How to keep your tomato plants healthy. Award winning garden expert Steve Brookes shares great fun and informative gardening tips.
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I’m going to try it! I have been using a couple drops per gallon of micronutrient solution for pond plants in old aquarium water plus miracle grow and they went from seedling to 5 feet with fruit in 38 days. But if I can get those nutrients for free, I’ll do it!
GardenToolCaddy
October 12, 2011 at 10:54 pm Reply
I’m growing black cherry tomatoes again… wonderful colour and flavour. I’m also using a live bumblebee hive in the greenhouse as well, called a Beepol hive and bought online!
MrHummingbirdgeek
October 12, 2011 at 11:12 pm Reply
im growing a tomato plant now. the tomatoes are going to be striped.
do you really need to do stuff like this? I mean I have five tumbler tomato plants and there about six inches tall, a month and a bit old and are thriving wery well off the all purpose soil they are in. Don’t you only need to start feeding the plant once it has flowers starting to grow so the tomatoes will have a lot more nutrients?
@liagarden Your enthusiasm is admirable. I stand corrected…But… I said produce (not organically grown produce) is grown in poop, an obvious point making overstatement intended to inject levity. Point being decomposed living matter is the essence of life, the cycle of life and death. We come from the earth ourselves, to which we return and bring forth new life. But what do I know, I’m just the Bible clinging, gun toting, ignorant grandson of a depression era farmer.
@Illchangeitlater Good reason (among others) to always take shoes off in the house; keep slippers by the door. Heavy metals from cars does not belong on rugs–especially when you have little kids crawling around.
@Rawmodel Maybe some kelp, fish emulsion or seaweed fertilizer—but I’ve never heard of adding salt to the garden. Salinization of the Imperial Valley is what’s killing the agricultural industry there!
@infidelx1 No they’re not. Conventional produce in the grocery store is grown in a chemical soup, in depleted soil. Manure may go in compost (horse, chicken, rabbit) in a home garden, and be fully broken down in 3 months time, but organic produce is NOT grown in poop and has many high standards to adhere to. Read about certification, and also biodynamic gardening before you make statements like this.
I know a few tomato plants that need feeding.
MultiWeebl
October 12, 2011 at 4:04 pm
A tomato garden is a happy garden.
soupoftomato6
October 12, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I planted some tomatoes and they grew up but my friend knocked them off my balcony so I have to do it again now. 🙁
jdfox1
October 12, 2011 at 5:46 pm
really like this video! I have 10 ft. tall tomato plants!
MIgardener
October 12, 2011 at 5:49 pm
I tried that this year on 3 plants They are the best 3 plants in my garden. It works ! Thank you
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October 12, 2011 at 6:41 pm
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nicoferraro
October 12, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Sprinklers.iFind2.com installed mine. It was only $1399 Front & Back Yard in Richmond, TX . You can also get the Install Yourself Kit for $39 which explains everything. All items are sold at the Home Depot or Lowes. I got it at Sprinklers.iFind2.com
ifind2com
October 12, 2011 at 7:31 pm
wow, this was very informative. finally, a useful purpose for vacuum cleaner fluff, lol
ec123456789able
October 12, 2011 at 7:32 pm
you’re my hero xoxoxoxoxo.
chavitacanta
October 12, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Thank you for sharing
scottraposo
October 12, 2011 at 8:44 pm
YES! FINALLY AN ARMY I CAN CREATE OFF OF DECAYING FLESH THAT WONT EAT ME!!!
starshock01
October 12, 2011 at 8:57 pm
@ILuvCaroline did this work well or not
rileygilbert
October 12, 2011 at 9:53 pm
I’m going to try it! I have been using a couple drops per gallon of micronutrient solution for pond plants in old aquarium water plus miracle grow and they went from seedling to 5 feet with fruit in 38 days. But if I can get those nutrients for free, I’ll do it!
JBSaneless
October 12, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Great video #UN#! Thanks for sharing 🙂
GardenToolCaddy
October 12, 2011 at 10:54 pm
I’m growing black cherry tomatoes again… wonderful colour and flavour. I’m also using a live bumblebee hive in the greenhouse as well, called a Beepol hive and bought online!
MrHummingbirdgeek
October 12, 2011 at 11:12 pm
im growing a tomato plant now. the tomatoes are going to be striped.
samuriguy909
October 12, 2011 at 11:44 pm
do you really need to do stuff like this? I mean I have five tumbler tomato plants and there about six inches tall, a month and a bit old and are thriving wery well off the all purpose soil they are in. Don’t you only need to start feeding the plant once it has flowers starting to grow so the tomatoes will have a lot more nutrients?
kooldaug
October 13, 2011 at 12:28 am
Wow…this is crazy. But I do have alot of yucky stuff full in my vaccum so I will give this a try.
ILuvCaroline
October 13, 2011 at 12:58 am
Wow these comments to other people are so nice lol xD
daris2kewl4u
October 13, 2011 at 1:44 am
@dnbktune886 dont take the piss mate
CalLumpyK
October 13, 2011 at 2:37 am
@liagarden Your enthusiasm is admirable. I stand corrected…But… I said produce (not organically grown produce) is grown in poop, an obvious point making overstatement intended to inject levity. Point being decomposed living matter is the essence of life, the cycle of life and death. We come from the earth ourselves, to which we return and bring forth new life. But what do I know, I’m just the Bible clinging, gun toting, ignorant grandson of a depression era farmer.
infidelx1
October 13, 2011 at 3:12 am
@Illchangeitlater Good reason (among others) to always take shoes off in the house; keep slippers by the door. Heavy metals from cars does not belong on rugs–especially when you have little kids crawling around.
liagarden
October 13, 2011 at 3:49 am
@Rawmodel Maybe some kelp, fish emulsion or seaweed fertilizer—but I’ve never heard of adding salt to the garden. Salinization of the Imperial Valley is what’s killing the agricultural industry there!
liagarden
October 13, 2011 at 3:52 am
@infidelx1 No they’re not. Conventional produce in the grocery store is grown in a chemical soup, in depleted soil. Manure may go in compost (horse, chicken, rabbit) in a home garden, and be fully broken down in 3 months time, but organic produce is NOT grown in poop and has many high standards to adhere to. Read about certification, and also biodynamic gardening before you make statements like this.
liagarden
October 13, 2011 at 3:55 am
how about dryer lint?
lucasmorter
October 13, 2011 at 4:10 am