Simplest & Cheapest Method To Prevent Blossom End Rot (BER) - Using Tums!
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Another viewer request! this time for a cheap and simple method for preventing Blossom end rot! enjoy!
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What helped my blossom end rot.
I save my egg shells.
Bake them at 250 degrees for 30 minutes.
Then crush them into a powder.
Then scratch it into the soil.
Plants respond really fast.
I now have a healthy watermelon fruit
Its wild listening to these old videos and seeing how much you have grown and matured over the years!✌❤🙏
Especially how he didn’t edit out his retakes when he went up close in this one around the 4:00 mark
Yeah and he bare footed now he wares shoes
When I plant my tomato seedlings, the push a couple of tums tablets into the soil about an inch deep right next to the tomato stem, one on each side of the stem. Four weeks later, I push one more tablet into the ground next to the stem. Four weeks later... one more tablet again. That takes care of the whole rest of the growing season. I haven't had blossom end rot since starting this method. And it's just too easy.
Wooowww 👍 ❤️
I'm trying it! I'm not a gardener but I take pleasure in planting tomatoes or I did until I kept getting blossom end rot. Wish me luck!
thomastidewater - will your method work for zucchini and squash plants to stop blossom end rot as well?
thomastidewater Thanks for the easy tip 😎
Ty!
Mom had some blossom end rot last year... I will let her know her plants have heartburn! Thanks so much for another great vid.
Thank you for the easy and inexpensive tip. I look forward to healthy Tum-atoes.
Best pun of the day! WINNING
Did you buy your Tum-atoes from Burp-ee?
just did a video on the science of tums in the garden. I’m a soil scientist so I put this garden hack to the test in my video. 🙂🤓🍅 czcams.com/video/ylE8nRmeT6A/video.html
How often do you apply this?
I see what you did there ;)
the first few tomatoes i harvested off two determinate plants i had this year had blossom end rot. i shoved two tums down to the roots and watered deeply. no other tomatoes that the plant made had the disease! might have been just luck but i'm not complaining.
To prevent blossom end rot:
When you plant dig a trench and lay the plant in it. Bury it all except the top set of leaves. It makes the plant make lots of roots. Blossom end rot general effects the first "round" of fruit because there aren't enough roots.
Second...keep em wet especially during the first blossoming. If it's not wet the calcium don't get taken in. If your root system is small and weak...the fruit pays the price.
8 years later, I am very thankful for this video. 🌻
wow
What a tremendous turn around first time I ever did 5 gal. bucket plants. I treated at beginning believing that was enough treated with Pelleted lime, along with a Aspirin but it was not enough. plants grew fantastic green green ton of flowering by week 6 nothing all my tomato growth stunted at about the size of a grape then blossom end for set in. I tried this method picked off all the ruined fruits new tomatos took off good size turning red no sign of any end rot.
Cheaper & Improved results thank you.
Hey! One time I had a bottle of calcium tablets that had expired. I took a broom handle and made a whole right next to every plant. They were established but without fruit. I dropped a tablet in each hole. Then closed the whole with the handle. Best tomato plant’s that i can remember!
Diana Spy I have a feeling they’re not really expired they just want you to buy more and think that they are expired. After all it is a mineral and minerals don’t degrade.
Wow. I just started following you in the last 6 months or so. Look how crazy young he looks!
We’ve had several heat waves here and started having issues with BER. TUMS mixed in water sprayed on the plants in the morning (pre 80 deg) has really helped with BER. The plants are visibly healthier too. For a longer term solve I’ve added crushed oyster shell and pelletized lime to the base of each plant. Next year I’ll add more oyster shell to the holes before planting and water more consistently vs just deeply during heat waves. Thanks for the tips HOtG!
I have been researching how to deal with blossom end rot that is affecting some of my tomatoes. I will be spraying with tums tonight. I love your simple, cheap solutions - I'm all about that! Thanks!
won’t work
@@thesimracingpodcastgregdraiss it works but you can't spray it at night. If she's experiencing BER it's probably because she's watering at night & not allowing the leaves to dry.
Bad watering practices are 99.9% of fungal diseases.
I use powdered milk. I sprinkled a tbsp around the hole I made for planting. Planted my tomatoe plants. Then watered well and kept up with their watering schedule. They are growing beautiful so far.
