Keep your tomato plants “in line” by spanking them! It helps with pollenation, stimulates growth, and keeps them from misbehaving 😉 We also talk about pruni…
Question by Fanservice: What does pollination mean for tomato plants?
I’ve been growing two tomato plants in my storm shelter (it’s like a small green house that connects to my porch). I’ve been growing it and watering it everyday for over a month and it’s grown to a height of 60cm and no fruit.
I read that tomato plant needs pollination. Does that mean I have to put it outside to work for bees or something to make it happen? I don’t understand what I am doing wrong. Help!
Best answer:
Answer by Matthew
Does your plants have flowers on them? If yes, you should let bees or other insect pollinate them.
(sometimes people pick the flowers to let the plants grow bigger)
What do you think? Answer below!
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we always switch mine
Rain gauge.
What are the yellow plastic things in the planters…great tips….
A wise man once said;
“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance — that principle is contempt prior to investigation.”
I would only add;
‘Except in regards to this video’
Oh yeah. He even puts milk in a hose end sprayer and will spray them down for a quick liquid jolt of calcium.
Great idea tips. I sent your videos to other friends who are having a difficult time getting their tomato flowers to pollinate.
So, does your father practice your ideas, too, now that the secret is out.
Hahaha spanking your tomatoes lol
Excellent suggestions, nice work!
That is so funny cause I did the same thing! Im a new gardener but I decided to experiment and remove the peat pots from a few and they look like runts compared to the ones that I didn’t disturb LOL! crazy
LOL. I’ve always done this. I stake my tomatoes and I just shake or spank the stake with my hand and it shakes the whole plant pretty well. As for the peat pots, I break open the bottoms at least. Sometimes I take them off, sometimes I don’t. They don’t decomp as quickly as the advertisements lead you to believe (which isn’t a problem for me), BUT, in my experience (only a few years) tomato roots are tough and grow through almost ANYTHING, including my hard clay soil and those peat pots.
SHAKE N STAKE
I’d mix compost in with it. When it puts on fruit you’ll need to feed every week to 10 days because the plant will suck the nutrients right out of the bucket. A liquid mix will work fine.
I herd to shake your tomatoes plants and the pollen from the yellow flowers pollinated well, not sure true, but I am in NJ and the tomatoes last yer nice big and juicy, It is 4/18 will NJ plant nursery have some nice plant size now for purchase since over night temps have not gone below 40. I want to try planting a Big boy Tomato plant in a 5 gal pail , drill holes on bottom and put water tray under it, stones in bottom and then miracle grow soil then plant 10 inch and then a cage, sound good?
thanks this is something I will have to try…plus a lot of people don’t know about them SUCKERS. that’s a great reminder also..
Yeah. It really works. When I started using it my percentage of blossoms to fruit went WAY up.
GREAT VIDEO thanks for them great tips… apple juice was the one that really shocked me… really apple juice????? plus I subscribed thanks for your uploads
BAAADD TOMATOES.
Widershins: Yes you really know how to do it I learned a couple of things That makes it a great day all ready Thanks you.
1 ounces of Coconut rum, Midori Mellon, Reg. rum, and the balance of the jar with Pineaple Juice + OJ mixed together make for a happy gardener too!
I give my tomatoes a rum and coke with lemon and they get dronk…..
I was going to write you a long reply, but why re-invent the wheel. 😉
YouTube search: “Why ferment? Collecting tomato seeds a-z” for a great tutorial video on it by Gary Pilarchik at The Rusted Garden.
GREAT TIPS! CAN’T WAIT TO TRY THEM! I HAVE A GREAT HIERLOOM TOMATO. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO WITH THE SEEDS TO KEEP THEM FOR NEXT YEAR?DO I GET THE GEL OFF THE SEED? DO I DRY THEM OUT? THANKS IF YOU CAN HELP ME. GREAT SHOW.
Just don’t let ’em headbang. That could get messy. 😉
I let my tomatoplant listen to metalmusic everyday and they like it.
good idea…since we’ve been haveing a serious lack of bees problem out here in wyoming, i’ve been sending my grand kids out to tickle the tomato flowers with q-tips
think i might give this a try
Tomatoes don’t need to be pollinated. They do it themselves.
If it’s inside, all you have to do is shake it 2-3 times. Repeat in a couple of days. That’s enough,
If you want to be sure, keep shaking it. You won’t hurt the plant.