Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge. I just received my Sweet 100 seeds. Looking forward to caring for them. Thank you for the egg shell purée so glad I can add water. I just learned French Marigolds are native to South America, African are native to North America perennial and have large varieties.
When grinding and transfering egg shell wear a mask....DO NOT INHALE DUST. best analogy comes from my pulmonologist " it's like inhaling tiny razor blades".
I just barely crush my egg shells. Never pulverize them. Just mix in with the dirt in with tomatoes. Also put some around plants. Snails won't cross them as they will cut them up. About Dime size shells Double win win 🏆
Wow love the information, here in Québec, Canada it’s still snowing so I have to wait for May, hopefully we will get a beautiful warm summer. Crush egg shell will keep slugs away.
Hi Charles, Great video packed with information. Love the flow of content! And your video within a video!! I just started my garden here in Oakland. I have indeterminants in both the ground as well as in containers. All cherry sweets and sungold. The ones in the ground are about 2 feet, almost 3 for a couple. I didn't have any stakes around other than some old 5 ft, which once in the ground are not going to be tall enough. I'd like to change them over to taller stakes. What are the green stakes you are using in this video? I've only staked 3 out of my 5 plants so far. I planted them at the beginning of June, so about 1 month ago. And what would you suggest for the tomatoes in the containers? They are only about 1 foot or less. Also, I heard that adding vinegar to the pulverized eggshells will make the calcium available immediately. So perhaps adding vinegar to the eggshells first, making a mush, and then putting that into a gallon or so of water? Your thoughts? Should I spray the IV onto all my plants? I'm using Neem oil now for my squash. Would I spray the IV on alternate weeks? Thank you for all your hard work :) DebbyK!
Some great tips and information. One thing though I would personally look for an OMRI certification on any products that claim to be organic. There is no standard for Organics sadly except for the stamp of approval from an organization such as the OMRI designation. It's like buying Cage Free eggs versus making sure it has the Certified Humane cert. The reason this is important is that even products that have ingredients from natural resources, they may have processed usage or other contaminants.
I brought some organic tomatoes took the seeds put them in a strainer washed them placed them in a wet paper towel within a week they sprouted I planted the seedlings which have produced a bountiful amount of tomatoes. I do alot of my vegetables that way.
Thank you to you AND your wife/video-agrapher! Love your great ideas. I live in Nevada where there are issues w/alkaline. I would love to know to how garden successfully around that! Great information. Thank you for the effort.
Hello Proximityflyer, Compost & Mulch.... two organic methods of correcting your alkaline soil while improving the soil biology, retaining moisture, and adding slow release nutrition to the soil as the product break down over the year. Also, adding sphagnum peat moss can also further help increase the acidity of the soil... which is preferred by most fruit and vegetables. Let me know how your garden performs this year! And thank you for the compliment... I will share your comment with my wife too! Charles :-)
Dude this is the best video i've ever seen on gardening. thank you so much for taking your time to share your skills. i have a nice little garden here in southwestern pennsylvania. it gets all the sun til around 4:30 in the afternoon. i have a lot of bugs tho. still trying to find the right bug killer. other than that. i got some great tips from you. thanks again!!!!
Hi Charles, you have inspired me to try my hand at tomatoes this year, thanks! I saw you planted a bed of radishes which I recently did as well (from seeds) and they are now about 1 inch tall. I have been hand removing snails and slugs in the middle of the night to give them a chance of growing. :) Was your process for preparing the radish bed the same as that for the tomatoes? I didn't fertilize the soil when I planted them so should I do that now? One more question, what were you sprinkling on the top of the radish bed in your video? Maybe all of these questions will be answered in your next video about planting radishes! Haha. Thanks again, Mark
Hello Mark Storch, Thank you for the compliment and I am glad that I have inspired you to do more in your garden this year! :-) I intended to go into more depth on so many topics that I brought up in this video, including the radish plantings-- but had to manage my time. This video is one of the longest ones posted! So here is the answer to your questions: I did not improve the soil for the radishes before planting, even though it would have been best to improve the top one inch of soil with a 1/4-1/2 inch of compost mixed into the top 1 inch of soil. Then level the ground. Add the seeds and coat with a fine layer of vermiculite. Vermiculite is light, retains water well (to keep the seeds wet too) and aids in germination. Covering the seeds with garden soil is too heavy and many may not be able to penetrate. To save the seedlings from the snails and slugs, I would consider a one time application of a product such as SluggoPlus (discussed in this video) which will kill anything that enters my seedling bed for a few weeks as the plants get established. I plan on having a follow up to this video in the upcoming 4-6 weeks. Keep me posted on your tomato growing successes! :-) Charles
If you have pets be very careful which product you use to kill snails & slugs 🐌 as most ar toxic. Place a saucer of beer in the garden 👌 snails love it, get drunk and drown...
