Tomato Resurrection!

Surefire tip for growing tomatoes 365 days a year nonstop! I'm not kidding. Watch this video and find out how it's done.

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[nork3]

Love your videos! I'm going to try this now! (WINTER!) Do they have any pollen problems?

[Praxxus55712]

@nork3 Just tap the flowers when they're open. They are generally self-pollinating and a tap each day is more than enough for them to pollinate themselves.

[Irishgirl41]

can you do it with cherry tomatoes?

[Praxxus55712]

@Irishgirl41 Yep! This plant is a cherry tomato plant. :)

[ArtistTalk]

Hi! If tomato is a vine, and it can be an eternal tomato, can all vines become eternal vines, like squash and watermelon?

[Praxxus55712]

@ArtistTalk Yes as long as you keep rooting the vine to keep it growing. As it grows it needs to send down more roots to feed the growing vine.

[Praxxus55712]

@GardenGuy1967 Tomatoes are nitrogen hogs. They will sap every bit of goodness from the soil and you won't even notice it until they start to slow down, get smaller leaves and eventually stop growing. It's like a car running out of gas. Whatever you use as plant food (compost tea, artificial fertilizer, etc) be sure to give it a slow feeding each watering to keep it going. Also, keep your tomatoes on a water/dry cycle. They grow better if allowed to dry out a bit between waterings.

[GardenGuy1967]

Thanks for getting back so quickly. I had started 2 tomatoe plants about 3 weeks ago in 2.5 inch pots and they seem to be growing very slowly. I have them as close to the lights as I can get them like you suggest but they are only 3 inches high? I planted in soiless mix as well, not sure if that has anything to do with it? My cucumbers shot all kinds of roots and are growing great but not my tomatoes?? Suggestions??

[Praxxus55712]

@GardenGuy1967 Absolutely! I suggest keeping the lights as close to the top of the plant as possible. I keep my plants around 3 inches under the lights. This will give it the brightest light and help keep it from getting leggy.

[GardenGuy1967]

Ray, I do not have access to southern facing sunlight in my home. I do have flourescent grow lights I use for seedling starting every year, do you think that this type of light would sustain and grow tomatoe and pepper plants indoors for the winter??