Potting up tomato plants into the new quadgrow self-watering planter

[@lewisseaborne3523]

I can’t tell you how helpful you’ve been in getting me started as a complete novice, super helpful structured content!

[@eliandkate]

Oh brilliant I’m so glad it’s all been useful 😍😍😍 Have you seen the tomato start to finish video? That could be useful

[@ritalr15]

Peppers and onions grow great together

[@ronaldandsusanshaws-growing]

Hi Eli and Kate, You certainly know how to make use of the space you have, nice healthy look plants too, I have 2 quad grow units no like yours though, and my greenhouse is full of San Marzano tomatoes (10) with the odd cucumber, I like your style Eli tell it as it is not to follow you on experiments, You both take care and stay safe.

[@eliandkate]

10 Ronald.... OMG how big is your greenhouse? Am I going to be super jealous? I grew San Marzano last year but wasn't overly impressed with the flavour. I may go back to it, I tend to have one plant that is my test something out plant, so maybe :) So if you have 10 tomatoes in there, do you grow anything else? Is there space?

[@ronaldandsusanshaws-growing]

@@eliandkate Hi Eli and Kate, Why not take a look, I think you will be pleasantly surprised, outside I have Roma (3), Shirley (1), Sweet Million (1), Black Russian (1) and a Sungold all doing ok, But like an idiot, I keep taking all the suckers off the sweet Million so not done my best with that one.

[@eliandkate]

I'm so sorry Ronald, I hadn't even realised you had a channel.... off to be nosey now :)

[@niallgardens]

Everything’s looking really well! I like the idea of the marigold companion planting too 👍 I’m totally going to have to name one of my tomatoes now! 😀

[@eliandkate]

Oh now the battle of finding a name!!!

[@rosehunt1886]

So enjoying your views on things some i knew some i had forgot and others i learn ,love the quad planters,and yes I had rather make my own. ,,so thanks for that you are awesome ,,i live in northern Florida USA, so we get hot hot hot the sun burns things,,,i still have a green house for the two three months of cold weather here,,,love my green house its always my heaven my place to come to and enjoy love growing things ,,i have been struggling with my cucumber’s the-seeds have just not been as good there just not growing until fall and then they perk up ,,our summers are way to hot ,,lol by the way i subbed you I’m thinking theres lots to learn from you ,so bring it on and lets get to growing ,,what kind of cucumber would you recommed ,we have a southren white skin cucumber it so good and you dont burb them as like the others ,,,but finding the seeds is hard the true white heirloom cucumber kind ,i have tried so many there just not the right kind ,thanks for sharing

[@SirCracker]

I would totally agree, just because you’re on KZbin doesn’t mean you’re an expert. Honestly I think experts are just people in training to be experts. We all wear our skills lie and knowledge have more to learn.

[@jennifersayers8041]

Hi from Donegal Ireland, love your videos. I'm a beginner and you make it look easy and you explain things so well. Thank you for sharing x

[@eliandkate]

I'm glad you are enjoying the videos Jennifer. This is the big secret ... Gardening doesn't have to be difficult. It's so enjoyable and such a good therapy, it's for everyone. Keep up the gardening, the more you garden the more you learn and the even easier it seems.

[@jennifersayers8041]

I'm looking forward to it 😊

[@JBNat]

Jesus those marigolds are HUGE!!

[@eliandkate]

ha ha ha I've never grown those before so I assumed that's the size they are meant to be....

[@JBNat]

@@eliandkate I don't think they're TOO big, it's just that mine are tiny little babbies by comparison!

[@eliandkate]

swings and roundabouts? Your tomatoes are way bigger than mine :) Loved your update this morning, I got excited when I saw your quadgrow.

[@JBNat]

@@eliandkate Thanks for the discount code!

[@eliandkate]

awesome. Glad you used it. I think everyone else bought theirs before the code was announced :(

[@JBNat]

I am watching!!! Such a cute story about Jim :'( Going to have to think about naming one of my plants now, such a good idea. Got mine in the quadgrow on Friday! Actually getting up to date with my videos now as well, they're not all 2 weeks behind like usual, so the quadgrow features in my latest haha. Your peppers don't look much behind mine, but I'm really happy with my tomato growth this past month, seem to be catching up with other people's!

[@eliandkate]

Can you get Beechgrove around your neck of the woods? I think it might be repeated on normal BBC2 on a sunday.... might be worth having a watch :) Just saying.... la la la not hints.... Right I'm off to catch up with you and Niall and now Ronald...

[@sue2thompson]

Hi Eli, i am making my our quadgrow, using a large gravel tray and 11 litre pots, for my Sweet peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes could you let me know what fertilizer to use as the Nutrigrow plant food is no longer available,

[@eliandkate]

I just grab whatever standard stuff is on sale, tomatorite etc maybe this might give you a bit more confidence in using something that wasn't supplied with the pots kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3fOmISlap2DZqc&feature=shares

[@davidmayhew3610]

Yet a other great video just noticed that you have light bulb in the greenhouse great idear might look at them

[@eliandkate]

They are cheap things from the pound shop, battery operated. An absolute must here for winter.

[@davidmayhew3610]

@@eliandkate great idear going out tomorrow to try and find them, also got my broucher from greenhouse sensation

[@eliandkate]

shopping spree!!!!!!!

