Tips to Grow Giant Tomatoes from a Tomato Expert

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Жыл бұрын

Tomato expert Cliff, shares tips for growing giant tomatoes in your garden! Cliff is a giant vegetable grower, master gardener and also our livestream moderator.
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@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

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@Mmanger79 Жыл бұрын

Yay! That’s Cliff thank you for helping me in the chat and guiding me with my garden journey.

@imoffatt1 Жыл бұрын

Great seeing you Cliff and Sondra.

@LanaiDebbie Жыл бұрын

How fun to see Cliff and his wife, Sandra, in your garden! Thanks for sharing your time together with us!

@nishamehta5176 Жыл бұрын

Great seeing you Cliff and Sondra Amazing video guys!! 👏🏻👏🏻

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Here, Here!

@kathygunderson2204 Жыл бұрын

TY !!! Cliff is the man. Microbes make so much sense.

@kele1264 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Cliff for sharing your expertise! Nice to meet you Sandra! Thanks, Kim for doing this interview. I'm hoping to grow a few large tomato varieties this year. Even though they won't be giant, Cliff's tips will be helpful. Domingo, an 11 pound tomato?! WOW! Interesting wall of water product. I'll have to check out the prices. Thanks for the link! I hope Cliff sends you pictures of his bigger tomatoes once they've grown. Especially the true single tomatoes. Have a great Sunday!

@angelacollins1343 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see Kim visit Cliffs Idaho garden during harvest season in Idaho!

@CliffWarren Жыл бұрын

Us too!

@angelacollins1343 Жыл бұрын

@@CliffWarren cliff where in Idaho are you? I live in Washington now but grew up in Coeur d’Alene. We used every trick in the book to extend the season and grew fabulous gardens there.

@54hotcakes Жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC CLIFF! Really enjoyed you and Calikim today. You are the king of "Big". I can see that your wife is awesome in supporting and helping you. you. What a great team. I'm looking forward to more of your live stream chats.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tom. Kim

@jaytoney3007 Жыл бұрын

Great Topic! Now I have a few more tomato varieties to try next year. Next year, Classic Beefsteak and Dad's Sunset will be returning to the garden. This year for cherry tomatoes, I m growing 1 Large Red Cherry, 1 Black Cherry, 1 Sunset Bumble Bee, 1 Super Sweet 100, and 2 Sun Gold. For large tomatoes, I am growing 2 Martino's Roma, 2 Celebrity F1, 2 Grand Marshall F1, 2 Thronburn's Terra-Cotta, 2 Bonny Best, 2 Dad's Sunset, and 2 Arkansas Traveler. I'm thinking that will be enough for two people, and I may have to share a few with friends and family.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Jay, that's awesome!!! Sounds like to me you'll be sharing, alright! Kim

@thehealingberrygarden9608 Жыл бұрын

It must be incredibly amazing to visit the famous Calikim-Garden in person. And enjoying some sun and warmth in winter. ;-) I was happy to see Cliff and Sandra visiting you and Jerry and also seeing more details of the wall of water. I share Sandra's enthusiasm of growing flowers and I am looking forward to all you guy's pictures from this years growing season.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Ranka. Thought it would be fun for everyone to see and meet Cliff/Sondra..seems he's getting a warm reception to the video.... Kim

@pattischolten7303 Жыл бұрын

Cliff - THANK YOU! This was a very interesting video. Thank you Kim, so much, for putting this together for us.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome, Patti! We were excited about everyone meeting them! Thank you for watching!

@micheleshaffer9017 Жыл бұрын

This was terrific. I am old but I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks, lol.

@BackyardGardenFlo Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cliff for sharing your garden Knowledge with us 🇺🇸 😀

@Lauralamontanaro Жыл бұрын

Hey Cliff and Sandra, great to see you and thanks for the information!!

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Laura! See you soon on the LS.

@ChrisCastro-to5vb 5 ай бұрын

They’re so cute and knowledgeable !! Relationship goals 😭😭😭

@CaliKim29 5 ай бұрын

So true!!! Thanks for watching, Chris!

@conniedavidson1807 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that wall of water is great. Now I have to get some. Cliff thank you for all the info.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

We're going to have fun trying ours, too! You should, Connie, let's see what happens! Link to Wall of Waters in the video description. Kim

@jwilli7434 Жыл бұрын

Nice to meet you Cliff and Sandra. Thanks for a wonderful video and great tips. I have already saved the Amazon link to the wall of waters!

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Let us know if you do it; I think it'll be fun trying it, too! Kim

@jackiehorsley9263 Жыл бұрын

That was awesome Kim It was so great to see cliff and his wife on your video and the wall of water Is great that was so sweet of cliff to give you a wall of water

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! We're going to have fun trying them out, Jackie!!! K

@georgewashington3555 Жыл бұрын

This is a lovely video :) nice seeing you guys meet up :) thanks for the lessons.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Kim

@conniecasale3593 Жыл бұрын

❤😊. LOVE GIANT TOMATOES 🍅.

@annmoy8932 Жыл бұрын

Loved this, Kim and Jerry! Thank you, Cliff and Sandra, for introducing us to the Wall of Water and demonstrating how to use it. I was just looking it up this morning! Hmm. Should I buy or not buy? That is the question... 🤔My mouth was watering thinking about the slice of tomato bigger than the slice of bread! 😋

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Isn't that the craziest thing!!! LOL, mouth watering !!! Thanks, Ann!!! Kim

@theobillios6453 Жыл бұрын

Good morning from Australia good video to watch with my coffee

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Good Morning, AUS! You had me at coffee.....Kim. Thanks, Theo -

@richardmiesell4785 Жыл бұрын

So German Johnson, Delicious, Exact, and Dominion all grow to good size. Good info, thanks.

