ARE TOMATOES PROFITABLE???

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Are Tomatoes Profitable? To answer this questions it takes a little explaining. In Todays video I talk about how our high tunnel tomatoes did this year! Starting off we had 2 high tunnels full of tomatoes this year. I didnt quite high my goal of 30 lbs per plant but I'm getting closer as the years go on.
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@theindoorgardener9689 3 жыл бұрын

I'm writing this down for my own benefit: 350 plants, planted 2 feet apart, yielded 9000 lbs of tomatoes. Which works out to 26 pounds per plant. Priced between $3.75-$2.75 until July. Then $3 for "#1s". $41k gross revenue. For just one product .

@boobyjoe5769 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's lots of tomatoes! I love seeing young farmers in the industry

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@charlotteevans1957 Жыл бұрын

You give so much good info. Thank you for sharing and guiding us.

@susanwaldrep8358 2 жыл бұрын

You are a great tomato farmer.I love your videos full of knowledge.

@treasuresofchristtv4844 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very reliable information.

@markdraeger4721 3 жыл бұрын

Man i am really sorry about your father i feel ya my father left to be with his father in January but your ok you sound ok thats good!! Life must go on!!! Glad you are doin some videos!!! Keep your head up!!!

@gopalkshetry4320 9 ай бұрын

It is great. Keep continue to produce more and more! US imports more than 3 billion dollars of Tomata per year.

@radugradinariu9667 3 жыл бұрын

Farmer Dre the tomato KING 👑

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@buddhaboy10 3 жыл бұрын

Hope your back is ok. We all are pulling for you. 👍

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm already feeling better

@redangrybird7564 2 жыл бұрын

@@farmerdre1 I used to be a semi commercial beekeeper and there is saying that the most important asset of a beekeeper is his back, and yes, you need a healthy back to lift boxes of bees, combs and honey all day. Take care.

@great0789 3 жыл бұрын

Good Job man! Love the vids. If you can get Bell Peppers to over-winter in there... you can make some money too. They will live up to 3 years. IDK what kind of production that they would have... but bet the second year would be better than the first. Perhaps try a single "trial run" row?

@boobyjoe5769 3 жыл бұрын

I hope your back gets better! Back pain is the worst

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

I know!

@nathanromain8821 3 жыл бұрын

💪🏼 Good video 🇺🇸

@lordoffraternity 2 жыл бұрын

Great content

@stropefarmsllc7630 3 жыл бұрын

Very good advice you can grow all you want but if you can't sell it it's not going to work a lot of farming isn't farming its marketing keep up the good work bud

@sydneykasmar 3 жыл бұрын

You did real well this year with only one tunnel producing a good crop! Will you be planting starts in December again - really enjoyed following the whole growing process. Thanks.

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes we plant tomatoes middle of dec

@peterchapman753 3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work. You will get there just have faith mate and Look after your back call on your mates to help out. When does your weather start to turn cold?.

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

Now we are getting our first frost soon

@roshanmothilall3387 3 жыл бұрын

Hi from South Africa. Awesome videos Farmer Dre. Im attempting my first crop of open field tomatoes. Are those sheep i see in the background 🤗

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, my dads sheep

@LtColDaddy71 3 жыл бұрын

I have a grant high tunnel also. Didn’t know it was possible to keep applying. We put up some useful hoop houses though.

@mistyfinley5615 3 жыл бұрын

How do you apply for the grant ?

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

You can apply up to 10 years

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

@@mistyfinley5615 go to your local NRCS office and ask for the high tunnel Equip grant

@randybussey7596 3 жыл бұрын

@@farmerdre1 I went to my NRCS office and they had no idea what I was talking about.

@randybussey7596 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a limit to each county how many grants are available?

@danielherman4588 3 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the black plastic soil covering that you have in the tomato rows? I want to get the same type. Where do you get it from? Thanks!

@dehavenfamilyfarm 3 жыл бұрын

Good info. Have you ever sold produce at a produce auction? There is a large produce auction about 2 hours from us, and because people from New York, New Jersey, Philly, etc. buy there, the auction prices there are what our retail prices are in my area (we live in an area with a lower population).

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

No, in our area auction house sell too cheap. They go anything from .50 to 2 a lb

@bcl3341 2 жыл бұрын

Is that where guys go to unload for the season if they've got too much to sell reasonably quickly to other more lucrative outlets? Seems like a guy wouldn't dump his haul there unless that's the only place within reasonable distance where they could unload him..Geographical disadvantages?

