I normally don’t watch other YouTubers’ videos, but this one caught my eye and made me question my method. So, in this video I wanted show and explain my thoughts on this. I love to experiment in the garden, and this I just another way to do that, while having some fun. I’m very curious which method will produce the most tomatoes, probably his method.
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hey everybody Welcome to down home backyard gardening have you ever watched a video that literally stopped you in your tracks and you’re like man have I really been doing this wrong the whole time that I’ve been growing cherry tomatoes in containers I might have been let’s be real I’m still new to gardening so in this video I want to test my way of growing cherry tomatoes in containers versus another YouTuber’s way that he just put out showing how to do it I’m probably wrong but let’s have some fun and experiment let’s [Music] grow let’s just get this out of the way right off the bat I am not doing this video to disprove his way or to disprove my way I’m doing this video Simply to show two different ways and for me as a newish gardener experimenting in the backyard just which way is the better way to get a bigger yield because let’s be real when you’re growing tomatoes or Peppers or you know any anything you want the most amount of fruit that you can possibly get in a season off of that plant so if I’ve been doing it wrong this whole time even though I’ve had really good yields off of my cherry tomatoes that when I put them in a container well I want to maximize what I’m doing each time right it makes sense so we’re going to see which way actually produces more fruit and I’m sure I was doing it wrong the whole time so one thing I want to say is that I honestly did not know that if you put cherry tomatoes out in a raised bed you actually should be planting them differently if you put them in a container I didn’t know that there was actually a different way of planting these types of tomato plants vers depending on where you put them I have literally always done what I’m going to show you here in a minute that I do for tomato plants whether it’s in a container or it’s out there in the garden I’ve always done it the same way but I didn’t know there was a different way to do it until I watched that video which I’ll talk about that video here shortly but right now let me show you what I’ve always done and it’s worked when I plant tomatoes cherry tomatoes in a container so we’re going to use these two containers right here they both have the exact same soil in them there is no difference at all I wanted to ensure I explained that so everyone knows that this experiment is as even as it can possibly be nothing has changed between these two soils and they’re both right here next to each other so they’ll get the same amount of sun throughout the day they will be as close to perfect for an experiment as I can possibly do I’m going to use the exact same type of tomato plants for this experiment these are both the exact same one here one right there that’ll be mine in this bucket right here and then this will be the experiment based off the other YouTubers video now whether I’ve planted in a container or out in the garden what I have always done is put a mixture of blood Mill and bone meal at the bottom of each hole and that’s it nothing else that’s what I’ve always done so to do that right now show you all and then we’ll get into the other way now I’m planting this deep again there’s the Tomato right there because what I want to do is utilize all these little hairs up and down so we’re going to take these bottom leaves off that way we can bury it from here all the way up to here and I could probably take these two off too but we’re just going to go to right here and this is what I always do it’s not too root bound so that’s a good thing but here’s my mixture blood Mill and bone meal that right there is what I have always done sit that in here buried in and I probably could have buried this a little deeper honestly but that’s okay we’re good right there okay y’all that is literally what I have always done and I’ve always had success with this and even over there in the raised bed which let me show you that right now two weeks ago three weeks ago I had these two cherry tomato plants in these little tiny pots and I decided to move them into the bed into the flower bed and look how good they’re doing these plants have probably doubled since I put them over here and I mean this one is just putting on fruit everywhere back in there this one has fruit right here growing I thought but I saw some other ones oh yeah right here some more right back in here so these two plants are doing good but again these are these are now in a raised bed but I did exactly what I just showed you put the blood meal and bone meal mixture down around the bottom of the root ball watered them in and was done with it so those should do really well they’re already doing really well honestly but container gardening is different you have to remember the only nutrients that your plants can get in a container are what you give them they can’t send their Roots out searching for whatever they need because they’re confined to a container so you have to provide that to them so yes there is a difference obviously in container gardening but this is where planting cherry tomatoes in a pot is different based upon a video that I watched from Next Level gardening Brian put out a how to grow cherry tomatoes in container video I think last week week before and I actually watched it now I normally don’t watch other YouTubers videos that’s 100% honest I don’t I don’t want to be jaded I don’t want someone to come back and be like oh you ripped this person off that is never what I want to do because one I enjoy getting out here and experimenting two I love researching an idea that I get or how to do this that or the other so I don’t