Organic Veggie Garden. Ripe Tomatos and Peppers

[dunno414]

you should brew your own compost tea

[MsNJohnson]

Excellent video... can any of these things be grown indoors?

[Praxxus55712]

@MsNJohnson If you have sunny windows and/or grow lights, you can grow pertty much everything indoors. Although I might not suggest corn. lol

[MRSPOOKTASTIC94]

Thanks for the help man p.s i subscribed

[MRSPOOKTASTIC94]

i'm starting my own vegetable garden this year (2011) i have already been composting since i was 14, i'm now 16 and i still compost, i got enough compost to do my garden and then some. Any advice for me cause i'm a begginer in term of vegetable gardening thanks!

[Praxxus55712]

@MRSPOOKTASTIC94 If you have enough compost for your garden, then you're most of the way there. Compost is the single best garden tip I have. It does so much for plants and the soil. The one thing I could say is to don't let the failures get to you. Learn from them and get back to having fun and enjoying the successes. :)

[gameplay1999]

if i clip off all the leaves on my tomato plant will it also make the medium tomatoes bigger and ripen too

[Praxxus55712]

@gameplay1999 No. Cutting off leaves will absolutely not increase yield amounts, fruit size or speed up ripening. It will harm your plant and fruit. If you want to make larger tomatoes, remove some of the tomatoes so the plant can divert that energy to the few remaining tomatoes.

[Praxxus55712]

@insauga I've never been a fan of that fad. I prefer my plants to grow right side up. I'm old fashioned like that. :)

[PCOStherealdeal]

Iv been watching your vid's for some time now... never noticed you have dimples... I am now utterly jealous of you! Green thumbs AND cute dimples.... SO. NOT. FAIR.

[Praxxus55712]

@PCOStherealdeal (blush blush blush)

[TABULOUS1]

o..m...g...

your results absolutely STUPIFIED me

*jaw dropped*

It's almost ridiculous how much I learn in a single video too...& it's like you just say shyt in passing, but then when I'm taking an analytical look at something natural, it all makes sense because I remember something you may have said or done in your gardening 'journey'

Like the contraction of the skin of tomato, for instance. That makes all the sense in the world why we should rather keep them moist--or at least NOT thirsty.

[Praxxus55712]

TABULOUS1, wow that was one heck of a compliment! Thanks!! I do talk a lot but I have to because otherwise I finish the video and then remember I should have mentioned something else. I never know what I'm going to say on a video until I hit the record button. lol

[jihadacadien]

OMG that is so many tomatoes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eibose12]

Know I am posting a comment REALLY late, but for a reminder of next year. When growing zucchini or any low growing vegetable (zucchini, pumpkin, eggplant, squash. etc) only keep 1-2 flowers per stem, it will provide more nutrition to the flowers and they actually taste better.

[Praxxus55712]

Naw it's never too late. Think of it as a very early tip. Sounds way better. Oh and it's a very good tip too. It makes perfect sense. Thanks! :)

[jayandallie5]

How do you freeze peppers? I love your stuff and I am learning so much! Keep up the good work. I can tell you love to garden. You put so much detail into your videos. It helps so much when a person like me is just starting gardening.-allie

[Praxxus55712]

The way I freeze peppers is basic. I remove the seeds, dice them to the size I like and toss them in ziplock freezer bags. I squeeze all the air out of the bag and lay it flat in the freezer. When I need peppers for cooking, I just grab a handfull out of the ziplock. They're not as crisp as fresh of course, but then again they're being used for soups, stew and other cooking purposes, so it's ok. :)

By the way, I'm really glad I can help you learn a bit about gardening. I really do love it. :)

[kokonutbaby1]

why dont u try vertical gardening with your cucumbers and squash like you would tomatoes. it works well and keeps them off the ground saving space.

[Praxxus55712]

Vertical gardening is a great idea and it works amazing for people with limited space. I actually have unlimited space though, so there's no need for it. I prefer sprawling plants. It enables them to grow better due to more exposure to sunlight and better production. I made a video about lateral tomato growing. My tomatoes do better if they're allowed to crawl along the ground because they put down more roots. Better wind resistance as well. Cool huh? :)

[kathinspain]

Do you ever have problems with your floppy tomatoes getting rotted on the bottoms like pumpkins? You know how sometimes you have to put a board under pumpkins so their bottoms don't rot in contact with the ground... Or maybe a simple solution would be to just mulch around with a bunch of straw or something so the tomatoes are sitting directly on the ground. What do you think?

[Praxxus55712]

I never had a need to do that, but I guess it would work great to mulch with straw in order to keep your tomatoes from being in contact with the ground. I'm wondering what is in your dirt that makes a ripening tomato start to rot when it comes in contact with it. That's not normal. hmmm.

[rosebooboo1]

I can't believe how much I've learned from your garden series! Now I know why I've had such "little success" in the past. Very soon I'll be adding compost tea to stimulate the growth of my new garden (pole beans, peas, cucumbers & tomatoes). Think I'll start a couple banana pepper plants and maybe cantalope in some extra space I have. Tomorrow I'll put in loads of sunflower seeds. Thanks for all the excellent instruction!

[Praxxus55712]

Compost tea is an amazing thing. I'll be doing a compost tea video soon. It's a one step process that's waaaaay simpler than any other and very effective. You'll need a container and compost and water. That's literally it. The amount of tea depends on your garden size. You can make your own compost or buy it. But the video will come out in May. That's around the time that most people start making it.

[Wizechris1]

Cool. I like your vids, my garden is big. But it dont get about as much sun as yours do. Cause i have a pear tree and it doesnt bear fruit and i dont wnna cut ti down thats way too much work. Tomatoe, cucumbers, onions, and pumpkins what imma do this year. I gotta fix my garden up for the plant peace...

[cwaj]

I watched when you first started your garden.

Too bad you stood in front of your compost. I would like to have seen it.

[ussyless]

you could possibly save your chillis still, i mean you said you would get frost up to your buts and that will kill them but if you manage to transfer them into a pot and bring them inside for the winter, they can become a perrenial, its alot easyer where i live i imagine, beacause im in australia and just build a miniature greeenhouse around them

[markhess]

Ray, nice video! I bet you can grow longer season corn too. I have heard corn does not germinate well in cool soil but grows fine in cool soil. So, if you give them a little protection initially with the hoops and plastic over your raised beds you were discussing at the end of the video, I bet it would work out fine!

Up to your butt in snow, eh! :) Here in Georgia we get 1-2 inches of snow every other year. Atlanta practically shuts down with an inch of snow!! :)

Mark

[Praxxus55712]

Corn grows well in cool soil?? Hey thanks for that tip Mark. I didn't know that. All I knew is it couldn't germinate well in cool soil. I hope I have better results next year with corn than this year. I'll be watching your videos when you start up again in the spring. You and the others have given me so many ideas and hints. I really appreciate all the help I get. It's an ongoing learning experinece and fun too. :)

[webcajun]

Hey Ray, Another great video. The experts say those frozen peppers will last 6 months in the freezer. I've kept em a little longer without any problems....... Donald

[Praxxus55712]

Thanks for the comment. I'm going to have frozen peppers until next spring. I think they'll be ok. I have them in ziplock freezer bags with all the air squeezed out and at massively low freezer temps. I'm anxious to see what the cubanelle peppers taste like though. :)