Best Way to Start Tomato Seeds Indoors (or Outdoors)

In this video I'm going to show you the best way to start tomato seeds at home. Whether you're starting tomato seeds indoors or starting tomato seeds outdoors, this video will show you everything you need to know to grow lots of tomatoes, not leaves. I will show you tomato garden hacks and simple instructions step by step for beginner gardeners or experienced gardeners. Getting a huge harvest starts with sowing the seeds correctly. I'll walk you through my tomato hack that all but guarantees a summer full of big juicy homegrown tomatoes!
If you have questions about how to grow tomatoes, need help growing a vegetable garden, want tips for gardening for beginners, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and "garden hacks" like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the comment section below!
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[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Wouldn't you know it? I forgot one thing and that is too harden off your tomato plants before taking them outside. Here's a guide to that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4HalJ2AaJh1oLssi=e1cSoielxggzZV2b

[@gelwood99]

As you are hardening them off, lay the cups on their side and it will automatically start to curve up making the planting on its side easier because it will have started to bend up making it easier with less chance of breaking the stem..

[@wishiwuzahomestead6338]

What a good idea! ​@@gelwood99

[@viridian4573]

Any growing tips on how to improve the flavor of tomatoes. Love the savory flavor of black tomatoes but some years they just taste better/richer than others. Is it weather related, soil amendments, fertilizer, too much water, not enough? Something is affecting the flavor just not sure what it is.

[@elisabetk2595]

@@viridian4573 Pick the tomatoes late in the day! Even better, don't pick them the day after you water or it has rained. They try to conserve water by sending it down to the roots, and you want the sugars concentrated. If you have a wet season, the tomatoes may taste more bland.

[@viridian4573]

​@@elisabetk2595 the sweetness is there. It's the savory, smokey, salty flavors that black tomatoes are known for that is sometimes missing some years and very much there other years.

[@Slavinsk1]

For 10 + years my tomato growing consisted of going to the garden center, buying 3 seedlings, and planting them in the flower bed next to my house. Then 3 years ago I discovered one of your tomato videos. Now, I have two 4 x 12 raised beds, 15 fabric containers, grow lights, drip irrigation and wonderful tomato harvests! No way could I have done this without your videos! I get so much pleasure and relaxation out of this. Thanks buddy! 🍅 (And, I bought your companion planning book, a great read.)

[@johnwiley2901]

Thanks much for posting this when it's early enough to watch BEFORE planting😊

[@winniebaell2973]

Yes!!! 🎉I had 100% germination rate learning the growing tomatoes in solo cups! Great content!

[@45valk]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@tradergirl7067]

yes that's the problem we all convince ourself we need more bigger and buy buy buy.. at this point because of you tube I'm a better hair dresser, better builder, better gardener, better cook, better mechanic, but this has cost me every cent and maxed out credit my cards. 😂

[@ollady7968]

For many of us, we learn to do more of these things for ourselves to save money, to less reliant, not have bigger, better, more. I think u may be doing something wrong, friend.

[@livemypassiongarden.]

I am 63 years old, and I have been growing since I was 8 years old. Until now, I am growing, it is my passion.

[@m1986mmm]

I am growing since I was 1 day old, but I stopped when I turned round about 18 years.

[@donaldshults8957]

@@m1986mmmI wish I had stopped growing at 18. I keep getting wider :(

[@luvcatscatscatsCATS]

I remember Mom in the 1960s putting soil in the kitchen oven to sterilize it. Vermont gardener here, growing for 45 years.

[@tammy2813]

North Carolina here. Have been gardening all my life even as a young girl. My job was to pour water in the holes. We planted around 150 tomato plants and canned everything tomato. As an adult I have been planting for 45 years. Starting my own seeds almost this whole time! Love the next few months here because planting seeds begins then moving them into garden. So glad many have gone back or started to garden. My saying is “digging in the dirt is cheaper than a mental health consult”. Enjoy gardening!

[@davidhaley1776]

Yes it’s almost time to plant our seeds. I love my garden. This is the 9th year we have had one. If you ever get a tomato out of anyone’s garden then you will know that they are superior in every way compared to the store I call those in the store fake tomatoes 🍅. And no pesticides used

[@Karincl7]

You must be an american then

[@fedupwithem6208]

If you're able, I recommend naked gardening. For me it's the best thing for mental health and it's just fun.