want to be jaded usually when I’m growing or when I’m doing a video or I’m teaching something that I’ve learned or I’m experimenting but that video stopped me the thumb na caught me cuz I was like man have I been doing these wrong well according to him I have now this is what he recommends everyone do for their cherry tomatoes because the plants are different than say a indeterminant that you would Vine like a beef steak tomato those are different types of tomato plants than a cherry tomato reason for that is is that a cherry tomato plant you basically do the exact opposite of what you do for a a Vining indeterminate tomato where you take off all the side growths you get rid of all the suckers and you just focus on the fruiting parts of the vegetable plant as it’s growing up the trellis well with a cherry tomato you pretty much just let it be let it grow as crazy as it gets because most of the growing most of the fruiting part of the cherry tomato plant comes from that side growth comes from those suckers that you just let go so that’s why they’re different and that’s what caught my eye on that video so uh enough beating around the bush let me show you exactly what he says to do for a cherry tomato plant in a container y’all have you ever been out there in the garden this is a total squirrel break right here but I see my dog and I just got to show it to youall this dog’s got the best life look look at my girl look at my look at my girl right there she just living her best life my baby Jo you good girl look yeah it’s all right we’re going to make you famous right here everyone say hi all right go back to sleep you’re good go back to sleep love that dog back to the video well let’s dig the hole again same type of tomato plant dig the hole nice nice and deep right there we’re going to do the same thing now there’s actually two plants growing in here so I’m just going to leave them alone CU again they’re cherry tomato plants it’s totally normal take off all this use these useless leaves again and we’re going to put that in here but here’s where his method is different he uses this right here crab and lobster shell Neptune’s Harvest this is what he showed in his video so I ordered it I literally ordered everything that he said in the video so this EXP experiment is as perfect as it can be okay he took a nice little handful of these put them in there at the bottom definitely smell the crab and seafood on that mixed it in down here at the bottom just like so then he planted the plant and he buried it now I could have went deeper again but these are fine okay so that was step one of what he explained to do step two was adding Gypsum to add more calcium to your soil so we are going to now he didn’t do a lot we’re going to sprinkle this around I think that’s probably about like what he did and he just mixed it in just like that okay looks good to me last thing he mentioned was magnesium and that is to help just make those tomato plants grow make the fruit nice and big and to keep away an all three of these help keep away blossom in rot which you don’t want on any anything that you’re growing but that’s always a lack of calcium and that’s what that was for and the gypson was for both of these was to help with the blossom in rot get make sure it stays away and that’s just adding a lot of calcium into your soil but you also need to add magnesium and that is [Applause] where epson salt comes in now with epsom salt I’ve always stayed away from this I’ve heard just I’ve read so many different reviews on EPs and salt that I don’t use this ever in fact this is the first time I’m ever going to put epson salt anywhere in the garden but this is what he recommend to do now not a lot of it cuz again this is salt and I think that’s more than enough right there again de had to mix it in really good that is essentially exactly what he explained to do in that video and why again I am not trying to disprove his method or anything like that this is simply an experiment to have a little fun and to see honestly if I have really been doing it wrong or if his way is just that much better it does make more sense CU he added more nutrients to his soil so that plant should be a lot bigger and and produce a lot more fruit but you never know maybe my method will stay neck and neck with his I don’t know this will just be fun have a little fun here as I’m always trying to experiment and just do something different in the garden I want to ask you all this if you have a different method or another ingredient so to speak that you add to your cherry tomato plants that are in pots please drop that down in the comments share that knowledge with everyone and let’s just help better everyone’s knowledge here in the gardening YouTube Community now finishing up I hope everyone enjoyed this video it’s just a little fun video it was in my mind I was thinking about it for about a week and I was like you know what I’m just going to do it have some fun with it now the last thing I have to do is water those in really really good make sure you get water all the way to the bottom and let those tomato Roots just start shooting out and getting all the nutrients that they need but if you all think I’m crazy if you think his way is going to work better or if you think my way will work better or if you think it’s going to be a tie or if you just think I’m a little nuts for even trying this uh drop those in the comments but be nice don’t beat me up too bad I want to invite anyone who has not subscribed to this channel to please do so just hit that little bell so you’re always notified whenever I upload videos and until next time everyone take care God bless and I’ll talk to youall again real soon we’ll see how it works [Music] bye [Music] [Music] he [Music]
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Can't wait to see the results.. not doing cherry tomatoes this year as I went with Roma. But definitely doing them next year!
