@IndaEyezofDaBeholda Thanks, will do then. Shoulda put it in when I mixed the soil in the buckets. Definitely a learning experience here. The whole thing is an experiment and this is a lesson learned. Thanks!
@CrypticCRICKET Thanks! Yeah, my basil was doing great sitting on that patio with shade/sun. When I replanted it and moved it I noticed that they didn't seem to like that very much. Sunburn! I'm sure they will do a lot better right where they are now. Can't wait to eat those two tomatoes that are almost ready. I'll make a video of the tomato sandwich when I do. 🙂
@IndaEyezofDaBeholda I think they are end rot, I've seen it on 5 tomatoes now on that same plant. Gonna get some calcium ASAP. Would it work to just put it into the reservoir bucket and let the roots take it up that way?
@NeoPrepper Because i have nothing to do in my life With out fighting with the last Family Member
who is staying with me only because He was asign to watch over me as if i was a Handicap child
This friday he going on vacation and he is trying to put me in a home for 10 days until He gets back
I have told to Consultants Case workers and Police All have said That I do not need a Mental health
living care location simply because i garden and can the produce, that I am not insane.
@IndaEyezofDaBeholda …lol… oh boy,, somehow I don't think scientific fact is going to change your mind ..You can do your own research as to what causes BER… I already know and all the tomatoes I've grown over many years will attest to that.. what people "used to think" is not the case anymore .. but unfortunately it will take time for books and people to catch up with newer discoveries. as a fellow gardener I'm just trying to spread the news to those who want to know.
@stymye Dude, what the hell are you talking about? I don't see anywhere here that you are spreading the news. Did I miss something? What is it that causes BER? I realize this is between you and indaeyez… but now I'm curious! If it isn't calcium and I've looked it up then it must be too much or not enough H2O. That's all I"ve found so far. What is your answer?
If you can't get to the garden center right away, crush up a couple of Tums and put the powder in the soil. Tums is mostly calcium. Crushed egg shells don't hurt either. They'll slowly leach calcium into the soil. Most importantly, pull off the bad tomatoes right away. Don't let them keep sucking nutrients. Consistent watering and calcium are the cure. Good luck.
@katzcradul cool, my problem here though is that they aren't watered from the top so I don't know how to get the calcium into the soil other than digging it up. They are watered from the bottom via the watering tube into the reservoir. Wonder if I put a couple of tums in the reservoir if that would work? It won't change the pH and burn the roots like lime would. What do you think??
@NeoPrepper In a nutshell BER is caused by stress, Stress effects the plants ability to >take in< calcium.
up until several years ago , science and everyone else thought is was simply a lack of available calcium.
They now know that this is not the case , in fact in most cases there is always calcium present in the soil.
stress can be caused by several things . Also some plants naturally develop BER early on no matter what.
Most plants typically grow out of it .calcium spray can help shake it.
@NeoPreppercan't post enough info here so I will do a video on it ,with fact quoted from reputable sources . Not grandma or joe blow's garden blog. Like I said it's going to take time for books and people to catch up with the facts and drop their old tried and trusted beliefs. I am surprised how much opposition I am always met with when simply trying to pass along factual proven information. It's hard to go against what someone's parents or grand parents handed down to them.
so I'm the bad guy
@stymye Awesome, can't wait to watch it! I've never dealt with this so I'm kind of a babe in the woods here. 🙂 The whole thing is an experiment so its all a learning experience. I found the "earth buckets" here on youtube and it looked like a fun project. I noticed you've got earth boxes, love them?
I don't think you're a bad guy I just didn't see any information that you were trying to put out. We're all here to learn something, at least I hope so. Hurry up with vid, post as reply?
Exactly! Bloom end rot is caused by a lack of calcium in your soil. Tomatoes and Peppers need it badly. I was trying to find dolomite to add to it but the garden lime (pellets) work good too. This year I added it! So far bigger leaves, better looking plants.
ref. to your tomatoe plant looking so thin, look up "epson salt" one TSP per gal of water once a month willfirm up stalk and give rich green color. your bottom rot is sign of lack of calcium or inconsistant watering. I mix in a LITTLE Azomite and kelp and D .lime with my soil mixture. also may I suggest "compost tea" every couple of weeks. I hope this helps next year.
Great video! One question, i read somewhere that you can crush egg shells and put it on the soil where your plants are to get lots of calcium, have you tried this?
No, but I did find dolomitic clay or garden lime and added to the soil last time I planted. I like the idea of egg shells but I think it would take a long time to work. I don't know. I thought of just throwing some Tums in the water and let the roots absorb the calcium out of the Tums. LOL, it would probably have worked!
Grind up the original unflavored Tums and sprinkle it around the root base. The calcium from the Tums will help tomatoes, peppers and everything else in that same family fight off diseases and reduce the chance of the skin splitting.
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What does the calcium do? Why would that fix it? Thanks for the input, I hate losing tomatoes and this has to stop.
I can't believe how big your plants are! I have weather envy :0/ …..good vid though!! Thanks!
you need to cut away the damaged fruit (tomatoes) cover coat the plant with canola oil with a light spray to for the Deer Flys
@IndaEyezofDaBeholda Thanks, will do then. Shoulda put it in when I mixed the soil in the buckets. Definitely a learning experience here. The whole thing is an experiment and this is a lesson learned. Thanks!
