This is Why Your Tomatoes AREN'T Turning Red [FIX THIS!]

In this video, I explain why your tomatoes aren't turning red and how to fix it. There are things we can to do make tomatoes ripen faster and extend tomato harvests for the longest window possible. I reveal my tomato growing secrets that give me enormous harvests of delicious tomatoes from early spring all the way until frost!

• How to Install Shade Cloth: https://youtu.be/iaBQBapX7ek?si=24b2zZaCMo22CsZl
• How to Install Drip Irrigation: https://youtu.be/soQa3-z6V5I?si=BjG3iY3qrfwa-9Z3
• How to Fertigate: https://youtu.be/-IR90ifIJHI?si=pwl7wjTZaiW1VqFu

My favorite tomato seeds can be purchased** here:
• Sun Sugar: https://growhoss.com/products/sunsugar-tomato
• Mountain Magic: https://www.pntrac.com/t/8-12781-345111-269073?url=https%3A%2F%2Fterritorialseed.com%2Fproducts%2Ftomato-mountain-magic%3Fvariant%3D12786177212515
• Bobcat: https://fxo.co/JAmY
• Rosella Purple: https://www.southernexposure.com/products/rosella-purple-tomato/
• Dwarf Emerald Giant: https://www.southernexposure.com/products/dwarf-emerald-giant/
• Celebrity Plus: https://amzlink.to/az0wr2GtKbwGv
• Red Snapper: https://growhoss.com/products/red-snapper-tomato
• Carmello: https://www.pntrs.com/t/8-12781-345111-269073?url=https%3A%2F%2Fterritorialseed.com%2Fproducts%2Ftomato-carmello%3Fvariant%3D12786164826211
• Brandy Boy: https://amzlink.to/az0FooAlD0NKZ
• Chef's Choice Yellow: https://amzlink.to/az0cxugZabo94

• These products* make growing tomatoes easier:
Shade Cloth: https://amzlink.to/az01boLJy9JNI
Greenhouse Tarps: https://amzlink.to/az0nV3lZjghn4
Weed Barrier: https://amzlink.to/az0dWuh23X8yX
LINEX 67.7" Self-Watering Planter: https://amzlink.to/az0zLv1fCwr1K
Grow Bags: https://amzlink.to/az0KMZlDtD9uY
Drip Line, 6" Emitter Spacing: https://amzlink.to/az0X5pUELvjQE
Fertilizer Injector: https://amzlink.to/az0utUfNF8bhD
Tomato Hook Trellis Kit: https://amzlink.to/az06N09uQlRhA
Plant Support Clips: https://amzlink.to/az0b4sd8HSVrf
Alaska Fish Fertilizer [5-1-1]: https://amzlink.to/az0FwrU8QjSg9
Organic All Purpose Fertilizer (4lb): https://amzlink.to/az0YgMUZTzdp1
Espoma PlantTone [5-3-3] (50lb): https://amzlink.to/az0dh0dYaye1l
Organic Bone Meal (8lb): https://amzlink.to/az05b9eediHpy
Farmer's Secret Tomato Booster: https://amzlink.to/az09LM1UqRC89
Jack's All Purpose [20-20-20] (1.5lb): https://amzlink.to/az0JG0Dv6Da0h
Jack's All Purpose [20-20-20] (25lb): https://amzlink.to/az0F6FgxdhKjO
Crab & Lobster Shell Meal (4lb): https://amzlink.to/az0LtijP1fn7p
Azomite Trace Minerals (44lb): https://amzlink.to/az0iu3dLSptN7
Spinosad Concentrate: https://amzlink.to/az0IHOcyjVACh
Surround WP Kaolin Clay: https://amzlink.to/az0QftMdlGkDR
Pyrethrin Concentrate: https://amzlink.to/az0hrxWNFMSK9
4 Gal Battery Backpack Sprayer: https://amzlink.to/az0yoJL5NNxkB
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Tomatoes Not Ripening?
0:41 REASON #1: Temperature
5:46 What If You Have Short Summers?
7:49 REASON #2: Fruit Load
10:14 Tomato Variety Recommendations
13:32 REASON #3: Fertilizing Wrong
18:02 REASON #4: Picking Tomatoes Wrong
22:05 Tomato Growing Tips
24:26 List of Favorite Tomato Varieties
25:25 Adventures With Dale

If you have any questions about how to grow tomatoes, how to grow fruit trees or the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please leave a comment!

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