Tomato Care: How to Prune, Water, Support, and Fertilize for JUICY Tomatoes 🍅

[@epicgardening]

More care tips for those tommy boys: bit.ly/2SuwZ4h Lemme know what care guide you want to see next!

[@PRDreams]

No one seems to know. My peppers and tomatoes get rot on the stem. Is that also "end rot" or is it another issue?

Best tom vid I've seen in a bit. Cheers.

[@treasuretreereynolds1764]

Zucchini care? I just got through eating a volunteer squash from my compost pile! It was a cool hybrid. Yum!

[@SgtRudySmith31bRet]

What are the easiest summer crops to grow?

[@skyerasnake3578]

Cucumbers and peppers next please!!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Good concise common-sense tomato growing tips mate. I'm going to give the weave a go👍

[@epicgardening]

Thanks Mark! You'll love it. The Brisbane Bundle 😂😜

[@papajohn5081]

@@epicgardening It's the Dynamic Duo, Mark and Kevin.

[@raymondbagola5579]

What is this a cross over episode the only reason I really watch KZbin now are because of you two.

[@Marnae]

Love both of your channels! 💚

[@Steve-sp7qu]

Love that you guys support each other 👊 just heard mark give Kevin a shoutout in his live video lol

[@georgeprout42]

09:33 It's important to make the bzzz noise so that the tomato plant thinks it's a bee and not just some nutter with a toothbrush 😉

[@trishdavi7049]

Ba ha ha...I'm not there yet but..ha ha

[@epicgardening]

Exactly 😂

[@legendaryurbangardening1930]

🤣 This is absolutely hilarious 😂

[@davidwarnke3994]

I have blared Flight of the Bubble Bees in my headphones while toothbrush vibrating.

[@lynndavison2126]

Lol right 😂

[@TheDjuske]

Love is hating tomatoes with a passion but doing everything in your power to make them thrive because your wife loves tomatoes. Thanks for this video, it came just in time 😂

[@TheDjuske]

@@Carnie773 it helps that they are a pretty plant!

[@epicgardening]

You are a true gardener

[@Christina-xc7on]

This is my first year growing vegetables and I'm pretty sure I've made every mistake with my two tomato plants!!! But hey, they're still alive and I've harvested 10 whole cherry tomatoes. I'll do better next year and the year after that now that I've subscribed to your channel!

[@soberparty1]

Just trimmed my 1st tomato plant! Called the garden center to confirm it is an indeterminate variety. Happy 99th Grandma! (Her gift)

[@the_mirabela]

That is so amazing ❤ What a wonderful gift

[@BasiltheBatlord377]

Dude I can't stop coming across your channel whenever I google certain gardening questions. You are the BOMB! Always have amazing advice. THANK YOU!

[@garyharris4008]

I live VA housing. I formerly used mound system. My g-father & mother, taught me a lot about gardening & vermiculture. So, I'm considering getting back to my passion. Last time I gardened, my cherry tomatoes totally took over, and couldn't control them. Going to use broom stick to utilize window.

[@VanHipp-q3j]

TIP- A Gardening Fertilizer success. We first made our own bio char. Filled several large plastic bins 1/2 full of the Bio-Char. Then we put Choir/soil mix with Red Wigglers on top.. These Tubs were maintained feeding and watering the Red Wigglers (worms) on top of the Bio-Char for approx. 1 yr. We dumped three large tubs in the Planned garden area this year and our Tomato Blooms look like Dandelions-(Super Blooms). The other plants thriving include Squash, Cucumbers, Peas, Corn, Swiss Chard, Beats. This is a first year garden (1250 SF). Heavy Clay Dirt, the kind that is cement in the summer. Good Gardening from The Hipps

[@kylehubbell5610]

When you spray yourself with a hose just "keep on and just live our lives" . Great advice. Great video.

[@hershey307]

I don't eat tomatoes but this is our second year growing them. Our family and neighbors love them. I need to know more about better planting them.

