The EASIEST Way to Grow Tomato Seedlings

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  • @Ken-fw9dh
    @Ken-fw9dh Před 9 lety +170

    You may be interested to know this. My wife is a Philippina her family back home are farmers She did this and I was derisive. I was using commercial packet seeds - she used a ripe tomato from the market. Hers' are nearly twice the size of mine and first to flower. I had to eat crow, if you think about it this must be how propagation happens naturally. Nature doesn't dry seeds and put them in packets either.

    • @louderthanwords5929
      @louderthanwords5929 Před 8 lety +4

      nice thank you

    • @leehall2813
      @leehall2813 Před 8 lety +7

      +K en There is an advantage to starting seeds and never transplanting them. They tend to form tap roots, unlike transplanted seedlings, which tend to form roots in clusters, near the surface. I would think the difference in the results you and your wife had are likely from the variety of tomato, though. I start my seeds indoors, and grow them to transplant size, using a Metal Halide light system. I transplant them, when they are only 6-8 inches tall. I have larger plants and more production than anyone in this area. That can be attributed to several factors. A lot of local growers have these issues: bad soil, chemical fertilizers, growing a variety that doesn't thrive in our climate and not using proper support for the plants. Since I have started using straw bales, I have more than doubled my production and still use no pesticides, or chemical fertilizers.

    • @AndrewSterlingCaporale
      @AndrewSterlingCaporale Před 7 lety +5

      So true, tomatoes are interesting. They actually have to sit in the rotting fruit to be able to germinate. The store bought seeds have already been prepared like this. although I wouldn't recommend using a store bought tomato for this method. most of those are hybrids, and you likely won't get the same fruit from the offspring. But definitely do this with farmers market tomatoes. (again the same thing might occir depending on how they are pollenated. But it think it's less likely.)

    • @attilafitzpatrick6881
      @attilafitzpatrick6881 Před 7 lety +3

      B.S.....on sitting in rotting fruit.

    • @pococurante9754
      @pococurante9754 Před 7 lety +14

      You do understand how fruit works right... fruit matures, drops from the parent plant, and rots to become fertilizer by decomposing into sugars and minerals.
      Welcome to second grade biology.

  • @karenthesheepgirl1909
    @karenthesheepgirl1909 Před 7 lety +14

    A couple of yrs ago I gave a pig to a guy and a month or so after she was gone I noticed several tomato plants near her area about 8 or 9 inches high with blooms. I dug them up and planted in potting soil with some compost from my pile and wrapped a piece of fencing around it. it is producing beautiful cherry tomatoes like crazy. she left a little parting gift.

  • @mr.heineken5770
    @mr.heineken5770 Před 9 lety +71

    I thought it was B.S. until my wife tried it, damn those things grow fast, I got 8 seedlings from one almost rotten slice! Now that's efficient Awesome!.

  • @WhiteCatShirataki
    @WhiteCatShirataki Před 8 lety +12

    This technique changes everything! Never in a million years would I have thought of doing something so simple like burying sliced tomatoes in a pot of soil. I was taught seeds needed to go through a "cold" spell before they would germinate. You have obviously proven that is wrong (at least when it comes to tomatoes). I am so glad you published this information. I will be passing this tip along to others. THANK YOU!!!

  • @anthonytomasiello7628
    @anthonytomasiello7628 Před 7 lety +17

    I did it last year with heirloom tomatoes and I had tomatoes the size of grapefruit. Best internet suggestion ever. Thanks

  • @gardengoddess5940
    @gardengoddess5940 Před rokem +3

    I do something similar. I slice a tomato at the end of the season and place a slice on a coffee filter. I mark the name and let them dry out. In the spring I set the filter in the ground lightly cover with dirt. Sometimes I cut the filter in half or 4 pieces, depending on how many plants I want. Then thin out the weak plants. So easy and never fails.

  • @KittyMama61
    @KittyMama61 Před 9 lety +12

    I just throw my tomatoes out the back door all fall and winter, straight into a seedling bed next to the door, or even just dump them on the compost. Next spring, dig up the strong seedlings and plant in the garden.

  • @1vtmom966
    @1vtmom966 Před 5 lety +10

    I really like the brevity of your video! Thank you! Also, it is really cool that you had successive pots with tomato seedlings, etc.

  • @texashillcountryphotograph4039

    I have 7 tomato plants on my apartment deck, and I planted them the same way. Super easy. Used organic vine tomatoes for the slices.

