This Technique of Tying Up Tomatoes Will Change Everything
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- Today I want to share with you a Method of Tying up your tomatoes that will change your life, giving you bigger and better harvests!
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I’m 11 and you have been such an influence on me starting my own garden.😀
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When it's dark outside, use a "Black Flashlight" to find Hornrworms on your tomatoe plants, very easy to spot.
Your little dog trotting happily away with his peas made my whole day.
ditto
Yes, that was a cute dog. Is he a terrier?
I have been doing single stem tomatoes for years with amazing results! I love the idea of those clips and will definitely purchase. Your videos are great and so is your pup.
So glad to have found you - and of course Tuck! Lost my fuzzy baby about two years ago & can’t wait to get another dog to help me garden. Thank you so much for your info & not only the “how” but the “why”. So important! I’m a new gardener so your info is improving all that I do. Thank you so much!
I did this with my tomatoes last year and they grew 6 - 7 feet tall and were loaded. This also makes it easier to find pests and prune damaged areas.
Love that you talk about protecting the balance by leaving some pests and their predators. Thanks for the post.
This is perfect for me as MOST of my gardening has to be done in a wheelchair. I also have a great community who have embraced me in my fight against cancer so any heavy lifting????? Just a phone call away.
If you add a string across the bottom to attach your bottom string to it won’t stress your tomatoes at all. You have now demonstrated the Mittlieder tomato growing method that’s been around for over 50 years! It’s the best for sure, I’m glad you found it
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I started this 2 years ago and love it. Thanks for the idea of the string at the base. I get strong winds and when you tie it to the tomato base, it can rip the plant out. That string should be a huge help and allow it to move.
What do you mean string at the base? Not sure I follow.
@@dustinkurtz9939 Ohhh you mean it becomes a huge "net" so strength in numbers?
Old method, but so many videos skip right to the clips, and the trellis hardware. I guess because they want that click-though-sell money. It was good to see a nice slow motion demo of using only twine, with some good advice about it.
Great tips on the pests and leaving suckers to shade the fruit. You are helping so many people. Keep it coming, we love it :)
You're like the hype man for gardening and I'm here for it
I'd never grown tomatoes in the past but grew one using the vertical string method. It went well.
Now I like the look of those clips
What a great demonstration, information and explanation. This is an EXCELLENT video of growing and increasing your harvest. I ABSOLUTELY love the tomato clips! An ENORMOUS thank you…
I started using the Velcro ties a few years ago too. The best part is, they’re reusable! I collect all the pieces in a handy Velcro stack at the end of the season as I take out my tomatoes. Then, next year, I don’t even have to cut anything, just Velcro my tomatoes. So adjustable and flexible, it’s great!
Fabulous advice! I used to trim and stake but I just watched this and was inspired to try your suggestion. Went through the tomatoes last week and trimmed and tied them up. I already see a difference in managing them, light, and airflow in the middle. Thanks! Best tomato advice I've had yet. I also did low tunnels over the raised beds this spring which was a great improvement on my previous design. Thanks for that as well.
I love your gardening videos. My veggie garden is quite small. So tomatoes, beans, cucumbers have to grow vertically. This year for the first time, I tried using netting trellis & clips to make my heirloom tomatoes climb. I used 8' metal T-bars rather than wooden posts to save space and to ensure that my posts will not rot. Pruning and clipping the single stem to the netting as the plant grew taller each day was so much easier than tying it to a stake. The netting was not bothered by gusting winds. Harvesting the ripe tomatoes was so easy.
Last year was my first growing tomatoes.
I watched some pruning vids and misunderstood the objective.
I went thru my plants several times over the summer pulling off the fan leaves and tying the stems to stakes.
I thought the purpose was to keep air flowing thru and keep the fruit , on all the dozens of stems, off the ground.
By the end of summer, I had a forest of stakes in that part of the garden AND a bounty of huuuge, flavorful, ripe tomatoes.
