Greetings from Tampa Bay Florida. Zone 10A. Tomatoes already producing fruit Lemon Boy, all 4 plants have been providing fruit since December and since still at it. Have a couple Sub Artic tomato plants 2 with fruit and flowers, 1 Geranium Kiss , been slowly enjoying tomatoes from this one also since December, some new ones for me ….Sugary, Suncherry both cherry tomato types starting to flower now.
BHN tomatoes usually do well for me. I think the fact BHN is based in Fla. makes a difference with the disease resistance packages offered in their varieties. I’ve grown a cherry variety BHN-268 for the last two years, always produced well and held up against disease pressure.
Wisconsin here, growing Roadster and Red Snapper, Black Krim, Ananas Noire, Wisconsin 55, Shelby (new one for me this year), Invincible, Early Treat ( Cherry) and Zenzel (new to me this year-sauce). Great videos Travis.
Started my peppers a month ago! We're in south central Texas and it gets hot fast. I have started Red Snapper, Tycoon which does well here and SuperSauce. For indeterminates I started Juliet which also do well here and am trying Big Rainbow and Black from Tula. Risky but what the heck. Also started some Roma and Amish Paste tomatoes. We put in raised beds last year using our own composted cow manure. After some time we realized the manure pile as well as the pens it came from had been sprayed with grazon! We worked hard adding azomite, Leonardite, molasses, zeolite, and other soil conditioners, you name it. Our fall garden did much better. As far as the Grazon, we have a ranch and the thistles and nightshade would take over if we didn't spray....we no longer spray near our garden or compost pile.
Colorado Springs here. Cherokee Purple does good here and heirloom beefsteak with no fertilizer…also cherry tomatoes. This year heirloom San Marzano tomatoes…even though we’re not in the locale.
Hey Y'all, Tomato seed time in the fancy colored downtown trays. I do love the Bootstrap farmer products. When you spread the cost over say 10 years I am sure you will spend more money on the weak ones that come apart and get tossed out. I am however toooo cheap to buy colored ones. Now the Carbon tomato is a fantastic purple / black type tomato and crosses well with others. grows to 10-14 oz has a red brick flesh and taste great. So you will see several crosses with mostly non purple tomatoes to introduce the color. My most favorite tomato for eating sliced or diced is the Heirloom Marriage Genuwine: these luscious, ruby-red slicers are the result of a cross of Brandywine and Costoluto Genovese, two delicious heirloom varieties. I used to grow both of them and now only this one. I grow massive amounts of Cherokee Purple as they give a real deep flavor to tomato sauces now I do add any plum type tomato also for balance. This year the two I am quite excited to grow for the first time are Super Sioux and Ailsa Craig tomatoes. The Super Sioux was one of the first heirlooms for hot dry climate tomatoes. They normally do extremely well even in months straight of temperatures over 100F. They were developed by the University of Nebraska in the 1940's. The Ailsa Craig I know as an onion so this one is new to me. Good luck with the 2024 tomato season!!
Basically all that we plant are indeterminant tomatoes. Start picking about mid July all the way into mid October. Cherokee Carbons are great for us. Then we do love all the Cherokee tomatoes. As always Thank You for another fun and informative video!
When I was a kid around 1960, my uncle had an old time 55 acre farm in south Alabama. He grew determinate tomatoes. They were huge and grew on short stalks with really thick stems. He didn't have to stake them they were so stout. The tomatoes were big and delicious. But, he's long dead and his son, my cousin, is also gone on. Now I wish so much that I knew what brand he grew, but looks like I'll never know.
Super excited that you're growing Cherokee Carbon.. i almost did myself, i decided to try the Purple Boy instead. I'll let you know how it goes. We're growing Saucy Lady, Hossinator, Jet Star, Shelby, and the Purple Boy. Zone 7a.
My super-hot peppers are 6 weeks old already here in zone 6. They just take so long to get going and for the fruit to ripen to include the Sugar Rush Peach/Stripey peppers as well, so all this extra time helps to ensure a good harvest. Do have a few Tiny Tim tomatoes and Tom Thumb peas. Keeping it simple with tomatoes this year just going with Kellogg's Breakfast, Mule Team, Cherokee Purple, Amish Paste, and Brads Atomic grape.
Hey Travis, here in Bakersfield California my ceilings tomatoes are about 2 inches tall now will be planning them middle March still have a jalapeño plant growing in my garden. No need to plant more peppers. I have three of your red snappers groom last year. Good producers have a nice day.
I grew Cherokee Carbon last year. It was a good producer and great tasting. Always grow Oxhearts in my garden. Growing 21 varieties this year, along with a couple dwarfs.