Wooowww that's interesting.🤔
I watched a lot of your videos before this growing season. I was able to get a lot of things started on my own including my tomatoes. I have heavily changed how I grow my tomatoes the last couple of years. I have always crowded my tomatoes and that hasn't changed. What changed is keeping the bottom 12-18 inches pruned. I also moved cages/stakes, to a sort of experimental trellis system, to ultimately a Florida weave/tie hybrid method with some borrowed measures from the grape farmers. I have a soaker hose run at the bottom of the plants I pre fertilized each hole with blood meal, bone meal, garden lime, fertilized once with general liquid fertilizer, and an Epsom salt/banana water mix. Everything was planted as deep as possible. As I've pruned them I've mounded soil around the stem to hopefully produce more roots and to help keep the ground moist. I heavily mulched with straw. Some say not to because it reflects the sun and doesn't heat the soil. Imo this is more for peppers and causes your soil to dry out faster using a non reflective mulch. I just have to run my soakers on a trickle for a couple of hours a few times a week. Everything is staying pretty moist without using a crazy amount of water despite the heat. I also have a succession crop, from suckers, going in once the determinate Romas finish. Starting inside early and some careful planning have me looking at more Romas than I'll know what to do with other than can. You and everyone in the CZcams garden community have really changed how I approach gardening. You especially give how similar your zone and climate are to mine.
Super tip, I didn't know this one. A tip in return - to crush a tablet just get another spoon the same size and use it to crush the tablet between the spoons and it keeps the powder on a spoon. You learn these things when you have to give meds to your children...or dogs!
Best Wishes, Brendan
baconsoda ya right mate! we know what uve been USING THAT SPOON FOR MATE!
I use bone meal, work great too, and mix it up and pour a quart to all my vegetables.
I had a blossom end rot with my yellow squash and also they are not growing bigger! So i tried this and it works! I'm so happy! I got a better harvest with my squash this week! Thank you..
Appreciate your explanation of the deficiency due to water. That is likely the most common one for sure.
Thank you so much for transforming my first tomatoes ever from bad BER to an every day pleasure admiring life's miracles.
I used Rolaids tablets (also calcium carbonate + magnesium) because of their lower price.
You made my first summer at gardening an admiration school toward all the growers that offer us such exceptional quality products.
I went out and checked on my jalapeno peppers today and saw that some of them had blossom end rot, very sad and I wasn't sure what to do. Thank you for the quick and easy tip.
I just noticed today that my tomato plant has blossom end rot. How often should I be spraying it with the calcium solution?
I did this a few years ago . Desperate and having the anti acid tablets at home i gave it a try. It really works. I think i planted the "Tums" lol.. but it worked . Next time i will crushed as per video.
This guy talks kinda far out there but his advice is sound and works.Followed his advice On Tomatoes last year and had my best crop ever, No end rot and never been healthier. Owe him a big thanks.
I drop one tablet into hole along with tomatoe plant when transplanting. It works
I use 2 oyster shell calcium vitamins - 1 per seach side of the plant. We have a drip system so each time it runs (every other day) it takes some of the calcium with it. You can reapply the vitamins every month or so. This helps eliminate blossom end rot. Water on a regular basis & never let the dry out.....
Thank you so much for the info here... I keep some on hand all the time because I have to give a 1000 mg calcium tab to my dog cause he doesn't produce calcium anymore... Thanks so much for all you share...
I went to a farm supply store and bought a big bag of crushed oyster shells. They are normally fed to chickens. I spread them arounf my garden , then till them in. They are small pieces that are an ongoing slow release of calcium over several years.. No blossom end rot, and I only have to do it perhaps every 5 or 10 years. ! I've also heard of people buying a box of white chalk and putting a half stick of chalk in the ground next to the tomato plant.
I had end rot on my tomatoes and last year I lost a lot of tomatoes. I used this method and was pleasantly surprised to see the great results. After spaying took effect I did not lose even one more tomato. Having a great crop not. Thanks for this great advise.
How often do you spray? You use 1 tablet as well?
Thanks MIgardener. Im seeing signs of blossom end rot this year and wanted to find a solution to fix it. You just answered that question. I have some antiacids on hand and will spray right now. I picked off about 10 tomatoes, luckily my plants dont have a lot on them yet but a lot of blooms. Appreciate the video and thanks for sharing.
hope it helps! Thanks for watching Rick.
I also would like to know how often this should be done. Also should you apply some at the base. Thanks love your channel.
There was a guy on here in the comments that says when he transplants his seedlings he puts a tums on each side of the stem(2total) and then every four weeks adds another one. Bury it down a few inches away and a few inches deep says he’s never had end rot!!
Bought the tablets today, 750 mg like you said, and will spray later to avoid the midday sun. Question?: I had several with end rot and threw them away. Have several others getting ripe and show no signs of being affected. Possible that not all the new ones won't be? Also, how about a follow up application? Only have 3 plants and a gallon of mix. Use it up weekly? Great tip. Sure hope it works!
Awesome vid, I'm doing this to my Roma tomato plants because they started to get BER. I heard elongated species will have this issue. Again great work, will watch more videos in the future.
