I harvest my tomatoes as soon as they start to blush because if I don't, I lose them to critters. I have found that doing so doesn't compromise on flavor. I've lost too many tomatoes by leaving them on the plant too long!
I use vinegar on my egg shell's.The vinegar breaks down the eggshells, releasing calcium that plants can absorb easily. This helps strengthen plant stems and encourages healthy growth. Applying it directly to the soil is more beneficial than using it as a foliar spray.
You always give great tips! When a tomato looks beautiful & it's blushing, I pick it and let it finish ripening on my kitchen counter. Once it blushes, it has received all of the nutrients that the plant is going to give it. It's also as big as it will ever get, so I can save it from bugs & birds.
Once you tonatoes has 30% if its red color the plant stops feeding it. I pull mine right when I see color forming and they still tatse amazing. Grocery store tomatoes are picked when green and artificially gassed to make them red, that's why they taste bland.
I have my tomatoes in Black grow bags. I currently water every other day sometimes every third day. Would that be considered infrequent watering? Should I be watering them everyday?
You: You really just want to get those crack resistant varieties Me. Those darn drug addicted veggies!!! Gotta stay away from them!!! Nothin but criminals they are…
I literally stopped the video and ran out to pick the tomato i saw yesterday that i thought could use a couple more days! I'll let it finish ripening on the counter. Thanks!
Amazing how some heart shaped tomatoes always look like the leaves are wilting, no matter how much you water. Your San Marzanos have that look. Striped Romas always look that way, even though the have plenty of water. Could easily cause you to overwater.
I live in the Pacific Northwet, on the Eastside of Seattle. I always think of our growing season for tomatoes from around Mothers Day to around Labor Day. Not because of first and last freeze, but because until roughly that time our soil is saturated 24/7 from persistent mist/drizzle/rain. Come the end of May until mid-September (ish) we dry out significantly, good enough to get a single crop of most tomatoes in.
I usually pull my tomatoes about mid-September. Not because the plants stop producing, but because with the persistent onset of rain, the remaining fruit cracks and spoils. Sometimes even when still green.
Would doing this calcium trick prevent this splitting, even with the 24/7 saturated soil come September? Or is late season tomatoes a pipe dream for those of us without a greenhouse in the Pacific Northwet?
Ok so my migardener Delicious tomatoes are all orange/yellow and have been for days. I did pull a couple to hope they would ripen red indoors. Nope. They stayed yellow and the skins are so thick I can’t eat them. So I’m leaving them on vines in hopes they redden but I’m not very hopeful. And yes I’ve used trifecta plus and I hand water very carefully. These are in 4 different beds.
This was super helpful! TBH I don’t like raw tomatoes. So I’ve been picking them not sure what the texture or the flavor is for my FIL. Long story short we started the garden this spring and my MIL has gotten sick so I’ve taken it over while he cares for her. So… that left me to pruning, clipping them up, figure out how to fix the blossom end rot and cracking after getting the whole garden plot on a watering and fertilizing schedule… BUT! We have gotten the BER fixed and now only a few are cracking! But that makes soo much sense on why they are. I had no idea tomatoes were such divas! 😂
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Are those tomatoes all determinate?
blossom end rot can also be caused from lack of polination
I harvest my tomatoes as soon as they start to blush because if I don't, I lose them to critters. I have found that doing so doesn't compromise on flavor. I've lost too many tomatoes by leaving them on the plant too long!
Thank you Luke!!
I use vinegar on my egg shell's.The vinegar breaks down the eggshells, releasing calcium that plants can absorb easily. This helps strengthen plant stems and encourages healthy growth. Applying it directly to the soil is more beneficial than using it as a foliar spray.
Thank you for the reminder
All of the branches that you are removing during this video, can you throw those branches in your compost or is that something I shouldn't do.
You always give great tips! When a tomato looks beautiful & it's blushing, I pick it and let it finish ripening on my kitchen counter. Once it blushes, it has received all of the nutrients that the plant is going to give it. It's also as big as it will ever get, so I can save it from bugs & birds.
Unfortunately, I have to pick mine at blush or the bugs will get them all
I once waited another day to pick a beautiful Melon, Next day a mouse made a condo out of it, Basshole!
Once you tonatoes has 30% if its red color the plant stops feeding it. I pull mine right when I see color forming and they still tatse amazing. Grocery store tomatoes are picked when green and artificially gassed to make them red, that's why they taste bland.
Great tips! Thank you!
I have my tomatoes in Black grow bags. I currently water every other day sometimes every third day. Would that be considered infrequent watering? Should I be watering them everyday?
I have birds that peck at the green tomatoes. I don't find them right away. The next day I find it has turned soft and mushy
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Do I hear kildeer in the background? Those things “crack” me up 😂.
Hi where did you purchase your metal raised beds
You: You really just want to get those crack resistant varieties
Me. Those darn drug addicted veggies!!! Gotta stay away from them!!! Nothin but criminals they are…
If calcium works, I wonder if a silicon fertilizer would also help prevent splitting.
Summary: tomatoes are dumb and will over drink
I literally stopped the video and ran out to pick the tomato i saw yesterday that i thought could use a couple more days! I'll let it finish ripening on the counter. Thanks!
Noted — I'm going to go out and pick my plethora of nearly fully ripe tomatoes tonight😆
All your videos help Thank you
Yes thank you for the tomato help!!!!
Amazing how some heart shaped tomatoes always look like the leaves are wilting, no matter how much you water. Your San Marzanos have that look. Striped Romas always look that way, even though the have plenty of water. Could easily cause you to overwater.
I just can't believe just how much there is to understand about gardening 😳👍
TY great info!
I live in the Pacific Northwet, on the Eastside of Seattle. I always think of our growing season for tomatoes from around Mothers Day to around Labor Day. Not because of first and last freeze, but because until roughly that time our soil is saturated 24/7 from persistent mist/drizzle/rain. Come the end of May until mid-September (ish) we dry out significantly, good enough to get a single crop of most tomatoes in.
I usually pull my tomatoes about mid-September. Not because the plants stop producing, but because with the persistent onset of rain, the remaining fruit cracks and spoils. Sometimes even when still green.
Would doing this calcium trick prevent this splitting, even with the 24/7 saturated soil come September? Or is late season tomatoes a pipe dream for those of us without a greenhouse in the Pacific Northwet?
Ok so my migardener Delicious tomatoes are all orange/yellow and have been for days. I did pull a couple to hope they would ripen red indoors. Nope. They stayed yellow and the skins are so thick I can’t eat them. So I’m leaving them on vines in hopes they redden but I’m not very hopeful. And yes I’ve used trifecta plus and I hand water very carefully. These are in 4 different beds.
This was super helpful! TBH I don’t like raw tomatoes. So I’ve been picking them not sure what the texture or the flavor is for my FIL. Long story short we started the garden this spring and my MIL has gotten sick so I’ve taken it over while he cares for her.
So… that left me to pruning, clipping them up, figure out how to fix the blossom end rot and cracking after getting the whole garden plot on a watering and fertilizing schedule… BUT! We have gotten the BER fixed and now only a few are cracking! But that makes soo much sense on why they are. I had no idea tomatoes were such divas! 😂
Thank You!
I appreciate this for sure.