I haven’t grown cherry tomatoes in containers, so it’ll be interesting to see how it turns out! Don’t know that I ever knew bloom rot was from lack of calcium. Good to know!
Had some pretty good yield growing "Supersweet 100" in containers last year, despite being hit with blight (probably cos I had them right next to my potato's (growing in potato bags) and some blossom end rot. This year I'm growing "Supersweet 100" again but also "Roma", "Marzano" and "Valencia". Going to try some powdered eggshells for calcium.
The sweet 100’s grow so wild and crazy, I’m growing them upside down in a 5 gallon bucket this year, as an experiment
I only grow in containers. I found Brians channel about 5-6 years ago. I use Neptune harvest products and my tomatoes are awesome both cherry, standard, beefsteak and plums. You'll really like the liquid tomato/veg fertilizer by Neptune.
i don't add gypsum to my cherry tomatoes but I do with all the others because they can be prone to blossom end rot. I also top off the soil with Osmocote (not organic) which is a slow release fertilizer. Watering is always a main concern with tomatoes. You have to be consistent – don't over or under water.
I have no evidence of efficacy, but when it gets real hot and humid outside, I just beg them to live and produce. So far, so good.
Excelente dia bro
On a normal year, we generally don't grow cherry tomatoes, but I do container garden as well as in ground. I use and forgive the butchering of the spelling Azamite? It's trace minerals., just to give containers a bit of what minerals are found in ground. I use dr earth vegetable fertilizer and then either Alaskan or Neptune's fish emulsion liquid fertilizer. Oh worm castings I forgot that. Then in fall, I go to the co-op and buy alfalfa pellets ( horse feed) and it all gets a good sprinkle about a handful in most planters, big ones get more small ones less. Once a year I'll add compost.
That's what I do for our containers and we grow in hanging flower pots to planters to 3,5, 7, 10, and 100 gallon grow bags.
I'm interested to see, but in my opinion, I think we all do things differently. We all live in different climates, zones, etc and what y'all have available in Texas I can't find in Va unless I pay a huge shipping fee.
What is great you have an open mind and always want to learn more and that right there will always make you excel at everything.
I don’t think anyone here would think u are trying to “prove him wrong” ur not malicious. U seem like such a sweetheart! It’s an experiment period.
Can’t wait to see the results.
It will be fun to watch which one does better!
Not Nuts But….Lol ..I've Been Gardening Only A Few Years But The YouTuber That Got Me Started Put A Chicken Egg In The Hole Before You Plant Tomato Plant In It.I'm Curious How Your Experiment Works..
Interesting… Brian does know his stuff! I will want to check out the results. I'd say you both are right, just nice to know how to improve. I do add one more ingredient to mine! Love….😂
I add bone and blood meal, Epsom salt to the hole. But I also add worm castings to the soil along with a handful of organic tomato tone fertilizer. Will enjoy watching the progress of this experiment! I have hesitated getting the neptunes harvest because I was afraid animals would dig it up. When I put sea shells in holes with bird feeder poles they dig them up!
You can toss epsom salt on your grass and it gets thick and lush and looks beautiful.
I love experiments like this. Thanks for posting it. I look forward to seeing the results.
You seem like someone who cares about accuracy so I wanted to point something out to you.
Plants in the Solenaceae family certainly benefit from burying the stem deeper, but the reason is not that the hairs turn into roots. Those hairs are called trichomes and they are responsible for a lot of beneficial features of the tomato plant, such as UV protection and specific oils that enhance flavor.
