How to Sow and Germinate Tomatoes in Rockwool \\ Hydroponic Tomato Growing

In this video we will explain the process of seeding tomatoes into rockwool slabs and how we get them to germinate in just four days. We sow our first of four plantings of tomatoes during the first week of January and they will be ready for harvest in late April.
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[@jasonwish-]

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[@angelsmith9480]

I LOVE that you showed us this!!!! That’s a lot of work:)))

[@jasonwish-]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@robbrown4480]

I like how you added the vermiculite, great tip thx

[@jasonwish-]

It really helps a lot...kind of anchors them in a little.

[@JourneyontheTrail]

Neat to see how it's done on a big scale! Making me want some fresh tomatoes with salt lol

[@jasonwish-]

Me too! Should be able to have fried green tomatoes by late March and red ripe ones by late April. Thanks AJ!

[@nikokane5]

Very cool. The farming season starts early. Hope you have a good year 👍🏻

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks Tim! Takes lot’s of heat for those early maters!

[@Inko03]

Great video as always👍👍👍

[@jasonwish-]

Thank you!

[@DMSAdventures]

Interesting as always!!

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks, I appreciate that!

[@barbarataychert4910]

I like these types of videos. Thank you.

[@jasonwish-]

Glad you enjoy them! I’ll try to keep adding farm content to my channel throughout the growing season.

[@teresajohnson849]

@@jasonwish- you have a video of how do harvest your potatoes ??

[@jasonwish-]

Teresa Johnson i’m assuming you mean Tomatoes? I have a couple short clips of us harvesting them in a video a few years back but I did not do one this year unfortunately.

[@teresajohnson849]

@@jasonwish- i meant tomatoes And i more question how much was the pixall b100 i looked it up and i see info and pics but i have not found price yet of new and or used

[@jasonwish-]

Teresa Johnson mine cost $33,000.00 nine years ago but you can find them about half the price at Market farm implement in Pennsylvania they have been refurbished. And I do not grow potatoes.

[@Adem_Demirci]

Perfecto...

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

That's a whole lot of ground sheets and pot cozies!!! I love watching your farm videos!

[@jasonwish-]

Hahahaha, thanks Nick!

[@cgriggsiv]

Oh I remember those days back in horticulture class 3 years running perfect A's

[@jasonwish-]

You must have a green thumb!

[@cgriggsiv]

@@jasonwish- yes I do

[@amberswartz3876]

Thank you so much for this video! I was wondering how to cover the seeds! Your videos was so helpful! 😄 Can you plant these seeds in the garden after they germinate? I keep getting seedling wilt with seed starting mix (even after sterilization) I am just wondering if rockwool may be a safer option. 🤔

[@jasonwish-]

Yes, they can be planted in your garden but I wouldn’t do it right after germination. I would wait until they have at least six weeks of growth on them and make sure they’ve grown a custom to wind and cooler night temperatures before planting them, which is called hardening off and they will flourish quicker once planted. There’s many factors that could be causing your will, if it’s not a fungal disease, it could just be incorrect temperatures and moisture and fertilizer, causing the issue

[@edschultz5718]

i had no idea that is how you started from seeds.

[@jasonwish-]

Yep, we start everything from seed ourselves except the fall mums...we get those as plugs.

[@jeffscomments1865]

Do you turn off the heating mats when the sprouts reach the top of the tray and you uncover them/turn the lights on?

[@jasonwish-]

I turn down the heat mats after about 4 days once I know the seeds have germinated. Germinate at 80 and turn it down to 64 after that. The lights are turned on and cover removed as soon as they emerge and i can see the cotyledons.

[@dheeraj9521]

Sir , Do you use any fungicide during seedling stage before planting them in system..

[@jasonwish-]

Never have.

[@cgriggsiv]

We didn't use rockwool we used vermiculite at least at the time that's what we had and that was back in 1984 through 1987

[@jasonwish-]

Did not know that CG!

[@dheeraj9521]

Sir do you use any fungicide during any stage of plant such as vegetative or flowering & fruiting stages..

[@jasonwish-]

No I do not normally. A few times each season I will spray oxidate, which is basically hydrogen peroxide on the plants during fruiting. It will kill fungus on contact and it is labeled for organic use.

[@Inko03]

Which one of the tomatoes has better harvest, disease resistant and you like better than others: Bigdena, Torero, Foronti, or Inspired?

[@jasonwish-]

My favorite is no longer being sold, Geronimo, but my first choice of the ones I have this season is Big Dena. Inspired is fairly new and is huge but had a large tough core in it but I was told I had my EC too high for it so giving it one more try.

[@jasonwish-]

They all seemed pretty equal to me in disease resistance. Big Dena seems to be the earlier variety and terero the later one. They both are large. Foronti gives more small and medium.

[@Inko03]

@@jasonwish- Thank you 👍👍👍

[@iamme4003]

Growing tomatoes in a small place now its possible🤗 I did it - MS. Hydroponics_ Philippines!!!👩‍🌾 😄

[@farmerdre1]

Why don't you grow just one variety on Big tomatoes?

[@jasonwish-]

I don't like to put all my eggs in one basket I guess. Some varieties in the greenhouse are slightly larger than others, we like to have a nice variety of jumbo ones to sell loose and smaller ones to sell in quart baskets. Some varieties are known for better disease resistance than others as well. Those are probably the main reasons. For determinates in the open field its mainly because I like to trial the newest/latest releases and have a different variety for each row and that helps me make a better choice for the next season on which I liked best. Also, I've have had a flop season on one of my favorites before and was glad to have others to fall back on. We usually do 3-4 varieties in the field.

[@farmerdre1]

@@jasonwish- awesome, thanks!

[@sarathane1136]

This is my first trying hydroponics at home and I feel like I will mess it up 😂 anybody know any good channels I can watch to know what to do step by step?

[@cgriggsiv]

First

[@unclesquirrel6951]

That wasn't a high-pressure sodium light that is a metal halide light ... There's a huge difference

[@jasonwish-]

I must have miss spoken because I don’t even use high-pressure sodium lights, everything in my basement and my greenhouses are metal halide. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@tuckbecky1]

did you major in agr. in college

[@jasonwish-]

I majored in Animal Science at Ohio State and returned to the family dairy. In 2001 we sold the dairy and I started a produce operation. I learned everything from trial and error, reading and talking to other growers.

[@RealMichaelMateo]

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