So glad I found this video that you made! I wondered what the dark circles were on just a few of my tomatoes...I have chickens too and so PLENTY of eggshells to make the puree like you described! Hope that I don't lose any more tomatoes like I already have...fingers crossed! Thank you!
Thank you for the compliment Kristin Bennett! I wish I had chickens for the (1) natural pest control, (2) manure, (3) unlimited fresh eggs, (4) egg shells for the plants... and I am sure there are many more benefits!!! Thank you for sharing and keep me posted on preventing further "end rot" problems on your tomatoes! Charles :-)
Put the egg shells in the plastic bag, crush them with rubber hammer and then use a rolling pin to make crushed egg shells tiny. These is good to use for perennial flower gardens to keep the destructive root eaters grubs away.
Charles, With all due respect, blossom end rot is a Nitrogen converson problem, not necessarily a Calcium deficiency problem. Calcium is just primary nutrient responsible for Nitrogen converson. The problem can also happen because of too little Boron, which is essential to assimilate Calcium. Or from too much (Sulfur or Phosphate), because these acids reduce Calcium water solubility. Your issue is too much Sulfur & Phosphates! And you are adding a product which contains Potassium Sulfate. Potassium Sulfate when soil is hot can ion exchange with Calcium Carbonate, forming Calcium Sulfate & Potassium Carbonate. This actually reduces the water solubility of your Calcium even though it adds Calcium to your soil. Next time use Gypsum if you are in an area with high water pH & Calciferous Lime if in an area with low pH. Avoid Epsom salts as this too reduces the Calcium water solubility, plus thins & expands cell walls, as Magnesium increases the (Cytokinin/Auxin) ratio! Magnesium also inhibits Ethylene production, reducing flavor complexity, plus increases Acidity thru hyper respiration. Otherwise I've found your videos to be truly Awesome!!! Thanks. Michelangelo Alexander Sir-Rhine
Hello Michelangelo Alexander Sir-Rhine, Thank you so much for the compliment! And your explanation on end blossom rot is beyond through... THANK YOU! I will be sure to pour more knowledge into this topic on future discussions of this topic! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me & this forum! Sincerely, Charles :-)
I was wondering, Michelangelo Alexander Sir-Rhine. If you mixed equal parts (say 1 TBSP) of finely ground egg shells and Distilled White Vinegar and then added to 1 gallon of water (once the foaming is done of course), which has been sitting overnight (to get rid of the Chlorine), would this be a viable solution? Since vinegar reacts to calcium carbonate and eventually the egg shells would disappear. Is the calcium still available to the plant? In theory the vinegar is neutral, but if it isn't the water will balance out the remaining acidity. Just a thought. Seen a Vlog about this and I wonder on your thoughts. Cheers Dele.
I enjoyed your video however have you not seen an Oregon slug? They are huge and very destructive to especially strawberries. Good info growing tomatoes. Thanks!
My Roma tomatoes grown in buckets are quite soft and don't store well refrigerated. ( mushy ) Does this mean I need more calcium for them? What firms the tomato up ? Thankyou
When my vegetables are really getting hammered by snails and slugs, I just take a tour of my garden at night, by torch light, and collect them. The next morning I usually give the birds a treat. I would not like my garden to be completely without snails and slugs.
Hahaha...very organic way...I remember when I was a kid, whenever I visited and stayed overnights at my grandma's, my aunt would make me something to eat before she went outside into the yard to catch the caterpillars. I used to see them big, hairy, even in orange color which is scary. I wouldn't even take a peak to see how she caught anything at night because it was pitch dark outside and I was afraid thinking there could be ghost outside😊.
