How to Grow a Perfect Tomato in Small Gardens and Patios | From Seed to Harvest (BushSteak Tomato)

[@sweynforkbeardtraindude]

I’ve mentioned this before, but it is worth repeating. I appreciate how you show and not tell, how to do things. No constant asks for likes, subscriptions, visiting your Amazon store, etc. We have neighbors from Nepal who speak little or no English. I showed them your channel, and they got the biggest smiles on their faces as they didn’t have to listen, just watch. I am curious why you usually start seeds in cells or other containers the repot them in larger 2-3 inch pots before going into the actual growing containers. Is there a reason you couldn’t plant the seeds in the 3 inch container to start, thus eliminating a step? Thanks!

[@TowardGarden]

Love to hear it. Really appreciate your inspiring feedback💚. The sowing method is just my preference and showing what has been working best for me. By sowing in a trays, I can choose the strongest/healthiest seedlings to prick out, and also pricking out gives me the opportunity to add fertile soil to the seed mix to make it rich for the seedling growth. If you choose to start in plugs, which you sure can, I suggest to start feeding seedlings with diluted liquid fertilizer when they are 3-4 inch tall so they grow stronger. This is because seed starting mixes usually don't contain any nutrients. And I almost never start in rich soil to minimize the chances of "damping off" which is a fungal disease. I hope this helps and thank you very much for your comment! And please say hi to your Nepalese neighbors!👋

[@sweynforkbeardtraindude]

@@TowardGarden Thanks, will do!

[@SpYucaipaSoCal]

Most channels are talk talk. You are a pleasure to watch and learn from. Im going to try this variety in my hoop house over the winter. I have 1 from Home Depot about 12” tall that came with fruit but is still growing. So im excited to see how it does in the hoop house. I have this year’s peppers in it already doing nice. We got to 34 last night already. Foothills of Yucaipa Ca.

[@TowardGarden]

@SpYucaipaSoCal soungs great! Happy gardening and thank you so much for your comment!

[@PPH-GARDEN]

You plant tomatoes for large and very beautiful fruits. Thank you for sharing how to grow 🔔

[@TowardGarden]

So glad to hear it. Thank you very much for your comment😊

[@Tycha243garden]

You’re the best in silence your videos are so relaxing

[@TowardGarden]

So nice of you💚Thank you very much!

[@valoriegriego5212]

The fruit is so beautiful that they don't look real.😃 Beautiful and yummy!😋

[@TowardGarden]

Yes indeed. very beautiful and full of flavor. One of the best tomatoes I've grown. Give it a try. Thank you so much for your comment!😊

[@EVA-LWY]

These beautiful tomatoes 🍅 are perfect for the caprese salad 🥗. Thank you.

[@TowardGarden]

Right on! 👌 Thank you so much for the comment!

[@sissy20088]

My sister and I have been growing tomatos outside for many years. After moving I decided to grow one in a screened in patio. While I had plenty of blooms I wasn't getting any tomatos. My sister said it was because they weren't being pollinated. I decided to check online for an answer. We never knew you had to shake the flowers to stimulate pollination. What a surprise ! Thanks to Toward Garden I now know I needed to shake the flowers 🤣.

[@TowardGarden]

Yes, most probably the flowers are not being pollinated. Plants grown outdoor have a better chance of pollination due to wind and any pollinators out there. But plants grown indoor (greenhouse or covered patio) need had pollination for a better fruit production. As you can see, it is very easy and don't take much time. Wishing you a great harvest and thank you so much for your comment!

[@christopherjones59]

I enjoy watching ever garden video you have. Especially they are relaxing and even though you don’t speak in the video I’ve learned so much watching and reading. Fantastic job and 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me

[@TowardGarden]

So delighted you enjoyed the videos and found them helpful. Thank you so much for your inspiring comment😊

[@ELLE_G_M]

This guy is one of the plant vlogger that is very passionate of what he is doing, i really admire it👏👏👏🙌

[@TowardGarden]

So nice of you!😊 Thank you so much for your inspiring comment!💚🙌

[@gwi8373]

God I love watching you work. So soothing. Thanks

[@TowardGarden]

Love to hear it. Thank you so much for your comment!