[@DoxxyLover57]

I agree with you about mental health. My grandma used to say everyone needs an idiot therapy, also known as hobby. Gardening is my idiot therapy. Grow on!!!

[@ArtistCreek]

I say 'dirt is cheaper than therapy'

[@AylaGrassrootGardens]

A new tomato video, yes! I used your main tomato videos to plant tomatoes with my alternative high school students. We used black solo cups, and got them in the ground before summer break. When they came back in the Fall, the teenagers were munching on dwarf cherry tomatoes for weeks. I don't think any of them will ever forget it. Thank you for another great video. ❤

[@NextLevelGardening]

LOVE HEARING THAT!!

[@MiladaKaiser]

I also like doing gardening with my little grandsons. Some of their friends do not know where the veggies come from. Some of my friends do not know the difference between vegetable and fruit.

[@1wholovestrees]

Alternative high schools are the best! Kids get specialized, well studied, and practical learning.

[@freewaybaby]

Definitely one of those “…teach a man to fish…” lessons. You don’t know how many of those kids will use your lessons in the future, currently or many years from now. Great teachers leave great changes that you may be blessed enough to see someday….or not. But whether you get to see it or not, you’ve made that change! ❤

[@AylaGrassrootGardens]

@@freewaybaby awe my heart, thank you. I loved those teens, many thought they didn't like tomatoes. If nothing else they got a taste of homegrown food in the city. Hoping to travel back to see them graduate this year, I miss those kids! I appreciate your kind words.

[@user-nx6ec7su4p]

Thanks for the tips. I don't usually party and on the rare occasion I do, I leave early. Without even saying goodbye. It may be awkward for me to collect everyone's cup before they've even finished their drinks but if that's what I have to do for a successful tomato crop, I'll do it. Wish me luck!

[@NextLevelGardening]

🤣🤣 good luck

[@AshleysPZ]

😅😅😅

[@connecticutwormsgardens]

@user-nx6ec7su4p You don't have to go to a party or collect used cups. You can simply purchase a sleeve of them in any store or online. Yes if you have access to cups that were already used then that would keep them out of the landfill but it's okay if you need to buy a pack. Don't let the lack of being a partier hinder you from doing this.

[@veldawilson6197]

I’m from Arkansas, and I am 71 been gardening for many years and I am loving watching videos and learning new things. And just for the record you are my favorite ❤

[@rickrhoduscarolefrazier-rh565]

Hi Velda, I'm also 71, recently widowed (sadly) gardened since I was 8 yo, but this guys videos are revelatory and even with a Chemistry degree, I've learned a TON of practical knowledge. First year gardening in Ohio zone 6a, and I'm going a bit nuts with the starts. I've got like 9 or more tomatoes I'm planning on growing, lost count (LOL) . I also watch Gardening with Jenna, who's also in Ohio, but Brian is in my favs. We're never too old to learn, right!!

[@veldawilson6197]

@@rickrhoduscarolefrazier-rh565 I also like The Rusted Garden and Gardening with Leon.

[@pamplimousse]

Been growing tomatoes for years, very unsuccessfully in the last few years! San Antonio Tx. Previously northeast

[@ollady7968]

​​@@pamplimousse Oh yes, the climate is quite a challenge isn't it? I too am a seasoned gardener from the northeast, now in the dessert. After 3 years of struggling, I am finally making headway. Keep gardening and best wishes!

[@gillianlazarus1997]

Hi from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹, I have been gardening for over 30 years, home gardening but have learnt more through using You Tube for the past 4 years. Really focused, it is a long and rewarding process over the years. Started gardening with my mom.

[@winzmaharaj9925]

Do you all need to grow seedlings in the winter there 🏭👍

[@donhorak9417]

I hear you, brother! I began my gardening journey over 50 yrs ago when my grandfather gave me a bucket of dirt and a handful of seeds and he told me,"With these few items, soil, seed, water and care, you can feed your family and you will never go hungry." He lived through the depression of the 1930's and through WW2 when gardening was not merely a hobby, it was a necessity. The message sticks with me to this day.

[@KittyMama61]

I'm 62, and I've been growing tomatoes since I was around 8 years old. I bought a dime store tomato seedling that was about to die and planted it next to the air conditioner. It grew like Jack's beanstalk. I had to get a ladder and attach it to the eve of the house. Got just buckets of tomatoes. I've been hooked ever since.