I have a question, if you don't mind, I need an answer right away please. I noticed a bunch of black ants around my egg plant seedling (I grew it from a store-bought vegetable). Can you tell me if that's not good or does it matter? And what should I do to prevent them from ruining my plant? Thanks.
Hello Tina, In a healhty organic garden, you should have some ants, aphids, lady bugs, spiders, etc, etc.... Do not rush to spraying anything unless the life of the plant is being compromised by the insect/ pest. Two organic ways to control pest are (1) oil based such as neem oil, mineral oils, etc.... and (2) spinosad based, such as Captain Jacks. Be careful with the use of oils as it can overheat the plant during the hot spring and summer days... if used, I recommend that you apply the oil spray in the late afternoon, followed by a foliar spray of IV Organic the following morning to help keep the plant several degrees cooler and prevent leaf, stem and fruit burn (which gets intensified with the application of oil-based pest control. You can send me pictures to Info@IVOrganics.com if you would like! Charles :-)
I've been crushing and saving egg shells for some time, but I do not know the ratio of shells to water, say 1T to quart of water? Can someone help me with this?
why you still put organic fertilizer? is it not enough the decomposed and the egg shell puree? or you like your tomatoes to bare fruit as big as the fruit of the COCONUT tree
You might already know this, but if you have boiled eggs....especially hard boiled... used the water you used to boil then in to water your plants as it will have some of the nutrients in the water that you find in the egg shell. Great channel by the way x
GREAT SUGGESTION! Also, those boiled egg shells are now also sterilized & reduce the risk of salmonella (which may thrive in garden soil for up to a year). Thanks for sharing! Charles 🌱👍
A note about the "glowing blue" color of the Miracle Grow: it has nothing to do with it being a chemical product. It is so that if you use an injector dispenser-type fertilizing system and the water coming out of the hose is clear, you are out of fertilizer in the system and need to add more to the tank. The different colors (pink, cobalt, turquoise) of the blends for different plant groups lets you know which formula is in the tank if you have excess from your last fertilizing.
I blend my eggshells dry either in my high power blender or the Nutribullet without water. Then I store the powder in a jar until ready to use. I also dehydrate my banana skins and pulverize them to a powder, and stored in a jar, too.
Yup, same. When I apply to my plants, I mix them with warm castings. I also use the egg dust in combination with baking soda and diatomaceous earth in water when I spray my plants for insects.
I tried to grow a Sam marzano tomatoe last season which are indoor cordon type's without much luck it flowered but it was way too late in the growing season. A quick note I use chicken manure pellets to add calcium to the compost
I like to use my coffee grinder to pulverize the eggshells, and then let steep in boiling water for a while before using. Absolutely great video- very informative and nicely presented!!
I also use the water from Boiled eggs. My research has found that about 25% calcium goes into the water that way. Dry the shells, and pulverize them for a nice slow release to the plants.
We love sweet 100s, this year was the fastest fruitation ever, we cut up the 12 foot vines from last year into 1 foot sections, rooted in water within 3 days, planted and 2 weeks later we have blooms on 18 plants! If in the southwest, Texas or Cali, cover the plants with a sheet, doesn't matter if bedsheets or plastic drop cloths, or pile leaves or straw over, protect them from the frost and have tomatoes for years from the same plant, and consistent taste to your product.
I made eggshell puree last year. The eggshells, while blending, scratched the surface of my Vitamix blender container - it is plastic. I was not aware that it could happen. Also, the puree - eggshells are a lot heavier then water, so. They plummet to the bottom of the container and are hard to get out.
Yes it will, I puree in my animals veggie fruit mix adding to their meats I prepare for them each day. I have a second container for my needs which is still like new, the scratched up one is for their needs, and of course garden needs as well. You might consider a second one, you can get it on Amazon.
I wish I could be that disciplined to wear gloves and keep diseases from passing plant to plant. I also noticed he was wearing what looked like work clothes - maybe trying to keep them clean also :)
Love this channel. Epsoma also make an organic product called Tomato Tone - with 8% calcium. That totally fixed the one time a crop of heirloom tomatoes I was growing were affected by blossom end rot. FWIW.
"If you kill all of the bugs, above and below the soil, then you've basically just defeated the purpose of organic gardening" Amen brother! Thank you so much for saying that. So many people look at gardening as just getting the fruit off the plant but the soil is the life line and it will be around much longer than us- we need to add back to it continually and let it do it's thang!
