How to grow tomatoes, p. 2: Maintaining and harvesting

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[@felixbowden1638]

I prefer to eat tomato seeds, drink 2 litres of water and spend a couple of months lying in the sun, it definitely adds to the flavour

[@Omar-tz1we]

Those jokes aren't funny anymore.

[@JuanEsquivel-ex8nv]

Why i grow my tomatoes on my stomach and not in my garden

[@williamperez2195]

Why i water myself and not my tomatoes

[@A_Oda27]

Is this meme format dead yet?

[@relaxopls7816]

Cringe

[@untamedbacon]

Adam to Mrs. Ragusea: "Honey I really do NEED the drone! How to grow tomatoes pt. 2 won't be a complete video without a drone shot!"

[@ThatDonovanKid]

Adam to the IRS: IT’S A BUSINESS EXPENSE

[@Cambone13]

That drone shot really tied the whole video together tho

[@Max-lf4br]

Honestly, though, i do kinda wonder what counts as a business expense for being a youtuber, of course it depends on what channel they run but still, one can only wonder

[@aragusea]

@@Max-lf4br I buy camera gear to make these videos, and making these videos is my job. This is what business deductions were invented for!

[@Max-lf4br]

that makes me very glad

[@oliviawhipple8009]

Some content about growing a small herb garden would be much appreciated!

[@tomjones6944]

Yeah, I could dig it :) Recently I learned that no matter what, you gotta do your homework and probably take notes; most seed packages have instructions on them too. While I'd be definitely okay with Adam showing me, I've sought out and found many a video you've described (the one about pruning basil was quite helpful).

[@bobbywhite5319]

Just find an actual gardening channel on KZbin. Gardening and composting is pretty easy. The plants and bacteria are basically on autopilot, you know?

[@thesilentone4024]

Not to use chemical fertilizer for it salts the earth and kills soil life and hurts plants nutrients in the food go more natural or suffer the effects.

[@nothere_cora]

Micro greenz?

[@_dtvr485]

love how he picks up the topic as if no time has passed at all but ive been sitting at my plant pot waiting for this video for the past 3 months

[@lrstudio3221]

For tomato cages, 5 or 6 years ago I went to my local Home Depot and bought a big roll of 6ft concrete rebar wire. The thick stuff they lay when pouring concrete. I made about 10 nice big cages out of it that have stayed strong and solid. Great for supporting even the largest heirloom plants.

[@NapolemonBonNaKarte]

Again, Adam properly advertises a VPN. No "without it, you're unsafe and might as well not use the internet" bs. I love it

[@sayantanmondal7641]

8:47 I love how he just bursts into anger

[@dj_nyx8903]

Watch the subtitle on that part. It's so funny.

[@masons_wrld]

8:49 THIS IS THE WORK OF A GOD DAMN BIRD

[@techguy6241]

Finally he uploaded who else thought he forgot about his tomatoes?

[@ozan8636]

Ye

[@TheGamingTechs]

He said he would make a part two when he had tomatoes to harvest (which is now).

[@williamfugimoto8526]

I forgot about it, if I'm to be honest...

[@jvallas]

TechGuy Wouldn’t have been too interesting before now.

[@alabaster3565]

I just realized that this was uploaded a few hours ago

[@SamRoxxJDM]

Adam I really hope you do more gardening videos like this. The info from these 2 videos are priceless I like how straight to the point they are unlike those other clutter videos I find on Tomatoes

[@Maxaldojo]

Adam, years ago, one of my friends and I split a roll of 6' concrete reinforcement mesh from a DIY store. We rolled it out flat and then cut them into sections, leaving a long leader at one end. We bend these sections into cylinders and used the leaders to hold the cylinders together. The cylinders are in 4 different sizes that store together in concentric rings to save space. We made these over 10 years ago, and though they are rusty, there are still intact and supporting annual tomato crops. As you mentioned, I top my plants, but not until they are 6 feet tall, so they get plenty of height, and tomatoes. Thanks for another great video with another interesting subject matter expert... Happy gardening (and, cooking & eating!).