I do use eggshells. But I soak them for a few hours and then water with the liquid.
i didnt know about tums. i used some expired lowfat milk in sprayer and soaked the plants. will buy tums for my on-hand garden supplies. thanks for the tip!
update: i bought a giant bottle of tums for my next planting season. since my tomatoes are about done this time i finished off the box of milk with some dawn mixed in for the critters on okra etc, sprayed that just now. i'm feeling empowered & hopeful for next season!!! thank you for the tums tip.
Has using old milk done well for you? Seems like an obvious cheap answer to a calcium problem.. 👍
We've had lots of rain this spring I mean lots of rain. I found 2 tomatoes that had blossom end rot today, looks to be just starting...So naturally, I freaked out and did a frantic inspection of every single tomato I could find on 17 very lush plants and didn't find anymore, thank goodness! Tomorrow I will be applying my husbands tums to my plants too! Great video...hope it works because I have big beef tomatoes the size of softballs/large Naval oranges and would be heartbroken if they get it
THIS IS GREAT..I have Tums so I will be doing this since I found 2 tomatoes with the problem and I want to stop it before it's to late. Thanks for the tip.
Just added this formula to my roma tomatoes ...fingers crossed 🤞 🙏
I'm going to do this tomorrow on mine.
I love videos like these. I get such joy out of saving money in creative and clever ways. Thanks.
Totally agree.
for all you whiners complaining about mi gardener vids being to long, he's improved so much! thanks dude
I use mycorrhizae to naturally raise the calcium levels. It’s a fungus that attaches to the roots and goes where the roots can’t go and finds the calcium and brings it to the roots opening extra calcium channels it’s like a second root it even looks like a root . This works best when your phosphorus is at minimum. You can also use brixx meters to test for your calcium in the leaves although you can tell when it’s working.
Thanks for this info, it is appreciated. One question I have is can you add the dissolved calcium poured directly into the plants container. Thanks again.
Great video! The only detail I missed was how often to apply the "calcium water"?
I have this problem and I'm like I'm gonna look for MIgardener I know he can help. Thanks man! God bless!
Thanks so much for this video! I'd heard about using Tums, but didn't know how or why it works. You answered my questions. Thanks! Have subscribed, and will watch more vids!
How often should I use the mixture for the blossom end rot?? Once a week once a month?? Once a day?? I’m not sure how often I should do it
I'm going to try the tums today, and make a video on it!!! I'll give a shout out to you as a resource.
I don't have a sprayer. Can I water this in or do you "have" to spray on the leaves.
Also, how long does it take to fix blossom end rot. I am having this problem in one of my tomato plants (in the pot).
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Thank you so much and i wish i had found you months ago when i had followed instructions on CZcams gardening. Never once did anyone here said Not to spray chemicals or diy mixture that they showed on to your plants when it's hotttt so i burn the leaves of all my tomatoes at the time😭😭😙
How often is it recommended to add this to the plants?
Dude, nice video. Same as everyone else watching this. Blossom rot on one plant.. so hoping to avoid it on the next gen of 'maters. thanks bro
you have early blight take a handful of whole grain cornmeal. Cormeal there is a beneficial fungi call trichoderma that grows on the corn mill. trichoderma wipes of a ton of damaging fungi which is what early blight is.
You can use a blender to blend smaller amount and then mix with more water and won’t clog sprayer.
I live in Arkansas and I have a small container garden that is partially shaded by trees. It gets really hot here midsummer but nothing has burned up yet, lol.
I drop three 600mg calcium supplements (water soluble old capsules) and Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) into a gallon of water. I spray my plants every morning & water well every evening (ground only). The spraying has helped with discouraging bugs (even the ones that are armour clad) and greening-up the foliage. Once every coupla weeks I water with the solution.
I have 2 varieties of tomatoes: "Rutgers" (determinate) and "Arkansas Traveler" (indeterminate), all Bonnie Plants. The Rutgers are loaded with new tomatoes but the Arkansas Traveler's are very sparse. Both are healthy. Both were planted in the same way. I guess time will tell which variety produces the most.
Thanks for the tips! I love your videos!
Hello K, you said you water every morning and evening. I'm afraid of over watering my plants. You haven't had any problem with root rotting? How much water do you give your pants at each watering?
Also just confirming that you use plain water twice a day, but use the "medicated" water every every couple of weeks, right?
I appreciate your advice.
Thank you!
How did your tomato crop work out? Did you prefer determinate?
Thanks for the great tip! How often should I give the plants calcium using this method?
Thank you, great info. I’m going to try this.
lol it is fun to see your old videos. I love how you didnt edit out some of the retakes.
if you had it in the past it will probably be a problem again unless you did something about it but it is such a cheap preventative!