Very well said Addictedtoelf! :-) Especially the part about "the soil is the life line." The majority of the people I teach gardening to in my community do not understand this concept-- Yet. I have 4x per year to reinforce and remind them of healthier and better gardening techniques! Great to hear from you!!! Charles :-)
Just did that this morning. I have my powdered shells soaking in white vinegar, then will add water and use the mixture to water my tomatoes and squash later today.
So me the hobby garden person needs to protect the world and the Gaint Farms have killers and feed the most of our population and that goes on and the world dies anyway.... Don't sell me the organic farm theriomorphic
I love the way you teach with such passion and joy. I'm starting my first garden on my balcony in a planter and will be using some of your tips. Thank you so much. Blessings.
I think its important to note blossom end rot is not always a lack of calcium. Occasionally it is a watering program where the calcium is not being taken up by the plant. Too much as well as too little water. Not always as simple as giving the plant some food. Thanks for the through review tho. Very helpful
Hello Mary 👋 So true- watering definitely can have an effect on nutrient uptake & plant health! I’ve got to remember to share your point in a future lesson!! Happy Gardening, Charles 🌱👍
@@IVOrganic can i ask is the time of watering important example before the sun rise or after the sunsets and if so which is better for summertime and winter time crops. how do you gauge water overuse also , grazie tanto from Australia love your schooling and thank You for shareing ...
We live in Crete, our soil is awful, clay, cloggy and difficult. We've been doing lots of organic stuff and been quite successful but your information is brilliant. Thank you lots. From a Scots couple in sunny Crete, Greece.
I use my new Ninja to grind up some egg shells and decided to just to leave the egg shells in the pitcher and add more as I go - little did I know that the eggshells would ruin my pitcher - leaving pits all in the inside of it!! Just in case anybody else decided to do the same.
Great video! The different products that you showed - loved that you pointed out the good and bad of using them. Even though I am in a different growing zone I still learned a lot from watching and wow 3 years later and people are still tuning in good job 👍
So let me help you, if you spray aspirin water onto your plant leaves you can get your plants back to health without buying expensive food other than your normal food
EXCELLENT video calcium is important to prevent blossom end rot on tomatoe but I've seen more blossom end rot on squash, all varieties. This advice is good for growing squash as well
Thanks for the tomatoe tips. I’m growing tomatoes for the first time and started my seedlings in Jan 2020. Have 30 or 40 plants in various stages up to 11 inches so am ready to start planting. With covid19 I’ve decided to grow over 888 food plants. I have 3 1/2 acres. My peas radishes carrots lettuce potatoes greens and of course flowers (edible) have emerged. I love to see my new babies sprouting forth. Thanks for your expertise. CMACshack green gardens
I live on 4 acres and have tried to grow a garden during this pandemic. Is so difficult with the deer and squirrels. I have trapped and eliminated about 30 squirrels. I have fences to keep deer out. Your irrigation must be the biggest challenge. Is for me but I use timers and drip.
@@michaelprice3785 Try using creosote keeps most animals away just create an air born smell with a few rags around the fence line do not over do it as it will kill plants and ruin soil. do not use substitute as it dose not work. irrigation is a problem but with a little thought can be overcome using shade and soil building methods new gardens can take a few years to get right. it is a good idea to find out how far below the surface the water table is and that will usually let you know if you are wasting your time trying to grow shallow rooted crops. A well is a good idea you do not need drinking water just water and that can usually be found by hand digging.
@@michaelprice3785Couldn't you fence out the Squirrels too? Maybe use netting on top, keeps out birds as well. 🤔 Also we can grow enough food for all of us on this planet; including the wild animals who are an important part of the ecosystem. Killing everything throws the balance off... It's not a good look or practice.
Hi Charles awesome Video lessons and thank You for passing this all on, love that tomatoe plant that fruits can we get them or seeds here in Australia ? im struggleing to find good seeds but we keep trying and composting is always a learning curve i find. love your enthusiasm and keep gardening Charles G,day from aussie land
No need for water or a blender or an oven. I just leave my rinsed shells on the counter for a day or two. Then I crush them in my hand and throw them in the coffee grinder. Whizz until I have a powder. I store it in an empty coffee can than can come out to the garden (no glass).
