Vegetable Garden -- This is Embarrassing

[nottinmatterz2day]

What kind of tomato plant is that?

[webcajun]

@nottinmatterz2day … It was a cherry tomato, don’t remember the variety…….Donald

[platficker]

I was thinking maybe it is because the limestone has calcium, which tomatoes like. Sorry if someone else suggested this before, I didn't read through all the comments.

[webcajun]

@platficker … You could very well be right on target with that…… Donald

[mackavally]

that like luring by mistake

[webcajun]

@mackavally ... Yup :) ......Donald

[shearer1405]

WOW !!!!!!! I love it. and I love you too . i have a tomatoe jungle also.

[webcajun]

@shearer1405 … It seems like the volunteer plants sometime do better than the ones in the garden. lol Glad you enjoy the vids……Donald

[jcrefasi1]

@webcajun I watched another tomato related video today you might enjoy too. It's on homesteadacres YouTube channel and the title is tomato forest. It's about another surprise crop

[webcajun]

@jcrefasi1 ... Stuff comes up all over the place around here. I have a vine next to my shop that I think may be cucumber. Don't have a clue how it got there. lol......Donald

[momheinan]

I'm going right out and throw some tomato seeds in MY driveway! Ha ha  :>)

[webcajun]

@momheinan ... Do it next spring and you'll have a good crop.......Donald

[GardenMatreshka]

HAHAHA, that pretty much summarizes the difference between my tomato plants and my friends' tomato "jungles."

[WithurShield]

LOL!!! Love to work up to the climax. Question do you trim the top off your tomato plants at a certain height in order to make it more bushy?

[webcajun]

@WithurShield ...the only branches that get trimmed are the ones that are damaged or growing way out of place......Donald

[alexpoz09]

who needs a topsy turvy

[opcn18]

"transplanted them" Key words!

[2008bibiloi]

you are a grate hit in romania

[webcajun]

@2008bibiloi ...Thanks, glad ya'll enjoy.......Donald

[illness1623]

tomatoes like a higher ph. Limestone highers the ph

[webcajun]

@illness1623 ...Could be the reason.....Donald

[peacelovehippychick]

that is too funny. my best tomatoes come out of my composters.

[webcajun]

@peacelovehippychick ...maybe we just worry too much about doing it just right. lol....Donald

[peacelovehippychick]

@webcajun i'd be throwin some limestone in my tomato garden! ha!

[webcajun]

@peacelovehippychick ...last year in that same spot I had cantaloupe and onions growing there. This year only an onion so far.....Donald

[webcajun]

@minifarmgirl11 ...You will be surprised what comes up. LOL....Donald

[TycoonsiPhone]

is that Kudzu i see in the background at 2:30??? I live in Alabama and we are infested with Kudzu much like any other Southern State!

[webcajun]

@TycoonsiPhone ...Those are snap beans in the background.....Donald

[GospelTruth37059]

How funny ..the lord has a way of humbling us all lol. Speaking of tomatoes..it reminded me of the ones im trying to grow. Ive talked to them, watered them, prayed for them, and there real stemmy and (lanky) kinda like the one in your garden..IM like hmm maybe I just just throw some seeds in the weed pile hahahaha.

[webcajun]

@GospelTruth37059 ...The reason plants get leggy is not enough light......Donald

[GospelTruth37059]

@webcajun Thank you

[t2t3456]

Great vid...by the way, what is the diameter on your tomato ring??

[webcajun]

@t2t3456 ... I roll a 6 ft. section of concrete wire. I guess they come out to somewhere around 20 or so inches across......Donald

[StowAlex]

HA If only I could be soo lucky.

I watched your video on starting a worm bed a while back. I plan on starting one this spring. I till my used coffee grounds and paper filters into my garden, the worms LOVE EM ! You post some great videos, I have used some of your tips. Looking forward to spring and workin' in the garden. I live in Ohio and it is cooooold here = minus 8 degrees with the wind chill factor today. BLAH Spring can't come fast enough.

