Can I Grow a Garden from a Subway Sandwich?

I had this random idea...to see if I could grow tomato plants from the tomatoes that are in a Subway sandwich.

So like many of my ideas, I just went for it! I spent the last 3 months on this project, and it was certainly a rollercoaster of emotions.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - 00:00:25 - my crazy plan
00:00:26 - 00:00:55 - free tomatoes?!
00:00:56 - 00:02:55 - step 1: planting the tomato slices
00:02:56 - 00:04:16 - the cutest baby seedlings
00:04:17 - 00:06:05 - uh oh...
00:06:06 - 00:07:11 - their new home!
00:07:12 - 00:08:29 - the conclusion...

if you're still reading this, THANK YOU! I honestly so appreciate it that you took the time to watch my video, and read this lil bit down here. Hope you have a great day! :)

#gardening #gardeningtips #diyprojects #tomato

[AraucariaAraucana]

So the missing step was something called hardening off. By taking the young plants from a cosy indoors to a life outside you shocked them and they had no time to adjust. Next time bring the whole tray outside on warmer days then back in at night, do this for a few weeks to acclimatise them. And for extra points try gently running your hands across them as young plants indoors - plants think it’s the wind and sends signals to thicken the stems 💪🏻

[Rysterio]

You should try doing a series on trying to grow stuff out of fast food places, I think that would be cool to watch :)

[ingusbingus]

My grandpa used to feed his cows in his farm with leftover food he bought from a local market, once after they ate alot of ripe tomatoes they all defecated on a hill, and a couple weeks later the whole hill was filled with tomato plants producing, it was great

[Aldo-lqfd]

That has got to be some of the most beautiful property and land I have ever seen

[ornitorrinco_en_la_caverna]

I remember, about 12 years ago, my mother decided to plant tomatoes, corn, pumpkins and radishes in our garden. They came out great and we had lots of vegetables for two summers, but the third one she decided not to plant anything because it was lots of work. Apparently the tomatoes had another idea in mind, because every year we get a lot of tomato plants from the seeds of the rotten tomatoes of the previous year, and even though we don't take care of them any longer, we get to eat tomatoes that grow on their own.

[decakjeisaozasuncem]

hi i am from serbia i live on village and have 30 plus years of gardening experience, gardening is not difficult its more like a living nightmare, its very hard and requires tons of skills and knowledge, thats the reason its hard
you did many things wrong, going from mistake to another mistake
and the funny thing is i cant give you 5-6 tips to improve your tomato gardening, its more like 50-60 tips everyone needs to know

but i will be glad to help, sorry for a little bit rusty english and heres few tips for you and everyone else
these are tips from a pro, tho more experienced people may knew better

tip 1. first of seeds must be planted outside ! if you plant in some room near window from a very first day plant will chase the sun and during that chase plant go long and weak, and instead of trying yo save the plant you should try to save yourself and throw those plants, they are no good
also if you plant seeds outside but in a big shade, they will also start chasing the sun and go long and go bad
so plant the seeds under the direct sun, and plant them early in the spring so the sun is not too strong

tip 2. you are doing the watering exactly like my mom is doing it, you are plowing the earth with watering
this is what i do, you grab thin and long nail, and some plastic 2 litre bottle with wide plastic cover and you make about 20 little holes on that cover and then water using that bottle, water streams will be gentle so in wont change the shape of the earth nor damage plant, easy as that
also when plant is very young use lukewarm water

tip3. do not plant seeds like that, you should separate every seed, put a little bit of toalet paper on the bottom of some box and keep it always moist but not too much and then put tomato seeds all over the place, and keep them moist every day two times by applying water using that plastic bottle which can spray water out of it, then when you see germ going of the plant wait until its about 3mm and then put two seeds in some flower pot with a about 5cm spacing between, later you can keep them both or destroy the lower quality one
those pots must be always moist, it must never be dry, also pots should be medium size, its not good to seed into smaller pots


tip 4. plant must be fat and small when its about to be planted in its final destination, if its too much long its harder for the plant to make adaptation, so about 30 cm long, also when you planting tomato a big part of that tomato should be covered with earth which will allow better root system, and also about 10-15cm at least of the plant should be planted horizontally for the better roots


tip 5. during the night plants should be covered completely but during the day the place they are in should be open from the sides so they dont go cooked, when plant is about 10 cm and strong then the so called process of the adaptation should begin, that means to adapt you weak and gentle plant to the outside weather, so that means every night little by little you live the cover more open and after about and leave another 10 days cover completely open during the night and day and then your plant is strong and ready enough to live outside on the harsh weather, they should have hard green colour instead weak green like your plants did

tip 6. always plant them when its cloudy outside, so they can root more stress free AKA sun free
so early in the morning if its not sunny, or when sun goes down and ground is not so hot anymore
keep your plants protected from the blight from the early days using what is available in your country, thing called ridomil gold is good

and so on and on, there are a lot more tips, but i dont have time to write a book right now

