Growing tomatoes in soil AND with hydroponics | Balcony Gardening

In this video I grow a bunch of tomato plants in different ways and show you the pros and cons of each method. I grow plants indoors, outdoors, in soil and in kratky hydroponics.
We'll go from seed to harvest with these plants and I'll show you what I think is the best way to grow tomatoes - with hydroponics in 5 gallon buckets! We'll also discuss pruning, pollinating, ripening, and all the aspects of tomato plant care.

0:00 Intro
0:26 How to Start Tomato Seeds Indoors
1:14 How to Transplant Tomato Seedlings into Pots
1:50 Tomato Plant Growth Stages - Early Flowering
2:18 How to Pollinate Tomato Plants
3:03 Blossom Drop - Tomato Flowers Not Setting Fruit - Flowers Falling Off
5:30 Tomato Plant Growth Stages - Hydroponics vs Soil Grown
6:26 Tomato Plant Anatomy - Suckers and Vines
7:28 Tomato Plant Pruning Tips and Maintenance
7:46 How to Propagate Tomato Cuttings - Cloning
8:29 Tomato Root Systems
9:46 Hydroponic Tomatoes vs Soil - Benefits of Each
11:08 How to Ripen Tomatoes on the Vine Quicker



----------------------- Product Links -------------------------

------------ Hydroponic Nutrients: ------------
I grow with Future Harvest nutrients - using micro / grow / bloom and additives.
https://bit.ly/futureharvest - Use coupon code "JIMMYBHARVESTS10" for 10% off your orders!

I've also used Advanced Nutrients micro/grow/bloom on the channel
http://bit.ly/advancedNUTRIENTS

------------ LED Grow Lights: ------------
My primary light is the Mars Hydro TSW2000 - http://bit.ly/marsTSW2000
I also use the Viparspectra P1000 - http://bit.ly/viparspectraP1000

------------ Garden Necessities: ------------
Grodan A-OK Starter Cubes 1.5inch - http://bit.ly/GRoDAN
CZ heavy duty wide rim Net Cups 2inch - http://bit.ly/netCUPS
Clay Pebbles (any brand) - http://bit.ly/clayPEBBLEs
Programmable Outlets - http://bit.ly/outletTIMER
PH & TDS Meters - http://bit.ly/PHtds

------------- Video Equipment: ------------------
iPhone XS / iPhone 12
Amazon Basics Tripod - http://bit.ly/TRIPoD
Phone Mount - http://bit.ly/phoneMount
Moza mini-S Gimble - http://bit.ly/myGIMBLE
Yongnuo Light - http://bit.ly/videoLIGHT
HyperX Quadcast Mic - http://bit.ly/hyperxQUAD

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