"Don't use potting soil to germinate seeds?" Maybe I'm missing something. I love finding new and helpful recommendations from sites like yours to improve my gardening practices. However, before I adopt something new, I try to set up some kind of a trial to determine if the new thing works for me. Many years ago I became curious about what the best germination medium would be. Since seeds and germination mixes are relatively cheap and germination results are relatively quick, I did a whole bunch of trials where I sowed identical varieties of seed in all kinds of different mixes. I didn't gauge the results precisely since I'm not interested in minor differences in germination or growth rates. My results astounded me: I found that I could germinate any kind of seed in just about any medium (retail and home-made, vermiculite, coir, potting and even the paper-towel method). Since I always have potting soil available, that's what I use now. So, I was surprised by your advice not to do this. I find your advice credible, so now I'm curious as to why you would give such a recommendation? Maybe I missed something? As an aside, I like and have adopted your practice of covering your seeds with a thin layer or perlite. I find it reduces the amount of watering and makes it easier to see if the soil is drying out. Thanks for your many informative videos. Cheers.
You're right that you can germinate seeds in anything. But I've found that seedlings have a harder time making a nice root ball in potting soil, which tends to be more chunky than a seed starting mix. We did an experiment many years ago with lots of different medium types. Seeds germinated in all of them, but the seed starting mix made the best root ball for transplanting.
Thanks for the reply. That's a good point about the better root development. In my tests, I didn't notice much difference in the seedlings but you could be right about the later growth after the seedling develops. I'll be sowing my tomatoes soon so maybe I'll get some germination mix to test it out. I remember that one of the things I tested was using vermiculite only and once the seedlings developed their first set of true leaves, I potted them up. The roots were amazingly healthy. Maybe it has to do with the looseness of the soil. One thing I didn't mention is that I sieve my potting soil through a 1/4 inch mesh. And then I'll cover the seeds with potting soil that's been sieved through a 1/8 inch mesh. I'm wondering if you plant your seedling directly from those seed cells or do you pot them up? Cheers.
@@priayief If my timing is right, I plant directly from the trays. If my ground isn't ready or weather isn't cooperating, I will step them up to keep them from getting root bound in the trays.
Hey Travis and Family! Love watching your channel! I’m new to gardening and your videos are awesome for a new gardener. I love the recipes as well. I can’t wait for my fig tree to come in. Thank you for the videos and information, keep it up!
Thanks for another great video Travis. Yes, trying a new determinate cherry tomato called BHN 968. Texas A&M labeled it as a Texas Superstar which is a tough award to obtain. I initially had some issues finding seeds. Finally got some but the seed label said it would take 6 MONTHS to germinate and I wondered what I had gotten myself into. Clearly a typo, as expected, because they germinated just fine. Really looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about with this variety. Will let you know.
Haven’t heard too many people talk about Everglades tomatoes, I’ve grown a few times in the past couple years, once not even really on purpose they just seated themselves in the pavers. I believe they’re in the current family, very small but they sure pack a tomato punch like them better than some of the bigger tomatoes lol.
Seeds planted for the Sun Gold you recommended last year and the BHN yellow tomatoes, among some others (didn't have your recommendations yet) and even ordered the recommended Rose Gold potatoes. Seeded the spirit pagetti squash and Butterfingers to hopefully be done before the borers move in (got all my beautiful spaghetti squash). Have fun watching those babies grow!! We'll be watching you!! 💖😊
Hmm cutting back on tomatoes? Still seems like a lot of toms. I’ve sowed my peppers in January and going to sowed tomatoes soon cause they grow so quick. Here’s my list: Martino’s Roma, Rosso Sicilian, and Tommy Toe (indeterminate). Also, Chupon de Malinalco tomatillo, Mexican Stain tomatillo (green tomatillo), and/or Green Husk tomatillo. I grew tomatillo late last year and loved making de salsa! To be sown soon. Cheers from Texas zone 8b.
We are in West Central Florida. Everglade tomatoes grow very well here. The bush got about 6 ft x 5ft. They come back as volunteers every year so plant them away from your garden. They are marble size little tomatoes that are about as good as it gets in salads and eat them off the bush like candy.