[@emilycinnamon250]

6:49 got me 😂 love the video! Mid-season advice like this is so rare, and so valuable!

[@SpicyMoustache]

Cool video man. I’m sure it will help a lot of people to grow some healthy and juicy tomatoes!

[@ahsummalammadumalama]

Coincidentally, I've just started growing my tomatoes this week. I need this info. Salamat po. E: And I also planted some holy basil

[@silverskyranch]

My tomatoes are in an area where they are protected from the really strong storm winds we get here in the spring, so my morning routine involves walking trough and gently tapping each flower with an electric toothbrush. It really seems to make a difference in fruit production compared to before I started doing it.

[@GrowingOrganicTvShow]

Try adding a bunch if gypsum your soil. You will be amazed how it will loosen your soil and help absorb water quicker.

[@sarennekoelsch3150]

Does it help with water retention for sandy soil too?

[@redapple3256]

Been watching your channel for years! Love to see the evolution of your channel and the work you have put into developing your techniques and your brand! This tomato series especially is really well done!

[@jenniferjsaracino]

I have two tomato plants one indoors and one outside, so far the indoor one is winning the race on growth and flowering. Probably because it’s 100 degrees outside most days!

[@StephTeachesStuff]

I finally pruned my tomatoes yesterday, mostly thanks to your awesome videos! I was super nervous but they all look so good now 😊

[@cherishmiranda1303]

Some people like the smell of flowers but the smell of a tomato plant... 👀 top tier

[@epicgardening]

Truth

[@ghendar]

I agree. The smell of a tomato plant is wicked good

[@JayanXiao]

I have learned so much from you, Kevin. It's wonderful to keep up with your journey from the urban garden to this homestead. Thank you for your videos. They are entertaining and very educational!

[@icouldjustscream]

I'm growing tomatillos for the first time, verde and violeta. I started them in March, 8-12 weeks prior to last frost......they are now 2' tall and full of flowers! Huge! In my house, under the lights. They don't self pollinate so I'm tickling flowers from plant to plant to plant to plant....and back again. My husband doesn't even ask questions anymore, just watches me with a bewildered expression. I can only imagine if I started using an electric toothbrush on them.

[@silverskyranch]

I actually do use an electric toothbrush, brush side up into the flower itself, and I have loads of tomatillos alraedy!

[@MikiStrange]

I have only just discovered your channel and I'm very impressed with your common sense approach and advice. I have only been taking my garden seriously for a year now and I'm learning a lot quickly but your experience is now saving me from making mistakes with my own garden and giving me fresh ideas that I would never have thought of. I have already ordered your book, it will be my new garden companion. Many thanks for a truly educational channel and keep the videos coming.

[@smileurbangardens7322]

Yea we also use Espoma and we love it. Creates good yields.

[@jbonkerz]

I will follow your instructions to the best of my ability. Hopefully this year I get a lot of juicy tomatoes!

[@nox6095]

man we need a full homestead and graden tour! 1hr plus video next?

[@epicgardening]

Yes!

[@matthysloedolff]

This video inspired me so much to grow tomatoes in our winter time that I might just do it indoors now. Great video as always! 👍

[@petekooshian5595]

I'm going to try harder this year with tomatoes because last year I didn't do anything but prune and I had hornworms and blossom end rot on all 25 tomato plants. This year I'm determined to get a good crop 😤😤

[@ThirdCoastGardening]

I had a big problem with souther blight last year. It killed all my pepper plants. So this year I pruned all the lower leaves just like you did to your tomato plants. This year all my plants look very healthy.

[@klug_d]

Today in the morning only +3 degrees Celsius. Hope the tomatoes will survive it... very cold weather in Central Europa. 😌 However, the rain is so good for nature 💚

[@JLB0880]

I planted 4 tomato plants in containers on my patio and two of the croaked immediately 😭 I think it’s because I didn’t harden them before planting. Their replacements are doing great, though. Thanks for the extra tips!

