The EASY Way to Grow Tomatoes That Actually WORKS!

In this video, I show you the easiest way to grow tomatoes at home without staking, caging, or trellising. This method of growing tomatoes is so easy you'll go red with envy...


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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland, Australia, about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online, so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

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[ocachisu]

I've been watching Self Sufficient Me for years now. I adore his style, the uncle I wish I had. He's the Steve Irwin of gardening. I'm surprised he's not on TV yet. He's an absolute gem

[robertrichmond]

I am so in love with how this video, at its heart, is basically "I let nature do its thing and I learned". I feel that sometimes we get too caught up in the idea that we have to do things in a very systematic way, instead of going with the flow.

[DaisyIdes]

I had a neighbor who grew up on a farm. She and I had adjacent beds in a community garden. She NEVER staked any of her vining plants. Tomatoes, cukes, squash, etc…were just allowed to sprawl. She did not have quite as good a harvest as me, but she spent very little time in the garden, and got a very reasonable harvest. I am certain she got more weight in good crops per hour spent than anyone else in our community garden.

[bontrix]

I planted one cherry tomato plant 4 years ago in my chicken garden, and got a ton of tomatoes since. Every generation seems to be more and more drought and pest resistant

[JoeBoppyBop]

What a small world it truly is! I’m in the U.S. and I love that you are in the Southern Hemisphere. I can’t grow tomatoes now. It is winter, but you can! So, I get to see your new videos all winter long while I plan for Spring next April! Thank you!

[amandaharris]

I love how enthusiastic Mark is about this. ❤

[deborahlynch]

I grew tomatoes that were indeterminate like those. The vines grew to over 12 feet. I didn't trellis them in time and they spilled over out of the raised bed. I live in North Carolina USA, climate is mild. I had tomatoes well after the first frost. My first harvest was three months after planting and I sold 7 pounds to a local café and had plenty to can. Evey day I picked tomatoes. Wonder variety and I will plant them again.

[marysurbanchickengarden]

Those tomatoes remind me of the Florida everglades tomatoes. If you ever grow one on your property, you will always have tomatoes. They self seed and take over large spaces similar to a huge briar patch.

[Jazzgirlaust]

Just shows us that nature will always find a way to get it done!

[ateoutdoors]

Volunteers always seem to do best in strange places. Lol

[JennTN]

Last year was my first attempt at gardening. I typically kill cacti, so I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out. It was amazing! I live in mid-southern Illinois, 6b. Growing different ages of asparagus, had corn, tomatoes, strawberries, okra, potatoes, carrots, a blueberry Bush, and assorted herbs mostly in fabric pots. This gave me such a boost in confidence for next year. We're adding a 16ftx20ft greenhouse, have built a chicken coop and large run for our 15 girls, and I have collected over 200 varieties of seeds!
I must give you and several other Tube gardening experts MANY THANKS for keeping me motivated and excited for starting seeds early in 2023. Kevin from Epic Gardening, Jacques from Jacques in the Garden and Epic Gardening, Bruce from RED gardens, and James Prigioni. These resources are INVALUABLE. I would not be so excited for the next season if it weren't for all of you!❤❤
Oops! Forgot Brian at Next Level Gardening!

[jillianwatt]

My Pop just let's them grow wherever and leaves them be. He says they thrive on neglect.
He just lives at Beerwah.
Everytime I go I take bucket loads home. They are so healthy looking and so delicious!

[staceymoniz]

If we're honest, most of us gardeners have several self seeded tomato "experiments" happening if we're lucky. Love your channel and everything I'm learning from you, cheers!

[AquaTechTanks]

Cherry tomatoes are hugely underrated in the home garden! They are my absolute favorite.

[jackalopemiscarriage]

I live in Alaska and we have such an odd growing season but this channel has helped me learn so many tips and tricks to apply to my own garden! You’re on of my favorite gardeners out there and I’ve never been more jealous of someone else’s tomatoes ❤

[pamelaroden]

That's how my sister n law grows everything. And she gets an awesome harvest every year. How is the house renovation going?

[emullinsstreams]

I've noticed that cherry tomatoes/indeterminate tomatoes also sprout extra roots along their branches if you let them trail along the ground, almost like pumpkins. I wonder if that's why they do well there on the ground.

[deborahwoods]

I had a tommy toe plant come up in my front garden in the last couple of weeks of winter in Newcastle NSW. I have no idea how the seed got in there but i let it grow wild and it filled the entire garden. I was picking a basket full every day. I canned a dozen jars of spaghetti sauce with them and was giving them away as well as eating them fresh. It was one of the best tomato plants I've ever grown! Btw, I love your videos!

[kateymateymusic]

Love this Mark. Last year I planted my tomatoes in pots because that was the only space I had. I neglected one and it "tumbled" over and grew in the grass and I got more tomatoes than all the other staked pots

[stephenhope]

95% of tomatoe products in the US are grown here, in the Central Valley of California. They are all grown as "field tomatoes" ie, no staking, just grown on the ground. I personally stake my tomatoes vertically. Steve in Sacramento.