I love an oxheart tomato! Lots of flesh and not a lot of seeds/pulp. I will eat them all season out of hand like an apple. I've even had people ask me what kind of apple was I eating. 😆
This is my first time starting seeds. We have some kellogs breakfast, mortgage lifter, Amish paste, and 2 cherry tomatoes. I don’t remember the variety. Just started yesterday so no sprouts yet. Fingers crossed 🤞
been starting seeds since Jan 18th, both, sweet and hot peppers mostly. I want a long season for them all!! Everglades cherry toms are supposedly really good in the Florida heat so I imagine they'll do okay in South Georgia as well
I usually grow red snapper and roadster but this year I'm trying bella rosa in lieu of roadster. As for cherry tomatoes it's always super sweet 100 and sun sugar
Cherokee carbon is excellent I grew it last year. It’s expensive but worth it I noticed I got less deformed tomatoes than I would with a Cherokee purple, but they’re similar in flavor
Already sowed seeds (jan 22nd) for Roma, and Ukrianian Purple Plum (determinates), and March 15th, I sow white Cherry, Sweetie Cherry, Black Cherry, and Yellow Pear. As well, more plum: San Marzano, and a 2nd batch of Ukrainian Plum. For my larger toms: Mar 15th, Tigerella, Lemon Boy, Beefsteak, Giant Crimson, Cherokee Purple, BLack Sea Man, Mushroom basket, and Ananas Noir (Black Pineapple tomato)
Travis, I tried the Floridade cherry tomatoes the last two years as they are supposed to be good for hot, humid climate in Pensacola. They did grow, but are tiny (about the size of a fat pea). I will not be planting any more. I have the best success with Celebrity Hybrid Plus where I live. Plant in raised beds.
I do my transplants opposite peppers first and tomatoes after and brassicas, then peanuts. I plant squash, melons, okra, ect in the ground. South Cumberland Plateau TN 7a. Potatoes go in the ground between now and March 30.
Hi. I started my tomatoes and peppers yesterday, the 16th. I live a little south of you around Ft. White, FL. I'm too am trying the everglades tomato. Supposed to be a native Florida tomato, and loves the heat. We shall see.
I'll help you make some space in your greenhouse and get some fig trees from you as soon as we decide which ones we want. 👍 I just started some tomatoes too, the heirlooms (Cherokee Purple, etc) because they take longer to germinate and I got the Red Snapper and Toronjina on your recommendation from last year and really looking forward to trying them!
Hey Trav thought you gonna expand your greenhouse, i built a hoop greenhouse from cattle panels works great and not expensive. You should do one on your channel and make that your seed starting greenhouse.
I'm in San Antonio (8b)... and Red Snapper and Celebrity are the two i've had the most luck with... This year, i'm doing Red Snapper and trying the Hossinator this year. UNFORTUNATELY, i did almost exactly the same thing you did... started in my garage, and didn't get them outside early enough and they got LEGGY! ☹
Travis, we grew "Carolina Gold" which is a determinate gold/yellow tomato, and it was one of the best varieties and longest keeping ones we had last year. It's from the Univ. of North Carolina "mountain" tomato program. I wonder how it would compare to the one you just planted.
I've started using Sunshine Professional Growing Mix 3-cu ft All-purpose Potting Soil Mix for $35 a bale at Lowes, Can't find Promix anywhere for under $80 a bale. I really can't tell much difference between it and the Promix I used to use.
A big fan of Red Snapper and Roadster - thanks for the tip last year. Here in Tallahassee I also had excellent luck with Mountain Vineyard (grape) last year and will be growing it again this year along with Mountain Magic. This year, I am also trying Celebrity Plus, Lemon Boy Plus, Shelby, and Dixie Red. After about a week, about 90% of my tomato seeds have germinated. King Author is my favorite green bell pepper and grew four plants last year and feed the neighborhood (your recommendation). Where do you get your Pro-Mix BX? Thanks again for all your tips and recommendations.
I grew Cherokee carbon last year along with Cherokee purple. I didn’t notice much difference as far as production or how finicky they were. Gonna try again this year, but so far they haven’t been an answer to the problems with Cherokee purple. I’m anxious to see how yours do.
I can get seed to germinate great but they get about two inches tall and just stop seems they get to a point and stop growing i don't know what I'm doing wrong but they start to grow after a while but it seems it takes forever then I check my records and see that I'm just impatient 😂
Determinates Roma III paste, and Celebrity Hybrid. Indeterminates Better Boy, Big Boy, and German Pink Heirloom. Cherry Types, Sweet 100's, Sun Sugar, Sun Gold, and Champange Bubbles.
Travis I have a question for you. Have you ever tried grafting tomatoes? I have read about it and I was curious, when I checked on the seeds for rootstock they are very pricey. Wondering if those expensive seeds are worth the cost and effort to splice the variety you want with a rootstock that is supposed to increase your production with the added benefit of disease resistance.
I hear the grafted tomatoes are great for heirloom tomatoes that really struggle with disease and pest issues. Some people really enjoy heirloom tomatoes but sometimes they can really under perform.
I'm having to start my tomatoes and peppers inside but not for the reason you are, I don't have a green house. I wouldn't mind having the problem you have with space because I like figs.
I grew one in a simple hydro bucket under the edge of my camper roof last year. My soil is horrible and was ruined by the former people living here. Then my idiot nephew who worships weed killer came and sprayed my yard with the extra strength kind. Weed killer makes weeds take over...but makes vegetables hard to grow. So now to grow anything I have to bring in soil from the woods. So just to have tomatoes it`s a LOT cheaper and easier to grow in water. Try ordering enough potting soil (no car due to my meds) to even fill a strawberry tower! I don`t have that kind of cash.