[@AllanBurkinshaw-xo7gm]

Do you write poems as well Kitty?

[@gregorydahl]

I planted an almost empty net sack of onions going bad from the fridge into a hole from a stump removal and in a few years those onions got big as basketballs from the water and time growing . The green onion top got fat as wood fencepost and 8 feet tall with a giat white onion flower on top and cars would stop run over and touch it and yell back at their car " yeah . Its real ".😊

[@jakkimanzitti5031]

Yep, gotta love the cheap stuff that busts & rules!👍

[@donnaclarke7672]

I assisted my parents growing huge gardens when I was 4. We children each were given 4ft x4ft square of our own to plant whatever we wanted. This was all preserved for our winter food. I grew lots of tomatoes in my own garden from 1974 until the present balcony garden as I am 73. I propagate my own seeds, the tomatoes are delicious!

[@lucasteague8185]

Pro tip, get 18oz red cups and 16oz clear cups and you won’t need any marbles!

[@Mdan7]

Or push the triangles down when inserting the cup, automatic spacers

[@sharlenescharf4544]

Hello, here from Lynnwood Washington. Been growing tomatoes since 1974 - my 50th year! I still like to hear any tips to gardening…never too old to learn something new. 😊

[@NextLevelGardening]

Sounds great!

[@HamiltonRb]

I will throw in one tip then for cutting those little holes he suggested in the cups for drainage. I have to do 40+ cups so instead of cutting each one by scissors, I stock the 40 cups on top of each other, use my drill to put 4 holes through the bottom all 40 at once, and 20 seconds later, they are good to go. Been doing this for years

[@badmotherhumper]

@sharlene When are you starting yours, and when do you start to harden off? I'm in southern Wa.

[@sharlenescharf4544]

I usually start mine early to mid March. Depends on the season when I put them out of course . Last year they didn’t go in the garden until mid June. @@badmotherhumper

[@sonyahogan5673]

Hi, Sonya here from Kyle TX. Grew tomatoes as a kid, then stopped gardening while raising my family and working as a nurse. I'm retired now and have gone all in for gardening. This will be my 3rd year and hope to get better and better.❤

[@christyjones1974]

I'm Christy from Northeast Ohio.. this is the first year I am gardening and planting tomatos! Wish me luck!!!

[@furryplantsandcoins9070]

Good luck 🍀 fingers crossed ❤

[@ala2la]

Good luck!

[@whereswendy8544]

Read up on everything about growing tomatoes you can and good luck.

[@seanharris5592]

You got this Christy! Tomatoes are really aggressive growers, so if you know the basics regarding plants in general, your good. Just watch or read as much as possible regarding Tomatoe plants just for having options and ideas in mind. Do you have determinate or indeterminate seeds or plants? Know the difference as I didn't my first year. They can get big and you can grow more as a single vine or more bushy with many vines depending on your space. Just remember even failing here and there is a great teacher and it's always a learning experience. It's all in good fun. Namaste, blessings and infinite bounty in your harvests!!

[@jennylg6582]

Good luck!!❤🍅

[@michellebott-graham5793]

Hi Bryan, I'm Michelle, and I currently live in Spokane, Washington. I've been back to gardening for the last 6 years. I was raised by gardeners, so gardening has been a part of my life on and off since I was very small. I've always enjoyed having my hands and feet make contact with our earth but when my 21 year old son died unexpectedly a few years ago, gardening became a much needed lifeline. The music you use in some of your videos also provides a sense of connection which has been a great comfort. Thank you for all you do, and for being you! 🙏

[@NextLevelGardening]

Michelle I'm so sorry about your son. But I know of so many who have used gardening as a way to cope. I'm glad you find some comfort there. ❤️

[@kaylacampbell8076]

My mama lost my brother at 22. Super unexpected. We talk about him all the time. Its been 9 years. Now that I'm a mama I know all the pain I endured does not compare to being the mom. I'm glad u found something that helps you. Sending u love. ❤

[@TroySwezey]

Waiting for 'false spring' to end here in Spokane Valley so we can plant outdoors is SO hard. LOL

[@MikeR65]

If you don’t have the cups it’s a good excuse to have a party!!!These tips are priceless because Brian is the absolute authority on growing tomatoes!!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Youre right! Thanks Mike.