[@prateekbansal8302]

Adam’s production quality has been boosted - the new kitchen, the drone shots, interviews with qualified people who know their stuff - I can only see good things happening for the channel. All the best, Adam. I can’t wait to see what you have to bring forth. Also, a video idea - I’ve always wondered how soy sauces work. Light Soy Sauce? Dark Soy Sauce? Does it matter?

[@chrisk1448]

Adam, just wanted to say thank you for continuously putting out some of the best content on KZbin. Your journalism background really shines through in everything you produce -- you get great interviews with all sorts of experts on niche subjects and it's clear that you put a lot of work into the researching/fact-checking for every video. Your editing/production quality is also clearly improving and it's wonderful to see. Your channel has renewed my love of cooking, and videos like this make me want to start gardening, too!

[@jeffarata]

Adam coming in huge with the tomato part 2 timing! Definitely can relate to the bird/squirrel problem. Maybe others have heard of this as well, but I’ve been using organza bags (those drawstring bags wedding/party favors usually come in) to bag growing tomatoes, and that more or less stopped bird/squirrel damage over night! You can get them in all sorts of colors, so I figured why not green to blend in with the stuff they’re not interested in? Double/triple bagging definitely helps mask the color if that’s what attracts them. Would recommend getting large bags to fit around a tomato cluster, they’re pretty cheap too

[@Maplefrostu]

Thank you so much for bringing this up - I had never heard of this trick! I'm excited to try it with my tomato plants this year =D

[@SanJo2MD]

Adam, you are one of the very few people I have rung the bell for.

[@yeabsiragezu9378]

i really love how tomatoes make any dish whole. More over part 1 & 2 about how to grow, maintain and harvest your own supply is what i have been looking for. Thank you!

[@bernardosantos8020]

The sequel everybody has been waiting for

[@sanmitgaikwad]

What Adam doesn’t tell us: He secretly waters with white wine for more flavor 👌

[@virtualabc7847]

So that's why grocery store tomatoes taste like trash

[@antiheld245]

Thank you you inspired me to grow my own tomatoes now the first fruits starts to grow and I also have grown cabbage pumpkin and chilli👍

[@syonzacharia3199]

watched this in autumn, waited until spring. now I've got two cherry tomato vines that have just developed buds and I cannot wait

[@brushedaluminum]

You inspired us to plant tomatoes after your first video and we just picked the first one last week. You were right, they do taste better when you do it yourself!

[@Firstathardware]

That is the best tomato growing video I have seen so far. Admirable information presenting skills. If only every professor could share their wisdom in the internet so well. Thank you!

[@error404christmass5]

Mentioning that all garden are different, is the reason why I have so much respect for the knowledge you share, this Adam Ragusea dude is a virtuous man. Thank you for this video, really appreciate.

[@billtheman3826]

Easily the best chef on KZbin. I’ve learned so much here

[@danielpinh]

Thanks Adam, you inspired me to grow my tomatoes here in Brazil! Probably gonna grow them all year long!

[@FingeringThings]

You can tell Adam is Italian from this video

[@kermitmurder5536]

Who are you?

[@jbot91]

Or from his name

[@colosalz]

why do i feel like ive seen your comments on every video?

[@MyUnquenchableThirst]

you can tell he's italian because of the way he is

[@jebbsredemption]

@@MyUnquenchableThirst You can tell he's Italian because he says it in every mfing cooking video of Italian cuisine

[@mysterious_drake]

Thank you! This video was perfectly timed.. I have just-barely-beginning-to-fruit tomato plants in pots on my back patio right now, and I'm a first time home grower. The video hit on many questions I have recently started asking myself regarding my gardening, and now I've got good answers on what I need to be doing now and through the next few weeks.

[@JohnHausser]

I have a lot of respect for people like Ragusea ! I’m way too lazy to make my own garden

[@Pathstalker]

This is the best and most useful KZbin video I came across since the beginning of the Internet. Thank you Adam.