I’d recommend starting a compost pile to enrich the soil or grow directly in the compost itself. Since you live next to the woods I assume there’s plenty of leaves laying around that you could collect and start a leaf mold pile or compost pile. I wouldn’t use any of the grass that’s been sprayed with weed killer in the compost pile until you check with the manufacturer if you’re able to use the grass clippings in the compost pile after a certain amount of time. I use a selective herbicide called Tenacity in my front lawn as a weed killer and the manufacture website says I can use the grass in the compost after 4-5 mows, but I usually wait 3-4 months after spraying to use the grass clippings in my compost pile. It might take some time for the compost to finish but it’s well worth the wait.
That`s what I`m doing. I mix green grass clippings with chopped leaves, leaf mold, forest soil, and a commercial compost inoculated with 20 types of soil microbes and add urine and some hydro nutrients and molasses. My compost piles are in my garden and around the fruit trees I plant. The soil in my yard is dead. I`ve never encountered a problem this severe in Louisiana...even near the coast when I lived there. I actually have the worst soil in the state because of other people. Right after I moved here I tested it that October by tossing about 10 different types of bulk seeds around. The few that took root died in the December freeze. I had no idea there was no soil here...just dead red concrete...until I attempted to plant a garden the next spring and a fruit tree. @@jhorsch94
I have a little battery electric mower and get weed and grass clippings from my 500ft long driveway and a nearby field I`m about to plant sunflowers, chokeberries, and okra in this spring. If those do well I`m getting fig and mulberry tree cuttings and covering it with fruit. I`ve been keeping the weeds knocked back there in some manageable rows. Some of it is out of control though. @@jhorsch94
@baneverything5580. I don't know if this will help you, but I grow peppers and tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets. You could fill them up with the soil from the woods, at least half way. Don't forget to drill drainage holes in the sides of the buckets. I do 4 holes in each bucket. I hope this helps you get a garden started. I can't drive due to meds either. I don't like it. 😢😢😢 Tell your nephew to lose the weed killer at least in your yard. Lol
I don't like water sitting in the bottom of those trays. We have a dirt floor in our greenhouse and I have to top water my fig trees, so I'd rather just top water everything. Seems to make seeds germinate faster too.
I enjoyed this! It’s funny to see you growing in 10-20’s like the rest of us. I’m actually thinking about investing in some of those Boot Strap Farmer trays, I like the look of the 50 cell ones. If you put a tray with drainage holes under the starts, and then the water tight tray on the bottom, it’s easy to get rid of any excess water. This year I’m growing Plum Regal determinate plum tomatoes and I’m trying a cherry type called Sakuro. Klaus
Greetings from Tampa Bay Florida. Zone 10A. Tomatoes already producing fruit Lemon Boy, all 4 plants have been providing fruit since December and since still at it. Have a couple Sub Artic tomato plants 2 with fruit and flowers, 1 Geranium Kiss , been slowly enjoying tomatoes from this one also since December, some new ones for me ….Sugary, Suncherry both cherry tomato types starting to flower now.
BHN tomatoes usually do well for me. I think the fact BHN is based in Fla. makes a difference with the disease resistance packages offered in their varieties. I’ve grown a cherry variety BHN-268 for the last two years, always produced well and held up against disease pressure.
Wisconsin here, growing Roadster and Red Snapper, Black Krim, Ananas Noire, Wisconsin 55, Shelby (new one for me this year), Invincible, Early Treat ( Cherry) and Zenzel (new to me this year-sauce). Great videos Travis.
Started my peppers a month ago! We're in south central Texas and it gets hot fast. I have started Red Snapper, Tycoon which does well here and SuperSauce. For indeterminates I started Juliet which also do well here and am trying Big Rainbow and Black from Tula. Risky but what the heck. Also started some Roma and Amish Paste tomatoes. We put in raised beds last year using our own composted cow manure. After some time we realized the manure pile as well as the pens it came from had been sprayed with grazon! We worked hard adding azomite, Leonardite, molasses, zeolite, and other soil conditioners, you name it. Our fall garden did much better. As far as the Grazon, we have a ranch and the thistles and nightshade would take over if we didn't spray....we no longer spray near our garden or compost pile.
Colorado Springs here. Cherokee Purple does good here and heirloom beefsteak with no fertilizer…also cherry tomatoes. This year heirloom San Marzano tomatoes…even though we’re not in the locale.
Hey Y'all, Tomato seed time in the fancy colored downtown trays. I do love the Bootstrap farmer products. When you spread the cost over say 10 years I am sure you will spend more money on the weak ones that come apart and get tossed out. I am however toooo cheap to buy colored ones.