Now I have to watch All Your Videos because you know your on top of your gift. I went to school for cultivation and I have learned several things that I didn't know or learned in school. I have a seizure disorder so I don't sleep much so I have a bit of free time THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VIDEOS, and you will be seeing my post.
But only the Food Grade kind -- the kind you can buy in large amounts cheaply at a pool supply store is too fine, and won't kill them. Of course, only the more expensive kind works! =P
Great video! A caution from my garden: I planted a passion fruit vine my first year- by the third year the vine was sending out runners within a 5 foot radius, then beyond. It took me 3 years to get rid of all the runners. Shaded a large area. The fruit didn’t taste good, and the flowers were beautiful up close, but not a flash as I’d hoped.......
Thank you for making this so detailed. Here in Dallas, TX, there's a lot of rabbits that come and eat my plants. Do you have any advice on how prevent that? Also, I like to plant in pots, what's the best way to plant potatoes in pots and how big do the pots have to be?
Hello Tina Jumayao, IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard has castor oil which naturally repels most rodents, including rabbits. If they taste IV Organic on the plant, they should leave it alone-- In addition to the 6 other oils in the product including garlic, cinnamon, rosemary, clove, cedarwood and peppermint. You can apply the product as a foliar spray, and even better protection by brushing onto the stems and trunks of the plants that you feel would be at risk. Let me know what you end up doing to control the situation. Keep me posted! :-) Charles
"If your heart had taste-buds, what would you eat?"-- GREAT QUOTE Peter Rabitt!!! :-) I'll have an update on this video within the next week or two... Stay tuned! Charles :-)
Hello Tina, I learn so much from people, like you, that share good leads-- like Calloways. I just did my research and see that they have stores throughout Texas.... I'll work on containing them this week! :-) Our products are in- stores in Northern California and Arizona... so far; however, you can also purchase at HomeDepot.com, Walmart.com, Amazon.com, Sears.com, ArbicoOrganics.com, HarmonyFarms.com, etc.... about a dozen retailers, all that ship within 1-2 day plus 2-5 days shipping. Let me know if you have any other questions.... And again, thank you for the lead! :-) Charles
The best Basil I've ever grown is Thai Basil and it gives beautiful small cluster flowers and the Thai Basil is he best tasting Basil ever ! it's the only kind I grow now. Great for soups and salads and just plain eating.
Thank you for the tip CSAcitizen Feather! I'll be on the hunt to add Thai Basil to my garden.... I've been growing the same common Sweet Basil for almost 10+ years in a row... Time for some change in my garden! :-) Thanks again for the suggestion! Charles :-)
I think I missed something: you suggested only planting determinate tomatoes in cages, but since the indeterminate tomato plants grow larger , how do you contain them? Or do you just let them sprawl?
Very interesting as always. I was pleased to share your site with my sister who lives in LA and has just started growing tomatoes again after many years. She, by the way, is also a biologist. Thanks and happy growing.
It's big brother watching you! 😊 Ever notice you can have a conversation about something you would like to buy - and up pops an ad on google for that very thing! Scary!
@@somethingintheair5373 if you read your user agreement for your phone, you'll see that they do record what you say in the background (always, not just when you're using it) and search for keywords for targeted advertising and data collection. very disturbing. look yourself up on spokeo for instance.
Go Ashley! Your tomorrow are gonna be awesome! I've been looking up lots on gardening too! Glad it suggested this one but I already unfortunately added the Miracle Gro 🤦🏾♀️😔🤷
Thank you , I use miracle grow for my tomatoes and I did not realize there was no calcium in it and I will go buy some so that my tomato 🍅 plants get there calcium thej need
Your videos are so amazingly informative! I feel like I'm taking a class on tomatoes, and I love it! Thank you so much, I'm so glad I found you on here!
Thanks for the videos. I grow mostly in containers, we have these big African Snails here in Hawaii. They are huge and can eat a whole kale plant in one night. What works well for my situation is copper tape, if I wrap the container with it the snails won't go there. The sealing paint you sell is great stuff, we also have a lot of wood boring insects here and it stops them cold. Thanks again, hope to see those sweet 100's when they are full of fruit.