[@haikalke]

Hi Adam, i love your videos about gardening and it really helped me in going back in to it. I just would like to say thank you for spreading the love for gardening and making your videos very easy to understand. I hope more people would join too and get the trend of gardening back

[@pandaloverful13]

Unlike most DIY style videos that I watch and think about doing but never do, I actually did this. I have tomatoes in my backyard and each plant has green tomatoes on it. I could have used this video a little sooner. Some of the plants did indeed escape the cages but are now being held by a cage, stake, rope combination. Very profession. Very proper. Like it props, so well. But thank you so much for educational videos that inspire me to get out there and try new things. I have really enjoyed gardening, I got my first fruits today. Two beautiful cucumbers. And I am so very excited for tomatoes! Soon!

[@luigibattaglieri6180]

Adam did you know that here in Sicily we have a variety of tomato named “siccagno” that actually doesn’t need any watering at all to grow. I don’t know, maybe it’s linked to the type of soil we have... It would be interesting to know if this variety is known in the USA or maybe YOU could start to grow it!!!

[@ytreece]

I live in Wyoming (USA) and we have special breeds as it is high altitude and short growing season. Our season is 60-90 days without a greenhouse 😭.

[@user-ze7sj4qy6q]

it's possible that that wouldnt be allowed to import, i know getting seeds from europe can be a real pain in the ass, which is fair bc of invasive species. not sure abt that one specifically or what the legality of that would be but it would probably be a pain, unless its also sold here normally, which i think it isnt bc ive never heard of that or any other no water varieties

[@ericmoss6110]

Thanks for the video Adam. I really appreciate that you interview experts for your videos.

[@jayaflower]

cheers to the guy who made tomatoes taste good.

[@watercressfabrique3333]

Everyone is a man of something nowadays thanks tk Adam.

[@janneturpeinen3027]

Im was just thinking how to harvest my tomatoes. Thanks Adam.

[@prunechat8401]

Have been growing tomatoes in Northern England for many years now but every season brings surprises and we continue to learn. To date the most flavoursome tomatoes from our garden have been Sungold. The best cropping in recent years have been Ferline F1 but these are odd plants that send out secondary stems (no idea of correct term) from the middle of their huge leaves. We were still picking tomatoes into November last year from these secondary stems. Once the unheated greenhouse was really too cold we ripened the last few fruits in the house. No waste! We have lots of tomatoes in the freezer that are great to throw into sauces as required. Really enjoyed this mini series on tomato growing despite the significant difference in growing conditions between Adam’s garden and North Yorkshire. Really hoping that other garden to plate videos might follow - capsicums perhaps, salads? So satisfying to grow and then eat. Many thanks for these videos. X

[@ember6220]

Thank you for this video! I actually just planted a tomato garden this spring so this came in perfect timing!

[@matttyner8804]

why do your cooking videos resonate so much with my sensibilities than others?

[@HolyMess420]

I learned quite a but watching this. Whenever I'm capable of gardening, tomatoes will surely be in my garden. 🙂 Thanks! 💜💚

[@nitgoogi8336]

Thank you so much for this video (and part 1!). Both were really informative, interesting and useful!

[@prathification]

I’m going to build a temperature controlled greenhouse to cut out like 80% of these problems...

[@8bitheroes86]

''To stop the spread of blight snap off the branch and get it out of your garden, throw it some place else, like over your neighbours garden''

[@vhallis]

genius

[@hcno20]

Im really loving this series!

[@vojinstefanovic5089]

Wow now I know how to plant tomatoes and how to cook thank you Adam.

[@rekt1697]

Unclear, i died

[@GodMaxDrinkerofTea]

My god, I'm a tomato!

[@heinzdoofinshmirtz414]

oMg iM LaUgHiNg sO hArD

[@xuelingliu1276]

Damnit, hate it when that happens.

[@MrVecheater]

got stuck in the wire

[@XZagatoX]

LOL I thought humor was supposed to become more clever over time... So much for that

[@foxboro1204]

Clear and concise explanation...with a lot of tomato, just the way i like it. Very nice 👍

[@stevekindo7604]

Love the video Adam. Would love a mini series on gardening!