[@melindaroth5796]

I agree 👍

[@MiladaKaiser]

And - Brian really does not like to eat tomatoes very much.

[@tanyakilbane7636]

I had wish my dishes. So I use solo cups. Then instead of wishing them, I rinse, stack and then poke holes 🕳 on bottoms to not use them again. Come spring, I have plenty to use for gardening. Most can be reusable, year after year. If they crack, I rip them up, to use as a plastic label marker. Some are ten years old at my house! Always have a party! Always have a mega stack ready to party.! I bring them to parties, so I can collect afterwards!

[@tanyakilbane7636]

Hand wash! Not wish.

[@bronowiczj]

Pittsburgh, PA - gardening and growing tomatoes on and off for last 14 years. Last 3 years gardening has become an obsession.

[@NextLevelGardening]

I hear ya

[@GardenerScott]

Great video, Brian! Thanks for the shoutout. I'm glad you see the benefits of the clear cup on the outside too.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Love it Scott! Such a great idea!

[@moodybikerchic]

I am in North Carolina and am 75, and have been gardening since I was bout 4! And have been living alone since my husband passed away in 2008. I have always had a garden my whole life. I-still do! I started planting tomatoes in red solo cups this year because of your videos! I have 25 tomatoes germinated right now in March. I also did 76 gallon jugs of winter sowing. Some of them are in the ground right now.

[@BS-j1965]

The best info I liked about this video is you started your seeds in a good size container!!!! No transplanting until it gets hardened off and into the ground!!!! It seems like most of the garden sites on KZbin have you starting your seeds in a tray of anywhere from 12 or more planting trays then you have to transplant so many times until you get them in the ground. Thank you thank you thank you👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙀👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@craighalle7892]

I have 2 Roma plants that I didn't get planted last season. I planted them in reused plastic containers from cottage cheese with a hole in the bottom for drainage. I wasn't sure they would make it, but now they are growing like crazy. They went from 2 inches to over a foot tall in a few weeks. I was surprised and impressed. They did require much more water as some of the leaves started drying and dying. I hope they will last 2 + months and I will get the biggest and earliest tomato harvest ever. Great video Brian! I start a little differently but your system will work great. May the Lord keep blessing you and yours.

[@RevLetaLee]

Most detailed tomato planting I’ve seen in 4 years of KZbin gardening. Thanks, can’t wait to see how I do this year. Better I hope!

[@renauldohughes7104]

Houston Texas gardener for years as a kid with my grandmother, now an adult I can appreciate it. Growing tomatoes for the first time in my own.

[@alishal.176]

Love how your videos are informative without sounding like a robot reading a script. Everything makes sense and retainable. Great tricks and tips too!

[@gumbootgardener]

Great video! I stack the red cups and use a drill to put holes in the bottom a bunch at a time. Credit to Roots and Refuge for the idea. My parents gardened, and this will be my eighth year gardening as an adult. Last year, I fed my tomato addiction with over 100 plants. I shared the crop, but no, that was not too many.

[@cathycrowder2226]

Been gardening over 50 years. I have used Brians tomato growing methods for the last3-4 years. I sow abot100 plants and when they are big enough I give them away. It's exciting to meet new gardeners every year and also visit with some of the returning gardeners. This year will be a much smaller batch as I am traveling right in the middle of tomato starting and planting!

[@loricawley54]

I do the same, but on a smaller scale. I start about 35 plants each of tomatoes, peppers, onions, etc and give most away.

[@sofire6852]

I started growing 4 years ago and have been watching your channel. Love the tips you shared and I’m so excited to get growing again!!

[@lindamills9412]

I have never grown tomatoes before from seeds but I am going to try your method this year you explain it so well I am going to use tubs I hope we get a nice summer here in the UK thank you

[@CamoJan]

Minnesota gardener here. All year long I save the large coffee cups from restaurant take-outs. I use a soldering gun to burn holes near the bottom of the cups. I like the idea of using a clear cup as a second cup to guage water. I'm gonna do that this time! Thanks Brian!