  • @leehall2813
    @leehall2813 Před 8 lety +406

    I have been growing tomatoes for 45 years now and I see a few of problems, with this method. If the tomato you use is a hybrid, like most grocery store tomatoes, it will not grow true, from seed. In other words, the plant you get will be one of the parent varieties of the tomato you used. This may or may not produce a desirable plant, with good fruit. It is a role of the dice.
    It may be possible to grow tomatoes, in very small containers, in northern climes. This won't work, where there are hot summers. I would recommend using a container that is at least 15 gallons. Muck buckets, (most of which are 17 gallons) with drainage holes drilled in the bottom, WILL work, if you are very attentive with watering, avoiding under-watering or over-watering. The problem with small containers is that you can water a plant, in a container that is less than 10 gallons in the morning and if it turns out to be a very hot day, your plant may be wilted, by the afternoon. I know this, from personal experience.
    Regular potting soil does not hold water well. You will need some Pro-Mix or similar growing medium, in order to get decent results. When I was using containers, I used Pro-Mix with compost and worm castings added. After quite a few years of experimenting with container growing, I came to the conclusion that it just isn't worth my time and effort. I have since started growing almost exclusively in straw bales, which work better than containers, natural ground, or raised beds, when properly prepared.

    • @ChristianOakLeaf
      @ChristianOakLeaf Před 8 lety +18

      +Lee Hall this man knows his stuff

    • @diannemarinari7936
      @diannemarinari7936 Před 8 lety +15

      +Lee Hall,
      you are absolutely correct about why not to use seeds from tomatoes purchased in the grocery stores.

    • @Grizzydan
      @Grizzydan Před 8 lety +17

      +Lee Hall Or cover the ground with thick flakes of straw.. This year I'll film the process I enjoy while creating new garden rows. Since I don't have the money to buy good quality compost, and I don't believe in traditional farming/gardening, I've learned to combine a lot of ideas kicking around the internet and found something that works pretty well for me. I dig up a row by hand, just one straight line as wide as a shovel and as deep as a shovel, then I'll throw down coffee grounds, azomite, crushed egg shells, and a little compost from the heap, turn it in a bit, then plant my seeds down the middle of the row. Then I'll throw down cardboard or newspaper leaving a few inches of space open where just sowed the seeds, then I'll cover the paper with 3-4 inches of mulch from powerline trimmers. It's important to get mulch that has brown and green matter in it. Then I water for a few weeks, thin my seeds, and eventually push the mulch in to completely cover the soil once the plants are well established. It's all about retaining moisture so that nature can do what it does best. So worms can work the surface of the soil, and microorganisms have worm castings to digest and turn into available nutrients for the roots of our plants. I've had great success since introducing a lot of coffee grounds to my compost. This method worked for me in the desert and in humid climates.. After a year or two I don't have to worry where I had my trenches and just plant anywhere. Every few years add a half inch of composted manure covered by an inch or two of chipped mulch to keep the soil happy. Feed the organisms in the soil, and they will feed the plant. Keep it covered. Exposed soil is unhealthy soil.

    • @tngodup6521
      @tngodup6521 Před 8 lety

      +Big Dan nice

    • @leehall2813
      @leehall2813 Před 8 lety +14

      Big Dan One caveat about mulch from power line trimmers. If you ever get any that has black walnut in it, you have a major problem on your hands. It contains a chemical called juglone that suppresses plant growth. We have access to municipal mulch and compost, here, but I never use it, for that reason. I use either straw, paper or both, for mulch, when I grow in soil. Straw bales, of course, eliminate the need for mulch. I make my own compost, mostly from leaves, grass trimmings and straw. I use just a little bit, in the planting holes of the straw beds, and the rest in the small areas where I still grow in soil. Those are mostly for cukes and melons. I have an FB page that goes into more detail on my straw bale growing system. It is called "Growing Tomatoes and Peppers the Natural Way." Check it out, if you are interested.