Hello Ken Hughes, Thank you so much for the compliment! :-) As I showed in the video, SluggoPlus an effective and organic product that I would typically used around my seedlings in the garden.. but not broadcast over the entire garden to kill every bug that consumes the product. I would recommend scattering the product a few inches around each of your kale plants. Here is the link with more details about the product: www.homedepot.com/p/Monterey-1-lb-Sluggo-Plus-LG6575/202043634 I will be sure to post follow-ups to these tomatoes and I am most looking forward to the Early Girl and Sweet 100 tomatoes!!! Have a great weekend! Charles
Hi Charles, thank you for posting educational videos. I really enjoy learning the Biology side of gardening. I'm an Engineer so I know how valuable theory can be, thank you!
I would suggest, if I may, that people only buy organic bananas if they are composting or using the peels this way. I lived in Costa Rica and know first hand how much they are sprayed with pesticides (coffee plants too ). The local waters had dead fish from the runoff. Organic bananas don't cost much more. I would give up coffee before I would drink pesticide sprayed.
🍅🌱🌞🍅🌻🌴🍅🐾🐶🌱 Thank you for this great, information filled garden tutorial. I feel totally confident about planting my first community garden (raised bed) plots (80 sq ft). Digging in the dirt is so therapeutic... especially during this pandemic. Stay safe.🌿🍎
In reality. Just go to a local hydroponic store and buy a bottle Calcium(Cal/Mg). A 1 liter bottle will cost about 15$. It won't take months until the plants ACTUALLY can absorb the benefits of the Ca, nor require months worth of eating eggs everyday and saving shells. Not to mention be x100 times more pure and quality. (Calcium carbonate, Calcium bi-carbonate, Calcium Chloride*not oganic) and comes with a perfect amount of magnesium(Mg) which helps the plant to actually absorb the calcium in the first place. Other then that. Seems like a nice guy with helpful tips for many beginners. This technique just seems like a pain in the a** for anyone knew and is absolutely not nessisary.
I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for making 'em. Could you consider making a video all on watering. I'm curious as to how you manage watering everything in your garden. Thanks for the great videos and keep 'em coming.
Milk has loads of calcium phosphate and magnesium and in the correct amounts. Perfect for the bloom stages. No more than half cup per gallon otherwise you may burn the roots
Wonderful video! It is one of my favorite gardening videos and so helpful as I am planting on a trellis this year. I am saving this one for sure. Thank you so much. 🌱🌿🌾🍀
I just plant my first veggie plants today, I plant cucumber 🥒 tomatoes 🍅 chili Jalapeño 🌶 and mint. I also do my own compost. Let’s just wait to see my results.
A small amount of garden lime at planting prevents, and also quickly stops, blossom end rot. Lime is organic. Boron, copper, zinc etc are trace elements naturally found in soils that have not been depleted by continuous cropping of the same plant in the same garden beds (monoculture) which is done on many commercial farms. If you do grow your tomatoes in the same beds every year you will need to replace the trace elements.
Wow! I marvel at the maturity of your March plants. Here in Iowa, with 2 late frosts in April, my plants are just beginning to enter the growth cycle. That's the way it goes. I'll give the egg shell puree a try. Great idea. BTW, I overdid the coffee this year [200lb/100ftsq~Oct-Feb. I had to do something with it]. What they say about stunted growth looks to be true, but I'm here to tell you, the worms love it. Never seen so many before in a garden. Stunted plants this year, great soil next. I guess you can't have everything at once.
Thank you for sharing this awesome and wonderful video..i love to eat tomatoes..it is great red veg..by the way, is it good to use burnt ashes or particle for vegetables ?? Thank you.God bless.
I love your channel just stumbled across it subbd and binge watching your vids - thank you for taking the time to pack with so much information while staying interesting
This is my first time enjoying your RUclips channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it. You’re a great teacher.
I just grind crushed shells in a separate coffee grinder. No water necessary. We eat lots of organic, free range eggs, so I store ground shells in a plastic coffee container.
I save my eggshells, banana peels and when the cookie sheet gets full I slow cook them to dry them out. 210 - 215 degrees. turn the oven on at night and check in the morning. when the banana skins are dried out I grind them up to a powder. sprinkle in the garden.
