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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CHAPTERS
00:00 Best Tomato Season Starts Here
00:58 Why Most Seed Starting Methods Limit Roots
02:01 Start Tomatoes in Cups Instead of Cell Trays
02:30 Preparing the Cup and Soil Mix
03:22 The Bottom Watering Cup Method
04:26 Why You Should NOT Plant in Clear Cups
05:42 Using a Humidity Dome for Germination
06:28 Temperature for Fast Germination
06:30 When Seedlings Need Light Immediately
07:19 Preventing Leggy Tomato Seedlings
07:31 Vego Ultimate Grow Light Garden Setup
08:55 Thinning Seedlings and First Feeding
09:27 The Secret: Bury the Stem to Grow Roots
09:52 Why Planting Tomatoes Deep Outside Isn’t the Key
10:41 Fixing Leggy Seedlings in the Cup
11:05 When to Transplant Tomatoes Outside
11:39 Fertilizing at Planting Time
12:03 Why Strong Roots Make Strong Plants
12:18 Companion Planting for Tomatoes
20 Comments
Chicago. 30 years
Okay. My first year…. With seeds. Gonna do this
Bob from pgh, PA. Growing tomatoes for 38 yrs.
😊 Rhode Island and I have been growing tomatoes for more years than I can count. Yet each year for at least four years (and some name changes), I have absorbed your tips for upping my game. I have used this method but with upcycled iced coffee cups. I use a layered newspaper cuff around the clear cup. It works. 😊
FRANK FROM HARRISTON ONTARIO CANADA
Dallas area. 20 actual years, but over a period of 45 years.
Western NC (southern Appalachians), 4 years
Elizabeth from. Minnesota, cherry tomatoes mostly, 2years on the patio.
wish I would have seen this a week ago. did it the old way with a half cup of soil
From south Texas Just started tomatoes and herbs
30 miles south of Dallas, been growing tomatoes only about 5 years. I love your videos… they are always so clear and easy to follow!! Thank you
Thank you Brian, it's always awesome to see a video from you. Love to you, Em, Noah and the farm family!
Have you ever used a paper cup as the inside cup ?
Rio Rancho, NM 24 years.
Kansas City Missouri 47 years
I've seen a lot of seed-starting "how to" videos, but his one actually taught me something new! And makes so much sense, Thank you
You are a good teacher!!
5 years in Utah County, UT. Also, thanks for the great tips!! I’ll try this!!!
I'm in Central Texas zone 8b, and Ive "TRIED" the last 3 years in the spring.
I do get SOME tomatoes for a LOT OF WORK and MONEY SPENT‼️
Why haven’t you been posting on @thegardensatskyridge what’s going on with production on the gardens?