Take care.

[webcajun]

@StowAlex ... our winters are usually mild (I like that) but our summers are hot and humid. Guess we can't have it all. lol This will be the 3rd season for the worm bed, they're doing real well. I use the castings mostly for seed starting and making compost tea so it really doesn't take a lot of castings. Glad you enjoy the videos..........Donald

[woringersteve]

try some "full circle plant and soil food "next spring.

[bigfatcahoonas]

I'd say it's because you haven't been turning the soil there. It keeps all the beneficial micro-organisms alive which make plants grow healthier.

[webcajun]

@bigfatcahoonas ... you could very well be 100% correct........Donald

[zobcity01]

That's funny yet something like this shows up every year also in my plot. I had "volunteer" plants in my garden from the previous years compost pile leftovers seeds. They seemed to be tough plant to restart like this. I wonder if the PH soil condition where yours started may have helped them grow like they did. It was a nice surprise anyway.

[webcajun]

@zobcity01 ... maybe we (gardeners) are doing things all wrong. Just throw some seeds out there and let em grow on their own. LOL ........Donald

[OliviaBreadhouse]

Hilarious! If only growing tomato plants from seed were always that easy!

[webcajun]

@OliviaBreadhouse ... you're right, they can be a little tricky sometimes especially when starting them in late winter.......Donald

[assi600]

maybe its caus the tomato likes not bright sun but a little shady dont they?

[webcajun]

@assi600 ... i've found that full sun works the best for me........Donald

[mitstud]

I wouldn't think of it as embarrassing, but mere volunteers. Volunteers are always a plus. Whether it is a weed or intended plant. Life will always find a way, it is just nature. I love your garden : ) I have just started my second garden in the last ten years. And so far it is going great. I had one when i was in high school, and now that I have some land, it is even better.

[webcajun]

@mitstud ... It is nice to get out there, work the garden and watch it grow. Keep that hoe sharp.......Donald

[joelthe4th]

I'll have to remember to use a limestone (calcium carbonate) underbed in the square foot garden project I'm going to try next year! I knew tomato plants love calcium, and I do mix what little expired milk I can get in with the compost, but those are beyond anything I've seen. Beautiful!

[webcajun]

@joelthe4th ... good luck with the project and let us know how it works out.......Donald

[dreamlyes]

Well this video gives me hope being a beginner at vegi gardening. My 6 year old daughter and I have started ours and I hope we can grow something out of our seeds we did start a little late in the season but I figure it will be a learning experience for the both of us. So happy to have found your videos. I figure if your seeds grew in the limestone maybe there is hope for me too lol. Thanks~novice gardener :)

[webcajun]

@dreamlyes ... hey Jamie, it just goes to show you just how easy it is. Plant the seed, give it a little water, sunlight and watch it grow. Or in this case drop a seed. lol.....Donald

[dreamlyes]

So glad to have found your videos. I just started some seeds a little late but I figure I will learn as I go...even if they die lol. Anyway I think if they can grow in your limestone

then maybe I have a chance at getting something in my little vegi garden to grow :) I hope you are having a wonderful summer Thanks~Jamie

[ladydeboriah]

I find is refreshing that you interact with people when they make comments. And I love your accent. You sound a lot like some of my relatives. :) Yep got a lot of them from your neck of the woods. Thanks for your great videos. I am making you one of my favorites because I can relate to you. :)

[webcajun]

@ladydeboriah ... glad you enjoy the videos. What accent? LOL.......Donald

[omegahpla]

Heat n Nitrogen baby, my folks have a cement slab with an open dirt area in it. They planted a cherry tomato in it some years ago, now every year they get an angry bush that comes up filled with gobs of tomatoes, and they are mutating, probably got some pollen from other plants, starting to get long like a football kinda, but they are good! I'm pretty sure it's the heat from the cement, and the collected heat that keeps on radiating through the night. I just bet if people put black rocks all aro

