Ughh...the drought in the midwest is wreaking havoc on my garden!! I'm trying so hard to water, but several weeks of 13+ hour days have gotten in the way...
My tomatoes are starting to come in, but the ends rot out before they reach full size. Is this just a lack of water? Or is something eating my poor tomatoes?
OMG! This is exactly what's happening to my tomatoes (at my FIL's house). He's making sure he waters it daily (sometimes twice) and they're producing like crazy, but they're rotting before they even finish ripening.
What does this mean?
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself. - Thoreau
Y'all have blossom rot. It means there's not enough calcium in your soil. Its super easy to fix -- go to any home and garden store and buy an end rot/bottom rot/blossom rot treatment. Just spray it on and it should take care of everything.
Another good supplement for tomato plants, is epsom salt. I sprinkle a spoonful around the base of each plant every 2 weeks, watering the plants after I do so.
I'm not sure what it does exactly, but my uncle gave me this tip, and I have to say, my tomatoes are looking very healthy!
One of my cousins uses broken up cuttlebone (what birds use to sharpen their beaks, etc.), when planting her tomato plants. I've not tried that, but it seems like a good theory.
Okay, I called around and checked, my OSH doesn't have it, my Lowes doesn't have it and my Home Depot doesn't have it. Any suggestions on where I can get it ASAP?
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself. - Thoreau
Okay, I just called Lowes (again) and they have a similar product to address blossom rot. I"ll go check it out now and report back (in an hour or so as I"m going to run some other errands)
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself. - Thoreau
Jeepers, that was one BIG'ol pain in the ass. I ran my errands and as such, stopped at a local home & garden place first - they had no clue what I was talking about. Then I hit up Home Depot - again, no clue from one sales person and another guy remembered seeing it one year, but obviously, they don't carry it this year -- whatever! Then as I'm heading towards Lowes, I remember that I pass two garden/nursery stores. They knew what I was talking aobut and got me some product (even told me how to prevent it next year - mix gypsum in the soil before planting).
This is just stuff I add to water and spray on the plant once a week. He said I'll notice a HUGE improvement on the next batch. I didn't get the organic stuff that the gals posted here (heck, I had a hard enough time finding ANYTHING) but the best bet was a nursery and garden store. There they know exactly what you're talking about and can help you.
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself. - Thoreau
Tomato end rot
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That is a good product.