[@phillkwon]

When’s the best time to pick? I see so many pictures with people holding bright red Tom’s, but I’ve also read it’s best to pick at the breaker stage. I have some bird issues, so I’m wondering if I’m missing out if I pick them earlier and let them go red on the counter

[@epicgardening]

I'll do a vid!

[@brightantwerp]

Thank you! This year I am growing tomatoes for the first time. These tips are so helpfull.

[@jjtonks5005]

I planted my basil next to my tomatoes, what a fortunate accident for me!

[@kevinlee3848]

i like doing quad stem method this season where you prune the bottom suckers but then after a certain height, ill let one thick sucker survive while picking off the rest, then on the main stem and sucker, i will let another sucker grow on each of them turning it into a quad stem, then removing the suckers after that, i feel like it creates a nice, clean uniform plant but also bushy to protect the fruit.

[@BrianTheLog]

Lots of gardeners coming out with tomato videos today

[@trishdavi7049]

Just in time. In from the garden I solarized and am prepping then Boop there you are. I bought tomatoes started cause they take so long to start from seed and I'm starting too many other things from seed...have to look up determinate and indeterminate varieties prior to planting. Basil I will put in containers amongst the in ground tomatoes cause they dislike that much water. Peppers will be nearby. That colour green looks great on you Kevin

[@bhrettcollins4472]

Thank you for the heat wilt tip because I was stressed I wasn't watering enough even when soil was adequately moist.

[@leobelcolona4721]

Thanks for this, Kevin. My tomatoes are suffering from blights so I have been solving that problem since March.

[@lisamh9037]

When you guys talk about "mulch", do you mean regular landscaping-type mulch? I have tomatoes and peppers in grow bags and often hear I should have mulch on top, but I still don't know what that means. Thanks to anyone who can clarify!

[@trevorgraham8302]

Love the videos tomatoes started my garden. Thanks for helping me spend a little extra time in the garden today.

[@johncollins4046]

Immediately liked for that guaranteed juice bonus.

[@nickoyler8639]

Love this! I have about 16 tomato plants this year and this, and your other tomato videos, have come in really handy!

[@interestingasfck]

Really informative video! I enjoy your videos. keep up the great content. Cheers!

[@HomesteadDreaming]

I need to start more seeds because I ran out of things to put under tomatoes lol

[@ericalovesscience]

Thank you for this video! I just recently bought my first tomato plant. I'm already excited!

[@smileurbangardens7322]

We love growing tomatoes. The leaves smell amazing.

[@macymcdonald6688]

Love the sense of humor :) thanks for this information, so well-timed of course. Had a lot of issues with splitting last summer. Hoping for a better crop this time!

[@marybianca2722]

I swear tomatoes are my favorite thing to grow but they are such a fussy girl. Yet as fussy as I find them, I grow them every year. This year I'm going to try growing them indoors in my kitchen over the winter too.

[@smileurbangardens7322]

We love growing tomatoes more than any other crop.

[@kittiew260]

I opted for the Florida weave this year thanks to your previous video. Ty for showing if I missed a prune it's ok weave in. Excited for my 55% lol. Awesome video ty

[@albertanderson5895]

I am a beginner when it comes to gardening I have planted two cucumbers and five tomatoes, I’m not a handyman but I would like to ask you what would you recommend me using for tomato cages and should I use a cage for my cucumbers, I enjoy your videos and all your tips, and I would appreciate any extra tips that you could help thank you and keep the videos coming

[@MarvelousSara]

What kind of mic do you use? I’m completely amazed that your audio is so clear while I see I the trees move so much.