I didn't know what I was doing, but it worked. 😀
Thank you very much for this video! I wait for the suckers to grow some, then clip and propagate them as new tomato plants.
i always do this, works great
Aww it’s March and this video popped up, have missed yours and Tuck’s great vibes, it’s put a big smile on my face 😊 Looking forward to a new growing year. Hope you’re well James, thanks for all your awesome videos.
Tuck is the master of his garden so much swagger in one little Yorkie. Great video. Love your garden.
Wow. I was actually just now looking at my sprawling tomato bushes 🍅 wondering how I could tie them up. Thanks! 😊
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The beginning of your videos is always the best! "Whhaaatttsss going on growers!!!" Appreciate all the vids and positivity
Just found your channel the other day and it's quickly become one of my favorites. Thank you for all the helpful information. Jersey strong baby!
This dude is rad. I’m gonna have to try this next year. One of the best videos on tomatoes I’ve ever seen.
Another fantastic visit to the garden with James.
I love this. Can't wait to see how the tomatoes fared with the clips. I have been using cages through the years and probably NOT pruning nearly enough. This gives me some inspiration.
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My sister and brother-in-law told me about your video. Decided to give it a go. After just one, I am now a subscriber to your garden videos
I was trying to find a way to manage the tomato plants and this is exactly what I needed. Really helpful. Thank you so much.
“I know that me and Tuck can do better” 🥰🥰🥰 always giving credit to your partner
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You've so inspired me to dream again with gardening! Thank you JP & Tuck! Finally got my raised bed in a friend's backyard, grid outlines done for my square ft gardening and I'm going to plant after the rains this weekend. 😊Gotta love that random FL weather! 😎Thanks so much for sharing all your tricks and tips! God bless your harvest. 💛🥬☀️🥒🍅🍅💐🥕🥦🐞🐝🐝🦋🌼
I started using those clips on my tomatoes this year and love them, they are so easy.
This is my 3rd season having a garden, and I finally know what suckers are on the tomato plants from your video great ideas to with those clear clamp clips! And I learned a few things from your video so thank you I will keep watching👍🏼
This man has the best energy ever.
That’s a great technique. This year I’m trying the Florida weave. So far so good.
Josh Tosh I tried Florida weave this year too! Didn’t work well for me sadly. Once my plants got around 4 ft tall they all were falling over. I had to get stakes and tie them up then remove the weave. I hope it works better for you than it did me!
We used to grow a huge garden when I was young. We used cattle panels for our tomatoes in a vee shape down the row. Fence posts to hold the panels. It allowed the tomatoes to spread and be supported without any ties. The cattle panel openings are plenty big to reach through for picking. Our tomatoes were more like 4 feet tall though.
I have been tying up tomatoes with hemp string and I love using the hemp to tie it to the main hemp string line because at the end of the season I can just cut the tops from the side posts and then throw the whole tomatoe plant and string in the compost. Fantastic clean up.
Been waiting for this tomato demonstration 🍅 thank you for the Amazon clip link and the bit about the hornworm and wasp larvae was very interesting! Save our pollinators 👌
I like you. You are straight-to-the-point, pack in a load of information and you are also inspiring. Thank you, from Wales, U.K. (new subscriber).
Tuck is adorable - and he eats his veggies!
I am definitely tying my tomatoes this year. Good video (as usual).
Your just awesome. I Love how you present your info. Not too slow.....yet not too fast either and your just pleasant to look at as well. Thank You. Your a wealth of information ! ! !
Subscribing! I’m a 65 yr old lifetime gardener and didn’t know to use dill to detect hornworms earlier and easier...love learning the little things that sometimes make a big difference:) I’m also an old English teacher and you get an A+ for presentation! Keep up the good work! You make a bigger difference than you will ever know...
The caterpillars on the dill are swallowtail butterfly caterpillars, not hornworms! Don't kill those! Hornworms don't eat dill.