[@whereswaldo23]

I just discovered your channel and I appreciate your teaching style. Thank you.

[@TowardGarden]

So glad to hear it. Welcome to the channel and thank you so much for your comment!

[@crtnyp]

I grew this last year. Amazing variety. Bush Early Girl is another great one from Burpee.

[@TowardGarden]

Right on. I grew Early Girl too, very good option! Thank you so much for your comment!

[@Soul_Education]

Another amazing tutorial!!! I've started tomato plants in seedling trays (Abe Lincoln Heirloom) . I hope they turn out as beautiful as yours! Thanks for sharing your amazing content with us! Happy gardening!!!💕

[@TowardGarden]

That is a great variety too. Wishing you a fruitful harvest (better than mine). Happy growing and thank you so much for your comment! 💚😊

[@Soul_Education]

@@TowardGarden 💕

[@Khaled_1081]

Thank you brother for everything you do. You are a great person

[@TowardGarden]

Love to hear it. Thank you so much for your nice words🙏

[@Khaled_1081]

Best regards to you from Egypt♥

[@brfussell1]

I really enjoy your videos. Everything is spelled out. I take notes on everyone I have watched.

[@TowardGarden]

Delighted to hear it. Thank you so much for your comment!😊

[@PatriaKeynesOnlySamosir]

Cantik sekali buahnya, terimakasih ilmunya, salam hangat dari Indonesia 🙏🍅🍅

[@TowardGarden]

So glad to hear it. Thank you so much for watching from Indonesia 🙏😊

[@braeli8628]

Nice tomatoes.. They really look delicious.. ❤❤❤

[@TowardGarden]

Thank you so much😋

[@mabelmadume8351]

Amazing! I’m about to plant my first tomato, thank you

[@TowardGarden]

Happy growing and thank you so much for your comment!

[@thuhienfarmsubchannel]

Bạn hướng dẫn rất hay trồng cây cà chua. Trái chín đỏ tươi

[@TowardGarden]

Thank you so much for your comment! Cảm ơn rất nhiều!!

[@TRTGCbyjroed]

Great minds think alike....I ordered these tomato seeds last week (got them yesterday) You know I will be moving back to So. California in July. My question.........if I start a new seedling plant here in Vegas it should be ready to transplant to a grow bag when I get there. Is that a good or bad plan?

[@TowardGarden]

Fantastic! You won't be disappointed with this variety, one of the best tomatoes I've grown. Yes, you can start now, they will do great by the time they are ready for their new home in SoCal. These are early maturing and will have fruits before the heat season in end of July-August. Happy growing and blessings to you and Sophie🤗

[@latashahatley]

Beautiful!!!

[@TowardGarden]

Thank you so much for your comment!😊

[@johannarmukuve9502]

I'm so inlove with this ❤❤❤😍 What's the best month or season to plant this?

[@TowardGarden]

So glad you loved it. Depending on the climate you live in, you can start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost date, or in early to mid spring. This variety is an early maturing variety and you can start planting outdoors when night temperature is constantly above 50F (10C) Hope this helps and thank you so much for your comment!😊

[@abigailifeoma]

I have no choice than to subscribe to your channel after watching one of your videos Yesterday I love your tutorial and I'm looking forward to starting a small garden in my backyard. After plugging all the ripe tomatoes do you uproot the whole tomatoes from the soil or you leave it to bring more tomatoes.. Thanks for sharing..

[@TowardGarden]

So glad that you love the videos. Welcome aboard😊 Determinate tomato varieties such as this one will produce tomatoes for few weeks and then stop production after that. So there is no point keeping the plants in soil. Hope this answers your question. Happy growing and thank you so much for your comment!