[@revelmonger]

Love to see great KZbin content coming out of Georgia.

[@Solbashio]

I've waited so long for this sequel. Ok now I'm gonna try and grow tomatoes

[@tomjones6944]

You should have planted them a month ago! :) That said, I've got all stages of plants at the moment, good luck with your garden (and finding seedlings this late in the season, I was shocked how little stock was left at my locals two weeks ago).

[@thisgirlislost]

FINALLY!! I was waiting for the tomato update!

[@ManzoM]

Thanks for the great tips ragus. Keep grinding.

[@mpultimate]

11:14 Whoa, whoa, whoa there! Mr. Ragusea owns a private helicopter now?! Portable drone? Wow! That's so next level. Mind🤯blown

[@CameronCreekmore]

Hello, Adam. I hope you and your family have a good week

[@sanmitgaikwad]

This helped a lot thanks Adam

[@carparelli_]

remember when he said growing tomates is soooo easy :D this video feels like "25 Things You Can Do Wrong While Growing Tomates"

[@imakounjmakk]

Thanks for the update and info. Been waiting on it.

[@josephlamb3019]

I LOVE YOUR CONTENT ADAM!!! Keep it up!

[@pastoh1]

Just found this video. Very good like always. Something else you might want to consider, especially if you're using the same bed year after year, is to solarize it over the winter. After your last crop of the year, till the soil well, water the hell out of it, then cover it tightly with thick black plastic. Stake the edges (and I'd put some rocks in the middle of it also) then cover it again with another layer about 4-6 inches above the first. Make sure the edges of the second sheet is on the ground to keep air from flowing between the sheets. Then leave it at least six weeks. This will heat the soil up enough to kill off almost all fungal spores and other nasties that infect your tomatoes year after year.

[@swagmcbuttz638]

Loveee this video! Need more gardening content in the future for sure

[@TheMilitantHorse]

My pa made a salsa garden a couple years ago (jalapeños, onions, tomatoes, garlic, even some ghost peppers) and his tomato plants just kept giving off fruit all year it seemed. They were so plentiful consistently and had really really good tomatoes. I made a capresi salad once with them and man was it amazing.

[@ipapergrey6654]

Wow, this video was really helpful. I tried growing tomatoes in pots and the plant eventually flopped over and then rotted on the ground. I didn't know they were a vine. Thanks

[@sinrock85]

Awesome video shots!

[@steampunkerella]

been looking forward to this! great episode

[@aroundlife5369]

amazing gardening.. I love gardening. 😊😊 this is so helpful video. thank you so much adam..

[@metronommie]

I recommend picking up some drip hose to install in ur tomato garden, its so much easier than watering by hand, and out west where the summers are dry and hot you almost have to water every day. just turn on the hose and leave it for an hour or two - so easy! the hard part is remembering to turn it off!

[@sweetkittykat2000]

For anyone curious who wants to grow tomatoes, tarp planting is something I've used for a long time. It gives plants warmth, keeps the soil from splashing onto the plants, and recycles some of the water by trapping in the evaporation under the tarp. You can still use mulch around the base of the plants if needed, but I found it doesn't make much of a difference as long as you keep the tarps clean.

[@abhaybhatt4286]

I've tried tarps but my issue is that slugs looove to hide underneath it, got the same issue with hay. My soil holds plenty of moisture anyways so most of the time I just leave it uncovered so the top can dry out, has the added benefit of making weeds less likely to establish. Maybe next season I'll try a hard mulch like woodchips...

[@pimhakkens1415]

thanks! ive bin dying to now how. keep the video's going your my favorite youtuber ps: shoutout to chef john

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Homegrown tomatoes are the best. They have great flavor. Cheers!

[@luxurychoccie]

So relevant and needed this video right now! Big thank!

[@FirstnameLastname-iq9oo]

YOO 41 SECONDS NEVER BEEN THIS EARLY LETS GO. thabks for your videos adam, you really inspire me to take an interest in cooking and how we eat.