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James you were right - life changing!! I didn’t know my tomatoes were in determinant until you told us. So my plants are a mess. Next summer will be different. But for this summer, I have now been able to get my plants sorted as best as possible using these fab clips and attaching them to their tomato cages. Not perfect but much better. I also got rid of a lot of suckers. Both of these techniques have opened my plants up a lot. Many thanks for the very useful info! Keep it coming!!! So Jersey gal transplanted to So Cal.
are those clips still working well? the reviews on amazon say they break very quickly from getting brittle in the sun
Thanks James and Tuck, I always learn something new from your videos. Such a blessing ~
Morning coffee, homemade cinnamon roll and time with the Guys in the garden. You and Tuck make my morning thank you so much for all your hard work getting us valuable information in such a fun way give Tuck belly scratches from Kayla and me 🥰🥰
James , I used this method last year. Problem for me was the tops got too heavy and plant still bent at the base knot. Improvement this year is wrapping the stem like a corkscrew at the base. We will see what happens! Thanks for the great videos.
I'm totally doing the string support this year. I planted 3 cherry tomato plants each in a large flower pot and I have them growing under my veranda. Strings would work perfectly to tie at the top and down to the plant.
You really taught me something here......really love that little guy, Tuck.
Love your plot. Twisting round string is how commercial growers do it (I grew up on a nursery looking after thousands of tom plants). It's a lot easier if you measure your length of string first plus a few feet, tie it round the base and then thread it through the vine before tying to the support at the top. Makes it easier to avoid damaging the delicate stems. The big big advantage of this method is that as the season goes by and the fruiting trusses at the bottom are picked is that you can layer the plant by lowering it down from the top. This lets the lower stem root itself into the ground, keeps the plant strong due to the extra roots and keeps the fruit within reach for picking with no need for a ladder. So the plants start out looking like ||||| but by layering end up looking like /////
Excellent technique, thanks mate 🤓🇦🇺
Using the string method, how far apart do you plant your tomatoes?
@@groussac about 8 weeks😂 ... Sorry, couldn't resist. 🤓🇦🇺
What type of string/twine? Lots of conflicting info out there. Is either jute or "garden twine" good?
I did that method where you tie twine to the bottom of the stem last year but with the weight of the toms and the wind the plants sagged and the twine cut into the stems.
This year I am running clothesline between the house and the concrete fence posts with eye-bolts, tying loop knots along the clothesline, then passing the stake up thru the loop then pushing it down into the soil. The stake is then secured at the top and bottom and is going nowhere. I also use nylon stockings material as ties. I cut a leg into 4, roll each piece up then clamp the ends with strips of tin cut from butane gas cans. Incredibly strong yet stretchy - haven't left a mark on a plant yet. All the best to you and Tuck!
Love the permaculture mindset here! I have an issue with buying special little clips of plastic just to stake tomatoes...we have enough plastic on this planet as is!!
Try my method above. I think we all have strangled our tomatoes I know I have. You'll find a technique or a combo of tricks that will work. Then your be off to the next challenge.
@Vandal Savage so whats your method? And as far as my method, I use about three to 4 clips per plant. But one of those actually is used to hold the string up to the support line so i can tighten without having to remake knots. Apparently trying to explain staking up tomatoes is as about the same as explaining how you make a PB&J to someone who's never made one. Sooo many methods. :)
@Vandal Savage hmmm. Gonna try the inverted "y". As far as the nylons is concerned.... I draw the line at picking up tampons.
You know James, I enjoyed your video so much I could almost smell the tomato plants?!! Amazing.
Your garden is so green and clean and its so good to be outside doing stuff like that thanks for sharing buddy.👍✌
Funny you are showing this. I watched another channel and literally bought a similar setup two days ago. Still good to see your implementation.
my dad grew his tomatoes the same way in the 60s
I have cattle panel laying across the top of my tomato trellis and theres already about 40 Cherokee purple tomatoes hanging! You should try it on your trellis because it looks stunning when the tomatoes grow to their full size and are hanging horizontally from the top. I confirmed last year that tomato vines can handle the hot cattle panels throughout the summer heat.
