Jess I just watched your chicken way video, and don't think it's silly at all! I was just last night feeling lonely because none of my siblings (I'm only 14) get how I Love and am thrilled with gardening! I said that one of the reasons I love watching you is because I feel like I others get me, and I'm not crazy because I scream when a sunflower opens! You are part of my chicken way!
Joanna wow its so great that you already get a thrill out of gardening! Never quit. Its a joy day in and day out! Keep sharing your joy. You might enjoy a community gardening experience to meet older snd younger gardeners. There is also a master gardener program!
Joanna Mericle , you are a precious person and I’m glad you commented. You found the right group for people to understand how you feel, continue to be yourself!
Gardening is so fun and so crazy. I’m glad you get a thrill out of it all. We all do! It’s kind of like a roller coaster. But honestly the good far out ways the bad. Do your best and pray. God hears and loves us so much. Enjoy the ride. 😍
Joanna if you like watching chicken videos you should watch KyleTheRooster. It is just one of the most joyous & funniest channels I have ever found. Who woulda thunk that I would've got addicted to needing my daily fix of watching JD (Jason) feed & talk to his chickens, turkeys, guineas, ducks & geese!😅 It is just so hilarious but oddly relaxing at the same time!
Great great great video....I love how you not only show us the ups of gardening but the downs also with lots of solutions and advice that helps us all through it all. You make facing our challenges much much easier....thanks from all of us....
Thank you. As a new gardener it's so easy to panic! I went on the hornworm hunt with a blacklight flashlight 2 nights ago and caught 3. Going out again tonight. Happy hunting!
I just wanted to say thank you so much for showing issues and problems in the garden!! It’s sometimes disheartening to see all the good in others gardens and then have bad things happening to my own. Everyone has their struggles, but it’s so great to see someone sharing theirs!
Thank you for reminding me that I don't need to get upset or worry when my garden doesn't look pristine any more. The heat and humidity has it us as well here in East TN, but I'm going to try and not stress over what I can't fix or keep up with. Thank you for your dedication to gardening. God Bless.
Thank you for sharing all parts of gardening and not just the good days. I love how you are transparent about your process and encouraging in your videos. You have help me a ton over the last few weeks!
Thank you 🙏. You have invested so much of yourself in your gardens and I absolutely love your attitude and perspective - finding peace and enjoyment in what you do and letting go of frustration. . . Thank you for all your goodness🦋
I just started watching your videos. You've taught me so much about growing tomatoes. I can't wait to see if they change the flavor and yield. I am from the Cleveland Ohio area. There aren't very many people that have ever heard of ground cherries! My boyfriend got them from a co-worker while working in a more rural area (postal worker). I actually bought seeds from Baker Creek! I have turned everyone I know on to them. Almost every friend that has a garden, is now growing ground cherries. Love your videos, sorry about all your troubles. It's been dry as hell here and going to be 90 every day for a week. Oh! I mostly container garden, so I only have 12 to 15 tomato plants, same with peppers, about 5 or 6 different kinds of each, then eggplants, ground cherries, cukes, lettuce, spinach and all my herbs, sooooo many herbs. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!
The beautiful thing about gardening is that it teaches us patients, it teaches us to problem solve, and it teaches us coping skills. Even when you have been gardening for years and years, you are always learning and growing.
I spend a couple of months collecting our egg shells, just rinse and allow to dry. Just before tomato transplanting, I throw the shells into the blender and grind to a powder. A couple tablespoons go into each hole.
Thank you for doing an in-depth look at the things that can go wrong with tomatoes with your own garden. I've had friends who became discouraged and quit gardening veggies. That is so sad! They compare themselves to someone who has gardened for years!
You probably know this, Jess, but it's important to wear a mask to protect your lungs when applying diatomaceous earth, especially inside the high tunnel. Good luck! Hope you win the flea beetle battle. Love your chill attitude. Gardening is best when it's fun. :)
I am soooooooo grateful I found you on RUclips!!!! I've been watching since quarantine. You teach me things in a way I understand and your enthusiasm is so contagious. Your so authentic and I appreciate realness:) Sometimes I watch a video over and over taking notes!! I stress about my garden which is not the reason I do it. Thank you again for that reminder. Blessings from hot & humid TX:)
What a gift you are, to allow your farm to be a teaching tool for all of us. Nothing is learned through pristine & perfect; we learn by the doing & going through things. My garden is about three weeks behind yours due to late planting. For diatomaseous earth - I've only found the granular soil additive. I hope you'll share HOW you treat with it. This time I bless you to find answers and remedies in your usual unstressful way.