Now the Carbon tomato is a fantastic purple / black type tomato and crosses well with others. grows to 10-14 oz has a red brick flesh and taste great. So you will see several crosses with mostly non purple tomatoes to introduce the color.
My most favorite tomato for eating sliced or diced is the Heirloom Marriage Genuwine: these luscious, ruby-red slicers are the result of a cross of Brandywine and Costoluto Genovese, two delicious heirloom varieties. I used to grow both of them and now only this one. I grow massive amounts of Cherokee Purple as they give a real deep flavor to tomato sauces now I do add any plum type tomato also for balance.
This year the two I am quite excited to grow for the first time are Super Sioux and Ailsa Craig tomatoes. The Super Sioux was one of the first heirlooms for hot dry climate tomatoes. They normally do extremely well even in months straight of temperatures over 100F. They were developed by the University of Nebraska in the 1940's.
The Ailsa Craig I know as an onion so this one is new to me. Good luck with the 2024 tomato season!!
Here in Texas near Dallas, my Phoenix tomatoes produced all through the heat. I have retractable shade cloth over them during the hottest months.
I have grown Cherokee carbon last year very good taste
Basically all that we plant are indeterminant tomatoes. Start picking about mid July all the way into mid October. Cherokee Carbons are great for us. Then we do love all the Cherokee tomatoes. As always Thank You for another fun and informative video!
When I was a kid around 1960, my uncle had an old time 55 acre farm in south Alabama. He grew determinate tomatoes. They were huge and grew on short stalks with really thick stems. He didn't have to stake them they were so stout. The tomatoes were big and delicious. But, he's long dead and his son, my cousin, is also gone on. Now I wish so much that I knew what brand he grew, but looks like I'll never know.
Super excited that you're growing Cherokee Carbon.. i almost did myself, i decided to try the Purple Boy instead. I'll let you know how it goes.
We're growing Saucy Lady, Hossinator, Jet Star, Shelby, and the Purple Boy.
Zone 7a.
My super-hot peppers are 6 weeks old already here in zone 6. They just take so long to get going and for the fruit to ripen to include the Sugar Rush Peach/Stripey peppers as well, so all this extra time helps to ensure a good harvest. Do have a few Tiny Tim tomatoes and Tom Thumb peas. Keeping it simple with tomatoes this year just going with Kellogg's Breakfast, Mule Team, Cherokee Purple, Amish Paste, and Brads Atomic grape.
Hey Travis, here in Bakersfield California my ceilings tomatoes are about 2 inches tall now will be planning them middle March still have a jalapeño plant growing in my garden. No need to plant more peppers. I have three of your red snappers groom last year. Good producers have a nice day.
I grew Cherokee Carbon last year. It was a good producer and great tasting. Always grow Oxhearts in my garden. Growing 21 varieties this year, along with a couple dwarfs.
"Don't use potting soil to germinate seeds?" Maybe I'm missing something.
I love finding new and helpful recommendations from sites like yours to improve my gardening practices. However, before I adopt something new, I try to set up some kind of a trial to determine if the new thing works for me.
Many years ago I became curious about what the best germination medium would be. Since seeds and germination mixes are relatively cheap and germination results are relatively quick, I did a whole bunch of trials where I sowed identical varieties of seed in all kinds of different mixes. I didn't gauge the results precisely since I'm not interested in minor differences in germination or growth rates.
My results astounded me: I found that I could germinate any kind of seed in just about any medium (retail and home-made, vermiculite, coir, potting and even the paper-towel method).
Since I always have potting soil available, that's what I use now. So, I was surprised by your advice not to do this. I find your advice credible, so now I'm curious as to why you would give such a recommendation? Maybe I missed something?
As an aside, I like and have adopted your practice of covering your seeds with a thin layer or perlite. I find it reduces the amount of watering and makes it easier to see if the soil is drying out.
Thanks for your many informative videos.
Cheers.
You're right that you can germinate seeds in anything. But I've found that seedlings have a harder time making a nice root ball in potting soil, which tends to be more chunky than a seed starting mix. We did an experiment many years ago with lots of different medium types. Seeds germinated in all of them, but the seed starting mix made the best root ball for transplanting.
Thanks for the reply. That's a good point about the better root development. In my tests, I didn't notice much difference in the seedlings but you could be right about the later growth after the seedling develops. I'll be sowing my tomatoes soon so maybe I'll get some germination mix to test it out. I remember that one of the things I tested was using vermiculite only and once the seedlings developed their first set of true leaves, I potted them up. The roots were amazingly healthy. Maybe it has to do with the looseness of the soil.
One thing I didn't mention is that I sieve my potting soil through a 1/4 inch mesh. And then I'll cover the seeds with potting soil that's been sieved through a 1/8 inch mesh.