  • @dixiruzicka1154
    @dixiruzicka1154 Před 8 lety +3

    Great way to sprout a bunch at a time!!! Way easier than separating the seeds, letting them go to yuck, drying them out on newspaper and then planting the newspaper in strips. We have "oxheart" heirloom tomatoes and we so something similar. We bury the overripe throughout the season, then before it frosts, we cover them and the vines in about 3 inches of dirt and straw outside for the winter and 75% of those make it to next Spring. (Volunteer tomatoes zone 6) Easy is best!!! Thanks for sharing! Love the crocs with socks...especially for gardening. :)

  • @rhbb8796
    @rhbb8796 Před 7 lety +5

    Even lazier method I unintentionally "did":
    Removed the dying plants last year in early November and while doing so some of the half-rotten last fruits on them just fell on the ground and I was too lazy to remove them, so while weeding/hoeing the bed the last time before winter, I simply half-dug them under and forgot about them. Fast forward to mid-May this year and hundreds of volunteers pop up all over the place!
    I ended up replanting a couple of them to some remaining space and they actually ended up fruiting, they were a couple weeks behind the ones I pre-started indoors though
    Also don't remember which cultivars they stem from or whether the mother plants were F1s or not, but regardless all the volunteers produce some sort of cherry tomatoes

  • @roaddawgsolutions9041
    @roaddawgsolutions9041 Před 8 lety +7

    Such a great idea. I did this a few weeks ago and now I am ready to weed out seedlings and transfer into other pots! Thanks for the tip!!!

  • @jakepennyii2814
    @jakepennyii2814 Před 8 lety +4

    I put an overipe tomato that I couldn't eat into one of my potted houseplants for fertilizer. Several months later I totally forgot about the tomato and suddenly dozens of mystery seedlings came out randomly in that one spot, and I had no Idea what they were, and they were quite yellow so I plucked a few of them out and stuck em in water to see what would come of them. They started growing new tiny roots from the stem and are beginning to bud new leaves. That is until I remembered the old tomato I tossed in there last fall, and finally identified them. I will try to pot them once their root system gets more developed and more recovered from being pulled out.

  • @elbaperez9371
    @elbaperez9371 Před 10 lety +2

    Thank you sooooo much for your "quick and dirty tip"!! This is gonna save me a lot of time compared to all the other you tube videos I have watched on the same subject! It is the easiest and quickest way to start tomato seedlings! May God bless you for sharing your knowledge with others!

  • @chriscasey2322
    @chriscasey2322 Před 8 lety +2

    I have often cut an over ripe tomato and found that the seeds had actually germinated inside to uncut tomato! That would give this idea a big head start! Nice tip especially, for apartment dwellers or folks with tiny yards. The more composted manure the better the flavor of your tomatoes!

  • @gateway8833
    @gateway8833 Před 8 lety +9

    Thank you, now I can amaze my kids and wife to how smart I am. I of course will give you full credit especially if it doesn't work! Truly, this is a fantastic idea, don't know why I never put it together. I always have to pull baby tomato plant that come up after tomatoes get left on the ground.

  • @jerichowsm
    @jerichowsm Před 9 lety +33

    now thats what i like to see,easy simple and straight to the point thanks for sharing,cheers mate

  • @doyleaudio
    @doyleaudio Před 7 lety +6

    As Lee Hall said, growing from an GMO tomato can be questionable. To which you would think if you are growing your own, you want organic anyways. We have organic plans we got from Family. I like the idea of trying this but want be able to start with this in the spring. Thank you for sharing. I really do appreciate when people make an effort to share :)

  • @TexasFire_Cross
    @TexasFire_Cross Před 8 lety +1

    Glad to know I'm not the only one doing gardening/yard work in shorts, no-show black socks, and crocs. Sometimes I put jeans and shoes on, but usually I just go outside, thinking I'll only be out there a few minutes not getting dirty. Hours later...

    • @SkyeArteM
      @SkyeArteM Před 8 lety

      +Mark Cross crocs and socks are the best because if you step in ants, you can get the crocs off fast and the socks ad a layer of protection. Plus you can clean the crocs with a hose unlike with your regular shoes :O)

  • @70athens
    @70athens Před 8 lety +52

    great video, thats how they should be, short and sweet , extra nice touch, having the two extra pots to show the growth, subscribed just by watching this one vid, thank you :)

  • @mrgruffy4499
    @mrgruffy4499 Před 8 lety +6

    Thanks for the vid. I like this method as it is Nature's way of reproducing. No need for sterilized commercial potting soil, and fertilizer. I started some tomato plants in small seedling pots during the Spring of 2015 using only the soil from my dirt and compost pile. It took several weeks for them to germinate. Even then, they just set there with only the starter leaves. Heck, I just transplanted them to my garden just to see what would happen. After a week or two, they started putting on leaves. Then took off growing rapidly into great plants. I had more tomatoes than I needed. I planted some seeds in pots this year, and am stll waiting after about 3 weeks. While working in my compost and dirt pile, I found 4 healthy volunteer plants from the partly rotted tomatoes that I just threw out on the pile last summer. I moved them to my elevated garden. I feel that they will do good after we here in North Missouri get more sun and less clouds and cold.