Loved it! This is what I watch this channel for. Everyone is always going to have some issues along the way and you shedding light on them with showing how to be proactive is what I'm looking for. Thank you!
Thank you! I was at the point today to till the entire garden under because of having so many issues with bugs, fungus, etc. your talking about how you don’t stress if it isn’t perfect really helped me reassess why I’m gardening. I am doing it for fun so I can stop stressing. Again, thank you❤️
With tomatoes there is always SOMETHING! Thank you for making me feel better about my growing. I'm sorry you are having these issues. I guess I thought that you would not have any problems in your high tunnel! I researched why my tomatoes were getting blossom end rot early on and I finally decided that it was just too much rain. I did add some balanced organic fertilizer at that point, and with not getting so much rain, it finally stopped. Now some of my blossoms are drying up..oh well. My little yellow cherries are doing wonderful. Been eating those like candy! haha
(16:20) Yes, almost certainly the heat. If you save the seeds from a couple of your good tomatoes next year's plants may tolerate it better. Pests too.
We have our tomatoes in high tunnels, planted in the ground. We have drip tape on the rows. Must be watered every other day. The blossom end rot you have is from uneven watering. You probably won't get blight in the high tunnel. We have been raising tomatoes in high tunnels since 1988. Currently 3 tunnels with 739 plants. Been harvesting since 2nd week of June. I live in southern MN. We are in a stretch of 90º & 75º humidity.
Very nice, Down here in South GA we have to switch to shade cloth in summer or run the fans and cooling walls even with roll-up sides the plastic has to come off. Would love to chat with you sometime. We bumped it well north of 1k plants this year and would love to hear your solutions for some issues
🎉Very encouraging Jess I'm so glad you're showing us the whole deal that comes with gardening. You're attentive yet laid back attitude is really encouraging. 💖
Just want to say you are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing ! Your optimism and low stress because of your love for gardening when facing challenges with your tomatoes in the high tunnel this season gives others motivation/hope to do the same!
Jess, Thank you for providing the Cornell Vegetable MD resource links. This will be a wonderful help. Wonderful tips and suggestions for how to trouble shoot and tackle problems. Stay well.
THANK YOU for sharing issues and problems that we all face!! It so helps to show that everyone has issues (hello welcome to gardening) , even our fav RUclipsrs :) loves this video - loved your tips and wisdom!!
Thank you for sharing Cornell's Site, perfect timing! Thank you for sharing. I do appreciate that you are willing to share the god, bad and ugly. As a beginner, it helps to know and remember that everyone deals with the same issues and this is all just one big experiment.
If you think it might be too much water, the tapes/hoses you use are available in different emitter sizes which let you water some things more than other. You might switch to a smaller emitter size. It's pro level stuff having the same time of watering giving different amounts of water to different areas but it's the truth that different things need different amounts of water. The next level after that is just having hoses that you can poke emitters into so that different plants in the same bed can get different amounts of water. That's perfect. To each their need.
Just a thought that might help with water rot issue. Rotate where you Start to water and add a fan to circulate the flow of moisture to reduce stagnation of droplets. Also 2 or 3 mildly rusty nails in 1 gallon of water, spraying w water bottle around main stalk can help w the green issue and cut Banana peels pieces boost potassium and last thought is take a few of those peppers that are ripe (that the bugs Have Not touched) put in a blender and then put in a fertilizer spray bin that attaches to a hose to spray all over the tomato plants while you are watering to get rid of bugs Naturally. My grandmother with a Green Thumb shared these old hints. Also any salon or barber will give you hair clippings free to put around your greenhouse keeps bigger pests away too. Just offer a few goodies from your garden when harvest is plentiful or something Jared or a basil plant for their home etc... which ever you choose. Happy 4th and God Bless
I am going to shake my tomato plants this weekend! We live in a suburb neighborhood with fences, so not much wind in my back yard. Thanks for the tip. Love your family and your channel.
Thank you! I’m growing a new tomato plant to me, and all the blossoms are drying up, and it is right across from a neighbor’s large tree hedge. A pepper plant that was planted at the same spot last year didnl’t do well at all, like no peppers! My praying for it and talking to it, loving on it, hasn’t helped, so am going to shake the baby! THANK YOU!!
Been following you for a while now. Really enjoy your videos. We live in NJ, when ever we go to the shore we bring back some shells, mostly oyster, that we then put in our gardens to add some calcium as they breakdown.