[webcajun]

@omegahpla ... that could very well work.......Donald

[connjamm19]

its always nice to find usefull plants in the wild especially when they will give you tomatoes, it makes sense that the plant grew so big because it obviously got lots of light and limestone is good for tomatoes, in fact ive heard that many people put dolomite limestone dust in the holes that they plant their tomatoes in

[webcajun]

@connjamm19 ... it sure grew well in that spot......Donald

[dirtyproduction]

That's fantastic! I hope your grandkids realize the gift you're giving them with this series. What I wouldn't give to sit back and watch my grandfather talk about one of his passions.

Oh, I almost forgot, thank you for your gift to us as well.

[webcajun]

@dirtyproduction ... glad you enjoy the videos and hope they give you some ideas.....Donald

[alix0657]

This year we had a few potato plants come up by themselves in the main garden after we moved the potato bed to another location. They're heartier-looking than the ones in the potato bed. So thanks -- this video makes me feel better!

[tiff198325]

thats nature for you..it will always out do a person

[webcajun]

@tiff198325 ... I agree......Donald

[spokanetrish]

You crack me up! "LUCY!" I've watched at least half of your vid's...keep 'em coming! I bet those grandbabies of yours are still talking about GrandDad's Driveway Tomatoes :-) You so remind me of friends we left back in Missouri...take care!

[chandlerjeremyd]

I really like your videos Donald! You seem like a good guy too.

[webcajun]

@chandlerjeremyd ... well of course I'm a good guy. lol......Donald

[jakesfrugalmomma]

Great video! I had something like that hapen with gourd seeds...lol... they blew off my porch and into a flower bed, took root and took over. had to transplant them...lol

[webcajun]

@jakesfrugalmomma ... This year I have a cantaloupe vine growing there and by my other shop door a cucumber vine growing in the grass. I wonder what's going to come up next...... Donald

[totomouse]

this video should be renamed , boring fat yank talking about veg

[webcajun]

@totomouse ... If ever you move out of your mom’s house, come visit me in Louisiana. There are a few things I’d like to teach you..... Donald

[woodlandcammo27]

THAT IS WILD! You are going to have a crap ton of salad tomatoes off just that one plant. The ones in your garden look like mine. Guess I need to have more accidents! LOL.

[webcajun]

@woodlandcammo27 ... Yeah it really sruprised me how fast it grew and how much fruit it put on. Maybe I need to just plant in a bucket of rocks. lol...... Donald

[RBMods1]

Isn't this guy great? I have learned so much from him. Thanks for the vids.

[webcajun]

@RBMods1 ... you're welcome....... Donald

[spacewalker1551]

Lime stone. Originally I from upstate South Carolina. Well as watch this video, it stuck a memory. My grandpa ( back in his time) would sometimes put lime sprinkles in the fertilizer mix as he planted his garden. Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, Zucchini, and okra. It seemed to give the plants a boost in growth. Maybe there is something there. I'll try it here in Texas' black clay and see what happens. Thanks.

[webcajun]

@spacewalker1551 ... let us know how it works out......... Donald

[donze52]

gardening for 50 years now,

I quite often not only grow front and back yard but also when I go on river walks I throw some seeds out.

be suprized in the fall how many made it.

and herbs in the wild do quite well and most folks only think food comes from walmart. be sure and grow wild gourds for bug repellent for your plants

[webcajun]

Just so happens I've been throwing seeds around that canal in back of the property. It will be interesting to see what comes up........ Donald

[donze52]

bible spoke of casting seeds, some seed grew and others did. Once I took a quart jar of Dill seed and scattered it along the river bank, in less than three years there was almost a 1/4 mile of dill growing, it was assume, but then the g men sprayed it, good lesson, small plots are less noticeable. also vine crops may work. use wild gourd leafs to ward of bugs and critters.