[@tonistone3]

I love your channel! I'm in a new home - sad to discover not much full sun growing areas. Is it possible to grow indeterminate tomatoes in 25 gallon bags (I purchased some Italian heirloom seeds before I realized my limited growing locations) using your same growing method? The area with the sun is slightly sloped. Would you recommend I use landscape fabric staples to hold the bags in place? I can also keep the tomatoes from getting super big by pruning. It's my first year so I am trying to be prepared and hoping for the best outcome. Thank you!

[@TowardGarden]

So glad you love the channel😊 you can use the same method for indeterminate variety however you will need to add cages or stakes to support the vines. I 'd guess that 25 gallon bags would be very heavy and not sure how they would hold in a sloped area. Yes the clips would help to keep them in place, but since the bags don't have firm walls, you may see bags slightly lean downward . Good thing is that 25 gallon is large enough to grow few plants in one bag. Wishing you a great harvest and thank you so much for your comment!

[@venessaphilips4542]

Hi I went through the comments first to see if my question was already there. I live in the Caribbean and my only knowledge of soil is the actual dirt in the ground that we dig up to plant in. To make compose we would use banana peels or any ground provision peels or egg shells. But for sure we do have plant fertilizers that we can add. Is it possible to use that soil that I've mentioned since we do not have different bag soil? Thanks for creating great content and teaching is in a very effective way.

[@TowardGarden]

Hi, Caribbean soil is usually sandy that provides great drainage and can be used for container gardening. However, you will need to add some sort of organic matter to make it fertile. Composted banana or any kitchen scraps are great addition. If available, aged wood chips or forest products would help too. With adding fertilizers, I think you will be able to grow decent vegetables. Happy gardening and thank you so much for your comment!

[@venessaphilips4542]

Thank you so much for your help and your advice. I will follow your instructions and hopefully give you a feedback of how the planting goes.

[@saffylllama5609]

New sub here. Love this channel! How many tomatoes on average were produced on 1 plant? I was trying to count but was hoping the you could give a more accurate number.

[@TowardGarden]

So glad you love the channel. The number of fruits will defer from season to season and plant to plant. But in average you can get 20-25 per plant in a span of 3-4 weeks. Welcome to the channel and thank you so much for your comment!😊

[@stevecox552]

very nice!!!! what size grow bags did you use and what did you use for your fertilizer,,, store bought or your mixture

[@TowardGarden]

The grow bags are 7 gallon @4:09 and I used 3-4-6 Tomato-tone fertilizer @4:17. ( amzn.to/4c2Vhac ). And I usually use my own mixed soil. Hope this helps and thank you very much for your comment!😊

[@Saffycat1.]

Hi, can you recommend any cheap soil brands that do a good for vegetable gardening I've found that cost me the most when it comes to gardening.

[@TowardGarden]

Hi, It would be a bit cheaper if you make your own soil mix. I do that and you can follow the mix shown in video. Bur if you want to use bagged soil and if you are in US, for potting soils I recommend using Kellogg Garden "All Natural Raised Bed & Potting Mix Premium Mix". For compost you can use Kellogg Garden "Amend" or "Garden Soil". Hope this helps and thank you for visiting.

[@gracejohn2654]

Do you hand pollinate them ? Anytime i grow tomatoes the flowers keeps falling iff even when i hand pollinate ,i would love to try one more time

[@TowardGarden]

The only pollination I do is the one I showed in the video, just shaking the flowers. If the flowers drop, it can be for other reasons, mainly for drought stress (under-watering) or feeding too much nitrogen. Try to keep plants well-watered and use low nitrogen fertilizer (for example 2-5-3). hope this helps and thank you for getting in touch.

[@dhwaniparikh03]

What a bountiful harvest of tomatoes!!! Always love your videos. I just grew indeterminate and determinate san marzanos and having a little trouble.What remedy would you recommend for blossom end rot? My tomatoes are small and green and they have developed brown spots on the bottom and Im not sure about the right solution.