I have end rot on a few of my tomatoes too! We had a real hot week here in Ottawa and we hand water. We have raised beds and many varieties. Your knowledge and common sense always calms my tomato nerve! Thanks Jess
Over all, this year has given us a really great tomato season in the south. My plants have lasted so much longer than they usually do. I still have about 15 tomato plants and have started my fall round of tomatoes.
Tomato issues hit North Texas early as well...I hate how pitiful my plants look, almost all have dying leaves and blossoms falling off due to heat. I'm going to get what I can off the plants I have and start another batch in the ground and see how far into Fall/Winter they make it since we have a long growing season.
I appreciate your calm approach to dealing with food growing. It's my first year and between trying to grow organically, pests and fungal diseases it's a lot to learn about. It's reassuring to watch you go through each day and point out your achievements, trials and places for growth because I'm quickly learning that changes happen quickly in the garden💗 🌱🍅 Thank you for the Cornell resource!
I’ve had White Flies then Caterpillars & Bottom rote on my Tomatoes this season. Then came the Varmints Possums taking chuncks out of my Tomatoes and Cucumbers. So A Big Thankyou for talking and showing what they are and how to fight back. I’m not giving up taking my Garden back.
Ramibu 2 Neem oil helps. I do neem and add 1 tablespoon per quart of castille soap as well. But one thing you can do in between spraying or instead of spraying is to blast them with a spray nozzle on your hose. That helps a ton with whiteflies and aphids. It kills aphids if the blast is hard enough. It knocks whiteflies off and they perish on the ground. You can do that two or three times a week and keep both of those pests under control.
I'm having a groundhog issue. There's like six of them out there razing me to oblivion. Can't wait for the reaper to ripen. The Habs seem to just add a little spice.
tomatoes are definitely sometimes a challenge. This year I'm growing them in our new hoop house because in the PNW rain and tomatoes don't get along. Over the years I've come to terms with the fact that a garden isn't just about the rewards of the food it is also a classroom! And every year the challenges are different but there is no perfect garden! This year I'm having problems with summer squash, GO FIGURE! Too much rain this year ugh! Your garden is awesome and veryyyy beautiful, Jess!
Totally agree with you on all counts.....these things will happen....and as much as yes you need to take care of them....one thing I have learned even easier to lessen the blow of loss of plants or produce; whether it be from bugs , animal, weeds or weather is....if you can....just plant more than you need....so when you lose some crop for whatever reason you are still okay! When my kids were little...my gardens were HORRIBLY WEEDY!!! HORRIBLE! But....I still got what I needed....I never tied up one plant....I got what I needed and now that I have more time...I still plant more than I need and love it! :) Thanks Jess!!! Great info!! I enjoyed it!!!
Hi Jess i am really enjoying this Vlog . Very intetesting about shaking the plants x your Table will soon be filled with Tomatores. ❤🌻🌼🦋🐞x lots of love fronm.x
Thank you for showing us examples of damage, telling us what causes each, and telling us what to do before and during growing season. I only have a small container garden, but your advice is very helpful. I appreciate how real and grounded you are. Your wonder of life and gratitude for it is something we have in common. I haven't met too many people like that, so it's great to know they're out there. Good health and happiness to you and yours.
Good information Mrs. Jess. Shade cloth and fans will a ton! BER is going to happen no matter what but doing what we can to help slow it down makes for good harvesting. I speak of all these problems every year but not many see what I have to share. Going to address BER once again on my video tomorrow. Stay safe and Happy 4th weekend to ya!
I’ve seen flea beetle damage for the first time in my tomatoes this year, too. Thank you for keeping it real and letting us see that everybody deals with garden problems!
Wow what an attitude about handling garden issues...You are great! This year I have been hit hard with flea beetles and Tomato Horn Worms Sprayed for the flea beetles and picking off horn worms with the black light (I also use BT), the horn worms hit my horse radish hard this week we had too much rain so I wasn't out in the garden until this afternoon and spotted the damage...time to grab the black light! I'm not getting discouraged, even with the 90 degree heat and 100% humidity Just have to wait for sunset....Keep these videos up!
A few ideas to troubleshoot possible calcium issue. - I believe that in acidic soil calcium is locked up and not plant available. - gypsum adds calcium without changing the soil pH. -Old Alabama Gardener on RUclips adds liquid calcium to his tomatoes by dissolving eggshells in apple cider vinager and pouring over the root zone. (The vinager is neutralised by the chemical reaction and won't hurt the plant.) Hope that helps! Xx
I have tomatoes with blossoms that are drying up, too! It's been really hot here (Zone 8b), & you're right, they don't like it!! But this week is going to be in the low 90s with nights of 75, so I just moved them to a shadier position. I'll let you know!!