@Bokehify yes SoCal. Last summer the vines on the cattle panels looked like they were getting cooked, but they kinda just grew slow and hardened themselves off. The green vines turned into a light-brown color as if they were growing a tomato plant's version of bark. All the tomatoes that were already on there developed just fine. When the temps came down in the Fall, all the brown vines put out lots of new growth and I was picking tomatoes all the way to Feb this year. I uploaded a vid of my tomato plants last week.
SoCal Kevin Very interesting. Thanks for the data.
I watched so many garden diy.. And I promise you, YOU ARE THE BEST!. You explain all the important things that I was looking for. Thank you so very much..
Literally learn something every time I watch one of your videos, clips and twisting string around tomato’s - love the options and appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Thank you!!! Shout out from Kyle ,Texas👋
Hey hey, Im here in jersey myself! Thanks for the tips and enthusiasm!
Great teaching websits. Great effort. You cover more than the basics.
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I certainly agree with this as I experimented using this same idea. The string method also works on a balcony to with your tomatoes in pots🙂
Out of the other gardeners I have watched your the BEST James. Tuck is the BEST TOO. Your both special. Lord God bless you & Tuck , your family and garden.
I’m 10 and you are such a good influencer I am already growing a whole lot because of you I just wanna say thank you
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I started pruning the suckers this year off of my tomatoes. They look beautiful! I hope they produce a lot more! :)
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You make me smile. Your videos are helping me through the cold season here to spring. I also got two birdies beds!
Just bought these. Thanks for linking in bio! Cant wait to see how they work in my garden.
Good tip about removing suckers (from indeterminate varieties). I've used this technique for several years but I learned something new this season - that is, do not remove the top-most sucker immediately below the newest set of tomatoes. The reason is that once in a while the top of the plant will get broken. Although the tomato will keep growing by producing a sucker on the top, it takes quite a while for the top sucker to form. If you already have a sucker, this will reduce the amount of time to produce additional fruit. Cheers.
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Thanks for the info! I had bought those clamps last year and 100% of them broke off by becoming brittle in just a few short weeks. They not only break in two, but can easily be crushed into smaller pieces. Nowadays, I use those green ties with two holes. Those are much more flexible and longer lasting.
I watched your video today. James, I've been using these for years, both with string and loosely with welded wired fencing, with tomatoes and cucumbers. While they are inexpensive and work well, they do tend to get very brittle by winter. Sometimes, they break when cleaning the garden at the end of the year and great care must be made to keep plastic pieces out of the soil.
Love your videos they are always informative and inspiring. I was watching the tomato trellis and it came to me that waratah posts (I think you call them T posts) might be good to use. Ours have holes in them for wire. Bolting two together for height and running the string or wire from the top to other side, maybe a cheaper way than building timber frames or using fragile supports. I might give this ago next season. Thankyou for your tips.
I debated for a while on whether I would try this type of trellising for my tomatoes this year. In the end I decided not to because I was worried that if we got a windy storm that the tomato stems would break off. I’m curious if you get heavy, windy storms and if so, how it affects your trellised tomatoes.
Dude, that was awesome! I learned so much from you in the last 17 minutes. Thank you so much
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Awesome video J! One thing we found at BCF is the clips will start breaking down after about two to three years and will split where they grab onto the twine. I think one way to prolong the life would be to store them out of the sun when not in use. Ours were in a bucket in our hoophouse when not actively being used. Oops! Hope this helps. Keep up the good work!
James! I’m sending you this one to an urban friend (Hollywood, California) who started a patio garden in response to the coronavirus emergency. You rock!
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Awesome work brother 👍 Digging deep down under 🌻 Love your enthusiasm & energy. Much respect for all passionate gardeners. ✌
I'm watching this today just before I go out and tie up my tomatoes plants. 😁
I used this technique last year for the first time. Oh man! I had more tomatoes than I knew
What to do with.
I'm trying this method for the first time this year. LOVE the structure that you built for your ties. I used EMT with manufactured 90s at the corners. I was able to bury them 2 feet into the ground. Hope they don't fall over when laden with fruit! :
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Hi James! Thank you for you’re great videos! I’m growing our tomatoes up a string this year as well here in North NJ. I love the technique, but I was wondering what you do with them once they become to high to reach? Thanks!
