November 21, 2024

VIDEO: How To Grow Tomatoes Part 1 – Seed Starting And Germination


Start Your Tomato Seeds Now To Get A Head Start On Spring! Part 1 of 3. Tomatoes are the most popular garden crop of all time. They are easy to grow, transplant well, come in a zillion different varieties, and are delicious. Everyone loves growing them!

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere however, your growing season is finite, and often too short to properly ripen tomatoes that are directly seeded into the garden. Starter plants are expensive, so you need a plan! The plan is simple, start your own tomato seeds indoors, now during the winter, to get a head start on spring planting!

In this video, I show you from start to finish how to plant your own tomato seeds, at scale, so that you can be ready for spring, and have as many tomato starter plants as your garden can handle. The method works for any variety, and the strategies mentioned here are useful to beginners and veteran green thumbs alike!

Tomato Growing Series

Part 1 – Seed Starting: You are here!
Part 2 – Seedling Transplanting: https://youtu.be/2TwdTYl-7bk
Part 3 – Planting In The Garden: https://youtu.be/my4G0wgmeJc

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20 thoughts on “VIDEO: How To Grow Tomatoes Part 1 – Seed Starting And Germination

  1. Great tips friend!!
    I am getting ready to start my seeds this week so this video was very timely!
    I have a 1000 watt grow light coming this week and I am setting up my indoor grow environment too.
    I gave you a mention in my sunday video too, so maybe you have a few new friends because of it 🙂

  2. Awesome thanks. Tomatoes are mostly what we grow. I have a video on my channel of how I’m growing them over the winter in a $250 greenhouse I built. They are starting to bloom in February!

  3. I have grown tomatoes from seed. I don't know what kind of tomatoes they were. The seed packet was small and clipped onto a card which was fastened in a magazine that I had subscribed to. The seed packet was just labeled as tomato seeds.

    Usually, I just buy a plant instead of seeds. When I was able to garden at the community garden, bought two plants. Last year, I gardened in fabric pots right outside my front door. I just bought one tomato plant. I'm not sure if I will be able to garden outdoors this year. So, I'm looking for options to grow entirely indoors and still control access to the plants; because, I do not want my cat or dog to get into them.

  4. My wife and I were discussing starting our tomatoes just before I fired up YouTube! Very timely Jeff, thanks as always!
    Oh! and instead of packing each cell with my fingers, I use a second tray to pack all the cells down at once

  5. I just… JUST…. moved my seedling from the mini greenhouse outside. They were getting so leggy and i was just trying to see if my store bought cherry tomato seeds would sprout. I am so excited to see if i get the yellow ones to come to fruit. Investment Level: ZERO. lol I believe we are past last frost (San Diego)… but will protect them from heavy rain. Getting ready to start another crop… to keep tomatoes on the patio.. i hope… thru Fall. 🙂

  6. I grow tomatoes too, but never tried the potted plant method. Growing really well too right now (Australia so not winter hah!) . But im loving your channel, the ginger growing video is something I plan on doing, plus many other things. Thanks for the content!

  7. If you're just starting out gardening in 2020, this inexpensive set of tools from Amazon can get you and your Tomatoes up and running this spring! I know there is a fevered and renewed interest in gardening and many of you are seasoned vets. But remember that there's a whole population out there that hasn't gardened before. Let's help them out and encourage as much as possible! Affiliate links below:

    Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2xXLfbG

    Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/3aoN1AN

    Amazon U.K.: https://amzn.to/2XrQA5A

    The 10×20 nursery trays are a gardener's NECESSITY. Use the Amazon Afilliate links below to find the right ones!

    Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2JFB4uM

    Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/2wQCeBd

    Amazon U.K.: https://amzn.to/2xepyEi

  8. i like the video but i need more information on how to take care of them during this time. do you water them twice a day or once? do you add any fertilizer and how often? please

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