Moving from a mild climate for any vegetable to the desert region of the Yakima Valley, WA, I am having blossom end rot issues on my tomatoes from my inability to gage water usage in 2 raised beds and many in pots and a couple wine barrels. It can be 90+ and low 20% humidity and then throw in 15-20mph winds and you have a real challenge. Love your vids!
Every time I watch your tomato specific videos I get an incredible urge to go out to my garden. You teach me soooo much! Thanks🥰🍅🤞 Edit....every video you post gives me that feeling but I'm most excited about growing tomatoes
You are so real and I just love you! I needed this video so much today. My backyard garden is therapy for me. I increased it's size quite a bit this year and my family couldn't wait for me to share from it. I have been plagued with white flies and was about to give up. Thanks for setting me straight and encouraging me to continue figuring things out. Also I won't beat myself up anymore and feeling bad cause there's not enough to share this year. Tomorrow is a new day and maybe I can find a recipe for white fly soup!
I just recently subscribe to you and I am enjoying every information you're giving out I just started my garden a months like two three love what you Are doing
This is great info. Yes. My tomatoes are done for this season. We have been in three digit hot weather all of July. And I had the end rot on some of my tomatoes too. Thank you so much for all this great information on tomato issues. God bless you. Bertha in TEXAS.
Thanks for sharing this, it's nice to see that just because you put it out there online-it's not perfect all the time. I prefer real over perfect any day. here's hoping you're picking tomatoes soon, is there a tomato cheers? I'm out every day hunting for a hint of blush on mine!
Thank you for sharing the good the bad the ugly
Tshirt idea: a shy looking face tomato with rosey cheeks and cursive words "blushing tomato". That's my new favorite term that I learned from you!
Jess I just watched your chicken way video, and don't think it's silly at all! I was just last night feeling lonely because none of my siblings (I'm only 14) get how I Love and am thrilled with gardening! I said that one of the reasons I love watching you is because I feel like I others get me, and I'm not crazy because I scream when a sunflower opens! You are part of my chicken way!
Joanna wow its so great that you already get a thrill out of gardening! Never quit. Its a joy day in and day out! Keep sharing your joy. You might enjoy a community gardening experience to meet older snd younger gardeners. There is also a master gardener program!
I scream too! You are so not alone!
Joanna Mericle , you are a precious person and I’m glad you commented. You found the right group for people to understand how you feel, continue to be yourself!
Gardening is so fun and so crazy. I’m glad you get a thrill out of it all. We all do! It’s kind of like a roller coaster. But honestly the good far out ways the bad. Do your best and pray. God hears and loves us so much. Enjoy the ride. 😍
Joanna if you like watching chicken videos you should watch KyleTheRooster. It is just one of the most joyous & funniest channels I have ever found. Who woulda thunk that I would've got addicted to needing my daily fix of watching JD (Jason) feed & talk to his chickens, turkeys, guineas, ducks & geese!😅 It is just so hilarious but oddly relaxing at the same time!
Great great great video....I love how you not only show us the ups of gardening but the downs also with lots of solutions and advice that helps us all through it all. You make facing our challenges much much easier....thanks from all of us....
Thank you. As a new gardener it's so easy to panic! I went on the hornworm hunt with a blacklight flashlight 2 nights ago and caught 3. Going out again tonight. Happy hunting!
Jess I got a black light flashlight. What are the tiny things that look like one burning ember? One little tiny red ember looking thing??
@@racheljames7323 hi, I see the florescent orange and florescent green on my tomatoes and thought they were both hornworms. I mush both types!
I just wanted to say thank you so much for showing issues and problems in the garden!! It’s sometimes disheartening to see all the good in others gardens and then have bad things happening to my own. Everyone has their struggles, but it’s so great to see someone sharing theirs!
I use a bucket for the DE and a feather duster and I load the duster pretty heavy then just swish it all over trying to avoid the flowers.
Good luck
Thank you! I learn so much more from these sorts of videos, rather than looking at pristine plants! Thank you for sharing the downs and ups with us 😊
Thank you for reminding me that I don't need to get upset or worry when my garden doesn't look pristine any more. The heat and humidity has it us as well here in East TN, but I'm going to try and not stress over what I can't fix or keep up with. Thank you for your dedication to gardening. God Bless.