[@TowardGarden]

So glad that you love the videos. Thank you so much!😊 I think you already know that blossom end rot is due to lack of sufficient calcium in the soil. If the fertilizer you are using doesn't provide needed calcium, you can add Oyster shell flour, or for a quicker effect add Garden lime to the soil (both links in my amazon page www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-3dd9a3b6/list/3OOR0YYL58Y0Z?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d . Make sure you water plants after adding them. Also, there is nothing wrong with the effected tomatoes, just discard the bottom part. Nice job on growing both types of tomatoes and keep up the great work. 👏Happy growing.💚

[@dhwaniparikh03]

@@TowardGardenthank you so much for always responding back. I appreciate the time you take to respond to each comment:)

[@TowardGarden]

@@dhwaniparikh03 Glad to be of any help. It is always pleasure to get in touch with my viewers. Thank you so much for your support!😊

[@amygardner7154]

I have a 2'x4' planter. Can I put a pepper plant, a tomato plant and celery in this planter together?

[@TowardGarden]

Yes, I think you can fit all 3 there. I would plant celery in between tomato and pepper. Happy growing and thank you for visiting!

[@TRTGCbyjroed]

Awesome harvest

[@TowardGarden]

Wishing the same for your. Thank you so much!

[@BentleyFamily-s9m]

which season is best to grow and plant them

[@TowardGarden]

Depending on where you live, you can start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date, or simply start in early to mid spring. This variety is an early maturing variety and you can start planting outdoors when night temperature is above 50F. Hope this helps and thank you for visiting.

[@aprilknight6926]

where did you get the wooden stand the grow bags are sitting on?

[@TowardGarden]

I am just re-using an old pallet. Any old wood pallet would work too. Thank you for visiting!

[@wendyward2585]

Soldering iron in button mushroom containers? Are those 2 ft cages or 4 ft cages?

[@TowardGarden]

Soldering, yes. The cages are 2 ft.

[@usapost9359]

Can you make how to grow gold tomato?

[@TowardGarden]

I have posted few videos on tomatoes and one is for growing yellow tomato which is similar to gold tomato. Thanks.

[@chamsoboulachbour6871]

When should we start planting the seeds

[@TowardGarden]

Depending on where you live, you can start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost, or simply start in early to mid spring. This variety is an early maturing variety and you can start planting outdoors when night temperature is above 50F. Hope this helps and thank you for visiting.

[@brownbutterfly9753]

Thank you…

[@mzbeejay519]

Is it too late to start from seeds and what month is good to start from seeds before transplanting them into pots

[@TowardGarden]

I depends on where you are and what is your garden zone. But spring is a good time to start tomatoes, so give it a try. Happy growing and thank you for your comment!

[@aimeewaite925]

Do you need a greenhouse to start seeds inside? Or grow lights?

[@TowardGarden]

It depends on the weather and the light source after seedlings pop up. For the start, sow and keep seed tray in room temperature. Once the seedlings emerge, then you need to decide where to keep them. Is the weather outside below 50F (10C) in the mornings? If yes, keep them inside, and if not, take them outside for morning sunlight. Bring them inside at nights only if it drops below 40-50F. In very cold weathers, you can either keep them in a greenhouse, or keep them indoors. If you decide to keep them inside, then you will need to provide strong light source - a grow light with high output will do the job amzn.to/4ayeG12 . I strongly recommend to expose them to sunlight. The easiest choice is to keep seedlings outdoor in a clear storage tote and clear lid with 3-4 holes on the side walls. They will stay warm, get the sunlight and grow stronger and healthier. Hope this helps. happy growing and thank you for getting in touch!

[@aimeewaite925]

@@TowardGarden thank you so much. I love your channel I can’t wait to start all my planting. So much I want to do!!

[@aimeewaite925]

@@TowardGarden also should I water seeds daily until they germinate?

[@TowardGarden]

@@aimeewaite925 The key is to keep soil moist until they germinate. If top soil is wet, you can skip watering. Check my video here on how I water my seedlings kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3rImnVpZt54gNk . Happy growing!

