazy this winter, so I ended up buying starters again. Great timing with these videos!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanx for watching!

[@joj1252]

Short but sweet … just like tomatoes 🍅 … love these quickies Jeff

[@zan4110]

I have almost everything I need to plant my tomatoes next weekend..!..They can't wait to be outside! Been playibg nature music with birds for them...Pickinh up wirm compost this week..!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Love this time of year Zan!

[@zan4110]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms yes!!

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Jeff, another great video, thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@happyman-oh4vb]

Hi

[@johnlorenzo1413]

Great video☺

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks John! 😊

[@hilltopfamilynew]

Very nice video

[@Fred.pSonic]

Sometimes quickies leave you wanting more, this time though I was quite satisfied!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha!

[@yukonsmomma3562]

Thanks Jeff. I love your content!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey, thanks, appreciate all the support!

[@isador4784]

Yup, my Pop use to get fresh chicken manure from my uncle, lay it down in the row, throw a bit of soil on top and plant the starters. He never fertilized beyond that. Some years the crop was so abundant he would sell the excess tomatoes to a local grocer! Another solid 2 minutes of advice. Thanks Jeff.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Exactly man! All these companies and people saying we need to fertilize every 2 weeks?? It's insanity. Cultivate good soil and your need to feed goes way down!

[@janw491]

Always so helpful

[@Inpreesme]

Thank you

[@butterflymoon1]

Oooh! I'm so excited. Thank you for this video! :)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Best of luck with your tomatoes!

[@butterflymoon1]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you! Quick question: If I am repotting a starter tomato should I first put fertilizer (like bone meal or sure start), then plant it, and lastly put mulch on top of the soil? Still learning this and I feel like I might miss a step.

[@GALE_HOBBIES]

Great video as always Jeff! I don't grow tomatoes, but I use Neptune's Harvest organic fertilizer on my plants, even at a young stage, and it works great!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Neptunes is awesome Gale.... Never had a bad crop using that stuff (when I can find it)!

[@rosalindhb]

Interesting. Why are some many gardening channels saying give water soluble every two or three weeks? Or is something different?

[@JM.TheComposer]

The camera-work here is subtle but effective.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks! :-)

[@brandywvstrong9673]

It’s raining today. Bought some vegetables from my local small green house. Going to get those grow bags and soil starting first thing in the morning. It’s been a stressful few months for me but I need to get back out there and play in the dirt. 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Look forward to it Brandy!

[@brandywvstrong9673]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I will definitely try. 😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@brandywvstrong9673 :-)

[@aida087]

Really loving your videos Jeff!! Trying to help my Mom's little tomato seedlings thrive, and they're just now getting their true set of leaves so this comes just in time!!🥰🙏🏼

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks, hope everything is growing well! B

[@wolfdreamer9]

Thank you for this! Also for getting right to the point. Appreciate it!

[@bigoljoe1829]

I been following a weekly feeding schedule for my toms this year cause my neighbor was swearing by it and I decided lets go. Plants and fruits are HUGE this year but now that I've seen this I just hope I didnt screw up the taste!! D=

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I think it'll be ok as long as you don't feed once they've already fruited.

[@bigoljoe1829]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Fed yesterday with fist size green tomatos on them LOL

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@bigoljoe1829 betcha they'll still be better than grocery store!

[@bigoljoe1829]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I'll try to remember to report back when they're ready!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@bigoljoe1829 definitely!

[@Art-jl6pt]

My tomatoes are looking mighty fine. Thanks for your video- blt

[@kristin143]

I can't wait for my plants to go outdoors, my zone says it's safe to plant them outside after Memorial Day..so I do half of my warm crops & do d rest by d 1ST week of June! ...

[@happyman-oh4vb]

Hi how are you doing my friend ?

[@melindaroth5796]

Just in time Jeff, hubby forgot which one can you take off a piece and plant for a new plant. Is it determinate or indeterminate? Thank you Jeff ❤ 😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hi Melinda, both really.... Especially the suckers!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks to Melinda's question, & your reply, I learned a bonus fact here! 🌿 thanks!