I'm so intrigued how you stay aware of all the concerns of beginning gardeners.
Thank you for sharing all parts of gardening and not just the good days. I love how you are transparent about your process and encouraging in your videos. You have help me a ton over the last few weeks!
Thank you 🙏. You have invested so much of yourself in your gardens and I absolutely love your attitude and perspective - finding peace and enjoyment in what you do and letting go of frustration. . . Thank you for all your goodness🦋
When you grow a garden.......you find out you are not in control. Mother nature is. You can try, but really you are along for the ride. 🙃🎢
The deer and the weeds are in charge of mine. I two beautiful eggplant blossoms and the deer just chomped them offf.
I just started watching your videos. You've taught me so much about growing tomatoes. I can't wait to see if they change the flavor and yield. I am from the Cleveland Ohio area. There aren't very many people that have ever heard of ground cherries! My boyfriend got them from a co-worker while working in a more rural area (postal worker). I actually bought seeds from Baker Creek! I have turned everyone I know on to them. Almost every friend that has a garden, is now growing ground cherries. Love your videos, sorry about all your troubles. It's been dry as hell here and going to be 90 every day for a week. Oh! I mostly container garden, so I only have 12 to 15 tomato plants, same with peppers, about 5 or 6 different kinds of each, then eggplants, ground cherries, cukes, lettuce, spinach and all my herbs, sooooo many herbs. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!
The beautiful thing about gardening is that it teaches us patients, it teaches us to problem solve, and it teaches us coping skills. Even when you have been gardening for years and years, you are always learning and growing.
Patients are what Dr.’s have. Patience is a virtue and what we strive for. Don’t trust autocorrect it will fail you. ♥️
I spend a couple of months collecting our egg shells, just rinse and allow to dry. Just before tomato transplanting, I throw the shells into the blender and grind to a powder. A couple tablespoons go into each hole.
eggshells (and calcium carbonate) will only decompose in acidic soil, just be aware.
Thank you for doing an in-depth look at the things that can go wrong with tomatoes with your own garden. I've had friends who became discouraged and quit gardening veggies. That is so sad! They compare themselves to someone who has gardened for years!
You probably know this, Jess, but it's important to wear a mask to protect your lungs when applying diatomaceous earth, especially inside the high tunnel. Good luck! Hope you win the flea beetle battle. Love your chill attitude. Gardening is best when it's fun. :)
Your breakfast tomato at 1:04 is smiling
Helpful. Thanks. Learned a lot. This is like visiting with a good neighbor!
Hi Jess, today is my 25th birthday and it is the day that I sowed my tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, it's always a great winter day for me 💕
Lu Ferrari happy birthday!
@@tiffanyx8577 aw thank you💕
Happy Birthday! My birthday as well!
Best wishes have a great day!🎂🎂
@@jenniferhenderson4674 best wishes for u too! Have a great day!🎂🎂
I am soooooooo grateful I found you on RUclips!!!! I've been watching since quarantine. You teach me things in a way I understand and your enthusiasm is so contagious.
Your so authentic and I appreciate realness:)
Sometimes I watch a video over and over taking notes!!
I stress about my garden which is not the reason I do it. Thank you again for that reminder.
Blessings from hot & humid TX:)
What a gift you are, to allow your farm to be a teaching tool for all of us. Nothing is learned through pristine & perfect; we learn by the doing & going through things. My garden is about three weeks behind yours due to late planting. For diatomaseous earth - I've only found the granular soil additive. I hope you'll share HOW you treat with it. This time I bless you to find answers and remedies in your usual unstressful way.
Did anyone else see the smiley face on the bottom on the tomato Jess picks up at 1:03? :)
Loved it! This is what I watch this channel for. Everyone is always going to have some issues along the way and you shedding light on them with showing how to be proactive is what I'm looking for. Thank you!
can you show when you put diatomaceous earth on the plants? would love to see that process
IMHO, this is one of your best videos. Thank you, Jess. 💖
Thank you! I was at the point today to till the entire garden under because of having so many issues with bugs, fungus, etc. your talking about how you don’t stress if it isn’t perfect really helped me reassess why I’m gardening. I am doing it for fun so I can stop stressing. Again, thank you❤️
With tomatoes there is always SOMETHING! Thank you for making me feel better about my growing. I'm sorry you are having these issues. I guess I thought that you would not have any problems in your high tunnel! I researched why my tomatoes were getting blossom end rot early on and I finally decided that it was just too much rain. I did add some balanced organic fertilizer at that point, and with not getting so much rain, it finally stopped. Now some of my blossoms are drying up..oh well. My little yellow cherries are doing wonderful. Been eating those like candy! haha
You are such a joy to watch. I love the advice you give and your energy. Thank you!