[@wmhfv992]

My coworkers are all in on my little clear cup collection. Whenever they get cold Starbucks drinks (we have a Starbucks in the office), they bring me their cup! In exchange, they get either a basil plant or produce during the season. :)

[@NH-Barb]

Brian - you are such a GREAT teacher! Even though tI’ve been gardening since the dark ages, I loved every minute of this one and hope it goes viral just like the first!

[@NextLevelGardening]

So nice of you. Thank you. Me too! Lol

[@lorettajaffe1084]

Hello from SE Wisconsin and been growing tomatoes for about 10 years and always looking for new ways and always learning- thanks for all you do

[@grizzlyadams5458]

Hi Kevin. Have watched you for Several years and I want to Thank you for all the information. I use 18 oz. Cups with holes drilled in the bottom and these fit nicely in a 16 oz up and leaves about an inch of space between the two

[@Lauriedoublemk]

I saw this hack somewhere else but am giving it a shot this year for the first time. Someone mentioned placing the square bottomed 18 oz cup into a round bottomed 18 oz cup. I’ll try to add a photo. Thanks for the idea of the clear cup! I’ll be doing that for sure! I’m in Western Colorado and have grown tomatoes on and off for about 10 years. Some years have been great and others not so much.😜

[@jasonlicalzi5426]

I'm from Maryland and this is my first year. Gardening always seemed to hard but i stumbled across your videos and they have really made me feel like there is a chance.😂

[@dwade6322]

Cecil county here.👍

[@loisdottavio6328]

I live in a small town outside rome. Been raising tomatoes in my garden for the last 20 years. Thanks for all your secrets! s!

[@user-up4ud3kp7w]

South east Arkansas here, been gardening 15 years and never tried the double cup. You make it look easy and worth doing. I will try a few and compare them with my regular method. Thank you

[@stephaniemckown7489]

Wyoming here! Been growing for 15 years!

[@whitestone4401]

I've used your tomato methods and you are right on. Running the grow lights at night is just brilliant! Cheaper electricity! Thanks.

[@TimBeitz-vp2fw]

Been gardening 40 years. Tried the solo cups and they work great!! Had a 80 quart Tomato year plus lots of for my friends.

[@megstaton6990]

Hi Brian. I’m in an Atlanta suburb and have been growing maters for years. But I ❤❤❤ your videos and the videos have really helped me up my production.

[@joanies6778]

Northeast Colorado... gardening for my 6th spring season this year. Last year I used the 2 cup method and it worked well. They need to be put in a tray or container to hold them up. I had issues with some toppling over... annoying. However, I do put a lot of pinholes at the bottom side of the cups to air prune. Works great! Usually I pour boiling water over the seed starter mix and/or microwave the moist soil to kill gnat eggs. The ONLY time I've had fungus gnats is when I overwintered rosemary plants and didn't change the soil before bringing them in. I knew better, too. Never again!

[@KathyMills-it7jd]

When do you start your tomatoes? Gonna try for a garden this year.

[@musictherapy3976]

Interesting, I've never heard of air pruning - something to Google after this! Do you water from above or just water the bottom cup to encourage strong roots and avoid soaking? I would think seeds need from above but don't want to assume!

[@chrisdabfabbott]

This is my third year and I owe my success to you!! I got started by watching all of your videos. Thank you!!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank YOU!

[@tamzinrix427]

Growing for the first time from seeds. I have a 3-year-old who thoroughly enjoyed helping mom placing (playing with) the marbles in the cups and carefully dropping in the seeds.

[@barbstcyr304]

I’m from Vancouver Island, Canada 🇨🇦 I’ve been growing seriously for 4 years so pretty new. Watch tons of your videos! 😍 To be safe I always pour boiling water over my soil to kill knats. Love the double cup method I struggle with hardening the plants off. Thank you Brian and Emily! ❤❤

[@jbreefer148]

I'm John and I've been growing tomatoes from seeds since 2009. I enjoy your videos and appreciate your knowledge.

[@laurachapman6633]

Salzburg, Austria here!!! My first year of planting!!! Very excited!!! Thank you for your videos. Really appreciate the advice and tips!!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@NextLevelGardening]

Best of luck!

[@gregj2647]

I told a story in one of your other videos about my tomato growing experience. I started at a young age (7 or 8) and was taught what to do by a local farmer. I was hooked and have always grown tomatoes when I could. I’m 66 now and this past year grew more tomatoes than ever. Whatever I didn’t eat was canned. I’ve never had a lot of luck growing from seed but it’s a new year and I’m going to try again.