[@MatthewSherriff85]

I just put some dwarf tomatoes in some small pots and put one in my little greenhouse as we're going into winter here in Australia, hopefully they will be ok and i can extend the harvest a little bit, plus i have romas and cherry tomatoes that self seeded starting to flower, very exciting

[@mississippigirlgardening8396]

Love the basil in between the tomatoes…💚

[@JoyfulMD]

Lol, these jumping into the scene moments at the beginning of the videos kill me : )

[@freshorangina]

Perfect timing for this video, I will be doing the Florida Weave for my early tomatoes today! Everything looks awesome in your new space.

[@Flippokid]

Hi Kevin, I'd love to see a guide for those vertical sets I've seen you use. Which plants will do well those, which won't (if they have wide roots for example), and how well you like them.

[@erincardoza1766]

I set up a Florida weave for mine and it's working great!! My pineapple tomato is almost 5 ft tall!

[@clashofphish]

Love these videos. Coming back to the channel after a little winter break, and I'm so glad I re-found it. (The addition of the "bless you with ___ for liking" comments in the beginning are a little weird.)

[@milestone135]

Another amazing video! love watching your garden grow with you and using your tips straight away in mine

[@jimbox114]

Always nice to learn something new. I might try planting one of those plants between my Tomatoes this year.

[@lizcarr2097]

This will help my mom with her tomatoes. Thanks.

[@rackthief]

Glad it’s summer in America because it’s winter in Australia and I’ve just started my tomatoes and can use all this advice (except to not grow tomatoes in winter) Kevin is giving

[@laurabartoli5909]

Love watching our Australian blue banded bees stopping for a fraction of a second on the tomato flowers and you can hear how their buzzing gets higher in pitch and then fly to the next flower...

[@jusagus123]

Hey man! newbie gardener here and just want to say that this video was SUPER helpful for me - also, i'm from the Philippines soo.. Salamat Kababayan! :)

[@willowdragonheart]

I'm giving some Cherokee Purple tomatoes a go this year. Got a few baby tomatoes so far. Weirdly enough the shorter plant got tomatoes before the tall guy. We will see how it goes!

[@TheFarmDream]

Always good to learn some more on tomatoes!

[@tobykomorowski4926]

Just found your channel the other day and love it. Thanks for all the great info!

[@Angelwrites]

Haha the way you just drop in at the beginning lol love it, thanks for sharing

[@joeconnolly5286]

Are there benefits beyond maximizing space when inter-planting basil or other plants with tomatoes? Any mutually beneficial exchange of nutrients? Your videos are great & very informative! Hoping to dig a little deeper.

[@belwynne1386]

Now I know summer is here!

[@AlvinMcManus]

I use Tomato & Vegetable liquid along with Kelp and Fish liquid too for my tomatoes.

[@tightlines106]

Where just keeping on and living our lives well said my friend

[@stevetuttle5472]

Timely video, we had a late frost a couple of nights ago. They came through ok but I did need to trim up the bases.

[@murkywaterbeats3863]

"were just keeping on...and living our lives" lol and then the hop in at the start lol bro , videos are gold🥇

[@artistinagarden]

Thank you Kevin for you knowledge and information! The tomatoes are looking good!

[@terriamaya2896]

My husband and I are challenging each other to see who can have the better tomatoes now that he has his garden and I have mine and after watching this video I think I’m gonna win😆👏🏼🍅 thanks🤞🏼🙏🏼

[@homernunez2535]

Kevin I've learned a lot from your channel very informative very educational as well kip it and more power 2 your channel.

[@nanaevans100]

I just planted my tomatoes last week and I was going to plant some basil this week, think I'm going to wait for the tomatoes to grow a bit and interplant them now

[@KeelyB2318]

I cultivated the Like button so I'm hoping to see a difference in my tomatos this year.

[@1LindaJMacKay]

Very enjoyable video, thank you 😊 Cloudy and cold here today, so vicariously enjoying your weather 🌞

[@nisa18508]

Thank you for aIl those tips! I just transplant my tomatoes to my garden yesterday and trail them following your previous video 😃 this follow up is perfect!

