Ok friends, we never do this and I avoid “update videos” like the plague, but here we go. Year 3 of the channel is ending off with a bang. There’s a few new things in the works and with 14+ inches of snow covering the entire garden, I thought this week’s iteration the perfect chance to update you all on what’s going on. Plus a number of people messaged me over the last week so it seemed like the right time!
We covered most of the dormancy and soil protection topics over November/December, but indoor stuff is growing like crazy so we’ll have tons of that content for January ready to go. New blogs should be ready for the website this week, but holiday craziness is super hard to predict, as you can imagine.
Stay safe you guys and have the happiest of holidays. Be kind to one another and let’s make sure 2023 is a better year! Thanks to you all for the support and feedback for one of the best gardening years I can remember!
Hey, for those that don’t know, the website is now live! Check it out here, there’s going to be some exciting new things happening!: https://theripetomatofarms.ca/
2022 is the Year of the Garden! We deserve it after the last little while, and growing our own food and self sufficiency is just the reward we need to get back on track!
For more information on all your gardening questions, check out my other videos!:
Winterizing Raspberries!: https://youtu.be/EDwe9KFahqc
Pruning Your Raspberry Plants: https://youtu.be/wQcSRwFpFOc
3 Types Of Raspberry Shoots: https://youtu.be/vJ8oLQ6aBYQ
Guide To Winterizing Your Strawberries: https://youtu.be/-EI9K3yAaPQ
Growing Container Garlic: https://youtu.be/8vDWcku-xRk
Planting Strawberries: https://youtu.be/r-im8w7VOJQ
How To Grow Potatoes – The Definitive Guide: https://youtu.be/6Fv2yFdV4p8
Winter Composting Tips: https://youtu.be/VzW28NxiZvs
Harvesting Garlic: https://youtu.be/A9qUN_FSCjg
Fertilizing Peppers: https://youtu.be/LbxevyTIBgo
DIY Safe and Natural Aphid Spray: https://youtu.be/LJTK8jk7g1k
Garlic Spacing Experiment: https://youtu.be/tlXJA7w4JNw
How To Grow Strawberries!: https://youtu.be/T6-s7NomNTY
Fertilizing Strawberries: https://youtu.be/vZdsdcWCdOw
How To Grow Garlic: https://youtu.be/UgbWxSqpqws
Baking Soda Aphid and Insect Spray: https://youtu.be/320D-41xt-M
6 Benefits Of Hydrogen Peroxide!: https://youtu.be/jU4N5PLKX7M
Pruning Pepper Plants Experiment!: https://youtu.be/s6jh_tcMfVw
Direct Seeding vs Starter Plant: https://youtu.be/TQWWtQu-r9U
100% Germination?: https://youtu.be/FqZ8tFrhWv0
Seed Starting Soil: https://youtu.be/OlLHCtHI6JY
Seed Starting 101, The Basics!: https://youtu.be/bRWac1OpxPY
Starting Tomato Seeds: https://youtu.be/qlEp0iDfB-k
Starting Pepper Seeds: https://youtu.be/mNqS1FpPWW8
Starting Cucumber Seeds: https://youtu.be/7aWeBavfubE
Starting Zucchini Seeds: https://youtu.be/LgHKLftASTQ
Starting Corn Seeds: https://youtu.be/2t2A2ZrdZ3k
Starting Pumpkin Seeds: https://youtu.be/kT_WR0e2EjI
DIY Ultimate Potting Mix: https://youtu.be/cP-7_7YT9jk
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If you're just starting out gardening in 2022, please check out my Amazon Affiliate links below to get the right tools for the job! It doesn't cost you a cent, but this channel receives a small incentive for any items purchase through Amazon. Happy Gardening!
pH/Water/Light Meter
Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/3yafmrV
Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3OKRW30
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3nvEIM4
Composting Tumbler!
Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/39CgtYw
Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/39Dha49
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3yLsKVf
Handy 12-piece Garden Tool Set!:
Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/3jsNIyk
Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2YZhFwx
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3qapNql
Hand Pruners:
Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/2YSIFxP
Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3q3Oftq
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YR3Xf8
Watering Can:
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Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2YR3p94
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Spray Gun:
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Thanks Jeff! Have a great Christmas and all the best wishes to you and your family.
I’m so happy to subscribe and watch your video that I wouldn’t know how, where, when and what to do with the seeds and you were our savior in gardening and being self sufficient is very important at this time. Jeff, Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, wishing you and your family a happiest holidays and New Year’s ahead, and stay safe and healthy 🙏🏻🎄🌟☝️❤️👍👍
Nice Doggo!
Cheers for your videos!! Very hot today in Australia..Merry Christmas..🙂 Congrats on your growing channel success..
I love your channel! I don't always get to watch right when they post, but I do get to them in a day or so. I can't even remember when I started watching you, but it's never gotten old. You are in my top three..Not in order, You, Veggie Boys and Kevin and Sarah – Living Traditions Homestead. The artic blast is moving in here, now…Central Fl to see mid 20's with teen wind chills…I know, you are used to that. We however, are not! My tomato plants are loaded, and so they have a heater and a fan…Hoping to get them through the next 3 days of below freezing temps. Merry Christmas Jeff and family. 🎄🎄
Have a wonderful , peaceful and safe Christmas and new you Jeff. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiments with us.
You are an amazing teacher. I have learned so much from your videos. I am always looking forward to learning as much as I can about gardening. Thank you ! Will be building a greenhouse with old windows in the Spring/Summer and equipping it with multiple heat and cooling sources. I enjoy gardening so much that I would love to do so all year. Currently researching the strongest way to roof the greenhouse so that it will hold a heavy load of snow and pitch it enough so the snow will slide down the roof when it gets heavy. It’s going to be so fun designing it.
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a warm, happy, and healthy New Year. 9:39
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I learned a lot watching your videos. I especially like the ones on strawberries. I’m year 2 trying and still doing my best. I have not gotten the first berry…but I guess I’m a glutton for punishment. Several of my tower plants are flowering. Things are looking up. Changed varieties this year and planted bare roots. I really enjoy my tending the strawberries…part of which is getting me off my butt and doing something..thanks for being here for us..
Thanks for everything this year! Your advice got my new greenhouse and 10 raised beds plus an entire bucket garden started for me this year. It was amazing. It was empowering. I grew things I had never grown on my own before. And it gave me a new confidence to do even better next year. I'm turning the whole yard into quite a farm and it seems somehow you were right there helping! I will always appreciate that support and encouragement, even from a thousand miles and a country away. Thank you!
Jeff, I wanted to say congratulations on the growth and new direction you're going in….your knowledge is incredible, and your willingness to share
-for free-shows your character and integrity.A Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family!
You do answer all ( or most of the comments and that isn't necessary but nice.I would think it would be difficult to give so many answers like you do.
I've heard some websites has a team to give replies.
I'm again mulching leaves grass clipping and garden waste early as possible in fall and that feeds the food web and worms that are pooping their body weight daily and that feeds my vegetables that I get to choose for my family
Merry Christmas Jeff
Your audio is again spot on.
Love your channel.
Do you need any help with the blog? I was a freelance writer and marketer for about ten years 🙃
Can you cover growing watermelons in December? Mine aren't doing so well.
Thank you for all your efforts. I've learned so much from your vlogs and know I'll learn even more in the coming year.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎀🎁🎉
Thanks Jeff. I always learn something from your videos. Tonight I learned you do more than just the Garden Quickies! Who knew!? Now I can "dig" into more gardening content. Can't wait to get started! Good luck on your endeavors in the new year.