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  • @scottyb112
    @scottyb112 Před 11 lety +1

    Pretty cool man! What I've done the last two years, is took the last couple tomatoes on the plant, I take them and drop them on the dirt.The pot sits in my backyard all winter and spring. Come May, they all start sprouting. I have a bunch that just started the other week from last years plant!

  • @LG96799
    @LG96799 Před 7 lety +2

    Worked for me, I now have several little plants growing and awaiting transplanting into bigger pots. Thanks for this.

  • @ooohlaa13
    @ooohlaa13 Před 8 lety +6

    I buy organic cherry tomatoes from Aldi. They grow in my compost pile, but I have not followed them thru to see if they come true; tomatoes don't do all that well in North Central FL, many diseases and erratic hot/cold wet/dry extremes make it a real challenge. But I HAVE grown everything in pots and they do fairly well. If you are not looking for a huge harvest, you can be quite successful. Straw bales worked great too but need lots of prep conditioning and feeding. Organic is a real challenge but I think is mandatory. We breathe in and absorb way too many chemicals already just by being on this polluted planet that we have nearly destroyed. Stay away from fake fertilizers and pesticides as part of stewardship and respect for Mother Earth.

    • @CampinDarrin
      @CampinDarrin Před 8 lety +3

      +BarbaraL Lowell, organic is just a buzz word, no different taste or nutritional value than non-organic.

    • @peepslostsheep
      @peepslostsheep Před 7 lety

      Barbara, try Wild Everglades Tomatoes. They're a wild strain that was found growing in Florida. Very sweet and delicious tomatoes, and disease/pest resistant. Pest resistant partially because they grow so vigorously. They grow tons of very small and very sweet tomatoes.

  • @lrsanden1214
    @lrsanden1214 Před 7 lety +4

    I would like to see an update of your sliced tomatoes. I did the same and sprouted about 15 seedlings so far. did same thing with onions and they are growing like crazy!

  • @gaiaeagle
    @gaiaeagle Před 8 lety +1

    So I started seedlings after watching this video back in April, and decided to give it a shot. Fast forward to now, and my two surviving tomato plants are HUGE and one has three small tomatoes starting. Both have several flower buds. Great video and this really does work.

  • @patrol681
    @patrol681 Před 7 lety

    I have watched so many of these videos before getting exasperated with the background music drowning out what ever the guy is talking about. Thank goodness you made it short and sweet and to the point. THANK YOU! Now I will give your idea a try.

  • @sharlenecurry4251
    @sharlenecurry4251 Před 10 lety +3

    Thanks so much for sharing this idea..I will defiantly be doing this next spring.

  • @nelleaster8023
    @nelleaster8023 Před 8 lety +3

    All our scraps go into the compost . Come summer everything grows so we just take it from it and transplant. Best place to get a jump start :)

  • @MyrtleBeachLifestyle
    @MyrtleBeachLifestyle Před 9 lety +2

    Now that's just too easy. I'm glad I saw your video before going shopping for plants. Thanks!!!

  • @kaerrunedesigns7267
    @kaerrunedesigns7267 Před 7 lety

    The fact your Crocs are colour matched with your pots alone deserves a thumbs up.

  • @johnkerr99
    @johnkerr99 Před 7 lety +4

    Thanks man! Short, concise, excellent!

  • @MrAdspecialty4u
    @MrAdspecialty4u Před 9 lety +70

    I used your idea with kiwi. Sliced kiwi and planted. I have seedlings coming up!
    Thanks :)

    • @iambabyjehn
      @iambabyjehn Před 9 lety +7

      I am so gonna try this method with kiwis haha

    • @deesmith4984
      @deesmith4984 Před 7 lety

      deanna morris Is​ kiwi a plant or tree ?

    • @pershop4950
      @pershop4950 Před 7 lety +4

      A tree is a plant. But the gist of your question is that a kiwi does not grow from a tree. instead, it is typically a vining plant that comes back year after year in the right climate.

    • @lol...
      @lol... Před 7 lety

      Dee Smith it's a bird haha jk

    • @upyours1256
      @upyours1256 Před 6 lety

      Dee Smith
      a kiwi is a native newzealand person LOL

  • @bookmouse770
    @bookmouse770 Před 7 lety

    I was looking at all these videos about growing tomatoes in pots and it got so complicated...I was gonna forget it...then I found yours and I thought....I'm gonna try doing this and see. You gave me hope. Thanks

    • @TheWannabeHomesteader
      @TheWannabeHomesteader  Před 7 lety

      Thanks for commenting, let us know how it goes.