@2quick4u84 3 жыл бұрын

Hello from Spain! so when do you transplant the strawberries and when are they ready? thanks

@FriendlyCleaningKC 2 жыл бұрын

How was your experience with the nrcs greenhouse grant? I’m in north east Missouri and am very interested in getting one too

@aseasonoftomatoes1572 3 жыл бұрын

I’m putting in a 39 x 96 NRCS hi tunnel over the winter. Plan on putting in Big Beef, Red Deuce and a few Sungolds Your videos have been a great help. Thanks, Dre!

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have a great plan!

@genequeen3000 3 жыл бұрын

I love sungolds, but have had a hard time selling them. Heirlooms cherkee purple and pinks such as june pink and german johnson sell really well here in NC. Big Beef is a good field variety and is very disease resitant. Mt. Glory , Mt. Spring are determinates good for high tunnel very good yields and only get about 3.5 to 4 foot tall

@aseasonoftomatoes1572 3 жыл бұрын

Gene i understand. I am going all in and grafting my tomatoes. The family loved Black Crim but can’t sell them at the market. Everyone wants big slicers. Big beef, Big Dena and Red Deuce will be my go tos. Sungold just for us

@cicadetroit2012 3 жыл бұрын

Munca aciasta este frumoasă și Multă. ...

@silverleapers 3 жыл бұрын

Get well soon. Oh and try ONE organic crop in the high tunnel and ONE in a field. Just one. Please

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

I've thought about it. I'll see

@mar1video Жыл бұрын

Organic is not that profitable. A lot of work, but nobody wants to pay premium price for the product. And organic is not perfect looking. People are used to perfect looking produce.

@gregandrita2 3 жыл бұрын

What brand of high tunnels did you build?

@yoopermann7942 3 жыл бұрын

a store that shall remain nameless has gotten people around here so used to cheap food that the residents wont pay a living wage for farmers to make a living!

@gopalkshetry4320 9 ай бұрын

How many plants did you plant?

@harrydale6359 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you get your high tunnels

@freepress6665 3 жыл бұрын

Loose weight the back pain will leave , put in automatic watering by scene in the ground , do not let your soil get hard , vermiculite allot

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@mar1video Жыл бұрын

I prefer perlite 😉 I hate vermiculite 😡

@sosmom2227 3 жыл бұрын

👍❤️💯🍅!!!!!!

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@paulwatson7502 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you buy all your tomato 🍅 seeds

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

There are many different places. I used Morgan county

@harppoon23 3 жыл бұрын

How long is your strawberry season?

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

4-6 weeks, depending on the weather

@mistyfinley5615 3 жыл бұрын

So if you were starting fresh and did not have a high tunnel. What would you do ? What kind of tomato would you plant for the best results ?

@biosyncfarm Жыл бұрын

Determinate tomatoes are great. do a mixture of Rutgers-style slicers for your area, and cherry tomatoes like sungold, sakura, or mountain magic. Don't know where you live, but if you live in an area where tomatoes are do well, those varieties are always extremely high producers and high flavor

@scroogemcduck1462 3 жыл бұрын

What size are your high tunnels?

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

30x96

@scroogemcduck1462 3 жыл бұрын

@@farmerdre1 Thanks :)

@robertcarlos2207 3 жыл бұрын

What are the dimensions of the greenhouse.

@farmerdre1 3 жыл бұрын

These are 30x96

@nickrichards8516 3 жыл бұрын

How the heck are your greenhouses not 120degrees plus? I see no exhaust fans/intake louvers

@dedpoptart 3 жыл бұрын

Notice the side roll downs. They provide massive fae during the day. My green houses are similar design and unless night time Temps drop below 60 I generally leave them open. Even in the middle of summer with no fans I run at most 5°over ambient

@rondianderson4402 3 жыл бұрын

What size are your tunnels?

@rondianderson4402 3 жыл бұрын

Found it down below, 30x96.

@raymondomo4118 Жыл бұрын

How do you manage your fungi disease?

@jerrywaters4814 2 жыл бұрын

There's always an explosive market for tomatoes.

@biosyncfarm Жыл бұрын

I'll bet those "red deuce" fakes were probably f2 seeds. arent red deuce supposed to be f1?

@norfolk1936 3 жыл бұрын

You can command over $3/lb, are you kidding? Never seen tomatoes over $2/lb at any grocery stores....... I am happy if I can get $0.5/lb wholesale.....