What's actually happening with the root development you referenced is the cells contained in the part of the stem that is not currently in active growth are special multi-function cells. Sort of like a jack of all trades, they can either be a stem or they can turn into roots (referred to as adventitious roots when they form this way). It can be noticeable if you live in a high humidity area, because those cells will create adventitious roots to help absorb the water from the air. Visually, adventitious roots that are not buried are tiny bumps near the base of the plant.
I have a couple of cherry tomato plants that I overwintered from last season, and they both have adventitious roots above the soil line. In this case I believe that those adventitious Roots developed because they were in a cooler climate and watered much less frequently, so they created those routes to absorb any humidity around the plants.
I make a potting mix of:
* 3x Garden Soil
* 3x Perlite
* 3x Coco Coir
* 1x Vermicompost (shrimp & egg shells, kitchen scraps, garden scraps, sawdust, & other wood products)
* 1x Vermiculite
I tweak it every now and then depending on my mood but it's basically the same ingredients in different measurements.
Brian is my favorite gardener to watch (his videos ignited my passion for gardening). You are quickly become my second favorite! I love how you two are friends!
You might want to get pinch off the 2nd plants extra plant. I will affect your results. Just a thought…
I add vermiculite in my pots as an amendment it has magnesium, calcium and potassium in it
His totals did way is just some different fertilizers??? There is more than one way to skin a cat!
Have you seen Brian’s video about adding in aspirin to the roots as you are planting your tomatoes? If not you must watch. And you might consider making a third experiment. It’s one of his most watched tomato growing videos. I tried it last year and I had a huge crop of tomatoes even despite the awful heat here in NTX. Keep up the good work. I always like to find other gardeners in the Texas area because it can be hard to garden in the summer here. We need all the help we can get!
I’ve never grown cherry tomato plants in containers, I might just do that this year!!
Oh wow I totally did not know that either!!!
Experiments are my favorite!!!!
Hahahaha “squirrel break”, I have thousands running around my brain🤪
Do you have a source for the black plant pots? I love the size and side handles.
I planted 6 cherry tomatoes in root pouches last season and followed Brian's method. I had more cherry tomatoes then I knew what to do with! Your video highlights what I love about gardening though; its all about experimenting and learning new things.
There are so many different ways that gardeners prep their soil and either containers or beds…Find what works for you. But always keep researching. My tomatoes last year, were very bountiful. Then a friend brought me a cherry tomato plant that she rescued from a neighbor. It was in a hanging pot, and looked a bit rough…I did what I always do…I fed it, gave it a bunch of nutrients, hung it up and watered it. That plant exploded in fruit and kept on all summer long. I ended up canning 92 quarts of cherry tomatoes from that one plant alone.
Looking forward to seeing the results of your project
Some people add an egg. Cracked open, but shell and all, into the hole.
Epson salt is good for when you are transplanting to reduce shock
Really enjoyed reading the comments and of course the video content.😊 I'm definitely buying some of these ingredients. My tomatoes as well as many in our area all got this ugly disease. The tomatoes looked shrunken with brownish blotches, sorry I've forgotten what it was called. It was an air borne disease. So glad we have a sense of community in our area or I would have thought I'd done something wrong. I will share a mistake from a few years back. Planted some romas in pots. Supplemented the garden soil with coconut coir and coffee grinds. We'll the coir absorbs water and the coffee grounds interfere with calcium uptake. So double wammy, I really sucker punched that poor plant. We had limestone left over from our maintenance so I soaked some in water and used the water for the plant. At first it didn't seem to work and the next tomatoes had blossom end rot too. Took them off and the next tomatoes were fine. So don't throw away your unused limestone
It's useful in a pinch.😊
Oh yeah, what do I actually add to the plant. Bone meal for sure, sometimes fish emulsion later, one year I made inoculant and watered that in every few weeks. Had awesome results. And sometimes I'll sprinkle in a slow release miracle grow fertilizer.
I will enjoy watching the experiment. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to single stem cherry tomatoes. That answers some questions. 😂
??? Please let us know what size container you’re using and hopefully where we can find them???
Thank for these videos I learning a lot