How To Grow a Tamarind Tree-Tammy The Tamarind

In March 2015, I grew my first tamarind from seed. Now it has grown into an impressive small tamarind tree. This video is the story of the trials, errors, and tribulations of growing this tropical tree over the years in Texas (zone 8b).
The video can also serve as a guide on how to grow a tamarind tree or seedling after the first year. Check out this video for the story of my first ‘plant baby’, Tammy the Tamarind.
If you want to learn how to grow tamarinds from seed, check out my video, How to Grow Tamarind from Seed: • How to Grow Tamarind f...
If you want to learn more about the tamarind fruit, where to find it, and how to enjoy it, check out my video, What is Tamarind: • What is Tamarind (Tama...
Do you want to see how Tammy is doing? Check out this video update from Spring to Fall 2019!: • Growing Tamarinds| Spr...
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  • @PlanetaryDweeb
    @PlanetaryDweeb3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty cool, This past year I've also been growing a tamarind tree. I would recommend doing some pruning in the late winter. Pruning strengthens and thickens the trunk and remaining branches, and also encourages denser growth. It can feel harsh to cut away the live parts of the plant, but ultimately it does it well.

  • @are3581
    @are35814 жыл бұрын

    Love the story behind her name!

  • @juandeleon2681
    @juandeleon26813 жыл бұрын

    I just planted twin tamarinds in south Texas. I protected them for 2 years and after this big freeze I feel somewhat relived we won’t have another for another 100

  • @nightowlpiont1
    @nightowlpiont12 жыл бұрын

    Well how about that; all in one day I have mentioned Tammy the sister in law, watched Tammy the movie (it played on tv) and now met Tammy the tamarind. Great video by the way!

  • @tweety1430657
    @tweety14306572 жыл бұрын

    As long as this video was. I watched every second of it! So happy for you, it looks great

  • @rebornshoebag
    @rebornshoebag6 ай бұрын

    Very nice story I enjoyed

  • @happynhealthywithyna1396
    @happynhealthywithyna13963 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this!!

  • @MA-jl5wu
    @MA-jl5wu11 ай бұрын

    I love watching Tammy growing process. Thanks for sharing.

  • @snava360z334
    @snava360z3343 жыл бұрын

    Your video inspired me to start my own tamarind seeds.

  • @shamrockgirl804

    @shamrockgirl804

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s awesome! I’m about to plant another round of tamarinds myself! They’re nice little trees. 😊

  • @snava360z334

    @snava360z334

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just one or two more years left for yours to start fruiting .

  • @santizo715
    @santizo7153 жыл бұрын

    Such dedication! Thank you so much, I’m in the process of trying to germinate and grow our own Tams and your video made me smile and have hope. Hope Tammy and her sisters are thriving!

  • @temperance2272
    @temperance22722 жыл бұрын

    Peace. Your documentary was very thorough. The tree needs more nourishment to bear fruit. You’ll have to pump up the fertilizer you’re using especially before winter. Thank you. Very enjoyable.

  • @mr.jonadefons1091
    @mr.jonadefons10912 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that's cool. Great video.

  • @menatoorus5696
    @menatoorus56964 жыл бұрын

    Great journey for a great woman. Thank you for sharing your invaluable experience.

  • @docfuzzpersonalcollection5927
    @docfuzzpersonalcollection59273 жыл бұрын

    Great info! Wifey and I are trying our first "Tammies"! We name all our favs too! Thanks for your time!

  • @DizzzyKipper
    @DizzzyKipper3 жыл бұрын

    What an excellent story. I really enjoyed that. Thank you.

  • @jackietravels9839
    @jackietravels98393 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed Tammys story thank you.....touch and go wow

  • @thegardenmuse2398
    @thegardenmuse2398Ай бұрын

    Awesome docu on growing Tammy from seed! They really do feel like our babies after all the blood sweat and tears 💚

  • @nareshramina
    @nareshraminaАй бұрын

    Very detailed information. Very nice

  • @shirlebug
    @shirlebug4 жыл бұрын

    Wow you worked hard!

  • @brandishoogy
    @brandishoogy2 жыл бұрын

    what a fantastic story..🤗

  • @storkbreath
    @storkbreathКүн бұрын

    Hey if you scuff the seeds up with some sandpaper so the hard outer shell can absorb water. Once you put them in water they will germinate in a few days to a week. As soon as the outer shell wrinkles up. I had 90% of them sprout.

  • @jackiebetty1344
    @jackiebetty13442 жыл бұрын

    I loved your demonstration. I would love to get a tamarind tree

  • @pranjal86able
    @pranjal86able3 жыл бұрын

    what a great story :) well done!

  • @phoebekosaketh4316
    @phoebekosaketh43163 жыл бұрын

    Love your video and beautiful tree very bushy. I have one I planted in pot 6 years ago it hasn’t flower yet. It’s about 3 feet tall.

