Best Way to Start Tomato Seeds Indoors (or Outdoors)

In this video I'm going to show you the best way to start tomato seeds at home. Whether you're starting tomato seeds indoors or starting tomato seeds outdoors, this video will show you everything you need to know to grow lots of tomatoes, not leaves. I will show you tomato garden hacks and simple instructions step by step for beginner gardeners or experienced gardeners. Getting a huge harvest starts with sowing the seeds correctly. I'll walk you through my tomato hack that all but guarantees a summer full of big juicy homegrown tomatoes!

If you have questions about how to grow tomatoes, need help growing a vegetable garden, want tips for gardening for beginners, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and "garden hacks" like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the comment section below!

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[Slavinsk]

For 10 + years my tomato growing consisted of going to the garden center, buying 3 seedlings, and planting them in the flower bed next to my house. Then 3 years ago I discovered one of your tomato videos. Now, I have two 4 x 12 raised beds, 15 fabric containers, grow lights, drip irrigation and wonderful tomato harvests! No way could I have done this without your videos! I get so much pleasure and relaxation out of this. Thanks buddy! 🍅 (And, I bought your companion planning book, a great read.)

[livemypassiongarden.]

I am 63 years old, and I have been growing since I was 8 years old. Until now, I am growing, it is my passion.

[tammy]

North Carolina here. Have been gardening all my life even as a young girl. My job was to pour water in the holes. We planted around 150 tomato plants and canned everything tomato. As an adult I have been planting for 45 years. Starting my own seeds almost this whole time! Love the next few months here because planting seeds begins then moving them into garden. So glad many have gone back or started to garden. My saying is “digging in the dirt is cheaper than a mental health consult”. Enjoy gardening!

[luvluvluvluvcats]

I remember Mom in the 1960s putting soil in the kitchen oven to sterilize it. Vermont gardener here, growing for 45 years.

[AylaGrassrootGardens]

A new tomato video, yes! I used your main tomato videos to plant tomatoes with my alternative high school students. We used black solo cups, and got them in the ground before summer break. When they came back in the Fall, the teenagers were munching on dwarf cherry tomatoes for weeks. I don't think any of them will ever forget it.

Thank you for another great video. ❤

[nxecsup]

Thanks for the tips. I don't usually party and on the rare occasion I do, I leave early. Without even saying goodbye. It may be awkward for me to collect everyone's cup before they've even finished their drinks but if that's what I have to do for a successful tomato crop, I'll do it. Wish me luck!

[veldawilson]

I’m from Arkansas, and I am 71 been gardening for many years and I am loving watching videos and learning new things. And just for the record you are my favorite ❤

[lucasteague]

Pro tip, get 18oz red cups and 16oz clear cups and you won’t need any marbles!

[KittyMama]

I'm 62, and I've been growing tomatoes since I was around 8 years old. I bought a dime store tomato seedling that was about to die and planted it next to the air conditioner. It grew like Jack's beanstalk. I had to get a ladder and attach it to the eve of the house. Got just buckets of tomatoes. I've been hooked ever since.

[gillianlazarus]

Hi from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹, I have been gardening for over 30 years, home gardening but have learnt more through using You Tube for the past 4 years. Really focused, it is a long and rewarding process over the years. Started gardening with my mom.

[myronp]

I use yogurt containers.Water them till it drips out the bottom holes.I use a mist to keep the new seedlings moist.Been doing this for over 20 years and the results are better than nursery bought plants. Watch the bottom holes for roots, then you can plant, Timeing is important.

[sharlenescharf]

Hello, here from Lynnwood Washington. Been growing tomatoes since 1974 - my 50th year! I still like to hear any tips to gardening…never too old to learn something new. 😊

[donnaclarke]

I assisted my parents growing huge gardens when I was 4. We children each were given 4ft x4ft square of our own to plant whatever we wanted. This was all preserved for our winter food. I grew lots of tomatoes in my own garden from 1974 until the present balcony garden as I am 73. I propagate my own seeds, the tomatoes are delicious!

[christyjones]

I'm Christy from Northeast Ohio.. this is the first year I am gardening and planting tomatos! Wish me luck!!!

[michellebott-graham]

Hi Bryan, I'm Michelle, and I currently live in Spokane, Washington. I've been back to gardening for the last 6 years. I was raised by gardeners, so gardening has been a part of my life on and off since I was very small. I've always enjoyed having my hands and feet make contact with our earth but when my 21 year old son died unexpectedly a few years ago, gardening became a much needed lifeline. The music you use in some of your videos also provides a sense of connection which has been a great comfort. Thank you for all you do, and for being you! 🙏

[bronowiczj]

Pittsburgh, PA - gardening and growing tomatoes on and off for last 14 years. Last 3 years gardening has become an obsession.

[sonyahogan]

Hi, Sonya here from Kyle TX. Grew tomatoes as a kid, then stopped gardening while raising my family and working as a nurse. I'm retired now and have gone all in for gardening. This will be my 3rd year and hope to get better and better.❤

[BS-j]

The best info I liked about this video is you started your seeds in a good size container!!!! No transplanting until it gets hardened off and into the ground!!!!
It seems like most of the garden sites on YouTube have you starting your seeds in a tray of anywhere from 12 or more planting trays then you have to transplant so many times until you get them in the ground.
Thank you thank you thank

[moodybikerchic]

I am in North Carolina and am 75, and have been gardening since I was bout 4! And have been living alone since my husband passed away in 2008. I have always had a garden my whole life. I-still do! I started planting tomatoes in red solo cups this year because of your videos! I have 25 tomatoes germinated right now in March. I also did 76 gallon jugs of winter sowing. Some of them are in the ground right now.

[alishal.]

Love how your videos are informative without sounding like a robot reading a script. Everything makes sense and retainable. Great tricks and tips too!