You have created so much very enjoyable content! I hope you and your family have a Very Merry Christmas and a Completely Happy New Year! -Bob…
Thanks for a great year of videos (its quickly become one of my most favorite channels) – all your tutorial videos were very helpful for me as a newbie gardener and someone who is keen to learn :D. Possibly the best and most informative videos on gardening imho. Merry Christmas and Happy new year from Australia :D. (PS: just curious – which plants do you find personally the most problematic to grow from seed?)
Thanks for the year in review. It was a challenging year for me with the cold spring that didn't want to leave to the freak September frost. You have been a great help in my gardening journey. Thank you so much for all the knowledge you share with us. Have a wonderful holiday season. See you in 2023. Cheers.
Thanks for all the advice and tips, sir! Really appreciate all the work you put into it. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year! PS. We need more pups in your videos like this one!
Merry Christmas Jeff, thanks for answering my question regarding mushroom compost. This channel is awesome!
Thank you Jeff for your wonderful and educational gardening videos.
Lucky for me I live in Victoria BC so when I discovered you on YouTube it was like winning the gardening tutorial lottery!
Wishing you, your family and your sweet puppy Emma a wonderful Christmas and look forward to your wonderful videos in 2023
Cheers!
Thank you for everything, Merry Christmas!
I'm calling it, you're going to hit 1 million subscribers next year!
Thanks for all your videos, this is one of the best vlogs around, I am from England. Happy Christmas and New Year.
Ola Jeff.Thank you for all you do to help me and letting me grow with knowledge. You have brought the joy and fun back to my gardening . Feliz Natal and Boa Ano to you and your family. From Portugal.
Happy Holidays to you and your family Jeff! I think I can safely say that we of the Ripe Tomato Farm Community, a.k.a. Jeff Groupies 😄, all agree that you are a wonderful teacher. One who feels like a friend sharing knowledge.
Please keep doing what you're doing. We clearly love it.
Oh and one more thing for 2023:
Garden Tour! Garden Tour! Garden Tour!
Please?
Jeff, thank you so much for all of your guidance this year. You helped me have an amazing garden and gave me lots of smiles along the way. I look forward to seeing what you bring us next year. We are very fortunate to have you. Merry Christmas to you and your family. God bless you and all that are reading this. ❤️
Happy Holidays, Jeff! I love your videos. They are among my favorite bc they are so real. It's about the gardening not putting on a show. I just realized that your style reminds me of the original Victory Garden tv show on PBS. Jim Crockett was a gentle soul who loved every aspect of growing. I guess you'd have to a million years old like me to remember him! Looking forward to your episodes in 2023 ❤️
Great channel!! Looking forward to your new content! Thanks!
"In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it." -Jane Smiley
This was such a nice sum !!! Im so excited about your channel and where its heading, always enjoyed the way you always introduce your tips and tricks and knwoledge! Thank you!
Thanks for your channel and all your very informative videos. I have learned so much from you! And you are fun to watch! You should write a book!!
👣👣👣I can't say thank you enough for not only your videos which are to the point and very informative but also answering questions through out the year. Looking forward to 2023. One of my main focuses is a vibrant working compost system . Living in a 100 acre woodlot I have room and nearly unlimited resources. TNX a million. 🍓🫐🍆🥔🥔🥕🥕🌶🫑🥒🥬🥦🧄🧅🍉🍈👣👣😎😎💦👍👍💧
Jeff,. Thanks for all you do on your gardening videos. I have learned a lot from your channel. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you next year.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING SO MUCH GREAT INFORMATION!!!!!!
It has been a very interesting year and you have done fantastic things hence the excellent growth in the channel. I think supporting your channel is important and most people have no issues contributing or paying for good content.
All that aside here’s wishing you a very Merry Christmas with family and friends ⛄️🤶🎄🇨🇦
Love your Channel! Merry X-Mas and a happy 2023 🙂
Happy Holidays & fun gardening advice. Enjoy your break and will tune in for more gardening fun facts & advice in 2023
Even with the economic Inflation😩 I'm very excited to have earned $10,250 on my $4,000 investment every 13 days 😊