(16:20) Yes, almost certainly the heat. If you save the seeds from a couple of your good tomatoes next year's plants may tolerate it better. Pests too.
We have our tomatoes in high tunnels, planted in the ground. We have drip tape on the rows. Must be watered every other day. The blossom end rot you have is from uneven watering. You probably won't get blight in the high tunnel. We have been raising tomatoes in high tunnels since 1988. Currently 3 tunnels with 739 plants. Been harvesting since 2nd week of June. I live in southern MN. We are in a stretch of 90º & 75º humidity.
Bernard Kleinschmidt Thats a lot of plants sir. What do you do with all your harvest? Do you have a big family? Sell at farmers market?
Very nice, Down here in South GA we have to switch to shade cloth in summer or run the fans and cooling walls even with roll-up sides the plastic has to come off. Would love to chat with you sometime. We bumped it well north of 1k plants this year and would love to hear your solutions for some issues
🎉Very encouraging Jess I'm so glad you're showing us the whole deal that comes with gardening. You're attentive yet laid back attitude is really encouraging. 💖
Just want to say you are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing ! Your optimism and low stress because of your love for gardening when facing challenges with your tomatoes in the high tunnel this season gives others motivation/hope to do the same!
Jess, Thank you for providing the Cornell Vegetable MD resource links. This will be a wonderful help. Wonderful tips and suggestions for how to trouble shoot and tackle problems. Stay well.
You are one smart cookie!! I am learning so MUCH from you, your gardening and your beautiful ❤️..... Blessings to you and yours 😇
My hero.
Thank you for being so authentic. You are fabulous!!
THANK YOU for sharing issues and problems that we all face!! It so helps to show that everyone has issues (hello welcome to gardening) , even our fav RUclipsrs :) loves this video - loved your tips and wisdom!!
Thank you for sharing Cornell's Site, perfect timing! Thank you for sharing. I do appreciate that you are willing to share the god, bad and ugly. As a beginner, it helps to know and remember that everyone deals with the same issues and this is all just one big experiment.
I love you! You Are So real and I appreciate that a lot!
Your videos are full of great information and have helped me bunches...so thank you!
Thank You for sharing such Great information and Advise! God Bless and Peace Be With You All
I love how realistic you are! I also garden for an escape, and therapy. I try to not take things too seriously and roll with it. 💚🌱🍅
Thanks for sharing that you too have issues with your plants!
You are right. It’s all part of the process. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
If you think it might be too much water, the tapes/hoses you use are available in different emitter sizes which let you water some things more than other. You might switch to a smaller emitter size. It's pro level stuff having the same time of watering giving different amounts of water to different areas but it's the truth that different things need different amounts of water. The next level after that is just having hoses that you can poke emitters into so that different plants in the same bed can get different amounts of water. That's perfect. To each their need.
Just a thought that might help with water rot issue. Rotate where you Start to water and add a fan to circulate the flow of moisture to reduce stagnation of droplets. Also 2 or 3 mildly rusty nails in 1 gallon of water, spraying w water bottle around main stalk can help w the green issue and cut Banana peels pieces boost potassium and last thought is take a few of those peppers that are ripe (that the bugs Have Not touched) put in a blender and then put in a fertilizer spray bin that attaches to a hose to spray all over the tomato plants while you are watering to get rid of bugs Naturally. My grandmother with a Green Thumb shared these old hints. Also any salon or barber will give you hair clippings free to put around your greenhouse keeps bigger pests away too. Just offer a few goodies from your garden when harvest is plentiful or something Jared or a basil plant for their home etc... which ever you choose.
Happy 4th and God Bless
I am going to shake my tomato plants this weekend! We live in a suburb neighborhood with fences, so not much wind in my back yard. Thanks for the tip. Love your family and your channel.
Such a good attitude Jess! Deal with what you can deal with, hand the rest to the Lord!
Thank you! I’m growing a new tomato plant to me, and all the blossoms are drying up, and it is right across from a neighbor’s large tree hedge. A pepper plant that was planted at the same spot last year didnl’t do well at all, like no peppers! My praying for it and talking to it, loving on it, hasn’t helped, so am going to shake the baby! THANK YOU!!