[markcumbriauk]

Great vids Mate, Keep them coming ;-)

[webcajun]

Thanks ...... Donald

[565Customz]

wht did they taste like

[webcajun]

Like and other tomato............. Donald

[Tommyr]

Fun video! I need to get some limestone!

LOL!

[webcajun]

You'd never guess but I have red leaf lettuce growing in it now. LOL ....... Donald

[markcumbriauk]

Where I live in the UK, there is loads of limestone in the soil, and my toms grow to the size of baking apples :-)

[gizmotwadlebutt]

Well my dad always told me a good farmer could raise a crop in the middle of a road. So your a good farmer. LOL

I do enjoy your videos.

[webcajun]

Well the bad part about it, I really had nothing to do with it. Those little seeds did it all on their own. LOL Thanks......... Donald

[crazybeavers155]

this is the same as a chia pet lol

[webcajun]

It sure is. LOL ............ Donald

[crazybeavers155]

ya lol and what is Donald ?

[disturbed1199]

try hanging pie tins in your garden it scares off most birds.

[webcajun]

I hung an old CD where I started my seedlings and it appears to keep them out of there. Now my problem is one of the cats thinking my seed flats are litter boxes........ Donald

[niffer58]

hahahaha. impressive tomatos there. funny how things like that work isn't it

[webcajun]

I have several more coming up in the rocks now. Picked a couple of cantaloupes out there in the summer. Think I'll move the garden........ Donald

[niffer58]

yep sounds like it. how long have you planted where you are now? maybe just a depetion and need to rest it a few years. add good stuff to soil and build it up? What is your opnion? i am curious because i have been studying to do a garden for my family. have you tried compost teas? i have read that really helps the soil a lot. along of course with your worm castings i see you do... :) What have you used that works the most?

[webcajun]

To save yourself a lot of time get a soil sample to your county agent. That will tell you exactly what you need for a garden.

Fertilizer is added to each section of the garden at planting time and I side dress when needed. I brew compost / worm cast tea and apply that as well to most of the garden. A combination of good soil, fertilizer and the tea seems to work real well........ Donald

[HomeworkHelper1]

That's virgin soil for you.

[trying2awaken]

nature at its best :)

[webcajun]

Yes it is....... Donald

[ThisIsWar14]

The limestone must be just exactly what your soil wants!

I would spread some crushed limestone in the garden.

[webcajun]

My garden is 2 acres, that's a lot of limestone. LOL ....... Donald

[THEGARDENERGUY]

The birds around here always manage to eat some of my tomatoes before I put the bird netting on them. They must deposit the seeds all over, because every spring I find, "Volunteer" tomato plants sprouting up in the most odd locations.

[webcajun]

I try to pick my tomatoes when they first start turning red ... before the birds can get to em........ Donald

[CJB425]

I'm gonna go throw some seeds on my roof and see what happens :)

[webcajun]

Let me know if it works......... Donald

[ivankinsman]

Yep, we often get wild tomatoes growing from our compost so they crop up all over the veg. garden. We try normal tomatoes but always no luck. Now, we just stick to the dwarf sun tomatoes - easy, no problems.

[webcajun]

Tomatoes can be a little tricky. Got to find varieties that grow well in your area and stick with em......... Donald

[eshb4u2]

the lesson?, your never going to beat God at gardening.. :)

[webcajun]

I think you're right.........  Donald

[rabrough2]

Hahaha..cute. Reminds me..when it's watermelon eat'n time. We throw the watermelon rinds seeds in our grease, bad food, leftover food, Guinea Pig poo, cat litter. Well couple months later we had onions, watermelon and sunflower plants growing in the pile. And our watermelon little pampered seeds that were placed lovingly in little cups with dirt..never even popped up.

[webcajun]

Know what you mean, I've got cantaloupe vines coming up all around my shop...... Donald

[ccoasterdesigner]

I think it's mother nature saying you don't control the plants I do! lol Or god.