[@TrixieJFerguson]

Hello from Seguin, TX (about 40-ish miles east of San Antonio). I’m here from Next Level Homesteading. Ive been growing tomatoes off and on but I have no idea for how long. 😂

[@Nancy-zk9dj]

I like the clear cup idea! One of the 1st gardening videos I ever watched was your double red cup system years ago. I've been gardening around 50 years, i thought that was genious. Thats when I fell in love with you and your videos! Always something to learn with a garden. It's just amazing. Your new property gets more beautiful all the time, great work. 👍❤️👍 Going to see if you've got a video on pruning raspberries someplace. Very mild (30s😄) these days for February in Wisconsin 👍

[@krickette5569]

I've been growing tomatoes for at least 14 years, and today I learned some new stuff! Thanks!

[@lorimast]

Thank you for explaining everything so thoroughly. I remember watching Joy of Gardening when I was in 4-H as a kid. They also showed laying the tomato plants down, which my mom had thought was an amazing idea! She started doing that and she thought her tomatoes came out better.

[@auntlouise]

I started growing tomatoes with you back in 2020 when I lived on the CA Central Coast. I purchased what is now my homestead in Arkansas last year, and am putting in my garden beds as soon as the ground warms up. I'm ready to get my tomato seeds planted so, as always, this is perfect timing!

[@BusyBee42503]

Hello from Vickie in Somerset, Kentucky. I worked the garden with my mom and mamaw as a youngster but this is my 5th year gardening as an adult. Thanks for the videos. I really enjoyed your book.

[@crystalburrous3030]

Brilliant for the double cup method! I will definitely be trying it, especially for the watering trick. Knowing when to water both my tomatoes and my peppers have been my biggest challenge.

[@daniellebissonnette3304]

By far the best video I have watched on s parting seeds. I don't have a lot of sunshine to successfully grow tomatoes, so to make up for this, I volunteer to pick tomatoes at my friend's greenhouse every Friday before market, so I can bring back as many as I like 😋 My friend also plants her tomato plants sideways to cover most of the stem to promote root development. I love helping her in the greenhous, I learn so much.

[@lindakavanagh3729]

I’ve been growing tomatoes for years and learn something new every year. However, your video has taught me so much more. It was excellent!!!!!!!

[@dennismoore8351]

We are in Columbus Georgia. Growing tomatoes for four years. We started a suburban homestead. I grow vegetables and can and preserve them.

[@danapreer7726]

oh wow I'm from across the bridge in phenix city

[@zannaB60]

Hi Brian, I live in central Texas and have been growing tomatoes and other veggies organically in my current location for about 6 years. Last year I had my first harvest!😁

[@DzzRed]

Livingston, CA. And I am a first time grower, NEWBIE :) :) :) Have my pad ready to start taking notes. Thank you for sharing!!

[@melanieeaton3344]

The storm sounds dangerous, you and yours please stay safe! Blessings from the drowning Oregon coast.

[@ctemple99]

I've been growing tomatoes for at least 40 years and starting my own seeds for the last 25. I've never used the solo cups, but I'm going to try that this year! Seems like a good idea and will keep me from having to repot up from starting them in cells. Thanks for your excellent videos!

[@beverlysawyer9262]

I am from the island of Great Abaco in The Bahamas. I have grown tomatoes for 30 years but always purchased my seedlings, this year is my first for starting my seedling. I used the double cup but my inside cup was an organic paper cup, when planting out it was easy to remove the paper cup.

[@gardenfreshtotable]

I live in Eugene OR. and have been gardening for 20 years but really focused growing 14 varieties last year and approximately 30 plants sharing tomatoes with family and neighbors as well as freezing for use all winter

[@naynerboppers5254]

Im from the SF Bay Area and this will be my third year growing tomatoes from seed. I actually found your channel when looking for info on growing tomatoes in containers.

[@terrinegron]

This is my 4th year of growing tomatoes, and still learning a lot from you, thank you! Zone 9b

[@AraceliTorres-om6lp]

I’ve enjoyed a green thumb for about 58 of my 62 years on this earth and I’d like to give you a thumbs up on your tutorial, very well explained and whatever you missed is ok because you covered just about everything else…….

[@Demshavenobrains]

You’re like a garden teacher, Thank You!!!

