Blossom End Rot Ep 98 

I love listening to old Geezers like this gentleman, His current success is due to years of experience.

As soon as I saw this older gentleman pop up under another video I was going to watch I immediately clicked to watch. I wish my Dad was still with us, he always had a big beautiful bountiful garden. I just said to my son I wish Papa was still here, he would know how to fix this blossom end rot. I'm new to gardening. I will definitely try these options out next year. My Beefsteak tomato plant is showing signs of rot now. Will these products help my plant now? Thanks again 😊

Leon, can you publish a paperback book (maybe spiral bound so it's garden friendly) so that we have something in our hands to go through your plans? I'd really love to have some of these tips written down, like Ruth stout did. Ps you remind me of my grandfather. He was a Kansas farmer.

Same problem here. This year was my first year for wicking tubs. It was my worst year ever for tomatoes unfortunately. Lots of blossom end rot. I read up on it and yes, it is a lack of calcium. But it is also because of too much water which keeps the plant from taking up calcium. I just cut down my tomatoes and dissected my tubs. The bottom dirt was almost like mud....too wet. I have redesigned my wicking system with a plastic disk insert that sits about 5 inches off the bottom of my tub. I cut a hole in the middle that is the size of a nursery pot and that pot sits down into the water reservoir. I put my filter cloth inside the nursery pot and pack my soil into the nursery pot. Now I have a smaller amount of soil touching the water thus reducing the amount of wicking. It is very similar to your video of using cans from the school lunch room and leaving out the center can thus a smaller amount of soil in water contact. In addition, I have added pellitized gypsum to my soil this fall which is a great source of calcium and does not alter the PH of the soil. As a wrap up....too wet of a tub prohibits the take up of calcium by the plant so that is something for folks to check. Thanks for your videos and sharing your knowledge.

Determinate varieties are annuals while Indeterminate tomato plants are perennials in their native habitat, but are cultivated as annuals. The fruit of the tomato plant is actually a berry. (Check your Botany Science Textbooks). Many different things can cause Blossom End Rot. Much has to do with irregular watering or too much watering. Either way tomato plants are extremely sensitive to both and either causes a change in how the tomato plant manages calcium absorption to the berries (or fruit if you prefer). We frequently will attempt to remedy the problem with various types of amendments of all types from sprays to powders, tablets, fertilizers, etc. Some vegetables can grow with little attention but tomato plants do require more attention than some other vegetables from insects, diseases from soil and airborne pathogens etc. Nice Video Mr. Leon

I took some egg shells burned them in foil to ash and put the ashes on the dirt so far so Good! Thanks Leon

Thank you for sharing ❤️💗❤️ We can ALL Learn how to prevent damage to our plants & harvest... Learning from experience, I thank you....

Very well explained on all fronts Mr. Leon!! Wealth of information here Folks! So glad I found your videos and many thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all.

I wanted to thank you for your video. So happy with my tomatoes this year. You have renewed my love of gardening. I would love to come out once this virus is gone. Have a great Lord's day.

Thankful for your sharing your wisdom and experience. Trying to relearn gardening and your knowledge is a great help.

Thank You Leon for investing your time to let the gardener is know what to do about their blossom end rot. Speaking of Rutgers, they are one of my favorites and I have not had any problems with blossom end rot with this type of tomato. Even though they may be a higher acid tomato I just love the flavor of them.

Calcium nitrate has been working for me. Also as mentioned before, regular watering is necessary. Watch the weather and make sure your plants aren't over watered. This will also cause the tomatoes to split. Thanks for all you do Mr. Leon.

I had great success with tubs this year cherry tomatoes are still growing corn was okay ,zucchini was coming out my ears . Probably could use twenty more tubs . Thanks had no weeds hardiest part keeping them watered tomatoes drank four gallons of water every day or two

Great video Leon. Great info. God bless & be with you all always ❤ 🙏

Thank you sir. We are getting a lot of rain here in Maryland. I thought water was the culprit, but it’s the heat

Mr.Leon.. Thank you.. God Bless..

Thank you. I've had this problems once and I now know what to do for it. May God Bless

We use Tums, one or two of them below each plant after they are 6 inches tall. no more end rot. We don't have as many plants as you, but for the small gardener it works!