  • @lutherdean6922
    @lutherdean69222 жыл бұрын

    thanks for sharing this, great video!

  • @vallr-humans9121
    @vallr-humans91217 ай бұрын

    Love your video sister ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Long live your and all plants . Thanks for the tips 😊

  • @norbertokennedy2550
    @norbertokennedy25503 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @harrellt1405
    @harrellt1405 Жыл бұрын

    Omg what a journey

  • @marshapicardo7322
    @marshapicardo73222 жыл бұрын

    I remember eating them while still kinda green too. 😋 And the leaves/new sprouts

  • @JulianPatrickMiller
    @JulianPatrickMiller3 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos

  • @shaynenguyen9715
    @shaynenguyen97153 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your lovely story about Tammy. My friend gave me two tamarind pods yesterday and that was why I found your video. I planned to grow them from seeds but was skeptical of their survival. Since tamarinds are tropical plants, I guess they are high maintenant. Not sure I should grow them or not. Btw, I live in Texas just like you.

  • @faheem7301
    @faheem73012 жыл бұрын

    its cute story 😊😊

  • @sudheer3656
    @sudheer36564 жыл бұрын

    All the best. Please plant more tamarind.

  • @chanthoernyem5749
    @chanthoernyem57492 жыл бұрын

    CONGRATS

  • @lovess4051
    @lovess40517 ай бұрын

    Very nice ❤❤

  • @rickyderringer7602
    @rickyderringer76022 жыл бұрын

    Companion planting. Certain plants attract ladybugs and would help with aphids pretty sure. But i enjoyed the video. Hopefully ill try my own tamarind thanks for the tip with the nail clippers

  • @tarawebster6797
    @tarawebster67974 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Hope you have fruit in a couple yrs! I planted 6 seeds (I brought seeds back from Puerto Rico) but 4 of them didn't make it. They went a few days with no water in the Florida heat. But the 2 I have are now 6 months old and doing great!

  • @spsp5569

    @spsp5569

    9 ай бұрын

    Did they fruit ?? I m wondering since your comment was made 3 years ago.

  • @ShindaRatto
    @ShindaRatto2 жыл бұрын

    I love this. I just wanted to see how people grow tamarimd from seed and I got a whole saga about Tammy and I have been fully invested all the way through. I'm planting my seeds tomorrow. Thank you.

  • @nightowlpiont1
    @nightowlpiont12 жыл бұрын

    Just wondering, do you eat the leaves? If not, you should give it a go as you wait for it to bear fruit. It's pretty yum especially in soups.

  • @shamrockgirl804

    @shamrockgirl804

    2 жыл бұрын

    I haven't eaten the leaves yet, but I'd love to try it! 😋

  • @marktucker1651
    @marktucker1651Ай бұрын

    thanks!! im in northwest florida so it still freezes hear.I want to keep some in a 16" planter so i can keep it ferom frwwzing, I hope it will fruit in a container. Ill try some out side neer my lemon & banana trees to see how they do.

  • @schynam
    @schynam2 ай бұрын

    I love the story behind Tammy. And the care you gave her. But I have to jettison the idea of planting a tamarind tree. I do not have your patience. Thanks for sharing.

  • @shamrockgirl804

    @shamrockgirl804

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! It's a waiting game for sure. In August 2022, when Tammy was seven years old, she produced one flower! I was so surprised and happy that she produced a flower for the first time. But it didn't produce even though Tammy was very healthy. As years go on, I'm realizing that my natural growing zone may be too short for tamarinds. They'll grow and produce new branches and leaves, but I don't think they'll make productive flowers and fruit. My tamarinds HATE the winter greenhouse and they'll have to start from ground zero in the spring when I take them outside. If anything, it's a nice plant to grow passively. Apparently, you can eat and cook the sour leaves in dishes! I might try that soon!

  • @StellaCarey
    @StellaCarey2 жыл бұрын

    How is Tammy now? I really enjoyed your storytelling, btw.

  • @AAHomeGardening
    @AAHomeGardening Жыл бұрын

    Iovely I have a sweet Tamarind growing in pot in the UK

  • @RikthDcruze
    @RikthDcruze3 жыл бұрын

    Tammy 😂 how cute.

  • @matemahe
    @matemahe Жыл бұрын

    you took better care of Tammy then most parents take care of thier kids

  • @bryangodoy3492
    @bryangodoy349210 ай бұрын

    Any update on Tammy?

  • @gmarvvv
    @gmarvvv2 жыл бұрын

    ❤️

  • @NidaLacambra
    @NidaLacambra Жыл бұрын

    Is the tamarind trees have thorns?

  • @shaheenzaheen3291
    @shaheenzaheen3291 Жыл бұрын

    Ok sir

  • @luisastacio2357
    @luisastacio23572 жыл бұрын

    How long does it take to bear fruit

  • @mimimadeit237
    @mimimadeit237 Жыл бұрын

    Did it fruit and how long did it take to fruit I t?