I'm wondering if you plant your seedling directly from those seed cells or do you pot them up?
Cheers.
@@priayief If my timing is right, I plant directly from the trays. If my ground isn't ready or weather isn't cooperating, I will step them up to keep them from getting root bound in the trays.
I’ve had to start my seedlings again I no now what I done wrong but now after watching the video I no where i went wrong great video 🇳🇿
Tulsa Oklahoma. I’ve never grown determinant tomatoes. Cherokee Purple, Celebrity plus, Black Krim and of course sun gold to snack on. Great channel
Hey Travis it sounds like it’s time to get another greenhouse on the homestead just for the veggie seeds. Lol
Hey Travis and Family! Love watching your channel! I’m new to gardening and your videos are awesome for a new gardener. I love the recipes as well. I can’t wait for my fig tree to come in. Thank you for the videos and information, keep it up!
Time to buy a new greenhouse
Thanks for another great video Travis. Yes, trying a new determinate cherry tomato called BHN 968. Texas A&M labeled it as a Texas Superstar which is a tough award to obtain. I initially had some issues finding seeds. Finally got some but the seed label said it would take 6 MONTHS to germinate and I wondered what I had gotten myself into. Clearly a typo, as expected, because they germinated just fine. Really looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about with this variety. Will let you know.
Im groing 3 new varieties this year Ukranian Purple, Costoluto Genovese, and a 42 day tomato.
I’m growing the Costoluto-Genovese too, here in middle Georgia!
Haven’t heard too many people talk about Everglades tomatoes, I’ve grown a few times in the past couple years, once not even really on purpose they just seated themselves in the pavers. I believe they’re in the current family, very small but they sure pack a tomato punch like them better than some of the bigger tomatoes lol.
In case it might help someone else, my sun pad heat mat cooked my seeds without a thermostat. The temperature was >90F.
I grew Ox Heart the year before last and it is a great tomato. I'll probably plant it again for one of my succession tomato plantings.
Seeds planted for the Sun Gold you recommended last year and the BHN yellow tomatoes, among some others (didn't have your recommendations yet) and even ordered the recommended Rose Gold potatoes. Seeded the spirit pagetti squash and Butterfingers to hopefully be done before the borers move in (got all my beautiful spaghetti squash).
Have fun watching those babies grow!! We'll be watching you!! 💖😊
Hmm cutting back on tomatoes? Still seems like a lot of toms. I’ve sowed my peppers in January and going to sowed tomatoes soon cause they grow so quick. Here’s my list: Martino’s Roma, Rosso Sicilian, and Tommy Toe (indeterminate). Also, Chupon de Malinalco tomatillo, Mexican Stain tomatillo (green tomatillo), and/or Green Husk tomatillo. I grew tomatillo late last year and loved making de salsa! To be sown soon. Cheers from Texas zone 8b.
We are in West Central Florida. Everglade tomatoes grow very well here. The bush got about 6 ft x 5ft. They come back as volunteers every year so plant them away from your garden. They are marble size little tomatoes that are about as good as it gets in salads and eat them off the bush like candy.
Up here in Michigan we have about 6 inches of snow. Have a good time with the office setup. Listening closely on a cold night!
Love yall!!!!!
I love an oxheart tomato! Lots of flesh and not a lot of seeds/pulp. I will eat them all season out of hand like an apple. I've even had people ask me what kind of apple was I eating. 😆
This video made my day! Thank you! I’m starting my seedlings, Fayetteville GA. I love your content.
This is my first time starting seeds. We have some kellogs breakfast, mortgage lifter, Amish paste, and 2 cherry tomatoes. I don’t remember the variety. Just started yesterday so no sprouts yet. Fingers crossed 🤞
been starting seeds since Jan 18th, both, sweet and hot peppers mostly. I want a long season for them all!!
Everglades cherry toms are supposedly really good in the Florida heat so I imagine they'll do okay in South Georgia as well
I usually grow red snapper and roadster but this year I'm trying bella rosa in lieu of roadster. As for cherry tomatoes it's always super sweet 100 and sun sugar
I have ordered the labels and like them
Have my cabbages started and a few kitchen herbs... Summer Savory is my favorite. 5B
You're going to love everglades tomatoes. I planted torijino this year off your recommendation.
Cherokee carbon is excellent I grew it last year. It’s expensive but worth it I noticed I got less deformed tomatoes than I would with a Cherokee purple, but they’re similar in flavor
Already sowed seeds (jan 22nd) for Roma, and Ukrianian Purple Plum (determinates), and March 15th, I sow white Cherry, Sweetie Cherry, Black Cherry, and Yellow Pear. As well, more plum: San Marzano, and a 2nd batch of Ukrainian Plum. For my larger toms: Mar 15th, Tigerella, Lemon Boy, Beefsteak, Giant Crimson, Cherokee Purple, BLack Sea Man, Mushroom basket, and Ananas Noir (Black Pineapple tomato)
my goal wiht plum each year is to have two harvest for two batches of sauces and salsas. by sowing 60 days apart, that works out great!