    • @bookmouse770
      @bookmouse770 Před 7 lety

      Hi, they started sprouting and are small plants, I just transplanted them, it's amazing!

  • @chelseytyler88
    @chelseytyler88 Před 8 lety

    I just tossed some seeds and I see my garden growing :) I'm so happy

  • @PinkPoo
    @PinkPoo Před 7 lety +144

    this is probably the only video about plants with 10mil views

  • @Larry342516
    @Larry342516 Před 10 lety +3

    I have never seen it done this way before. Usually they tell you to take the seeds out and let they dry for a few weeks first before planting. This looks like a very easy way to start tomatoes. Only problem I see is the tomato may be a Hybrid and you never know what you will end up with in the garden. But, If using Heirloom tomatoes you are good to go. Thanks for the video.

  • @superbee1970
    @superbee1970 Před 8 lety

    This works! I've done this two years in a row now. Used old rotten tomatoes, seedlings grew within a week or so! Gr8 simple vid. Workin on zucchini and strawberries the same way, not the same progress yet..

  • @theworldiswatching4573

    Up and running again this year, potting on the seedlings and will give some away to friends. Thanks again for you video.

  • @andeesworld7666
    @andeesworld7666 Před 9 lety +6

    nature is perfect!

  • @jetlawfabia4651
    @jetlawfabia4651 Před 9 lety +57

    Thank you Im only 13 but i wanted to plant tomato so hope it will work when I try it...

  • @pinkgirl314
    @pinkgirl314 Před 8 lety

    i did this and got four tomato seedlings, very effective and easy way of growing starting to grow tomatoes thanks =)

  • @richayadav915
    @richayadav915 Před 2 lety

    Wow thanku for this lovely technique I'll try certainly to regrow tomatoes in my home great video

  • @rzashida
    @rzashida Před 9 lety +3

    That is very interesting. I've never seen that technique.

  • @1alabamajack
    @1alabamajack Před 8 lety +500

    I don't have a pair of crocs or black socks.Will wearing flip-flops without socks yield the same results?

    • @pnatgrendy
      @pnatgrendy Před 8 lety +3

      like

    • @thomazsacchi9966
      @thomazsacchi9966 Před 8 lety +3

      +1alabamajack if you care so much about it, then maybe.

    • @szaki
      @szaki Před 8 lety +10

      +1alabamajack You have to wear Nike shoes from the slave factories of Asia, otherwise tomato don't grow!
      Just ask your government!

    • @ThewRaslletem
      @ThewRaslletem Před 8 lety +5

      Lmao

    • @Paguo
      @Paguo Před 8 lety +5

      +1alabamajack I tried and it's not the same thing. You really have to use the crocs for this to work.

  • @tysspace
    @tysspace Před 9 lety

    Wow that is awesome. I never knew you could do that! I will be doing that to grow my tomatoes that I haven't already started.

  • @mybalkansoul851
    @mybalkansoul851 Před 6 lety

    I have done this twice - once in the pot and once in the ground -it worked like a charm,especially in the pot.About a hundred of seedlings from one tomato. I have used ogranic tomato,regular watering and we had not so hot weather( in the low 90s). Thanks for the tip.

  • @jbmaru
    @jbmaru Před 8 lety +21

    ... Until Monsanto comes up with the seedless tomato :3

    • @Mike_Greene
      @Mike_Greene Před 4 lety +4

      or whatever name that company is currently using (ex Bayer)

  • @TheWannabeHomesteader
    @TheWannabeHomesteader  Před 11 lety +4

    me too, haha! glad you enjoyed the vid. :)

  • @redwolfmendoza
    @redwolfmendoza Před 7 lety

    You are the master! I've never been good at starting plants from seeds...

  • @krock190
    @krock190 Před 8 lety

    OMG Best video ever!!!
    You had me at quick and dirty. Will be planting tomatoes tomorrow! I've already subscribed. I hope the rest of your videos are as easy for a beginner like me!!! Thank you!!!!

  • @bondjam3sbond176
    @bondjam3sbond176 Před 8 lety +15

    Haha I like your skills! Thanks for the video

    • @TheWannabeHomesteader
      @TheWannabeHomesteader  Před 8 lety +1

      +kenton Fielding thx!!