[jackieo]

Hi, I'm a line cook at a restaurant and I replant food waste all of the time.
I currently have tomato plants from seeds I got while chopping tomatoes, red and white onions, red peppers, green peppers, and lettuce. I've also been successful with green onions and leeks.
It can be done; just takes a few tries to find the right methods.
My managers know I take the food waste, as well, so it's not stealing 😁😇

[tophatcat]

I hate that this has to even be a consideration, but be careful doing this, especially with selling them. Some crop breeds are protected under copyright (or something similar, i cant remember if its actually copyright law or not) and if companies find out you are growing their protected crops they will sue you. For example, lays potato chip potatoes are protected in this way, and farmers have been sued before for growing them.

[kurtpichev]

One winter day i was eating bell peppers. There is a white untasty part with seeds in bell peppers, you know, so i threw this stuff away. But because of my laziness, i put it in my mom's flowerpot instead of bin (it was too far). A week after, my mom unexpectedly found a young bell pepper plant in her flowerpot. It successfully survived winter indoors, and then it grew up into proper plant and gave us some harvest.

[mikki_s]

The problem is likely you didn’t get them used to outside conditions. Did you set them out gradually increase the hours outside then bring back in daily for a week before you planted outside? If not than that’s why they died sadly. They need to get used to the harsh outside conditions slowly, because they are used to an easy inside life. They need help adjusting to the outside otherwise they die. Don’t be to discouraged, you did great! Please try again! If you wanted you could grow it inside right now under strong grow lights

[ViktorKruger]

you know, this is the kind of content I enjoy watching
I'm tired of all the drama and vitriol that people consume every day

[Micha_IsNotSilly]

This reminds me of how I used to own a hamster when I was around 6 years old. We had an empty, large pot of soil on our balcony, but my parents didn'y really have the time to plant anything, so I took 2 small sunflower seeds from my hamster's bowl and decided to plant them. I excitedly told my parents about my idea, and they were quite doubtful at first, thinking that the seeds probably went through some sort of frying/cooking process before becoming hamster food. I kept watering the seeds every day, and after a while they sprouted. A few months later they bloomed into 2 beautiful, not too tall mini-sunflowers, and they lasted for a while. This is probably one of my best childhood memories :D

[Tuxlion]

One thing to note, most seeds from fast food or big grocery stores are either hybrids or dont grow true to type. A hybrid is like a mule, extremely useful or tasty with food, but you can't make more (technically you can but its very rare). The other thing is not growing true to type. Plants have a variety of growing conditions and grafting is a good example that can change the flavors but also the soil conditions. Videlia onions are super sweet, not cause the onions are sweet, but because the soil in Videlia has little to no sulpher for the onions to get their pungency.

[genreofstubby]

you also need to give them more space in between the plants. also, use cut halfed gallon sized milk containers to cover the young plants using the spout opening for the opening on top. the plant will grow through it. . it will protect them from critters, wind and give them a chance to grow further. also, they was very dried out. - old farmer

[margotsmith]

1:26 just to say, Never, EVER pat the soil down, it stops the roots being able to grow easily, and as a result, makes them take much, much longed to grow

[lily_skye]

seeing it not work out is actually really validating hahaha. thanks for sharing!

[Warkiwi_]

Thanks Jason for helping the cute little plants:)

[iamtimsson]

0:10 Those quote unquote tomatoes in fast food in America are a travesty and an offense to anything that is considered a fruit. It is void of flavor, texture and color and nutrient.

[Sirmixalittle]

I still can't believe that the devs haven't patched the infinite food glitch yet, the farmer class keeps abusing it for insane exp and money gain, especially late game.

[gnawtsatyr]

When I worked at a restaurant I would take home the seed cores from red, yellow, and green bell peppers and grow them in my yard. I found it fascinating that green bell peppers turn dark red when you let them ripen on the plant.

Green onion bottoms, celery bottoms, tomato seeds, bell pepper seeds. All free garden fillers just from doing food prep at my job. I don't work there anymore but I still have the same green onions and bell peppers in my garden.