[@NextLevelGardening]

So nice of you

[@jeanninecollins1434]

Near Ft. Smith, Arkansas. This is my third year growing tomatoes from seed and the first using solo cups. I'm eager to see a difference in the tomato plants this year.

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Holy crap. Thank you. This is my fourth season growing tomatoes. You've corrected a number of mistakes I've been making when I start them off. Look forward to implementing some of these lessons.

[@amandaalford1980]

10 or so years and I'm always learning something new! Thank you for your videos!

[@alynmcgee1580]

I love this new video! Used your previous video to grow my tomatoes last year (my 3rd year growing) and I harvested enough tomatoes for my family to eat all summer and canned 48 pints of diced tomatoes, AND I only had 10 plants. But most of all I love the trench method as some of my beds are also shallow. Thank you!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Wonderful!

[@paulasiefert2059]

Brilliant! I’ve been growing tomatoes for about 35 years, but I always learn something new. I’m from SE Pennsylvania.

[@ericberryman29]

From northeast Georgia. Been growing tomatoes for several years. I started burying them as deep as I could back in 2020 and this has improved my yield by a lot.

[@danhandke5012]

👍 Howdy from Washington State. Been growing tomatoes for over 40 years. Some years better than others 😂

[@Psychodermia]

Howdy Washington! I'm over here on the East side. The new zone 6! 😂

[@JS-jl1yj]

This video covers all the useful tomato growing hacks known to man. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada. I have been growing tomatoes in my backyard over 40 years and thanks to you, I keep learning new tricks.

[@NextLevelGardening]

That is awesome!

[@bradleach4947]

Hey there! Indiana born and raised here! Been growing tomatoes for about 6 years myself! Helped my grandpa and dad in the garden when I was young. Love growing peppers as well. Made some great salsa and fermented hot sauces last season! Pretty good stuff! We will be canning and fermenting a lot from our garden this year! Thanks! Great video as always!

[@dorettazinck25]

Such a great teacher!!!! Thanks for this. Started last year and love it. Lots to learn though🫣 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦

[@lindag4484]

Yum! Tomatoes! I've been growing them for about ten years. I remember growing them with my family as a child but there have been many years in between when I did not have a garden (busy with life, I guess). Now, I am a gardener again and love growing our own! I think I want to try Black Sea Man this year.

[@camicri4263]

Hi Brian, good thing you posted this video because I already forgot to fill the cup half way only...lol There is a saying in Romanian....hopefully it maks sense: it takes me a long time to get it but I forget fast!😂😂😂 Blessings 💞🙏💞

[@NextLevelGardening]

That's me! Lol

[@lizmckissick3996]

Hi Brian!! I have been following you since 2020 and came out of the closet in 2021! 😂 You are the reason I took gardening tomatoes for healing and focus my mental sanity on something purposeful in 2022. It was a success and growing more tomatoes ever since. I owe all to you. You boost my courage. Thank you!!! ❤

[@mickeythomas9756]

This is my first year planting. Thank you! My tomatoes are doing great!!

[@bonniejohnson7842]

Hi from Boise, ID. I've been growing tomatoes off and on for about 20 years. Skipped some years due to moving, condo living, extensive travel, etc.

[@NarlepoaxIII]

Oh, dang. Planting a tomato plant laterally is a really good idea. I hadn't ever thought of that.

[@terryt.1643]

California Central Coast here, been growing fruit and veggies for as long as I can remember so well over 70 years. I am going to give this a try.

[@rjradtke]

I'm Rick from Wisconsin and I appreciate your videos. This is my third year growing a variety of tomatoes. Although I haven't had a lot of success in the past, this year I discovered your videos and have done my homework, so I'm hoping for a bountiful harvest.

[@ejuran2661]

Will definitely be trying this not had much luck with tomatoes in my sandy soil so raising in beds this year and will be starting them this way. Thank you again for the much needed info. God bless you and the family.