    • @jonescity
      @jonescity Před 8 lety +4

      +The Wannabe Homesteader OMG I just thought about something....That's probably how I keep getting volunteer tomatoes in my front yard for the last 4 years from a spot i planted tomatoes previously. I wasn't thorough in my harvesting!

    • @jimeifert8932
      @jimeifert8932 Před 7 lety

      They will return in the cherry tomatoes

  • @jjudijo
    @jjudijo Před 9 lety +3

    Why did I think I had to dry the seeds first?
    My best tomato plants have always been from santa/cherrys that pook out of my compost bin!

  • @steff1193
    @steff1193 Před 7 lety

    I have seedlings growing now from a sliced up cherry tomato. This method has worked for me so far.

  • @ClashGardener
    @ClashGardener Před 6 lety +1

    That's an interesting way to get a major choice seedlings. Great video. Keep it up 👍

  • @Sycoinc
    @Sycoinc Před 7 lety +3

    I chuckled when the part about all you need to grow tomatoes included tomatoes.

  • @SuperHumanC
    @SuperHumanC Před 8 lety +3

    Wow! I never thought of that!

  • @alancameron8897
    @alancameron8897 Před 8 lety +1

    My surprise! Smart way to grow tomatoes.Thanks most graciously.

  • @renebrown995
    @renebrown995 Před 8 lety

    Thanks for sharing. Kudos to you for showing what, where and how this all happens, then the end results. Wish you were around when I was younger and could get into more planting. Anyway I am grateful for the video to use this in my house potting plants. Let's keep the fingers cross that it comes out well when I try this method.🍅

  • @bull716
    @bull716 Před 7 lety +20

    I'm having success with this will transplant when they are strong to move👍👍👍

  • @youngmanlee6022
    @youngmanlee6022 Před 7 lety +23

    QUICK AND 'DIRTY' . LMAOOOOOO

  • @cocochanelleke
    @cocochanelleke Před 8 lety +2

    Very well explained, thanks! My mum used to grow them in pots and cover them with mulch and coffee residue. Worked quite well.

    • @VojtechRozsival
      @VojtechRozsival Před 7 lety

      ground and "used" coffee is perfect source of NPK (commonly recommended for Pelargonium). However beware of overdosing the plants, it is quite strong ;)

    • @tysonya8435
      @tysonya8435 Před 6 měsíci

      My Grandma used to save her used coffee grounds and in the spring and summer, she would spread those coffee grounds around her Rose bushes. They grew so well, I couldn't believe it. Then just before 1st frost, she would put coffee grounds around her Rose bushes the she would cover with soil and cover it all with fall leaves. Ppl would try to get her to tell, her secrets on growing such beautiful Rose bushes. She would just give her coy smile and say no secrets just a lot of love lol I often pondered if it would work on other plants and now I know!

  • @orianabalzan6643
    @orianabalzan6643 Před 9 lety +2

    Thanks for posting this :) Just did it on our roof garden :)

  • @leanninak742
    @leanninak742 Před 9 lety +5

    /facepalm. Why did I never think about doing this? Thank you wbhomesteaders!

  • @funkrepublik915
    @funkrepublik915 Před 7 lety +23

    I tried this method and it worked great!

    • @supriyamehra4281
      @supriyamehra4281 Před 7 lety

      Funk Republik :-) do we need to water he never used ,was soil wet ty

    • @funkrepublik915
      @funkrepublik915 Před 7 lety

      Supriya Mehra yes you will need to water

    • @supriyamehra4281
      @supriyamehra4281 Před 7 lety

      Funk Republik thank u so much

    • @funkrepublik915
      @funkrepublik915 Před 7 lety +1

      Supriya Mehra no problem... and good luck :)

    • @gagandeepbains243
      @gagandeepbains243 Před 7 lety +2

      I used the same method 10 days back. I covered the pot with a polythene bag. You will have to water the soil 2 or 3 times depending on the climate. And the seeds germinated in 9 days and still more plants are coming.

  • @truckertom3323
    @truckertom3323 Před 8 lety

    Just so simple,no fuss,and it works.
    Thank you for the tip.

  • @11happychap
    @11happychap Před 7 lety +1

    I tried this last summer here in NZ I had a pretty good good crop.
    Will definitely try again this year.

  • @theresachalmers8189
    @theresachalmers8189 Před 8 lety +12

    I bought a few "heirloom" tomato seedlings from a local nursery in the spring and they seem to be growing well in my garden so far. I plan on trying out your recommendation with the tomatoes I get from these plants. Maybe these seeds will bring me good results, you think ??