  • @kooloneism
    @kooloneism3 жыл бұрын

    Home stead florida would be a nicer home for her because she can grow in the tropical weather she will be a great big tree trust me

  • @shamsunnahar6899
    @shamsunnahar68992 жыл бұрын

    I like your vedio, I'm also fond of tropical plants, but it's not so easy, because I leave in New York, still I am trying. I have couple of tropical plants. I have 2 tamarind plants, they're 3 years old. Even I have couple of mango plant's, they're small though. I will talk to you again.

  • @johnfitzgerald4456
    @johnfitzgerald4456 Жыл бұрын

    @ShamrockgirlWorld I'd there any hope to grow a Tamarind bush instead of tree? I'm in zone, wait for it...... 7 I have a very large window facing south east. Can I bring the Tammy in during cold temps?

  • @zaibshahzad5047
    @zaibshahzad50474 жыл бұрын

    hHey Shamrock, thank you for sharing you're tamarind adventure! I have a small tamarind plant tip, that i grew from seed, but the little seed pods on either side of the delicate trunk fell off by accident, when did your seed pods naturally fall off of the plants stems? please?

  • @shamrockgirl804

    @shamrockgirl804

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think the seed pod parts fall off at the two-month mark. If the leaves sprouted and formed before they fell off, the seedling should be ok. It may be stunted a little bit, but as long as the leaves are out, it should be ok 😊

  • @samueldcostawardenfromthed6855
    @samueldcostawardenfromthed68552 жыл бұрын

    I kept mine in water for 12 hours only and it grew. Now I have two seedlings . It grew in just 9 days. I will make a twin trunk tamarind bonsai by fusing roots together. Don't grow in the yard its massive tree.

  • @brandonhoun
    @brandonhoun2 жыл бұрын

    It's difficult to get the germination to start.

  • @gryspnik
    @gryspnik Жыл бұрын

    What is your climate? Mine died (1 year old) at 4 degrees celcius.

  • @nazreenakhtar7433
    @nazreenakhtar74334 жыл бұрын

    I soaked my seeds over night then just planted them they rooted on the third day and thats in the uk

  • @321scully

    @321scully

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will you keep your plant indoors, the UK has a cooler temp and it can get very cold there.

  • @younglord3617
    @younglord36172 жыл бұрын

    Fun facts: Tamarind is awesome for migraine/headaches!! Try it out Thank me later👍🏽

  • @BushImports
    @BushImports2 жыл бұрын

    The rain is not what rotted your greenhouse plastic it was the ultraviolet light from the sun.

  • @LakerLife
    @LakerLife2 жыл бұрын

    When will Tammy create tamarind pods?

  • @shamrockgirl804

    @shamrockgirl804

    2 жыл бұрын

    As of May 2022 at seven years old, Tammy hasn't flowered yet. This year, I've switched fertilizer that will encourage root and flower development. She also may be still recovering from the February 2021 freeze (her top half froze off). Fingers crossed I see something this year! 😉

  • @SoulSearch11110

    @SoulSearch11110

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shamrockgirl804 7 years! 😮

  • @shamrockgirl804
    @shamrockgirl8044 жыл бұрын

    Thank you everyone for watching, liking, and commenting on this video. Hey, do ya’ll want to see how Tammy the Tamarind is doing? Check out this video to see Tammy and other tamarind seedlings grow through Spring and Fall 2019! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGGqyJhynbyygqg.html

  • @snail9552

    @snail9552

    2 жыл бұрын

    @ShamrockgirlWorld how is tammy doing?

  • @jokerfilmproduction

    @jokerfilmproduction

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, im from Italy, my 1 year tamarindo plants are groying sooo slowly, any idea why?

  • @hhaplrh8071

    @hhaplrh8071

    Жыл бұрын

    How is Tammy doing

  • @shaiknj
    @shaiknj4 ай бұрын

    Any fruit yet?

  • @mikloskokeny9969
    @mikloskokeny99694 жыл бұрын

    vaoooo

  • @prafulmp
    @prafulmp6 ай бұрын

    Confusing dates

  • @jackiebetty1344
    @jackiebetty13442 жыл бұрын

    I hope you get tamarind from Tammy.

  • @alejandrinacortes2630
    @alejandrinacortes2630 Жыл бұрын

    The aphids look a lot like mealy bugs.

  • @user-cw2tf5ib3l
    @user-cw2tf5ib3l3 жыл бұрын

    Your tree suffering for nitrogen in deep cold.. please find some cow dung (old)..50gm per month with magnasiam salphate salt

  • @jurijpodzorov8926
    @jurijpodzorov89263 жыл бұрын

    nice story growing that tree, but im so confused about measurements, theres no football fields nor washing machines, how people of the rest of world would know how it did it? at least use bullet size to describe it, thats one of few things rest of world understands with USA....