8 Tomato Seed Starting Tips For 2024

Published 2024-03-10
Its Almost Tomato Season! Which means its already seed starting time! No other crop is as beloved, or grown in our backyards, as tomatoes. As the snow and frost recedes, the window for planting your tomato seeds early indoors fast approaches.

In today's video, I have 8 tips (plus some bonuses) for getting your tomato seeds started off right. Timing, soil, moisture, light, nutrients, you name it! Let's grow the best tomatoes this year and make it happen by starting them with the best trajectory of growth!

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All Comments (21)
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  • @derekcox6531
    The most awesome thing about growing our own tomatoes is that we can grow tomatoes that we will never find in a grocery store.
  • Having grown Tomatoes for over 50 years. I find your video very clear informative and interesting. A must watch for new gardener's and old hands. Thanks Mick.
  • I always applaud your videos : so helpful and so insightful. thank you for the work it takes to produce such helpful instructions resources for us newbie gardeners !
  • @oceansoul3694
    Thank you so much for this video..I always love the Spring starting and planting tips...still snowing here but my greenhouse is full of seedlings. Have a wonderful growing season!
  • @melindaroth5796
    Awesome teaching Jeff 😊Thank you so much for teaching us all ❤😊
  • @tristans333
    Jeff! Thanks so much for your effort! Ive learned so mulch from you😂 Have a happy spring!!!!
  • @belveth720
    Its an awesome and very informative video! I just planted 6 seeds (can't really do more because i only have a balcony to work with), and many other seeds...Im so excited to grow my own plants! Keep up the good work man! 👍❤
  • @JM.TheComposer
    Good point about planting excess seeds so you can pick the best transplants. It's really amazing, how 1 seed packet will give you some amazing plants, but others will just be dogs.
  • I rarely buy seedlings. I go to the Amish market and get their seedlings for odd things I have not learned to grow yet. Mostly, I only grow my own. The racks are filling up right now in my livingroom. Jeff, I grew peanuts last year, and this year I sprouted my first seedling from one of my own cured peanuts! So exciting! I am so greedy with tomatoes I have five varieties this year. I also harvest seeds fromt them for the following year! I love how you demonstrate the soil. Great info! Happy Growing!
  • Love the videos. Look forward to each one. But I think I like the recap to be narrated instead of text format. Keep the awesome work coming
  • @tjduprey
    Took me a hot second to figure out who that new younger guy was. Nice fresh looks!
  • @OakKnobFarm
    it's been a weird winter here (very mild!) so I might start seeds a bit early this year! Excited to really get going
  • @patou8122
    Another great video thank you Jeff, just had a light blanket of snow last night in Western New York, getting that itch to start them seeds maybe in a couple of weeks.
  • Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 I subscribed to your channel and gave a like 😊 Thank you for sharing 🙏
  • I'm actually starting my tomato seeds today here in the PNW! I'll keep them in the garage for about 4-6 weeks😃🌱🍅🍅🍅
  • @melindaroth5796
    Jeff, we have got to stop getting so excited about starting bc beautiful warm temps. All our plants looked so beautiful so he transplanted them outside. 😮then got hit with 40 degree temp last night and tonight 😢😢😢❤