Best way to plant tomato seeds
Posted on Jun 05, 2009 under Best Tomatoes | 25 Comments
Happy Spring! Well as promised (threatened), here’s my first garden tip of 2009. It’s a pretty good one too if you want your tomatoes to get off to a good strong start. 
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June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
The next update on …
The next update on the tomato experiment will be in a week or so when I transplant it into the garden. I’d like to show the process of burying it deep and encouraging it to grow laterally.
I’m glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks!
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
thank you,your …
thank you,your videos are great when are you going to do an update on this tomatoe plant…if you are,again thankyou
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Hi Bridgette. Any …
Hi Bridgette. Any tomato plant can be made to grow bushy instead of viney. “Bush” varieties do this easily, but other types can be encouraged to do the same with a simple procedure. Pinch off the main growing tip about an inch down from the tip. The suckers (side shooots) will start growing fast. Allow them to grow about 8-12 inches and pinch them back as well. The more avenues of growth you close off = the more side shoots you’ll get until you have a stocky/bushy plant. Then allow it to flower.
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
hello,ive been …
o,ive been growing tomatoes and i would like to know how to make your tomatoe plants bushy.i know you can buy a bush tomatoe but what if you have a vine type?please answere,thank you
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I’ve been filming …
I’ve been filming clips for the past 6 weeks on my compost. I should be uploading it in a week or two. I compost chicken manure and straw. I’ll also be talking about how to compost grass clippings and make compost tea. It’ll be really simple and effective. I hope you’ll like it.
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Do you have a video …
Do you have a video on how you compost?
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
It’s definitely not …
It’s definitely not too late to start. Go for it!
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I guess I’m already …
I guess I’m already behind, better plant my tomato seeds tomorrow! Thanks for the great tips on the seedlings!
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
thanks
a lot… … 
a lot…you should a vid how to plant jalepeno and habaneros! 
thanks
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Right now is a …
Right now is a perfect time to plant tomato seeds inside. Go for it and let me know how they do. I’ll be uploading step 2 of this procedure soon. I think you’ll enjoy it too. I’m getting alot of great feedback on this procedure from othter who are trying it.
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
im goingt o plant …
im goingt o plant some tomato..!!!
you think is to late to plant tomato ????
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I only bake the …
I only bake the compost because it was made outside and is being brought inside. There are checks and measures outside, but none inside since I don’t use chemicals to kill bugs.
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
*cough* MAKE A NEW …
*cough* MAKE A NEW AMAZING VID RAY!! *cough* anyway ya i checked this morning and WOO-HOO my tomato seeds have ALL germinated. But the bad thing is the 2 seeds i put in each slot ALL grew. So now i have 50 x 2 plants. I’m gonna cut them down when they get bigger. And when i transplant my plants into the ground. Do i have to bake the compost to kill off the bugs? or when they are in the soil it doesn’t really matter because bugs will infest the plant away?
-Wizechris
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
ok prax i’ll make a …
ok prax i’ll make a vid
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Another great vid! …
Another great vid! I hope you have a good grow this season. I am looking forward to more updates!
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I grew pumpkins a …
I grew pumpkins a couple times and HOLY COW did those plants wander around my garden! LOL
I reccommend planting them against a wall or fence or something so they won’t be in the way. Their leaves tend to be monsterous, they suck up the water and nutrients and they shade out smaller plants and literally crush everything in their way. How could I not love a plant like that? hahahaha. But anyway, if you do make a video of your garden, please be sure to let me know so I can watch it, ok?
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Thanks Prax. Very …
I already started to add to my compost so it should be finished in 1 month or so. Can’t wait til end of August most of my veggies will be ready
Thanks Prax. Very informative. I am so anxious to have my own garden. I have high expectations, i live in New York city, (zone 5) and my backyard is fairly BIG. I have enough room and more to put everything i want in it, idk bout the pumpkins i can defintely fit 2 or 3 tho they say they need 6 feet room? Well i still have a huge garden in front.
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Germination rate …
Germination rate depends on many factors such as quality & age of seeds, watering etc. My guess is around 75% germination and about 55% survival after weeding out the weak ones. I plant 4 seeds per pot so I’m certain to have at least one good plant per pot. If you’re planting your cukes, pumpkins inside, I’d plant them about a month before you plan on transplanting them outdoors. It gives them a week to sprout and 3 weeks to grow strong enough to transplant. Plant onions now. They take forever!
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I have some Cherry …
I have some Cherry Tomato, Roma Tomato, Big Boy tomato, Better boy tomato, Green Pepper seeds all growing indoors. Started them today, and yesterday. Some for them are growing in ice trays but i bought some peat pot trays in that small green house. I planted about 50 tomato seeds germinating. What amount should survive, because i really want em to grow. I also have cucumber, pumpkin, and onion seeds i wanna know when the right time to plant those are. How long til i transplant my tomato seeds?
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Great idea! I’ll …
Great idea! I’ll have to give it a try next year; I’ve already started this years. Thanks for sharing. ~Jeri
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
awesome!
awesome!
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
You are …
You are horticulturist.
You have a lot of good non-hybird seeds there.
You can sell those. All you have to do is print a mini catalog on a card for a mass mailing and come up with variety names for the seeds. Heirloom seeds is the recent hip thing to call non-hybrids.
You can make a killing.
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I only kept the …
I only kept the ones that looked like they were healthy. there a good 2 feet right now. So I would rather have 13 extreemly healthy plants then 150-200 so so. You get so many seeds in a pack why not. Thats why I started so early. I wanted to see If I could actually grow seeds. I spent a little bit of money to learn some thing so its money well spent.
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Peppers, tomatoes, …
Peppers, tomatoes, Bush green beans, Pole green beans, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, corn, cucumbers radishes Romaine lettuce, spinach, green onions, acorn squash, Swiss chard, Asparagus, strawberries, dill, sunflowers, cilantro, lavender, celery…..and probably a couple litters of wild rabbits if they manage to get into the garden and give birth as they do every year. lol I am increasing the garden to it’s maximum capacity this year.
Holy cow, only 13 surviving tomatoes? What happened?
June 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
what are you doing …
what are you doing to grow this year other then peppers and tomaotes? My garden well, its ok but I only have 13 tomatoe plants left and I have cherry tomaotes growing..hehe I also have cucumbers. I plan on growing some more tomatoe plants and peppers… not for me, for my friends.