@CrypticCRICKET Thanks! Yeah, my basil was doing great sitting on that patio with shade/sun. When I replanted it and moved it I noticed that they didn't seem to like that very much. Sunburn! I'm sure they will do a lot better right where they are now. Can't wait to eat those two tomatoes that are almost ready. I'll make a video of the tomato sandwich when I do. 🙂
@RCvolunteer1978 Why are we worrying about the tomato plants and deer fly's?
@IndaEyezofDaBeholda I think they are end rot, I've seen it on 5 tomatoes now on that same plant. Gonna get some calcium ASAP. Would it work to just put it into the reservoir bucket and let the roots take it up that way?
@NeoPrepper Because i have nothing to do in my life With out fighting with the last Family Member
who is staying with me only because He was asign to watch over me as if i was a Handicap child
This friday he going on vacation and he is trying to put me in a home for 10 days until He gets back
I have told to Consultants Case workers and Police All have said That I do not need a Mental health
living care location simply because i garden and can the produce, that I am not insane.
@bmeyer44 No, has to lay flat/sideways.
Looking good brother
@IndaEyezofDaBeholda wrong … do more research
@IndaEyezofDaBeholda …lol… oh boy,, somehow I don't think scientific fact is going to change your mind ..You can do your own research as to what causes BER… I already know and all the tomatoes I've grown over many years will attest to that.. what people "used to think" is not the case anymore .. but unfortunately it will take time for books and people to catch up with newer discoveries. as a fellow gardener I'm just trying to spread the news to those who want to know.
@stymye Dude, what the hell are you talking about? I don't see anywhere here that you are spreading the news. Did I miss something? What is it that causes BER? I realize this is between you and indaeyez… but now I'm curious! If it isn't calcium and I've looked it up then it must be too much or not enough H2O. That's all I"ve found so far. What is your answer?
If you can't get to the garden center right away, crush up a couple of Tums and put the powder in the soil. Tums is mostly calcium. Crushed egg shells don't hurt either. They'll slowly leach calcium into the soil. Most importantly, pull off the bad tomatoes right away. Don't let them keep sucking nutrients. Consistent watering and calcium are the cure. Good luck.
@katzcradul cool, my problem here though is that they aren't watered from the top so I don't know how to get the calcium into the soil other than digging it up. They are watered from the bottom via the watering tube into the reservoir. Wonder if I put a couple of tums in the reservoir if that would work? It won't change the pH and burn the roots like lime would. What do you think??
@katzcradul already got rid of the ruined 'maters. Water has been consistent so it must be calcium.
@NeoPrepper In a nutshell BER is caused by stress, Stress effects the plants ability to >take in< calcium.
up until several years ago , science and everyone else thought is was simply a lack of available calcium.
They now know that this is not the case , in fact in most cases there is always calcium present in the soil.
stress can be caused by several things . Also some plants naturally develop BER early on no matter what.
Most plants typically grow out of it .calcium spray can help shake it.
@NeoPreppercan't post enough info here so I will do a video on it ,with fact quoted from reputable sources . Not grandma or joe blow's garden blog. Like I said it's going to take time for books and people to catch up with the facts and drop their old tried and trusted beliefs. I am surprised how much opposition I am always met with when simply trying to pass along factual proven information. It's hard to go against what someone's parents or grand parents handed down to them.
so I'm the bad guy
@stymye Awesome, can't wait to watch it! I've never dealt with this so I'm kind of a babe in the woods here. 🙂 The whole thing is an experiment so its all a learning experience. I found the "earth buckets" here on youtube and it looked like a fun project. I noticed you've got earth boxes, love them?
I don't think you're a bad guy I just didn't see any information that you were trying to put out. We're all here to learn something, at least I hope so. Hurry up with vid, post as reply?
Exactly! Bloom end rot is caused by a lack of calcium in your soil. Tomatoes and Peppers need it badly. I was trying to find dolomite to add to it but the garden lime (pellets) work good too. This year I added it! So far bigger leaves, better looking plants.
ref. to your tomatoe plant looking so thin, look up "epson salt" one TSP per gal of water once a month willfirm up stalk and give rich green color. your bottom rot is sign of lack of calcium or inconsistant watering. I mix in a LITTLE Azomite and kelp and D .lime with my soil mixture. also may I suggest "compost tea" every couple of weeks. I hope this helps next year.
Great video! One question, i read somewhere that you can crush egg shells and put it on the soil where your plants are to get lots of calcium, have you tried this?
No, but I did find dolomitic clay or garden lime and added to the soil last time I planted. I like the idea of egg shells but I think it would take a long time to work. I don't know. I thought of just throwing some Tums in the water and let the roots absorb the calcium out of the Tums. LOL, it would probably have worked!
what months are you growing the tomatoes? Also, you need to water everyday and feed once a week.
it is called rot end desease, you are lacking Calcium. Dry eggs shells dried and ground and crushed and pit in the planting hole.
Grind up the original unflavored Tums and sprinkle it around the root base. The calcium from the Tums will help tomatoes, peppers and everything else in that same family fight off diseases and reduce the chance of the skin splitting.