Your videos have helped me so much. Thank you for sharing all the info and diy.

Thanks for the information!

Ty Mr. Leon, we’ve been trying to solve this issue for several seasons. This is a wealth of knowledge to have & now know. I will be applying and doing as you have instructed us. Ty again & GOD bless. 💪🏼😎💯❤️🇺🇸

Why wouldn't I subscribe to Leon?? Obviously a man with years of hands on experience! Thanks Leon

I spray Banish Compost tea mix Lost a few out of 1000.s Good to see you Again Take Care

Thanks Leon , very helpful info👍 JO JO IN VT 💕😄

Thank you so much for talking about this. I had no idea what was happening to my tomatoes.

Great video!

I stopped my end rot with 1 1/2 cup of milk to a gallon of water with a tablespoon of epson salt. Mixed it all up and and poured it into the soil around my plants. Works well on zucchini also.

Thankyou for the information I will start using some calcium on my roma"s . With the temperature reaches 100 and above do I need to water every other day or stay on my three day watering.

Thank you Sir.

Oyster flour, I spread out over 200 pounds of it. For 300 plants

Like the tips on blossom end rot...now let's see that WAP leon

My Roma's are having the biggest problem with blossom end rot. Grape tomatoes are still going strong. Patio tomatoes about done. Getting a good crop from Celebrity now. All were planted at the same time in the same soil so I am guessing that the Roma's have a higher need for calcium.

Dolomite when you plant prevents blossom end rot here. It has calcium and magnesium with some trace elements. Your mileage may vary.

I learned a lot from you

My brother uses drip system with fertilizer injector and sand filter to put rosin salt in on tomatoes to stop blossom end rot. Also tomatoes are a dry tolerant plant. If you over water you will crack tomatoes.

The late Dr Carolyn Male was a microbiologist who had a love of tomatoes. She was a force on the internet on multiple tomato forums. She had raised over 1,000 different varieties of tomatoes. She was known as the Queen of Tomatoes to many. As a microbiologist, she wrote the paper about BER in the link shown below. The lady knew what she was talking about. EXERPTS: Blossom End Rot (BER) is one of the most common tomato problems seen in the early part of the season. It is a physiological condition, not a disease caused by a fungus, a bacterium or a virus. Therefore, it cannot be treated. Some data strongly suggests that foliar spraying with Ca++ is of no use because not enough gets to the fruits to do any good. And it's known that the sprays for fruits that are sold are useless. Many books and magazine articles tell you that by adding Ca++ in the form of lime or eggshells, for instance, that you can prevent BER. That does NOT appear to be true. University field trial experiments have so far failed to show that BER can be prevented by addition of Ca++. BER is a physiological condition, cannot be cured, and current literature data suggests it cannot be prevented. It occurs on some, but not all varieties of tomatoes, is usually seen early in the season and then stops, for most folks. www.webgrower.com/information/carolyn_ber.html

I’ve always wondered about tomatoes that crack and split while still on the plant. I’m a beginner, but have grown a very few tomatoes in my life, but almost every single one has split or cracked while still green and on the plant...

Hello Leon, I use your tub system for the second year and I love it. The only problem this year with that my tomatos are cracking ( big crack). Can you help me correct this or next year. Thank for helping us out.

What can you do about the leaves turning yellow besides keep clipping them off? Seems to start when the heat sets in.

Feed your mater plants milk, it does a mater plant good.

The Amish told me to use powdered milk for blossom end rot treatment

A weak powder milk/water solution, had anybody try it yet?

Can you actually heat a high tunnel like you have, or is the plastic too thin to retain heat in extreme cold conditions? It regularly gets down to the 20s in winter where I live.

Is the Sea Mineral product liquid or dry? I find a liquid on Amazon. Where do you get yours and what is the product name, please!

Hello Leon, I want to purchase a high tunnel from you, I live in PA ...I have been gardening for decades love your videos great info !! HOW DO I CONTACT YOU? thank you god bless

Too much water can hinder the uptake of certain minerals as well like calcium.

Will Calcuim Magniziem nutrient solve this??

When do you plant fall Tomatoes?

how do you control the red horned caterpillar

What do you the no about using gypsum?