Sunday Gardener shows how to plant tomatoes
Updated: 1:56 PM EDT Apr 28, 2025
I’M HERE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS WITH CARRIE ANGLE, AND WE’RE GOING TO PLANT THIS CUTE LITTLE GUY, A LITTLE TOMATO, A CHERRY RED. DOES THAT MEAN. OH, SMALL ONES. THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE. AND THIS IS HUSKY RED CHERRY. IT’S SHORT, BUT I’LL EXPLAIN WHY I CHOSE THAT ONE IN A MINUTE. THIS IS THE EARTH BOX SYSTEM. THIS I LOVE. I PROBABLY HAVE 80 OF THESE AT HOME HALF THE TIME THEY’RE STORED OUTSIDE. THEY COME WITH WHEELS, WHICH IS COOL. I’M NOT SHOWING THAT NOW, BUT ON MY PATIO IT’S GREAT THAT I CAN JUST WHEEL IT AROUND DEPENDING ON WHAT I HAVE IN IT, BECAUSE I IMAGINE IT’S KIND OF HEAVY WITH ALL THIS SOIL IN IT. YEAH. SO YOU PUT TWO TWO CUBIC FEET OF SOIL, BUT BEFORE THAT YOU HAVE SOME LIME AND FERTILIZER TO COME WITH IT. IT HAS THIS TUBE THAT COMES WITH IT. THE FOUR WHEELS THAT I MENTIONED AND FERTILIZER AND LIME. SO IT HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED ALL IN ONE. AND WHAT’S KIND OF COOL IS ON THE COVER HERE. IT CAN TELL YOU WHAT TO PLANT WHERE. SO I PLANTED BOK CHOY A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WE’VE ALREADY HARVESTED IT. AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUT SIX PLANTS IN HERE, WHEREAS SOMETHING LIKE A TOMATO PLANT, I ONLY PUT ONE. IT SAYS YOU CAN PUT TWO. I HAVE PUT TWO CUCUMBERS, TWO PEPPERS IN HERE AND THAT’S BEEN GREAT. I’VE BEEN FINE WITH THAT. YOU CAN ALSO GET A TRELLIS SYSTEM THAT GOES UP AND OVER, AND THAT WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR MY CUKES. OH THAT’S COOL. DID A GREAT JOB OKAY SO A VARIETY. SO HOW WOULD WE PLANT THIS TOMATO. WOULD IT JUST BE ONE IN THIS ONE. JUST ONE IN THIS ONE. BUT WHAT FOR FIRST AGAIN THIS IS WHERE YOU WATER THE PLANT. EXCESS WATER COMES OUT THE BOTTOM SO YOU CAN’T OVER WATER IT. THAT’S I THINK MOST PEOPLE NEED THAT. MOST PEOPLE OVER WATER, WHICH IS SURPRISING ABOUT. AND THEN THERE’S TWO CUBIC FEET OF SOIL IN HERE. SO IT’S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. BUT THIS IS LIKE THE SECRET WEAPON. THIS IS JUST A SOIL MULCH COVER. I’M GOING TO PUT THAT OVER. ALL RIGHT. NOW I HAVE TO GET A LITTLE BIT FASTER HERE DON’T I. OKAY. OH, IT’S LIKE A BIG SHOWER CAP. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. DOES IT COVER THE WHOLE THING? YEP. OKAY. I’M GONNA HELP YOU WITH THIS. THIS IS COOL. LOOK AT THAT. SO WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND WE’RE GOING TO DO AN X MARKS THE SPOT. I KIND OF ALREADY PUT A LITTLE HOLE IN THERE. AND WE’LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE TOMATO OUT OF THE POT. OKAY. AND DO YOU KEEP THIS IN ALL SEASON OR DOES THAT COVER ON ALL SEASON LONG. YEAH. BECAUSE WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT THE COVER IS IT HEATS UP THE PLANT. I DID LEAVE A LITTLE ROOM FOR IT. OKAY. IT SHOULD GO RIGHT IN THERE. OKAY. SO IT HEATS IT UP. SO IT’S GOING TO COME A LITTLE BIT FASTER. YOU GET A LITTLE CHEATING WITH THE WEATHER. SO EVEN NOW IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO PLANT IN SOME AREAS AROUND MARYLAND. YEAH. YOU ALWAYS GOT TO WATCH BECAUSE EVEN THROUGH MAY WE CAN GET FROST. BUT THE FARTHER SOUTH YOU LIVE, YOU CAN CHANCE IT. YOU JUST, YOU KNOW, WATCH THE FORECAST. IF WE’RE GOING TO HIT THOSE COLD TEMPERATURES, THAT’S WHEN YOU WOULD COVER UP. EXACTLY. WHAT’S THE BEST THING TO COVER WITH? I USE AN OLD SHEET, AN OLD TOWEL, SOMETHING KIND OF LIGHTWEIGHT. DON’T USE PLASTIC AND THEN GET IT OFF THERE THE NEXT MORNING AS SOON AS THE TEMPERATURES ARE UP. OKAY, WE’RE GETTING EXCITED F
Sunday Gardener shows how to plant tomatoes
Updated: 1:56 PM EDT Apr 28, 2025
Sunday Gardener shows what needs to be done to plant tomatoes.
Sunday Gardener shows what needs to be done to plant tomatoes.