[@sandraoconnor5700]

Zone 8b. I have grown several varieties in ground and in containers very well for about 5 years . Love both your channels, family, and animals❤❤❤

[@veraberezuk1]

Growing tomatoes 15 years plus. I start from seed & looking forward to your tips! I've been enjoying your videos for years & love learning. I enjoy your videos & knowledge! Cheers from St. Catharines, Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@vicwickgardens9174]

Gardener Scott is another favorite of mine. I have been watching you both and a few others for 5 years now 😊

[@Cuangar]

That's a great idea growing tomatoes. Iam always looking for new inventive ways of growing plants.👍

[@alysonbaker939]

I love your show. I keep learning new ideas. I sow in solo cups and love the idea of the double cup since water is always a challenge for me. Thank you for another great show.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@LavenderDaisies]

This is such a great Idea. I’ve been planting tomatoes for many years, but took a break while raising my rambunctious children with a few trampled gardens. It was too painful for my heart. Lol. Now they are older and started growing a few years back. I am so excited to try all these ideas. They make so much sense! I’m excited to see how it goes. Thanks a million!!

[@kylemikula7681]

First year gardening here!!! I can already tell, you will be who I go to for all of my advice!

[@AlsanPine]

for just over 20yrs i have been experimenting with a technique that supercharges plants i start from seed. this process seems to work the best for fruits. tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, etc. are examples of plants that seem to benefit the most. the hypothesis fist came to me when i was using ripe bananas to ripen avocados that were rock hard. one night i dreamed a high speed film like dream of a fruit falling to the ground, rotting away, then new plant sprouting. that woke me up! and the experiments began. rotting fruit generate ethylene gas. it would make sense that fruits would take advantage of this gas. what i do is to place my seeds in open flat containers like plastic caps or trays. place them in a paper bag or cardboard box. place a ripe banana in it and close it up to avoid the gas getting blown off. i let it sit for a week or two. then plant. some varieties are so susceptible to this that you can see the difference as soon as it sprouts. seeds treated this way grow faster, are visibly more robust, larger, more fruitful, and more resistant to disease and pests. i have tested it for over 20yrs to eliminate other influences like weather, soil, disease and pest ebbs and flows, etc. the results are consistent. this even works on veggies and grains. try it our 🙂

[@NextLevelGardening]

Dang! That sounds like a great idea. I might give it a try!

[@AlsanPine]

@@NextLevelGardening 👍

[@crystalburrous3030]

Definitely going to try this. I’ll start with a control group and an experimental group to be able to compare the difference. Sp just to clarify, you expose the seeds to the gas for 1 or 2 weeks before putting them in the seed starting soil to germinate? Do I understand that correctly?

[@AlsanPine]

@@crystalburrous3030 you understand perfectly 🙂

[@brianmoore-classicalguitar896]

I live in New Mexico. I have grown tomatoes for 27 years and used to help my father with his tomato garden when I was child. I use sub-irrigating containers and the yeilds are high. I love gardening. Cool channell!

[@prettyinpink7058]

Thank you so very much!!! 10 + years gardening. I love to grow so much and put my hands in the dirt:-) I bought myself a grow light, last year in winter. I am so excited to grow from seed now. My dream is to have a greenhouse. Single income home. I’m saving my dollars for one. One day:-) it will happen:-)

[@shawneeroberts4592]

Awesome tips for tomatoe starts and planting. So looking forward to trying this method. I just started 828 tomatoes seeds in conventional trays. In 2-3 I will be starting another round and plan to incorporate this method. Thanks a million for your tips.

[@christinamichelle.]

I'm 27. I live in east TN. I recently acquired some land and my goal is to start homesteading. And hopefully get my neighbors to start homesteading as well. I would like to have everything ready in 2027 to present to my community and see if anyone would like to help or start their own homestead. I want to show everyone that you can survive off of being a producer and not a consumer.

[@ShesMyRelfection8205]

❤ this is AWESOME ❤ I've wondered many times why people don't do this as a community.

[@lolodee3528]

East Tennessee here👍🏻excited for it.

[@peteeva2929]

Greeneville TN here, wondering what area in east TN you are? Thanks

[@peteeva2929]

Would love to join!

[@charlottesmom]

Homesteading is my son and daughter in law’s dream. I grew up on a farm and loved the life but hated the killing of the animals. I could definitely homestead as a vegetarian (plus eggs but the chickens would just be pampered egg producing pets)😂.

[@benyngling-asken1135]

I live in the Southern Golan Heights, Israel, and have been growing Tomatoes for years. The summers are hot and dry, but humid and cool nights This is my first year growing in raised beds. Learning new stuff every season, thank you.