[webcajun]

I think you're right....... Donald

[Saywardstudio]

Next year just grow (or start) them in the limestone! :) LOL

I have had 'volunteer' plants do better than the ones I've babied along.

I even had a tomato plant grow behind a patch of weeds and I didn't even SEE it until it had ripe fruit on it. While I'm TRYING to grow tomatoes, I just fail sometimes, mostly due to disease (or hurricanes.)

You've got a beautiful garden! :)

[webcajun]

This year there is a tomato plant growing in a flower bed in the front yard. How a seed got out there I haven't got a clue. Guess I'll have to put a cage on it and see what happens...... Donald

[redwingslou]

Classic!

[fatturdburger]

Maybey it's because you rip off roots that have grown into your .

Peat pots are designed 2 be placed in the ground, once in the ground the roots will grow through the peat pot very quickly, dont even tear the bottom of the peat pot, just put plenty of water in the hole before you plant your tomatos!

Allso using peat damages the enviroment!

[webcajun]

Thanks for the info......  Donald

[yllibllik]

i think thats just awesome.goes to show ya that nature just seems to do a better job alone sometimes than when we are fiddlin with it.

[webcajun]

That is very true...... Donald

[yllibllik]

i was talking to an ancient man called Chicken (don't know his real name lol ) that lives down the way about your tomatoes and he says it was the lime. tells me he used to mix in a mess of lime into his tomato patches every year when he was fit enough to garden.says it really makes them take off.think im gonna try it this year on mine :)

[webcajun]

It's very possilbe it was the combination of lime and fertilizer...... Donald

[wgseagal]

stop your grab assing lol does that ring a bell

[wgseagal]

hey donald you retired from military you remind me of someone

[webcajun]

Retired from the Louisiana Dept of Corrections...... Donald

[benhawk]

Your videos are amazing! I am not surprised that your tomato plants are doing well in limestone--they are lime hungry critters. I also suppose that you've planted tomatoes before in your regular garden, and so the soil has lots of tomato bugs and diseases built up in it already. I guess it is time to rotate crops! All my best to you, your family, and your crops!

[webcajun]

I rotate just about every season....... Donald

[tinafisher]

You are whats great about America!

Keep em coming, I'm learning so much!!!!!!

(hugs to Lucy!)

[webcajun]

Lucy says hello...... Donald

[LaMaraj]

Well, I think you're GREAT! I love your videos! You radiate genuine warmth and wholesomeness AND you know your stuff! I appreciate that so much!

Subscribing :) This video was too cute! You're a good man to be so honest and humble, but strange things happen sometimes! It's cool when they do!

Thanks for the smiles :)

[webcajun]

Glad you enjoy the vids. I try to keep things as simple as they really are. Will check out your channel first chance I get...... Donald

[500passwords]

you seem like a very nice man , your not ragin at all.

[ussyless]

i guess i will have to try "Limestone Propogation" next time i grow tomatoes

[richpickins]

i love you man...you are great...

[jstrunck]

I guess it goes to show, you never can tell.

John

[webcajun]

Right now that plant is at least 10 times the size of the ones I planted in the garden. It's loaded from top to bottom with grape tomatoes.

[azdober]

Thank you, kaenjie2. I am doing vermiculture now so in the future I will not be at the mercy of the 'marketeers' of bad products. A lot of work went into those plants in containers and had to redo it all. Started w/ 30 tomato plants & 7 are still alive. Very stunted. If i were to buy any 'earth' products in the future they would say, "certified organic" - that would be a start.

[lrvives]

I planted some tomatoes (with nice potting soil mixed with topsoil and triple-8)...they grew well, up to 8 inches tall...but now they're not growing anymore. Why???

[webcajun]

Just guessing here but it may be the containers they're planted in are too small?