Travis, I tried the Floridade cherry tomatoes the last two years as they are supposed to be good for hot, humid climate in Pensacola. They did grow, but are tiny (about the size of a fat pea). I will not be planting any more. I have the best success with Celebrity Hybrid Plus where I live. Plant in raised beds.
Johnny's has determinate cherry tomatoes. I recommend for Southern growers.
I do my transplants opposite peppers first and tomatoes after and brassicas, then peanuts. I plant squash, melons, okra, ect in the ground. South Cumberland Plateau TN 7a. Potatoes go in the ground between now and March 30.
We're similar. The peppers need to be producing with the tomatoes for our salsa production.
Determinates are the way..great space savers, no pruning and a big yield
Hi. I started my tomatoes and peppers yesterday, the 16th. I live a little south of you around Ft. White, FL. I'm too am trying the everglades tomato. Supposed to be a native Florida tomato, and loves the heat. We shall see.
I’m trying the Roadster and Red Snapper this year, I ordered them from your website!
I'll help you make some space in your greenhouse and get some fig trees from you as soon as we decide which ones we want. 👍 I just started some tomatoes too, the heirlooms (Cherokee Purple, etc) because they take longer to germinate and I got the Red Snapper and Toronjina on your recommendation from last year and really looking forward to trying them!
Hey Trav thought you gonna expand your greenhouse, i built a hoop greenhouse from cattle panels works great and not expensive. You should do one on your channel and make that your seed starting greenhouse.
I'm in San Antonio (8b)... and Red Snapper and Celebrity are the two i've had the most luck with... This year, i'm doing Red Snapper and trying the Hossinator this year. UNFORTUNATELY, i did almost exactly the same thing you did... started in my garage, and didn't get them outside early enough and they got LEGGY! ☹
Travis, we grew "Carolina Gold" which is a determinate gold/yellow tomato, and it was one of the best varieties and longest keeping ones we had last year. It's from the Univ. of North Carolina "mountain" tomato program. I wonder how it would compare to the one you just planted.
Time for another greenhouse! 😃
Finally. Been waiting on this
I've started using Sunshine Professional Growing Mix 3-cu ft All-purpose Potting Soil Mix for $35 a bale at Lowes, Can't find Promix anywhere for under $80 a bale. I really can't tell much difference between it and the Promix I used to use.
Sunshine is good stuff too. I can't tell any difference in performance between it and the ProMix we use.
A big fan of Red Snapper and Roadster - thanks for the tip last year. Here in Tallahassee I also had excellent luck with Mountain Vineyard (grape) last year and will be growing it again this year along with Mountain Magic. This year, I am also trying Celebrity Plus, Lemon Boy Plus, Shelby, and Dixie Red. After about a week, about 90% of my tomato seeds have germinated. King Author is my favorite green bell pepper and grew four plants last year and feed the neighborhood (your recommendation). Where do you get your Pro-Mix BX? Thanks again for all your tips and recommendations.
I get mine from Mark's Greenhouses in Albany
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And maybe one other one.
Try Chef's Choice purple or Bicolor for big tomatoes that r hybrids.
I grew Cherokee carbon last year along with Cherokee purple. I didn’t notice much difference as far as production or how finicky they were. Gonna try again this year, but so far they haven’t been an answer to the problems with Cherokee purple. I’m anxious to see how yours do.
Trying the Cherokee Carbon this time!
I can get seed to germinate great but they get about two inches tall and just stop seems they get to a point and stop growing i don't know what I'm doing wrong but they start to grow after a while but it seems it takes forever then I check my records and see that I'm just impatient 😂
I thought Bella Rosa was one of your repeat favorites? Right there with red snapper and roadster?
Bella Rosa is another good one. Haven't grown it in several years though. I prefer the size on Red Snapper and Roadster.
I tried the Cherokee Carbon a few years back and was not impressed by it but waiting to see what your thoughts are on it
ROLL TIDE!! 🐘🏈
Determinates Roma III paste, and Celebrity Hybrid. Indeterminates Better Boy, Big Boy, and German Pink Heirloom. Cherry Types, Sweet 100's, Sun Sugar, Sun Gold, and Champange Bubbles.
Question: Do they make humidity domes that fit the 26” x 13” proptek trays?
Not that I'm aware.
Appreciate the help and as always, great videos!!
Travis I have a question for you. Have you ever tried grafting tomatoes?
I have read about it and I was curious, when I checked on the seeds for rootstock they are very pricey. Wondering if those expensive seeds are worth the cost and effort to splice the variety you want with a rootstock that is supposed to increase your production with the added benefit of disease resistance.
