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Question by pfam5: I tried to plant tomato seeds after buying a crappy uppsy downsy and they never grew.?
If I buy an already growing tomato plant, is it hard to keep alive? I have never planted anything before but the instructions said to plant it give it sun and water it and it will grow in a week. Nothing happened. I love tomatoes and want to grow my own that I will be able to eat. Any suggestions that can help me, beside wise cracks?
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Answer by Donna from Texas
By all means, buy a small potted tomato plant and use it in your planter. Tomato plants are not hard to keep alive…just don’t overwater and give plenty of sun.
Good luck!
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lol, for real!!
thats hillarious.. wont be buying one of those
Use your hands.
sucks that everyone is ripping on your video , but the device is 400
pennies too expensive. I find it very fulfilling to touch the plant you
create, part of the magic I guess. maybe the oils from my fingers DO
discourage the seed from growing, but i don’t think so… plants need
humans and humans need plants. even ancient man would agree with that.
Breathe in oxygen and then exhale C.D. and then think about what the plant
is doing. How long did it take humans to figure that out?
that seed planter sucks big nuts
lol he just planted about 6 fields in one cell lol
im not sure that thing works very good at all =p
I just use a tweezers. You can put the seed in the soil at the exact depth
you want, no need to dig holes. When you get the hang of it, it’s faster
than that gizmo he’s using.
that is why it’s less than $4.
and for his next video, he’ll jam corn kernels into this amazing new time
saving device.
Bring the trays inside with a good light overhead,, get a a pair of
tweezers and put two seeds in each container. sprinkle a little soil on
top. Job done.
I have found the easiest way to plant 3 seed in one cell is to take a
regular #2 pencil lick the tip or wipe it on a damp sponge or wet cloth
then put the Sharpened, dampened pencil tip into the seed packet. only 2-3
seeds can stick to it at a time! you might get four on there but that wont
be too crowded. Then just wipe the pencil off on the top of the soil cell:
poof, planted seeds & no fingers in the way!!
It’s a candy PEZ dispensor for tomato seeds
voll umständlich dann nehme ich die lieber in die hand oder verteile die
direkt aus der tüte
somewhere a village is missing an IDIOT—–
what is this for pussy’s who dont want to get their hands durty?
Make sure that you grow them in a good grow bag and put canes in when they get larger and feed with tomato feed and water at least twice a day they need a full wataring can full daily.
First thing throw out that soil that comes with the upsy-downsy. Get some good potting mix with food in it. I like Miracle grow myself. Then get a plant that is already growing and is fairly big. Soak the roots of the plant in a bucket of water to get all of the packing off. Then push the plant into the pot roots first. Then fill the planter with good potting soil and water you dont have to worry to much about over watering since there is a big hole in the bottom. Just stick your finger in the soil about an inch and if its damp then its fine, and thats about it. It should cost about 10 dollars and with some good pruning you should have tomato plant.
P.S. The reason your seeds didnt grow is because, 1.Its to late in the year. 2.You need to start them in a greenhouse or similar enviroment.
I find tomato seeds take longer that a week to start off growing. Mine take up to 14 days usually sometimes later. But no tomato plants are not hard to grow, they like plenty of water. When they are quite big, pick out the green shoots in between the stems, as this will concetrate growing the tomato rather than a leaf! Usually it will flower, then that flower turns into a tomato. Good Luck
I start my tomato seeds indoors, you can plant them in a small pot moisten the soil but not too much and put the whole thing in a plastic bag in a warm bright place, then they may germinate in about a week. My seed packets say to start them about 6 – 8 weeks before the last frost. Small varieties like a “Sweetie” or “Sweet 100” will grow faster than a large variety. Good luck!
Well you hit the nail on the head when you called it a “crappy uppsy downsy.” Thse things are nothing but a gimmick. If you use one correctly you will get tomato plants and you will get tomatoes but a plant grown conventionally will be bigger, healthier and will produce more, better fruit. Tomatoes like lots of soil and will send roots up to 5′ deep. If you really want to grow tomatoes either plant them in the ground or get as large a container as you can find. I grew tomatoes in 15 gallon buckets one year and they did fairly well. Two of the keys are good soil and the proper nutrients. Deep soil with lots of organic matter like peat and compost is important not just to give the roots room to grow but to keep moisture in the soil. Perlite and vermiculite are good to lighten up the soil. Some commercial “potting mixes” are good, some not. I am an organic gardener so I will not recommend using chemical fertilizers. I have found that Garden Safe Tomato and Vegetable Plant Food works very well. It’s rich in potash which is essential for tomatoes and is available either on line or in gardening stores. Tomatoes also need calcium. One of my tricks is to save egg shells and put them in the blender with water and use that as a liquid fertilizer. So, to answer your question directly: If you buy tomato plants and plant them correctly they are not difficult to keep alive with a little attention and you will get really good tomatoes if you let them ripen fully on the plant. They will be way better than the picked-green, chemically ripened, grocery store tomatoes.