[@gavindang6805]

First name Last name your still late anyway your 41 seconds late

[@davidtorres2400]

sup

[@notkyleschultz]

This was a great one my man. Tyty

[@evilchicken17]

I don't even like tomatoes, I just love your content.

[@bevan7ful]

Man i would love it if Adam did a different deep dive on a good staple vegetable or fruit for every season.

[@xr94st3qj71]

Thanks Adam!

[@marksutton5540]

Thanks for advice that really works

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

Fascinating and superb info

[@Micro-_-00]

Most recipes i cant/dont even do but i still watch all is videos cuz hes so entertaining

[@adiulici]

Until I was about twelve or thirteen, I never tasted grocery store tomatoes. My parents had a pretty big garden and we only ate our own tomatoes. Never ate tomatoes in the winter. I still remember when I first tried the grocery store version - I was baffled by the lack of taste. I couldn't believe it! The difference in taste is huuuge. We did use to pick tomatoes even if they were not fully ripe, but they still were way better than the ones that looked ripe in the grocery store.

[@randylosesit6656]

LeHoullier is the Lebron James of tomato gardners and I'm the Lebron James of being extremely average at everything

[@jond2720]

LeBron James deserves to go

[@micha0585]

At least you're not bad at anything

[@Ghani_1]

@@micha0585 if i'm bad at a lot of things, can i say i'm the LeBron James of being bad ?

[@tomjones6944]

"shut up and dribble"

[@jvallas]

Randy Loses It You do you.

[@B9-s3ns3]

This guy is the perfect humen being

[@SpicedRibs]

ive been waiting for this for a while

[@der1don429]

Finally the sequel to growing tomatoes!

[@Bradimus1]

I use foam covered twist ties as it can be very windy here. They are more gentle on the plant and I just recover them with the cages in the fall.

[@robert58]

New tomato video awesome!

[@xp_studios7804]

Mama Mia!

[@robert58]

@@xp_studios7804 Look it's the world famous XP_Studios!

[@iselaravelo9756]

The most anticipated sequel of 2020

[@jakec5618]

I think another method instead of adding the mulch to avoid fungal diseases is pruning the bottom (lower) stems. That way, water won't be able to splash up too high.

[@hoby99]

The return of the King

[@bib144]

Can you make a video about taste diffences in vanilla products? Such as vanilla bean, powdered and liquid vanilla, vanilla extract.

[@Caymon8]

Hey Adam, need a taller cage? Flip one upside down on the other and zip tie them together. Works like a charm!

[@lightguard1]

Climate of my region is dry as hell sometimes, i water tomatoes every single morning. The first yield will come by the end of June, homegrown tomatoes are the best.

[@reggiec7841]

Just thinking yesterday, i hope theres a follow up on that garden

[@CorndogMaker]

Uh oh, I never got any KZbin suggestions about gardening, then I told my sister I was growing tomatoes, now my feed is filled with this. Leave me alone big brother!

[@jvallas]

CorndogMaker How did you tell her? Text? I think I’m going back to writing letters.

[@watercressfabrique3333]

I remembered about y'all's tomaters

[@zaaraahmed4087]

Everyone should *Ketchup* on this!

[@tomjones6944]

nooice

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

You would be a good parent with all that puns :)

[@StoicBarber]

ALMOST 1 MILLION!

[@drewbryk]

Need a fried green tomato video now! Never had a good one in a restaurant. Even at the NC state farmers market restaurant it's just ok

[@bloodgain]

Wait, wait. If you cage, there's no need to prune the suckers at all? WHAT? Now I'm doubly sad I didn't plant any tomatoes this year (or anything else). Also, Dr. LeHoullier is my hero for reintroducing the Purple Cherokee. I am still not a huge raw tomato eater, but those are amazing. BLTs every day when I can get those.

[@MrMikeProductionz]

I was waiting so long for this video to come out! woohooooo

[@Bigbahlsen]

I'd be very interested to learn more about breeds since it seems to be so decisive in the final product quality.