I hear the grafted tomatoes are great for heirloom tomatoes that really struggle with disease and pest issues. Some people really enjoy heirloom tomatoes but sometimes they can really under perform.
Have not tried it. I've never really grafted anything.
What zone are u in?
Looks like you get a freeze wayvafter I do. I'm in Texas USDA Zone 10
We're in 9a here in south GA.
Hi Travis, I don’t see the name of the marker you were talking about.Could you tell me the name? Please.
Here it is: amzn.to/3I2G6zP
@@LazyDogFarm Thank you!
Does anyone have tips on starting and growing lovage? I’ve been trying for over a year with no results at all. I have seeds from Baker Creek.
Where do u get the seeds for Seminole pumpkins? I can’t find the seeds anywhere
I'm having to start my tomatoes and peppers inside but not for the reason you are, I don't have a green house. I wouldn't mind having the problem you have with space because I like figs.
I grew one in a simple hydro bucket under the edge of my camper roof last year. My soil is horrible and was ruined by the former people living here. Then my idiot nephew who worships weed killer came and sprayed my yard with the extra strength kind. Weed killer makes weeds take over...but makes vegetables hard to grow. So now to grow anything I have to bring in soil from the woods. So just to have tomatoes it`s a LOT cheaper and easier to grow in water. Try ordering enough potting soil (no car due to my meds) to even fill a strawberry tower! I don`t have that kind of cash.
I’d recommend starting a compost pile to enrich the soil or grow directly in the compost itself. Since you live next to the woods I assume there’s plenty of leaves laying around that you could collect and start a leaf mold pile or compost pile. I wouldn’t use any of the grass that’s been sprayed with weed killer in the compost pile until you check with the manufacturer if you’re able to use the grass clippings in the compost pile after a certain amount of time. I use a selective herbicide called Tenacity in my front lawn as a weed killer and the manufacture website says I can use the grass in the compost after 4-5 mows, but I usually wait 3-4 months after spraying to use the grass clippings in my compost pile. It might take some time for the compost to finish but it’s well worth the wait.
That`s what I`m doing. I mix green grass clippings with chopped leaves, leaf mold, forest soil, and a commercial compost inoculated with 20 types of soil microbes and add urine and some hydro nutrients and molasses. My compost piles are in my garden and around the fruit trees I plant. The soil in my yard is dead. I`ve never encountered a problem this severe in Louisiana...even near the coast when I lived there. I actually have the worst soil in the state because of other people. Right after I moved here I tested it that October by tossing about 10 different types of bulk seeds around. The few that took root died in the December freeze. I had no idea there was no soil here...just dead red concrete...until I attempted to plant a garden the next spring and a fruit tree. @@jhorsch94
I have a little battery electric mower and get weed and grass clippings from my 500ft long driveway and a nearby field I`m about to plant sunflowers, chokeberries, and okra in this spring. If those do well I`m getting fig and mulberry tree cuttings and covering it with fruit. I`ve been keeping the weeds knocked back there in some manageable rows. Some of it is out of control though. @@jhorsch94
@baneverything5580. I don't know if this will help you, but I grow peppers and tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets. You could fill them up with the soil from the woods, at least half way. Don't forget to drill drainage holes in the sides of the buckets. I do 4 holes in each bucket. I hope this helps you get a garden started. I can't drive due to meds either. I don't like it. 😢😢😢 Tell your nephew to lose the weed killer at least in your yard. Lol
What could I plant in double rows on drip tape?
Lots of stuff. Corn, beans, peas, lettuce are a few that work well for us.
@@LazyDogFarm thank you.
Hey Travis. Ever had vandals tear up anything? Steal anything? Everything is out in the open.
If I may ask a question. Why do you not like bottom watering seeds or seedlings?
I don't like water sitting in the bottom of those trays. We have a dirt floor in our greenhouse and I have to top water my fig trees, so I'd rather just top water everything. Seems to make seeds germinate faster too.
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Good stuff!
Your pronouncing of “Oak-Ree” is a regional thing or you just adopted that term?
I get tickled every time you say okra 😀
It's a regional thing.
Cutting back as you are makes me feel like you're going to quit all together. Which would be a real shame. I really enjoy your show.
Not planning on stopping anytime soon.
You need a real greenhouse not that little thing
I enjoyed this! It’s funny to see you growing in 10-20’s like the rest of us. I’m actually thinking about investing in some of those Boot Strap Farmer trays, I like the look of the 50 cell ones. If you put a tray with drainage holes under the starts, and then the water tight tray on the bottom, it’s easy to get rid of any excess water. This year I’m growing Plum Regal determinate plum tomatoes and I’m trying a cherry type called Sakuro.
Klaus