I like your high tunnel tomatoes gardening.
My blossoms have been dropping the last 2-3 days with the weather being so hot though I do see some baby tomatoes. 👏
Been following you for a while now. Really enjoy your videos. We live in NJ, when ever we go to the shore we bring back some shells, mostly oyster, that we then put in our gardens to add some calcium as they breakdown.
I hope you enjoy the boots... You'll be getting them by July 9th... I just watched the replay of your live... Thank you for all of your input...
You are so kind!
Thanks for always sharing your knowledge! It is so appreciated!
I have end rot on a few of my tomatoes too! We had a real hot week here in Ottawa and we hand water. We have raised beds and many varieties. Your knowledge and common sense always calms my tomato nerve! Thanks Jess
Over all, this year has given us a really great tomato season in the south. My plants have lasted so much longer than they usually do. I still have about 15 tomato plants and have started my fall round of tomatoes.
I think you are right with the industrial fans. It will help move the air and humidity.
Tomato issues hit North Texas early as well...I hate how pitiful my plants look, almost all have dying leaves and blossoms falling off due to heat. I'm going to get what I can off the plants I have and start another batch in the ground and see how far into Fall/Winter they make it since we have a long growing season.
Thanks for the transparency👏🏼🍅🌼😍
Thank you for the calm, common sense advice. I find the more I garden, the more I take things in my stride and there is always next year :-D.
I appreciate your calm approach to dealing with food growing. It's my first year and between trying to grow organically, pests and fungal diseases it's a lot to learn about. It's reassuring to watch you go through each day and point out your achievements, trials and places for growth because I'm quickly learning that changes happen quickly in the garden💗 🌱🍅 Thank you for the Cornell resource!
I’ve had White Flies then Caterpillars & Bottom rote on my Tomatoes this season. Then came the Varmints Possums taking chuncks out of my Tomatoes and Cucumbers. So A Big Thankyou for talking and showing what they are and how to fight back. I’m not giving up taking my Garden back.
Loretta whatley how did you deal with your white flies. I believe we have some. Neem oil?
Yes! I am having a huge issue w/ them this year. Any advice would be good to know!!!
Ramibu 2 Neem oil helps. I do neem and add 1 tablespoon per quart of castille soap as well. But one thing you can do in between spraying or instead of spraying is to blast them with a spray nozzle on your hose. That helps a ton with whiteflies and aphids. It kills aphids if the blast is hard enough. It knocks whiteflies off and they perish on the ground. You can do that two or three times a week and keep both of those pests under control.
I'm having a groundhog issue. There's like six of them out there razing me to oblivion. Can't wait for the reaper to ripen. The Habs seem to just add a little spice.
Rick Silsby I used Neem Oil Spray. It took lots of spraying.
tomatoes are definitely sometimes a challenge. This year I'm growing them in our new hoop house because in the PNW rain and tomatoes don't get along. Over the years I've come to terms with the fact that a garden isn't just about the rewards of the food it is also a classroom! And every year the challenges are different but there is no perfect garden! This year I'm having problems with summer squash, GO FIGURE! Too much rain this year ugh! Your garden is awesome and veryyyy beautiful, Jess!
Totally agree with you on all counts.....these things will happen....and as much as yes you need to take care of them....one thing I have learned even easier to lessen the blow of loss of plants or produce; whether it be from bugs , animal, weeds or weather is....if you can....just plant more than you need....so when you lose some crop for whatever reason you are still okay! When my kids were little...my gardens were HORRIBLY WEEDY!!! HORRIBLE! But....I still got what I needed....I never tied up one plant....I got what I needed and now that I have more time...I still plant more than I need and love it! :) Thanks Jess!!! Great info!! I enjoyed it!!!
Hi Jess i am really enjoying this Vlog . Very intetesting about shaking the plants x your Table will soon be filled with Tomatores. ❤🌻🌼🦋🐞x lots of love fronm.x
Thank you for showing us examples of damage, telling us what causes each, and telling us what to do before and during growing season. I only have a small container garden, but your advice is very helpful. I appreciate how real and grounded you are. Your wonder of life and gratitude for it is something we have in common. I haven't met too many people like that, so it's great to know they're out there. Good health and happiness to you and yours.
Good information Mrs. Jess. Shade cloth and fans will a ton! BER is going to happen no matter what but doing what we can to help slow it down makes for good harvesting. I speak of all these problems every year but not many see what I have to share. Going to address BER once again on my video tomorrow. Stay safe and Happy 4th weekend to ya!
