60 Seconds or Sow: Identification and Cause of Tomato Fruit Cracking

60 Seconds or Sow: 

Identification and Cause of Tomato Fruit Cracking

Tomato fruit cracking essentially occurs due to one main reason and that is uneven watering. Other factors may play into it but if your tomato plant's root system severely dries out and that is then followed with lots of water... tomato fruits often crack. The roots try and send in too much water too quickly to the fruit and they crack.

If your container tomatoes dry out completely, don't flood the container with water. It probably will cause the fruit to crack. Give it a little water through out the day and let it slowly drink up. After a full day or two of a little water, you can go back to a regular watering routine.





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My 1st Vegetable Garden: How to Harvest Cucumber Seeds from Your Garden - MFG 2013

My 1st Vegetable Garden: 

How to Harvest Cucumber Seeds from Your Garden 

Vegetable seeds can last years once harvested and stored. You can save yourself a lot of money. Cucumber seeds are really easy to harvest if you let the cucumbers swell to 3 or 4x's picking size and let them turn an yellow orange color. The seeds will be mature and they can be removed and dried on a plate. You will have seeds for the next year or two.





I am also starting a new YouTube Channel called My First Vegetable Garden. It differs from my main channel in that I am assuming you are brand new to gardening. The videos are longer, as I spend more time explaining all the gardening components in the video. Please join and spread the word. I will be doing videos through the end of this season but will start again with starting seeds indoors. Why not sign on?


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My 1st Vegetable Garden: How to Plant Container Peas in the Fall

My 1st Vegetable Garden: 

How to Plant Container Peas in the Fall

I started a new YouTube channel called: My First Vegetable Garden. The videos differ from my other channel in that they are longer and more detailed. The videos will have specific themes such as; planting, tending and harvesting. I will explain each step in the video as if this is really your first time getting started.

This video shows you all the steps needed to plant container peas, even how to water them.  If you have a lot of experience this might not be the video for you. If you are just starting, I hope you find it useful and subscribe to my new gardening channel: My First Vegetable Garden! Please help me spread the word!





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My New Garden YouTube Channel Dedicated to New Vegetable Gardeners

My New Garden YouTube Channel 

Dedicated to New Vegetable Gardeners

I have launched my 2nd gardening YouTube Channel that is focused 100% on new or relatively new gardeners. I added a private G+ Gardening Community that is only for new gardeners.  Just check out the community and ask to join: My First Vegetable Garden. My goal is to teach and help motivate people to start a garden.

My first video is about what else.... understanding what gardening zone you are in and that there are cool and warm weather crops. I will be making dozens of videos to explain every aspect of gardening as if you don't  know anything. It is a great place to learn, ask questions and grow a vegetable garden. Learn with others as they learn and grow!

Please help me in spreading the word to new gardeners. If you could send this along your social media I will be greatly appreciated! If you have the time please subscribe and help me launch my new channel. Thanks for your support. Good luck in your garden!

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My First Garden!: How to Easily Plant Fall Container Peas

My First Garden! 

How to Easily Plant Fall Container Peas

I started a new series called: My First Garden!. I hope to be part of getting more people to have home gardens. I am starting the series with fall gardening. I am in Maryland Zone 7 and August is the time to start bringing the cool weather vegetables back into the garden. Peas are an easier container vegetable that love the cool weather. I figured I'd start with them.

The video shows you everything you need to do to have container peas. It is super easy to do and very inexpensive to set up. And remember you can use the containers for a couple of years, if not longer.





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