[@TowardGarden]

@@aimeewaite925 Sounds wonderful! Happy growing and thank you so much for your comment!🌱😊

[@ahsanbaig1930]

What Potting mixture or how we can prepar it?

[@TowardGarden]

Check video @ 4:17 min for the potting mix I make. )Compost 50%, perlite 25%, peat moss or coco coir 25%, plus 1 cup of organic tomato fertilizer). Thanks for visiting.

[@dovinhgardenfarm]

Tuyệt bời

[@TowardGarden]

Thank you so much for your comment!

[@wendyward2585]

any spraying for spider mites?

[@TowardGarden]

try spray spinosad mix or neem oil mix on both side of the leaves (1oz of 100% cold pressed neem oil + 1 tsp of dish soap in 1 gallon of room temp.) Hope this helps and thank you for visiting!

[@wendyward2585]

@@TowardGarden 1 fl. oz = 6 tsp = 2 Tbsp cold press neem oil + 1 tsp dish soap + 1 gallon water?

[@Ournationexpress]

Where did you ordered these seeds?

[@TowardGarden]

You can order them from Burpee.com . The variety is called BushSteak hybrid. Thanks for visiting.

[@erwinmendoza6914]

What type of tomatoes

[@TowardGarden]

As shown in video @0:59 this variety is called BushSteak Hybrid. You can get the seeds from Burpee www.burpee.com/tomato-bushsteak-hybrid-prod000982.html?queryID=15c4c6aaf1bf4d9039ad62fbe816e362&objectID=5198&indexName=burpee_production_default_products . Happy growing!

[@misssassycompany9950]

What’s the exact name of this tomato and where can I buy seeds?

[@TowardGarden]

As shown in video @0:59 this variety is called BushSteak Hybrid. You can get the seeds from Burpee www.burpee.com/tomato-bushsteak-hybrid-prod000982.html?queryID=15c4c6aaf1bf4d9039ad62fbe816e362&objectID=5198&indexName=burpee_production_default_products . Happy growing!

[@TheEverydayHomemaker]

Are they in full sun?

[@TowardGarden]

Yes, in general tomatoes grow in full sun. Thank you for visiting!

[@cliffordtorres4684]

Why don't have soil

[@TowardGarden]

No sure if understood your question

[@ahsanbaig1930]

Hoe do we prepare Potting mixture?

[@TowardGarden]

Check video @ 4:17 min for the potting mix I make. )Compost 50%, perlite 25%, peat moss or coco coir 25%, plus 1 cup of organic tomato fertilizer). Thanks for visiting.

[@TRTGCbyjroed]

Hi there and Happy SaturdayGrowing Perfect Tomatoes on a Small Patio Garden......Let's Go!

[@TowardGarden]

Hi Ms J. Always good to see you!💚😊

[@layal6333]

What is the soil for your garden 🤔

[@TowardGarden]

Check video @ 4:17 min for the potting mix I make. (Compost 50%, perlite 25%, peat moss or coco coir 25%, plus 1 cup of organic tomato fertilizer). Thanks for visiting.

[@layal6333]

@@TowardGarden thank you 😊

[@Maugwa]

Don't let your tomato's ripen on the vine!!! Pick them as soon as they "turn." The plant just want's to make "seed." Production slows when the plant accomplishes making "seed." Keep picking them and the plant keeps producing!!!

[@TowardGarden]

Never heard of or experienced the seed issue. Will try to research it.

[@tannicacourtney9393]

How do you stop hornworms from eating your leaves an maybe some of the tomatoes

[@TowardGarden]

Usually you will notice them and it is easy to pick them. But if picking them is not enough, two of most effective and organic pesticides for worms and catrrpullars you can use are B.T. or (Bacillus Thuringiensis) and Spinosad. B.T. is a naturally occurring bacteria can be applied as a liquid or powder. Check my amazon page for few brands I use: www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-3dd9a3b6/list/XLDNRZO26ESK?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d . Hope this helps and thank you for visiting.

[@tannicacourtney9393]

@@TowardGarden Thank you so much