From Family Plot.
Tomatoes come in many varieties, each with a unique flavor. Proper planting techniques will give your tomatoes a strong start. Also, you aren’t the only one who likes tomatoes. Pest control measures are also important.
Tomatoes offer a wide range of varieties, each with unique flavors, colors, and uses. Tomato Girl Alainia Hagerty talks about different types of tomatoes and explains why trying different varieties may give you a whole new perspective on tomato growing. To successfully grow tomatoes, it’s important to plant them right. Alainia demonstrates how she does it. Also, insect pests like tomatoes as much as you. Tomatoes attract pests like cutworms, aphids, and hornworms, which can damage plants if not controlled. UT Extension Entomologist Frank Hale tells what to do to control each bug.
0:00 – Introduction
0:35 – Choosing the Variety: Determinate vs. Indeterminate
1:24 – Choosing the Variety: Why You Should Try Many Varieties
4:06 – Choosing the Variety: Sweet Tomatoes
4:55 – Choosing the Variety: Roma Types
5:15 – Choosing the Variety: Oxheart Types
6:08 – Choosing the Variety: General-Purpose Tomatoes
6:49 – Choosing the Variety: Large Tomato Varieties
7:23 – Choosing the Variety: Different Color Types: Purple, Orange and Green
8:50 – Choosing the Variety: Striped and Splotched Tomatoes
9:45 – Choosing the Variety: Small Tomatoes
11:02 – Planting: When to Plant
11:14 – Planting: Pre-Planting Preparations
11:57 – Planting: Why to Bury the Stem
13:14 – Planting: Preparing the Planting Hole
14:01 – Planting: Putting the Tomato Plant in the Hole
15:00 – Planting: Fertilizing
16:08 – Planting: Growing in Containers or Buckets
16:26 – Planting: How to Plant Early and Avoid the Cold
18:16 – Planting: Trimming Leaves After Planting
19:11 – Planting: What Kind of Plants to Buy
20:39 – Tomato Pests: Cutworm
21:54 – Tomato Pests: Aphids
23:34 – Tomato Pests: Worms and Caterpillars
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