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22 Comments
Good info. I learned that planting deep only helps root structure. I didnt know that planting determinate tomatoes takes away from yield. Im getting a very late start here in 9B Ca so when I get my Romas in, I'll plant them level. TY!!
The hairs are not adventitious roots FYI. The adventitious roots are the bumps that you sometimes see grow on the base of the stem 😊
Another reason not to plant too deeply is if you're planting early in the season and the soil is still cold. The temp change can shock the plant and basically make it so any time you would've gained by planting it early is nullified by it basically halting growth until it recovers from the shock.
Perfectly timed video. Putting my MI Gardener tomatoes in the beds tonight!
How do I know which ones are determinate or indeterminate?
Ok Luke I see you don't use much trifecta where as For that size I use the whole throughout. Can you talk about Trifecta 😊
Adventitious.
I live in northern Michigan. Our soil is too cold to plant deep. I’ve trenched before because my tomato plant was already bent or leggy, but usually just plant at root ball. Love your videos!!
I didn't realise that thanks luke 👍🍅
Being in a zone 4, planting deep doesn't help me much. The soil is cold down past 7 inches, so I don't go.further than 6 inches
Thanks, wow that makes a lot of sense for not planting determinate tomatoes deeply. Definitely learning a lot from you 😊
Appreciate all your video’s sense I learn something in everyone!😊
Glad I saw this video! Thank you, sir.
Great info. Very interesting
Last year as I was planting tomatoes I had 2 tomato plants in one cell. Out of curiosity I snipped the smaller one at the soil level and buried the stem up to the first leaves. The ground was really moist. It survived and by the end of the growing season it was the same size as the others. That was a real surprise.
As always, I have learned something new. Next year I will not be planting my tomatoes as deep (unless leggy). Thaks again for your content. Planted the beans this week that I got from you and both packs had bonus beans yea!
Good job! Decades ago I learned the hard way by planting my patio tomato deep. Never did it again.
Some of us aren't able to plant it deep
My mom used to pour hot water before planting….I have never done it…..but she never had a problem with it!
Thank you so much! I have always heard about planting tomatoes deeper or doing that where you lay it down and then it bends up to get more surface area for new roots but I never heard it explained in determinate versus indeterminate.
I also have a suggestion. Can you do a video on purple sprouting broccoli? I have ended up with some seeds for this and the research I've done on how to grow it indicates that it's not exactly like a regular broccoli but there's a lot of conflicting information on how to actually grow it. As a matter of fact, the only thing the stuff I've found has in common is that it takes a long time. So having the perspective of someone who is in Michigan as I am on growing this crop would be incredibly helpful.
I always planted tomato plants as deep as I could (for the last 40 years) … because my dad did (who always had excellent yields).
Dad only grew indeterminate heirlooms, so I never saw, or even considered, that determinant varieties could suffer from deep planting.
I planted Silvery Fir tomatoes in 2024 & 2025, and planted them as deep as I could; I don't think I harvested a single one either year.
They grew great … for a while, then struggled. I wondered both years if it might be due to the foliage being nearly on the ground.
I started seeds again this year, and will plant per your guidance.
I always thought I was smarter than a tomato plant, but now I'm not so sure 😂
Should have seen this 2 weeks ago….poop