You can also bury the string directly under the plant (when you plant it).
Thank you so much for your sharing this great info! Love your energy.
Such a good teacher and videoing what your talking about so we can visualize what your sharing💕
Poor Tuck gettin’ tuckered from the sun 😛
Tuck is thinking "Dig, We Must!"
This was great! also Thank you for the tid bit on Texas and hot climates. I have Garden in Jersey at some capacity from the start of my gardening experience (my gmas garden as a kid)... I've been in Texas now and finally have a good first crop planted and working on right now, it's like all the rules have changed lol... Two zones difference in Gardening is like two different planets i'm learning🤦🏽♂️
I'm in Nevada and it's very hot here too. Try the "3 sisters method" of corn, tomatoes and zucchini together.
YOOOOOoooooo!!!! I truly appreciate your energy and it's contagious! That deep, authentic love for growing. You got a new subscriber! LOVE!!!
I have gotten so much from your videos. Love seeing Tuck in them regularly. I have two dogs myself. Pretty new to growing stuff, so I need all the help I can get. Plants are doing good though. Thanks to you. Oh and got those clips myself and you are right, easy peasy.
Most tomato cages just don't cut it by the end of the season. Best wishes to all the gardeners out there!
Hi James! Do you ever have issues with the limbs of the tomatoes breaking off because of the weight of the tomatoes and having no supports like you would with a cage? If so, how do you combat this issue with the string method? Thank you!
The method of winding the stem from a drop line has worked well for me this year. A giant ball of twine and posts made of scraps in the woods(+ alot of time!) can go a long way. A garden by Gilligan! A great channel , thankyou for all the great ideas and insight. :)
I don't usually grow single stems, but I do limit the number of stems on a trellis, and I often grow them up a cord like that. It really does help one get a lot of productivity in a small space and keep the plants nice and healthy with airflow, etc. I enjoy experimenting with blending different growing techniques; they can all kind of work together in varying degrees if you don't like to commit to all one style. And sometimes a certain variety will just really love a different growing style or soil mix than the rest, and go crazy for you in exactly the right container or bed for it.
I have used those tomatoclips for years and love them. The clips last for years. I also use them for my cucumbers.
Nice video. Thanks.
where to buy clips
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If you look in the description for the video, you will find a link to Amazon.
The clips are already unavailable. Are there others that are good?
Erik yes you can find them on eBay or amazon and they are very cheap I purchased 250 black for $9.99 plus free shipping worth every penny and remember to try and get colored clips because the clear clips break easier must be made out of a weaker plastic
@@Erik-dk7ss They don't have to be those exact ones...just something similar. Amazon has multiple options.
Great video as always!
Do you have a video on building the trellis for the tomatoes?
and what is the spacing between the tomato plants?
thank you!
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Bro, you're killing it! Happy for you and Tuck
By staking your tomatoes with the sting or stakes, how close are you planting them? Great video, Thanks!
I’ve been using the winding string method for decades. And it can be done much more easily and without the use of any plastic doodads. First - start when the plants are somewhat younger. You won’t fight the foliage as much. Second - measure (with your arms) many strings the proper length to do the stringing. Third - tie loosely to the lower part of the plant, THEN wind the string up the plant, lift the string to the frame and tie that end to the frame, gently lifting the plant as you do so. As the plant grows, wind it up the strings - you’ll have more than one per plant as the season progresses.
I grow my tomatoes in about 5x15 raised beds and set up frames made of poles I take out while thinning forested areas. Long thin poles are tied on at about six feet and I have five short cross pieces in each frame. Ten tomatoes fit in each bed. They have to be pruned to allow good airflow which in turn prevents fungal diseases. But I get massive harvests! And no disease even when the blights are hitting hard in my area. Works well and looks great.
Any pics?
I’m trying to add one but I’m not being successful. Sorry!
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Thank you for the tip about how to make the tomato plants grow straight and neatly standing in the garden…I can’t wait for next year to use the clip..