Thanks, never thought of this. I've used calcium supplements. The easiest way would be to chew them up. and spit them in your sprayer lol.
I used my blender and a little water to break up the tums. Worked great.
Wow that's great. can I do this to all my plants like once every 6 months or so just to make sure that they have their calcium?
Thank you for this simple solution video!
Good Reminder more Back Yard Gardner's need this information. Good Job FYI . Well illustrated.
I check for and watch you and Cindy's videos everyday, so watching this much older video is such a huge difference! Lol how technology has progressed! Still a great informative video
Thank you! We are going to try this.
I'm having issues with BME- actually posted a video about it last week. I'm going to try the Tums trick. Thank you!!
Hope it helps! Thanks for watching :)
I'll update soon. Also, just realized autocorrect had some fun: BER!
Awesome! Thank you so much!!!!! So happy I found you!
Thanks for sharing this bit of info! I've got one tomato plant that is producing tomatoes with BER and was wondering if there was anything I could do. Now I know!
Use two spoons to crunch the tablets.
Thanks so much Luke! Is it always important to apply this as a preventative measure, even after fertilizing, or are there signs to look for as the plant is developing that it may need it?
Glad to know that I’m not the only one with occasional video editing issues!
My tomatoes are getting too much water with copious rains in raised beds with drainage! Struggling!! Set fruits are growing, but the plants aren’t growing like they should. Thank you for THIS tip.
I will try in coming days,because my tomorrow plants I grow produce tomatoes with ber ,i hope with this treatment i will get rid from this problem, Thanks Khalid Mahmoud Gujrat, Pakistan
Basically you need Calcium Carbonate, and wherever you get it from make sure its bioavailable to the roots
Dollar tree has a brand for a dollar if you are really short on money.
Oh yeah! God bless!
Hey. Even if your not a better buy is a better buy. Thanks for the tip.
This is great. But can anyone answer this question for me.
How often should you do this?
I was under the assumption you wanted this in the soil, but you spray it right on the leaves?
Thanks!
Kira Lynn yes bc leaves absorb calcium faster . You can always mix hand full of garden lime, in 2 gallons of water pour it at the bottom of the plant.
I put a lot of gypsum around my pepper plants. This adds a lot of calcium without raising the PH.
Very good. You explained that very well.
Never would have thought that tums was so helpful to plants :-)
Thank you for the video.
I hope it will help me get rid of BER in my first tomato container plant.
They have Tums on sale at Duane Reade. I bought the 750 extra strength 96 tablets for $4.99 (same price as the store brand). The price went up since this video! lol! Thanks for the tip.
hahaha I am sure the price has gone up!
hm i got 800 grams of magnesium for 8 bucks from ecco style , and the stumic tablets chocked my spray nossels , eccostyle az-kalk (calcium / lime? it has calcium in it dunno about the correct translation.) is 6 euros for 1,8 kg you can soak that and it dissolves in water.
Its not going to break the bank and you can use the rest for years to come as it doesn't spoils.
THANKS! Any harm in adding more than 1 tablet per gallon to the soil? I sprayed and drenched the soil. If some is good is a lot better?
Calcium only moves in the plant via the xylem from the roots, up the plant and into growing points.
Absolutely the best video on the subject yet!! Thanks!
thank you thank you thank you! I have been looking for an easier way besides the egg shells!! Can't believe I didn't think of this! awesome!
so glad I double checked with you. I almost bought (expensive) dolomite. Curious, how does this compare to dolomite?
Question... Should I add a few drops of dish soap in the sprayer to help the Tums stick to the leaves better? Thanks so much
I like gardening videos and how to videos so thanks for putting this video out there. On a lighter note, it looks like your shorts have some blossom end rot at 7:13.
hahaha I did!
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Great video! Hate to use chemicals on anything, especially vegetable garden.
amazing how simple. Thank you so much
Thanks for the calcium tip I'm going to try it.
Thanks I'm gonna try this!
Thanx hunny-bun, great advise; Cheers happy gardening from Oz.
this is great. thanx. can i also use it in my hydroponics and aquaponics systems
Hi and thankyou for the tip and video can you please tell me if I should do this everyday to my plants
This works very well
Totally Awesome! Thanks so much for your great helpful information ... It is appreciate.
Excellent! I learn something new in each of your videos!
great delivery on the video! There is so many different opinions on foliar feeding. Some say it's a waste. Others swear by it. What's your take? Thanks!
Any hints for cleaning sprayers? I have a problem with them clogging and no longer spraying and as much as I try to clean it I can't seem to get rid of what is clogging it.
You mentioned that a watering can (instead of sprayer) will work just fine. Do I pour the mixture on the leaves instead of into the soil? Thanks!
Suzy Kewe how r ur tomatoes please