I used Gary's lime slurry for my tomatoes this year and it definitely stopped my blossom end rot. Try it!
What is Gary’s line slurry???
I've used it too.😊
Do you have a link or recipe for that?
Good to know others have the "usual" tomato plant issues like me 😫 Living in a humid climate is tough for gardening
Super helpful! Thanks for sharing the good, the bad, and the beautiful tomatoes! ❤️🌱🍅
Thank you for the encouragement. You are my Yoda. 😆
Love all your videos and intonation you talk about. And love the new kitchen
I’ve seen flea beetle damage for the first time in my tomatoes this year, too. Thank you for keeping it real and letting us see that everybody deals with garden problems!
This video was exactly what I needed to hear today. 🙏🏼
Hi Jess! For your bugs problem, you might use the peppermint spray that recommended Gary at the rusted garden... it might really help you! 😉
Thank you
Wow what an attitude about handling garden issues...You are great! This year I have been hit hard with flea beetles and Tomato Horn Worms Sprayed for the flea beetles and picking off horn worms with the black light (I also use BT), the horn worms hit my horse radish hard this week we had too much rain so I wasn't out in the garden until this afternoon and spotted the damage...time to grab the black light! I'm not getting discouraged, even with the 90 degree heat and 100% humidity Just have to wait for sunset....Keep these videos up!
A few ideas to troubleshoot possible calcium issue.
- I believe that in acidic soil calcium is locked up and not plant available.
- gypsum adds calcium without changing the soil pH.
-Old Alabama Gardener on RUclips adds liquid calcium to his tomatoes by dissolving eggshells in apple cider vinager and pouring over the root zone. (The vinager is neutralised by the chemical reaction and won't hurt the plant.)
Hope that helps! Xx
I have tomatoes with blossoms that are drying up, too! It's been really hot here (Zone 8b), & you're right, they don't like it!! But this week is going to be in the low 90s with nights of 75, so I just moved them to a shadier position. I'll let you know!!
Moving from a mild climate for any vegetable to the desert region of the Yakima Valley, WA, I am having blossom end rot issues on my tomatoes from my inability to gage water usage in 2 raised beds and many in pots and a couple wine barrels. It can be 90+ and low 20% humidity and then throw in 15-20mph winds and you have a real challenge. Love your vids!
Every time I watch your tomato specific videos I get an incredible urge to go out to my garden. You teach me soooo much! Thanks🥰🍅🤞
Edit....every video you post gives me that feeling but I'm most excited about growing tomatoes
You are so real and I just love you! I needed this video so much today. My backyard garden is therapy for me. I increased it's size quite a bit this year and my family couldn't wait for me to share from it. I have been plagued with white flies and was about to give up. Thanks for setting me straight and encouraging me to continue figuring things out. Also I won't beat myself up anymore and feeling bad cause there's not enough to share this year. Tomorrow is a new day and maybe I can find a recipe for white fly soup!
Thank you Jess! My half my tomatoes look amazing the the other half just look sad and diseased! This helps put things in perspective!
I just recently subscribe to you and I am enjoying every information you're giving out I just started my garden a months like two three love what you Are doing
OOO I wanna see you take the blacklight and take care of them! =D I am learning so much from you
This is great info. Yes. My tomatoes are done for this season. We have been in three digit hot weather all of July. And I had the end rot on some of my tomatoes too. Thank you so much for all this great information on tomato issues. God bless you. Bertha in TEXAS.
please do a video of yall checking for the horn worms with the black light. Im new to this garden stuff and i would love to see!!
Good job friend
Love your shirt! Mountain View, AR here.
Thank you for sharing this trouble shooting. Appreciate!
Thank you for the encouragement.
Very helpful, thank you beautiful girl! I have learned so much from you all!
Thanks for sharing this, it's nice to see that just because you put it out there online-it's not perfect all the time. I prefer real over perfect any day. here's hoping you're picking tomatoes soon, is there a tomato cheers? I'm out every day hunting for a hint of blush on mine!
That Cornell site is pretty cool! Thanks for the recommendation!
Thank you for the great info! So much to learn. I'm saying to myself, wait until next year, garden is going to be great lol
Thanks for teaching
Check out the dust mizer! It looks amazing and fun.😆 Or tractor supply carries a pump powder spreader for cheap too.
You are doing great 🥰
Rutgers is an old timey tomato a hardy plant and great to can.