    • @mirzamay
      @mirzamay Před 8 lety +3

      I'm going to go get some air loom tomatoes from the farmers market and try it. It should work much better than hybrid store bought. Which I may also try.

    • @SumitYadavjakas
      @SumitYadavjakas Před 6 lety

      Nice

    • @savitaranagopp8709
      @savitaranagopp8709 Před 5 lety

      😘💜💛💚

  • @biologicallyyaseen
    @biologicallyyaseen Před 7 lety +10

    I can't believe it... people in the comments are only now discovering the concept of plants

    • @Mike_Greene
      @Mike_Greene Před 4 lety

      That's a heck of a lot better than not. It's not that easy in some places. The world is more than just the box you're in

  • @kiwimanNewZealand
    @kiwimanNewZealand Před 6 lety

    Hi mate, great tip I tried after watching you video and it works . Thanks tony New Zealand

  • @SaraVV
    @SaraVV Před 8 lety +2

    Hey!!! I tried this and it works like a charm! I've got several plants going with a ton of tiny tomatoes growing :-) Thank you for the video !!!

  • @trainerjei3004
    @trainerjei3004 Před 8 lety +4

    I'll have to try this. My package seeds gave me a scrawny plant, no fruit yet.

    • @trainerjei3004
      @trainerjei3004 Před 8 lety +4

      +Trainer Jei I had put one tomato slice in a 20z paper coffee cup, now I have 3 two inch sprouts. xD

    • @AnthonyGoodley
      @AnthonyGoodley Před 8 lety +13

      +USChanin That's great when they get tall and thin when your starting them indoors. Reason is once it's time to plant them outside just remove all the leaves from much of the bottom of the plant and bury the stripped part of the plant. On each node where there was leaves roots will grow out instead. You will be amazed how fast your tomatoes will grow with all them extra roots.

  • @haunted1ap2608
    @haunted1ap2608 Před 8 lety +6

    Ok one comment here. If the tomatoes are gmo...you may end up with what is known as tomato weeds. Plants that grow but never produce.

  • @AStellaSimbolique
    @AStellaSimbolique Před 9 lety +2

    wow that's an awesome tip +wbhomesteader! thank you for sharing! hope to try it for spring time if i get a chance.

  • @SaadouneZinji
    @SaadouneZinji Před 10 lety +2

    My mother in law used to plant whole over ripe tomatoes and get tomato plants a few days later. This is probably the same process as yours. She doesn't even bother slicing the tomatoes or do anything of that sort. She would just plant them and get tomato plants several days later.

  • @bmw12345ism
    @bmw12345ism Před 8 lety +3

    Good advice: however, you don't put tomatoes into the frig. Ever! (He said: ... if you have some over ripe tomatoes in your fridge)

    • @TheWannabeHomesteader
      @TheWannabeHomesteader  Před 8 lety +2

      +Martha von der Gathen In FL you do...They rot fast on a counter where we are..:-)

    • @razorooni4007
      @razorooni4007 Před 8 lety +1

      +Martha von der Gathen I've always put mine in the fridge

    • @matermark
      @matermark Před 8 lety

      Below a certain temperature, tomatoes lose their flavor. Even Alton Brown mentioned this in a tomato episode. The fridge is the worst place to put your tomatoes. Of course if we are talking grocery store tomatoes and many modern hybrids bred to be firm to ship more safely, you're already starting with an inferior tasting tomato and probably wouldn't notice the difference. And please don't put them on the windowsill either. They rot fast on the counter in FL? LOL. Keep them out of the sun and turn your A/C on if you live in FL!

  • @VeganMackVideos
    @VeganMackVideos Před 8 lety +10

    This is clever

    • @Tatusiek_1
      @Tatusiek_1 Před 7 lety

      Aw man just eating some tomato soup with steak sounds good haha

    • @jumpninthedarkalley
      @jumpninthedarkalley Před 7 lety +2

      for some folks this is common sense..... city people sometimes are so blown away by simple shit like this. If you live in a city you're eating because someone has mastered the skills because you're to lazy

  • @lightfoot7461
    @lightfoot7461 Před 2 lety

    Thank you very much for your tip we learn something new every day thank you again

  • @nitanice
    @nitanice Před 5 lety +1

    This is how the old, immigrant Italian men did it in NYC when I was a kid. :-) Thanks for the reminder!

