in the plant profile series today we will see the Juliet tomato
A very prolific variety of tomato
That's a lot of fun to grow in your garden
As a part of this video I also wanted to share one tip
That some of you had actually asked about
Is how I water my containers
So this is what I do
I take a quarter inch tubing
Connect it to a barbed tee
And then I just run a soaker hose around it
So that way what happens is when the water supply is turned on
The soaker hose evenly waters the container
By using a garden clip you can secure it
And now it comes to the part of
Planting the tomato plant
Now I know a lot of people might give you tips like plant
the actual plant very deep so that it sends out a lot of roots
it's actually true
But the plant itself is prolific that even if you
do not really plant it deep beep
Just like that is good enough
Believe me it will send out a very dense root system
You can see that about two weeks after planting
the plant has grown really well
Strong stems, great leaves
Its a good start
The support that I used for this tomato plant is
The tomato trellis from Gro-tall
and you can click on this video link
To see other a review of that cage
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So in about 20 days of planting you can see that the plant has grown really well
The Juliet tomato plant is one of the most prolific growing tomato plants
I've ever experienced
They grow great in this warm California summer
And as you can see this plant has already started
forming some nice fruits here
The look pretty small but they will grow in size
The Juliet tomato produces
Fruits or tomatoes that are called Grape Tomatoes
And grape tomatoes are generally on the sweeter side
But for the Juliet plant I did find that the taste was not extremely sweet
And you will see all the details of this plant
Towards the end of this video
When you see it the plant Chart
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So the rated maturity period for the Juliet tomato
Is about 75 to eighty Days after planting
And forty days later you can see that
The fruits have really fromed very well
And they haven't started ripening yet
So we would have to wait for about 75 to 80 days
in order to start seeing some red tomatoes on this plant
So far at this time this tomato plant has done really well
It first sent out nice, healthy shoots
And then it's now concentrating its energy into producing fruits
And this is the only tomato plant in my garden right now that is producing
A lot of fruits
Without the flowers falling off
Especially because the temperatures are so high here
Its about 95 degrees in California right now
And the Juilet Tomato plant is still producing a lot of fruits
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So we've waited patiently for eighty days now
And you can see that the tomato that just fell down that was a ripe tomato
And the other fruits have also started ripening now
So 80 days is the time when you can start harvesting you Juliet tomatoes
So I would say 80 days is still a good length of time to wait for this plant
Because it's just such a prolific plant that is gonna keep producing
Remember its an indeterminate tomato plant
So it's gonna keep producing vines as it grows
Till the weather is cold enough to kill it
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So as you can see the fruits have all started
forming completely now
And the one ripe tomato that just fell down
Is incidentally gonna be our first harvest
You can see how these this tomato grows in bunches here
The grape tomatoes grow in bunches and produce a lot
These are the rebars holding the cage in place
And let's go ahead and harvest our first tomato
Which has actually fallen down right here
So let's take it and
Its a pretty good firm tomato
no signs of cracks
So I would like to know from you
My Youtube subscribers
Have you tried growing the Juliet Tomato plant?
And if you have...
Do you like it?
How do you like its prolific growth?
Its taste?
Do share your experiences by commenting on this video
And if you haven't tried growing the Juliet tomato plant yet
I think you should give it a shot
I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised at this prolific indetermine a tomato
That just keeps on producing throughout the season
So I'll show you how it looks like from the inside so let's cut it open
And do a "Taste Test"
So as you can see, the tomato has
Not much of juice
It's more like the slicing tomato
Or a paste tomato and a slightly sweet so it's a great in salads
And let's see how it tastes
It tastes a bit sweet
And I'll note that for
My taste test in the chart For this plant profile
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