[@VighneshwarIlangovan]

Hey Jeff I'm here now cause my first tomato is developing and I am preparing banana peel water. I prefer this over some sea weed fertilizer as it is slow release and rich in micro nutrients like sodium and phosphorus

[@corneliotaganna2386]

Thank you for sharing

[@dillondrums91]

Great video by the way

[@jermainelindo6944]

greenhouse effect exquisite

[@Jodyrides]

every year in my small box garden, which is 5 feet wide and 12 feet long. at the beginning of the season, I till the soil and never step in it. Leaving the soil very very loose. I mix in fresh soil from my grass clipping compost heap with mushroom manure that I buy in 25 pound bags at Home Depot. My tomato plants get over 7 feet tall. I always end up with way more tomatoes then I can eat or give away. Every year I cut down on the numbers of tomato plants and I still end up with too many tomatoes… I started planting eight tomato plants, then seven the next year, then, five last year, this year only planted for tomato plants. It’s the end of July, I’m just now starting to get the cherry tomatoes which I planted in the second week in May here in Pennsylvania.. I have dozens of Jet and beefsteak tomatoes, the size of baseballs and some larger still green. I even have a volunteer tomato plant growing against my fence line. That is about 40 inches tall. I put a tomato cage around it.. We will see

[@iowndisworld7346]

Mine just started blooming two little tomatoes recently, I will go buy some fertilizer today for it. Can I also throw egg shells on it and used coffee grounds? I eat those daily 😊

[@sandrascolari1854]

Good morning Jeff. Thanks for the tip, however, now I’m confused. Another well known YT gardener recommends feeding tomato plants every two weeks throughout its lifetime. Although I’m assuming that last part since he never said to stop feeding it. Sigh. What’s a newbie home gardener to do? 😂

[@canadianoutdoorsurvival]

I was planning for every two weeks too! Now I'm confused....

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Every two weeks... I can't even imagine. Your soil would have to basically be inert to need that much fertilizer!

[@BeeBeorn]

Its depending on your soil and how long you season is. I use composted cow manure and little chicken manure. And homemade compost. The chicken manure for the early growth ie the nitrogen need ( leafs, stem) and the cow manure and compost gives of a "long range" fertilizer for the fruits. My season is basicly may to september ( Sweden, europe). Sure, i do pour some nettle, comfrey solution in june like once or twice. So, you dont need to scratch your head to much. You can go either way or both ways. You will see the results. ( mostly foliage/ no tomatoes or lots of tomatoes/ok foliage)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@BeeBeorn exactly what Bjorn said. I find that only the fertilizer companies want you to feed at such an accelerated rate.

[@SpiceyKy]

That's why he specifically mentioned that he uses compost. If your soil is super healthy, fertilizer is not needed like that. After so many years of conditioning your soil with organic matter, you barely need it AT ALL... EVER. My garden now thrives off homemade concoctions. No store bought stuff. My ancestors didn't have it. So, I don't need it either.

[@SpiceyKy]

A Roma plant taught me the hard way about too much nitrogen. 5 feet tall. As wide as my arms can stretch. And ZERO tomatoes. Lol 😂 She was pretty though!

[@austin2842]

Can weed tea be added throughout the growing season, or should this be limited to two feedings as well?

[@SpiceyKy]

That adds nitrogen. So, be careful using it as they start to flower and set fruit.

[@austin2842]

@Spicey Ky Mine is mostly dandelion, so more potassium than nitrogen. But it does have some.

[@SpiceyKy]

@@austin2842 I live in dandelion country. 😆 The desert desert 🏜 Pop the flowers off and use the green part. Changes the game. You can make tea with the flowers.

[@jermainelindo6944]

ripe n tough tomato 🍅 raise

[@rich22221]

growing container tomatoes and all of them have started to show first flowers. I got Water-Soluble Fertilizer (NPK 6-12-36) when should I apply it?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

If you already have flowers, you're good to go in about a week or so!

[@katykatmasters9707]

I was finally able to get my tomatoes in early this year but when I was getting ready to drop fertilizer in my planting hole I found mold in my Bone Meal. Luckily I still had my general fertilizer and my fish emulsion and I’m going to top dress with new Bone Meal.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Good catch!