[lrvives]

they're on the ground now ...have been on the ground for about 4 weeks :(

[Melissa56967]

Yeah, at the very least, my tomato pots have to be 2.5 feet wide/deep. He heard somewhere that they system is, the plant can get just as big below ground as it does above ground. So you have to give it LOTS of room to grow. And I use potting solid, because I also heard that tomatoes don't like hard, compacted soil. they like soft, loose soil.

[IHMmusicteacher]

When tomatoes are transplanted into the ground, they need to be planted as deeply as possible, even taking off some of the bottom leaves to do so. And the soil that they are planted into needs to be very friable for a large diameter around each plant, so the roots can spread and take up nutrients. I would guess that you just dug a hole and didn't loosen the soil around the hole. Can't do much about it now: soil preparation is everything!

[Praxxus55712]

You need to move your garden onto the driveway! HAHAHA. Loved the video by the way!

[webcajun]

That would be kind of hard on the tiller and my hoe. :)

[jcoffman55]

It just goes to show you that God has a lot more to do with plant growing than we do. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your videos.

[webcajun]

Mother nature has it pretty well figured out.

[azdober]

Planted tomatoes in very large containers in potting soil from Stockton, CA. Potting soil bag says Ingredients: Perlite, sand and forrestry product. The tomatoes would not grow. Come to find out that forrest tree bark, which there was a lot of inhibits plant growth. This potting soil is full of bark and is not composted. How disappointing.

[kaenjie2]

I did some googling regarding the usage of wood chips and the tree bark you mentioned. Research shows that wood chips and bark can change the PH of the soil dramatically to around 4 if used too much or continuously. It can damage some plants' root and thus their growth. search google with "wood chips mulch PH" and read the first result.

[kaenjie2]

sorry about double posting, but it also said that wood chips can lock nitrogen and thus cause nutrient deficiency.

[webcajun]

Not indorsing it ...... but I use Miracle Grow potting mix.

[bekibooo]

that was amazing! :) wow. keep us updated on the progress and the outcome of how many tomatoes each plant gross approx. cute story, good luck :)

[webcajun]

I'll try to do that.

[sal39759]

If I had to guess, I'd say it's the lime! Tomatoes love it.

[webcajun]

Could be.

[LCMANLC]

WOW

[webcajun]

Yes, big difference

[damian7peter]

hehe, can't beat nature's original way. The ones fell on the ground has big root growing space, thus I think they can grow at full speed. Those in little pots had little growing space, so I think their growth were somewhat limited as they mature. And, fertilized compost has very very little mineral in it, while fertilized clay-ish soil is very very rich in mineral. MAYBE thats why the ones on the ground look bolder. Anyways, youll be having grape tomato earlier thn expected, hehe

[webcajun]

Looked at it again awhile ago. I think it grew another inch. LOL

[ratmanrod]

id save some seeds from that bad boy lol

[webcajun]

Never thought about that. Good idea.

[greentxmama]

That's hilarious! Nature will find a way. :)

[webcajun]

If it weren't so labor intensive in the first few weeks, planting your seed directly into the garden (after it warms up of course) would probably work out real well. Last year after tilling my summer tomatoes in, hundreds of small tomato plant started popping out the ground. (I had a pic on the website) They were all healthy, looking strong with a dark green color. Had it not been for a frost I think they would have made.

[theoriginalSkooby]

That's a good one. It makes me wonder why though. Maybe the wall of that shed provides a warm micro-climate. Or maybe the limestone changes the ph to something the tomatoes prefer. Imagine a garden full of those monsters. You would need stronger cages.

[webcajun]

You may be right about the shed and limestone. I've been wondering also. Here's what I've come up with. The seedlings we started grew in indirect sunlight until planted in the garden. The ones that fell grew in full natural sunlight. Not only was the area very well fertilized but the runoff from those green onions (I'd water them every 2-3 days) was also very fertile. Fertile soil, natural sunlight, plenty water from the very beginning are the answers I leaning towards.