[@sinesmillie1687]

Interesting to see you use Quadgrow- never heard of it before.I swithered about how to plant up my tomatoes, so i've made a planting bed in the greenhouse and planted directly into the ground. (It was partly cos i couldn't get slabs delivered due to lockdown). I've moved a lot of stuff out into the garden, so the greenhouse is looking a bit sparse- except my partner LOVES chillis, so i've got about 20+!!!!!

[@eliandkate]

ha ha ha that's a lot of chillies! We just couldn't keep up with the amount we were producing, but to be fair, we don't do a lot of cooking that involves chillies.

[@sue2thompson]

HI Eli, I have tried to get hold of a couple of the Quadrgrow self watering systems to grow my peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers but the Greenhouse sensation web site has been down to a long time and my emails keep getting returned, there is no a phone number to ring in an order. Do you how I can get a hold of these. Love your videos. I live in Peterborough with only a home made polycarbonate greenhouse and would love these quadgrows

[@eliandkate]

Hey Sue I’ve been told that the company have actually closed down, so you can’t get these anymore 😢

[@sue2thompson]

Hi Eli Do you know of anything similar to the Quadgrows I am still working full time and watering is sometimes a problem. I was after a vitopod as well, but that is the same company (just my luck). I grow food for my daughters guinea pigs as well as for us so everything is organic.

[@eliandkate]

Sorry no. I’ve never tried anything else so I couldn’t recommend it. You could make your own though

[@davidturner2619]

Hi, could you tell me the minimum temperatures tomatoes need in the greenhouse. I am sure 10 degrees centigrade was mentioned somewhere but I can’t find it again. Thank you.

[@eliandkate]

Hey David I have always been told that they will tolerate a night time temperature down to 14ºC but if the daytime temperature falls below 15ºC for a week or more, growth and fruiting will be massively reduced and if the night time temperatures drop below 14ºC, the plant doesn't develop and flowers won't set fruit. The ideal temperature for tomatoes growth and fruit production ranges between 20ºC and 24ºC Hope that helps

[@sheilafade2016]

What do you use the french tarragon in what type of meats?

[@eliandkate]

oh we use it in sooo much - we love it. It's great in creamy sauces, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWmXfKCejNOnhtE Great for things like sauce for steak, or pasta sauce Also great with chicken yum!

[@wendylundie4473]

Hi what support do you use for your tomatoes? I’m just a beginner, love your videos

[@eliandkate]

I've used different ideas over the years. I've found both string and canes work well. You'll see in the more recent videos that I have tall spiral supports which are great because the plants dont need to be tied to them, I twist them on as they grow.

[@barabas13]

Hi Eli, would you only ever put one plant per tub?

[@eliandkate]

yeah I would, there's not a whole lot of space

[@barabas13]

@@eliandkate thanks for that, really appreciate it ❤️

[@eliandkate]

No probs 😍

[@GCSEmathstutorMK]

Hi, great video and thinking about a quadgrow now.... wondering how do you stake your tomatoes? I normally use the neck things in the grow bags that have holes to tie string to, but it doesn't look like the quadgrows have string holes. Many thanks

[@eliandkate]

I normally use a cane and tie the plant to that. With the newer version of the quadgrows you can buy a mulch cap which has holes in it to take canes at either side but I just use one in the pot with the plant.

[@GCSEmathstutorMK]

@@eliandkate fabulous Thankyou. I didn’t know these existed until I watched your video. My hotbin arrived yesterday and I’ve ordered a quadgrow and a chilligrow! No more growbags - hurray! Thanks again

[@eliandkate]

grow bags are so expensive - you should hopefully be saving so much that it pays for your quadgrows now :D

[@naykaks2444]

What’s a feeder mat

[@eliandkate]

The way the quadgrows work is that their is a strip of capillary matting that runs through the pots into the water reservoir underneath. This lets the plants pull water and fertiliser from the reservoir as they need it

[@stephenlewis2084]

I like the idea of those Quad Grows but I'm not liking the idea of the chemical additives they come with. Have you used the system with any organic fertilizer instead? Thanks.

[@eliandkate]

Hey Stephen, I have used other feeds over the years but do tend to stick with the nutrigrow feed as I'm happy with the results. I'm not an organic gardener (in the correct use of the term) so I can't comment on which organic feeds work best, but I imagine if someone wanted to use a home made feed, it would work equally well as a non homemade one. But no experience to tell of.

[@eliandkate]

Ok so am I really behind you? Who has their greenhouse all planted up and who is just getting going now? Anyone not planted up yet?

[@marionmunro9598]

I've got quadgrows this year Eli, they were recommended to me last year and when I saw that you thought they were good I decided to bite the bullet. I'm dying to plant up my toms but I'm not sure how soon I can do it. Mine are still in 3 inch pots although they're beginning to show roots through the bottom. Can I plant them straight into the quadgrows or am I best to put them in a slightly larger pot as you have and wait a while yet? Don't want to risk it if it's unwise!

[@eliandkate]

It's not ideal but yes you can. I have done this in previous years and it's been fine. As usual, just be careful with the delicate little things :)

[@marionmunro9598]

@@eliandkate Thanks, they've grown about 3" in the last week so they're not so delicate, about 6" tall now so I think I'll risk it, I'm running out of space on the staging lol.