  • @Babsonthego4
    @Babsonthego4 Před 7 lety +15

    Not suppose to put Tomatoes in the fridge.. I was told anyway...

    • @Yemircan
      @Yemircan Před 7 lety +3

      +Neville Seedsman In my country 3th world lol everything is fresh and cooked freshly .. Which I really missed so bad. So I started to buy less and keep my veggies / fruit at room temperature and they taste a little better than being in the fridge.

    • @Yemircan
      @Yemircan Před 7 lety +1

      +Nematube 3rd*

    • @mandys4244
      @mandys4244 Před 7 lety +3

      Completely agree with this. One of my favourite foods are tomatoes, when I moved out of home a few years back I wondered why the ones I used never tasted any good.
      My mum told me to not put them in the fridge, I started leaving them in the fruit bowl and they are always full of flavour!

    • @priyankakumbhar8279
      @priyankakumbhar8279 Před 7 lety

      Mandy S .

    • @Ondrus21
      @Ondrus21 Před 7 lety

      I tried that too and experienced a problem with fruit flies.

  • @MarshRat
    @MarshRat Před 7 lety +5

    This could work but I'd be surprised if you'd get a consistent germination. I'm a firm believer in using the fermentation method on preparing tomato seeds for planting.

  • @theresam6864
    @theresam6864 Před 6 lety +1

    Thank you for showing what they looked like later on . That was very helpful.

  • @2232smiles
    @2232smiles Před 8 lety +1

    that looks so easy im doing it as soon as I get home, thanks

  • @tybrown2437
    @tybrown2437 Před 8 lety +10

    wat r those

    • @TheWannabeHomesteader
      @TheWannabeHomesteader  Před 8 lety +8

      +Pokemon Dude you mean.... wat r thooooooooose!!...;-)

    • @tybrown2437
      @tybrown2437 Před 8 lety +1

      +The Wannabe Homesteader yea Thx 4 fixing my mistake

  • @knrulan
    @knrulan Před 8 lety +3

    anlamadım babacım ?

  • @michellel564
    @michellel564 Před 4 lety

    I did this with the small vine Italian tomatoes, didn't think they would sprout.....but holey cow!! I got tomatoes for the whole neighborhood!

  • @hjpapow
    @hjpapow Před 8 lety

    Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the video!

  • @trudatness9358
    @trudatness9358 Před 8 lety +4

    make sure you don't wear crocs though

  • @SuperSaltydog77
    @SuperSaltydog77 Před 9 lety

    This works! I used an heirloom variety called UglyRipe purchased from a local grocery and planted as you illustrated. Took about 2 to 2 weeks due to some chilly weather here but I used two thick slices and got about 6 sprouts.Its been another 1 week and they are still growing .TY for your great advice.

  • @gitadine
    @gitadine Před 8 lety +2

    That's cool! We have way too many tomatoes at home anyway. Thanks for this!

  • @Gumnaamhaikoee
    @Gumnaamhaikoee Před 10 lety

    It's wonderful idea it's an easy way to plant seeds.. Saving time saving money and more..
    Thanks for sharing this video.
    I loved it..
    :)

  • @JIMI291
    @JIMI291 Před 8 lety

    nice video i like it,also tried the technique its been a week next veek i would post the video to show the progress.you inspired me to grow some vegies in my apartment.kind of lazy for that but trying,thanks

  • @6771Randy
    @6771Randy Před 8 lety +1

    I never thought of that! Thanks for the video.

  • @nrobertson1979
    @nrobertson1979 Před 9 lety +1

    Absolutely brilliant !! I'm going to try this

  • @Dr.Acetaminophen1921
    @Dr.Acetaminophen1921 Před 7 lety +1

    Wow! Thanks for Sharing! will definitely try!

  • @mrbluenun
    @mrbluenun Před 8 lety

    Hi TWH,
    This looks too easy! Thanks for the upload.
    Take care
    mrbluenun, have subbed.

  • @claudiacanjura9227
    @claudiacanjura9227 Před 9 lety +2

    Simple, easy, great idea, good tip, thank you

  • @lilacjay
    @lilacjay Před 10 lety

    wow amazing, never knew you could do that, I should have, as I dry the seeds for my peppers, to used in the spring.. Great video thank you. Jane

  • @traktorworks3200
    @traktorworks3200 Před 8 lety

    well one of the better vids i have seen on youtube
    >direct and accurate
    >short/ omg do some ppl ramble on and on with useless vid of then walking round showing their shoes/ when a bit of editing is called for
    >simple and well presented
    >just dam excellent