[@hpmtenaja]

I wish my girlfriend liked Garden Quickies!!🤪

[@GTS_Fanatic]

how important is it to back off the Nitrogen? Seems a lot of plant foods have equal or greater Nitrogen then the P and K. best one i found is a 9-4-16

[@robertjackson9921]

Seaweed fertiliser is good for flowering and fruiting..

[@willashland4597]

Great video! So you fertilize twice... and the second time (flowering / fruiting) is with liquid fertilizer and you only fertilize once? I thought that with liquid fertilizers, you need to apply them once a week or so due to leeching and the quick uptake, whereas solid fertilizers are closer to twice per season as you mentioned? Thanks for the tips, good luck!

[@marilyn1228]

Have you ever used comfrey leaves or tea to fertilize your vegetables?

[@SpiceyKy]

I use tea made with any and all green matter. Weeds, pruned foliage, old veggies and fruits from my fridge, leaves, grass clippings, etc... Amazing results with NO store bought fertilizers added. YOU GOT THIS! ❤

[@marilyn1228]

@@SpiceyKy Comfrey is supposed to boost fruit and flower production. I have 2 enormous plants. Great perennial to have.

[@SpiceyKy]

@@marilyn1228 Thanks 😊 I'll check my local nursery next week. You rock!

[@taschabelle798]

What are your thoughts on using rabbit manure?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I haven't tried it, but some people rave about it! Worked into your compost or topsoil...I can't see it hurting. :-)

[@alphagreen4092]

Alfalfa tea produces amazing results for tomatoes. Not all alfalfa pellets are the same. Look for pellets produced specifically for fertilizer pellets. They will contain the highest level of macro and micro minerals, nutrients and amino acids, including triacontanol, a natural plant growth hormone that enhances yield.

[@newway71]

Best natural fertilizer for strawberry plants?

[@cj77733]

👍🙌🙌🙌❤️thank you.

[@orvillecraig7461]

Is 14-28-14 good for tomato growth

[@williamhamblin1585]

Hi there any idea on baby pumpkin plant going yellow

[@ablemicky9923]

Thank you for not wasting our time ..other videos will use 1 hour to say one small thing..chai

[@lul4098]

Great video!

[@Desert-Dweller]

So can i just give them extra home made compost if i cant get the bottled fertilizer?

[@aikogiron3449]

Editing is nice

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Aiko!

[@آنسةقهوةعربية]

- size of plant - Fertilizer * when + how much + with what - give yhr plant twice Fertili first when plant after days or if your soil is good u don't have second when the fruit start (3?) ... type of fert first balanced after month or so second fert make it 1n 2p 5k - افات و وقاية - life cycle/ Lifespan

[@leroygooding6954]

do you know if nitrogen will change the flavor of a tomato

[@jeffreythomas7505]

A lot of the lower leaves of my tomatoes are curling up. Does that mean they are under stress?

[@MsTwiththeTea1980]

Great question 😊mine are doing the same

[@이뉴엔도-c9t]

Hey, my korean serrano peppers bloom about 2~3 days and flower goes brown and fall off. Is this normal?

[@dillondrums91]

Have you head of gaia green?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, I use their rock dust all the time. :-)

[@dillondrums91]

How do you use it??

[@robertjackson9921]

It's potassium that mostly enhances flowers/fruiting ie..K

[@FarmToMarketRoad]

I believe it's P. Phosphorus for fruiting and flowers. K is for metabolism and general health.

[@thombaz]

I have never heard that fertilizing after the fruit set can ruin the taste.

[@lul4098]

Hey there, thombaz! Thanks for the comment! Basically, fertilizing after the fruit set can ruin the taste as the molecular bindings of the tomatoes can rupture when it is fetile and mixed with fertilizer. It causes the plant to be more soft and not as tasty. Hope you could find some rest after getting this answer. Apologies for the 1 month delay in replying to you! Best regards, team tomato

[@thombaz]

@@lul4098 Very interesting maybe, thats why my last year tomato was soft and tasted not so great. This year I going to give this a try, thank you.

[@Bwalston910]

Great video!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks! Appreciate it.