@BrokeFarmer Жыл бұрын

So much knowledge

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Yah, no kidding!! Listening to him I was like "Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore!" Kim

@helenmcclellan452 Жыл бұрын

Great tips!

@tricia7 Жыл бұрын

Thank you CK and CG for introducing us to Cliff and Sandra in this video! It is nice so nice to see who Cliff from the livestream is and so fun to see the wall of waters.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! That was fun, wasn't it? I'll be doing some videos on the 2 that Cliff/Sondra gave to us. You are welcome Tricia and thank you for being apart! Kim

@CharMac76 Жыл бұрын

Hi Cliff! Thanks for all the tips!

@darleneanglin3651 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video ! I hope I can find out where to get these protective tool for my tomatoes. This info about giant tomatoes made my mouth water 😊👍 I need some help learning how to prune tomatoes, I don’t understand how to identify the part to cut ? I will look on your videos 😘

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Look for the product link in the video description. I put A LOT of info in the video descriptions (gold mine). Have fun, Darlene!

@iwant.a.pepper Жыл бұрын

It’s Cliff 🙌😆🙌 How awesome! Cliff… I’m still holding one day you’ll find a pepper variety that you consider a giant 🌶️👀🙌 But seriously… so nice to see you and yours in person with Kim and CG 🙏 Always friendly and so helpful amigo… appreciate you a bunch 👍 And Kim and CG… always fun catching these special guest videos and of course all the rest 🙃

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

CG: Glad you caught it, bud!!! Miss you and hope all is well!! Cliff rocks!

@iwant.a.pepper Жыл бұрын

@@CaliKim29 All is well out here in Bajá-land my friends… enjoying the most rains we’ve seen out here in years and trying to stay warm as I do so 🌧️😆🌧️

@vee5032 Жыл бұрын

I just love this video ❤ thank you

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Yah, Cliff has a way about him, doesn't he? CK

@daniellebailey6802 4 ай бұрын

Delectation of tomatoes is a great site for tomato seeds! I believe this is who he is talking about when he is talking about the Domingo tomato.

@CaliKim29 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate the clarification, Danielle!

@charlenemitchell3361 Жыл бұрын

It's great to see you altogether, finally! Great video 📹 👍

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun being all (almost all) together!

@gtrgenie Жыл бұрын

Thx Cliff!

@emilybh6255 Жыл бұрын

Another of those bags around the grow bag would insulate and keep the tomato plant's roots warm as well!

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

@sansiaray777 Жыл бұрын

Thx so much guys 💕💕💕💕

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure, Sansi!! Kim

@Stephanie_Cumbie Жыл бұрын

Cliff! I love the wall of water idea!! So will it also work in the summer heat?

@CliffWarren Жыл бұрын

Hi Stephanie, Once you have good weather I’d take the wall of water off. Eventually the plant needs to breathe and grow in the full sun. An interesting point, you don’t really need to harden off your plants when they go in the wall of water, but once you take it off… it’s best if the weather is very mild and allow the plant to acclimate slowly. Good question!

@TheSoilandGreen 2 ай бұрын

Bigger isn’t better with tomatoes. Momotaro is small but the best I’ve had.

@CaliKim29 2 ай бұрын

Momotaro tomatoes are indeed highly regarded for their exceptional flavor!! Thanks! CK

@found500 Жыл бұрын

Hi I have a friend here in Nashville TN that grows giant tomatoes and I was really hoping he would tell us what he uses in his soil? He stated that you have to make your soil rise? Is he referring to using yeast? My friend has massive tomato plants and he uses tomato paste which is very inexpensive and a packet of yeast with warm water. Then he lets it sit and pours it in a gallon watering can. I would like to know how he does his soil thanks

@YACABE Жыл бұрын

I understood it as a metaphor..like preparing your soil/beds in the fall (compost, fertilizer, tilled in cover crops, or whatever you use) and allowing it to rest undisturbed (rise) so the soil microbiology can establish itself. These beneficial microbes help with nitrogen fixation, nutrient bioavailability, increased crop yields, plant stress, pest and disease, and just overall soil and plant health. Disturbing the soil decreases microbial activity, and it takes time for it to reestablish (or rise).

@pa.fishpreacher6166 Жыл бұрын

Cliff What is your secret to growing the Giants?

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Question of the day, for sure!!

@conniecasale3593 Жыл бұрын

Want Damingo tomatoes 🍅.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can. Kim (that's all I use) What are you growing? Kim

@conniecasale3593 Жыл бұрын

@@CaliKim29 HI 😊I BUY PLANTS THAT ARE BABIES. ALREADY. I USUALLY GET THEM FROM. QVC!! There from up state, Pennsylvania around that area. I am more expensive than my regular gardener stores but they’re in much better condition. Do you sell plants that have started already or just seeds?

@dezarae1984 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@angusraiser1 Жыл бұрын

Good video, but I notice you had some very large plastic gages. Where did you get them?

@bethanyhopkins1495 Жыл бұрын

Is part of the playback in slow motion for anyone else? Somewhere near the 7:37 mark

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong on your end. I set the shutter speed too slow. CG

@bethanyhopkins1495 Жыл бұрын

@@CaliKim29 no worries camera guy, you always do a fantastic job!

@rosalindhb Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I would think a giant tomato would be bland or flavorless. But they sound yummy.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, scrumptious!!!

@frasersgirl4383 Жыл бұрын

Can’t hear without closed captions……🥺🥺🥺

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that. Kim

@rickwashek478 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Looking for a good tasting yellow tomato. Any advice will be appreciated.

@CaliKim29 Жыл бұрын

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