[@pf6115]

This year is all about the (roma) tomato for me. All other vegetables can do nothing, and I won't take it personal. Although, I'm not going to lie, I do appreciate my ornamental plants.

[@rockyysip3804]

What you teach works for me. Thank you!

[@rachelanderson6929]

I love my tomatoes! But I've discovered hornworms on my plants (my autocorrect just tried to make that say horrors, lol). The 1st one I fed to the chickens made me feel so bad. But by the time I saw the damage caused by the 3rd, I was gleefully tossing it into their run.

[@PRDreams]

Did you and MIGardener got together and planned "Tomato Tuesday"? 😂

[@epicgardening]

Hahaha nope!

[@silverskyranch]

if Mark from Self Sufficient Me also did a tomato video today, I would definitely say there was some planning going on. lol.

[@SgtRudySmith31bRet]

@@silverskyranch except its fall for mark.

[@schwenn222]

I needed them all.

[@sx-mt-fd]

@@SgtRudySmith31bRet he lives in QLD it's always summer there, just cooler and hotter Weather.

[@deecooper1567]

Love those tomato 🍅 clips🤩. I use them for so many things in the garden. Good advice for tomatoes 🍅 also👍🧤

[@michaelloconti5511]

I anticipate your videos like waiting for new episodes to my favorite TV show to come out♥️

[@melaniehouston6633]

Me too and there were new sound effects today! LOL

[@ZoltrixGrower]

Tons of great info here for us new veggie gardeners!

[@Liz-dd1kv]

Thank you for all the gardening tips sir you’re awesome 🙌🏽 can’t wait to get your book. Blessings!

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

As always thanks so much for your expertise Kevin! Have a good day💯

[@ginobass66]

I have tomatoes in cups ready to be transplanted to garden and there are flowers buds on both determinate and indeterminate. Should I remove the flowers and if yes how should I remove them? Should I clip whole bud from main stem or just pinch off the flowers? Plants are less than a foot tall. I’m a subscriber and Thanks for an awesome program!!!!

[@ginobass66]

I found this on web. I guess for indeterminate plants before putting in ground it's ok to remove flowers. Not sure about determinate. It says not to remove flowers from determinate plants but not sure if that means after it's been planted in the ground. growingtomatoes.website/2020/01/20/should-you-pick-the-flowers-off-of-your-tomato-plants/

[@meme5jack]

Gorgeous tomato plants! You didn't talk about pests or common problems that tomato plants may have. What do you use to get rid of caterpillars for instance? In one day, one of my plants was gone! Is there anything to prevent butterflies laying eggs on them?

[@meganmckimmy269]

Your videos are always so helpful, thank you

[@cucumberboi945]

Love ur vids man I watched it a few days ago but I was watching on ur home stead vid and I realized we haven’t seen an update on that large cabbage like the 80 pound cabbage!? Would be awesome to have an update vid! Edit: also ima huge fan been watching ur vids for 2 years now u and James and mark encouraged me to start a garden 2 years ago and taught me!

[@TheRLeske]

Thanks for the tomato video, I like seeing tomato taste testing when they ripen also, gives me more ideas on which tomatoes to grow for next year! :}

[@olivergarcia2459]

Them intros are getting better and better every time. Even better than other big KZbinrs. Hahahaha. Keep up the great work Kevin and keep on growing

[@epicgardening]

Glad you like them!

[@xxcxme]

Wow I wish I had a garden like yours! I am growing my tomato plant in a pot this summer!

[@chinatownboy7482]

Aunty, they grow great in 5 gallon buckets from Home Depot.

[@kerriefaichney4901]

Thanks Kevin for your advice continue to learn from you! (Goldfields Victoria Australia)

[@dragoncarver287]

I'm sure that you have done that to some flower here and there, that exploded with pollen. I love it when it does that. Would be cool if you could film it.

[@Muphins427]

Brb gotta update my Quip subscription so my tomatoes get a new brush head every time I do.