Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable to grow – the taste of homegrown tomatoes is out of this world! In this episode of “Grow Your Groceries With CaliKim” I teach you how and when to start tomato seeds indoors so you have tomatoes on your table sooner and save $ on food! Grow your own groceries with me in 2023 – I’ll show you how to grow, harvest, and eat from your own garden grocery store in a quick, simple, and inexpensive way.
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IN THIS VIDEO:
CaliKim Spring Garden Seed Collection: https://bit.ly/CaliKimSpringGardenSeedCollection
My book: https://bit.ly/CaliKimOrganicGardeningForEveryoneHomegrownVeggiesMadeEasy
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Coco coir bricks: https://amzn.to/2ZABUkQ
Vermisterra worm castings (5 pound standard castings): https://vermisterra.com, 10% off w/ code “calikim”
GROW LIGHTS:
Video: https://bit.ly/CaliKimEasyIndoorGrowLights (see below for supplies).
Grow Your Groceries Playlist: https://bit.ly/CaliKimGrowYourGroceriesPlaylist
Frost Date Calculator: https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates
BOOKS
The First-Time Gardener: Raised Bed Gardening: https://bit.ly/TheFirstTimeGardenerRaisedBedGardening
Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy: https://bit.ly/OrganicGardeningForEveryone
SEEDS
CaliKim Seed Collections: https://calikimgardenandhome.com
CONTAINERS
CaliKim 1, 5, 10 gallon Smart Pots, Little Shorty 3′ fabric raised bed: https://calikimgardenandhome.com/collections/smart-pots
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SOIL & FERTILIZER
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indoor and outdoor potting mix, soil conditioner (for garden beds), plant food
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Vermisterra: https://vermisterra.com
Worm castings, Vitality, Worm tea
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DIGITAL TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Why start indoors?
01:40 Timing is critical
02:27 Containers & DIY seed starting mix
03:58 How to start tomato seeds – so easy!
04:16 What are indeterminate tomatoes?
05:30 What are determinate tomatoes?
06:52 Watering – don’t forget
07:27 Grow lights – not as hard as you think!
09:12 Closing – Grow your groceries with me!
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WHERE TO FIND ME:
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Grow your groceries with me in 2023 – let me know in the comments if you're in! 🍅SALE: 20% site wide at https://calikimgardenandhome.com with code “growyourgroceries”, ends Monday, 1/16/23. Free seed packet with every order. Sale applies to CaliKim Seed Collections, CaliKim Smart Pots, garden kits and signed copies of my garden books. Thanks for gardening with me!
Thanks for reminding me to buy more plant markers
I'm growing with you
My 2 blueberry tomato plants I grew from seed (started indoors) are outside in 15lb. smart bags under our wooden canopy on the patio. They're flowering now. Long Beach ⛱️ Cali 10b
I can’t wait to start my seeds❤
I cant wait kim happy gardening 🍅🍅🍅🍅
Definitely going to be growing more of my own groceries this year!!! Looking forward to this series. If anyone knows where to get some cheap potting soil in California, leave a comment, cause California never seems to put soil on sale, even in the winter 😂. Thank you Kim 💕
Got my onions planted and 4 of your tomato seeds from the collection! I have never heard of Ace 55, but they are in the pots! 😊
Way too early to start tomatoes here. Won’t be doing that till mid March. I know I’ll be growing some chefs choice, beef streak, grape, red cherry, chocolate sprinkles, Roma, and golden jubilee and I’m sure others. Are there any you can’t go without? I’ll try them!
@CaliKim29 Garden&Home DIY my parents won't let me grow food inside the home and i live in the high desert ca. So what can I grow now outside I'm in zone 8b and 9a i would love to grow food this month with but i can inside.
Another great video. Thank CaliKim!
Yes, the timing is crucial. I think here in eastern Ontario where the last frost date is usually May 9 (but last year we had a June 6 frost) so I will target 7 weeks prior to then.
Been following for years, and it is amazing.
I'm so with you Kim. Tomorrow is the day. Thank you!!
Started seeds but not with grow lites. Do you really need lites and heat???
Looking forward to start too l will also get a heat mat this time..🇬🇧
I'm in…again!
How are you fairing in the storms? Have they stopped now?
We still have terential rain here but less stressed now our waste blockage from next door has been sorted. The thought of not being able to plant somewhere for 12 months after, left me in despair!
So glad that re furbished the patio for free drainage too. The old "crazy paving" that was cemented in wouldn't have coped with the wet weather's, we have had over the recent years and would have certainly pushed that nastiness into the garden.
We also live near a brook that leads to the Thames, so classed as a flood risk area.
I find the "last frost date" hard for us as we have a short window of that. I think out main issue is wind and rain.
We used the Crazy paving slabs to build our main bed and expanded with the new neighbours giving us some slabs too.
I think the whole "last frost date" is out of sync as last year, everything was a month early here, because of the drought.
My only takeaway is what i learnt. As for seed starting, def doing in stages this year.
Also going to cull my sprout plants. They are ok but im seeing baby snails.
Just planted bunching onions peas. I planted onions, carrots and garlic in November. Garlic and carrots are looking good but onions are still very stringy. They are in a smart pot outside. Any advice on the onions please?
I love the seed tray sizes that you have, they're a perfect size! When I get back Ireland, it's time to plant those tomatoes 🍅 😍