Cheryl, I've been doing the same as you for a couple of years and put the powdered shells, powdered banana peels, plus a couple of tablespoons of Epson salts in my tomato planting holes and the plants produce lots of fruit.
Dave Lawson $12 - 15/hour profits is enough to live. Plus you save money by growing your food, and you save also money from doctors and drugs. All in all, it's all good.
If you want instant. Tomatoes, ready the soil and squeeze a fully ripe tomato over the ground in a shallow grove in the ground. The fruit is always the best fertilizer for the seed~~!! God made it that way ? Or lets say Mother nature~~~!!!
If you have a clear plastic blender cup this will sand blast the inside of it and it will no longer be clear. This is how I ruined my Ninja blender cup.
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THANK YOU CHARLES! I LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU IN GROWING MY GARDEN THE RIGHT WAY! GOD BLESS YOU. THANKS AGAIN.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge. I just received my Sweet 100 seeds. Looking forward to caring for them. Thank you for the egg shell purée so glad I can add water. I just learned French Marigolds are native to South America, African are native to North America perennial and have large varieties.
When grinding and transfering egg shell wear a mask....DO NOT INHALE DUST. best analogy comes from my pulmonologist " it's like inhaling tiny razor blades".
I'm sure it's safe when grinding in water...no dust
I just barely crush my egg shells. Never pulverize them. Just mix in with the dirt in with tomatoes. Also put some around plants. Snails won't cross them as they will cut them up. About Dime size shells
Double win win 🏆
Thank you as I have a bunch of shells
Best would probably be to pulverize most of them, but leave some just crushed in the soil, for long-term calcium, and protection against those slugs.
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Wow love the information, here in Québec, Canada it’s still snowing so I have to wait for May, hopefully we will get a beautiful warm summer.
Crush egg shell will keep slugs away.
Hi Charles,
Great video packed with information. Love the flow of content! And your video within a video!!
I just started my garden here in Oakland. I have indeterminants in both the ground as well as in containers. All cherry sweets and sungold. The ones in the ground are about 2 feet, almost 3 for a couple. I didn't have any stakes around other than some old 5 ft, which once in the ground are not going to be tall enough. I'd like to change them over to taller stakes. What are the green stakes you are using in this video? I've only staked 3 out of my 5 plants so far. I planted them at the beginning of June, so about 1 month ago.
And what would you suggest for the tomatoes in the containers? They are only about 1 foot or less.
Also, I heard that adding vinegar to the pulverized eggshells will make the calcium available immediately. So perhaps adding vinegar to the eggshells first, making a mush, and then putting that into a gallon or so of water? Your thoughts?
Should I spray the IV onto all my plants?
I'm using Neem oil now for my squash. Would I spray the IV on alternate weeks?
Thank you for all your hard work :)
DebbyK!
Wealth of knowledge thanks this is my first year to try grow some veggies .
You can save the water when you hard boil eggs and water your tomato's with it to add calcium also
Good idea.
Terry Fields great tip - thanks! 🏴
Some great tips and information. One thing though I would personally look for an OMRI certification on any products that claim to be organic. There is no standard for Organics sadly except for the stamp of approval from an organization such as the OMRI designation. It's like buying Cage Free eggs versus making sure it has the Certified Humane cert.
The reason this is important is that even products that have ingredients from natural resources, they may have processed usage or other contaminants.
I brought some organic tomatoes took the seeds put them in a strainer washed them placed them in a wet paper towel within a week they sprouted I planted the seedlings which have produced a bountiful amount of tomatoes. I do alot of my vegetables that way.
Thank you to you AND your wife/video-agrapher! Love your great ideas. I live in Nevada where there are issues w/alkaline. I would love to know to how garden successfully around that! Great information. Thank you for the effort.
Hello Proximityflyer,
Compost & Mulch.... two organic methods of correcting your alkaline soil while improving the soil biology, retaining moisture, and adding slow release nutrition to the soil as the product break down over the year. Also, adding sphagnum peat moss can also further help increase the acidity of the soil... which is preferred by most fruit and vegetables. Let me know how your garden performs this year! And thank you for the compliment... I will share your comment with my wife too!
Charles :-)
Thank you. I appreciate your response! I will try it. I enjoyed your video because it was informational and not too slow.
Dude this is the best video i've ever seen on gardening. thank you so much for taking your time to share your skills. i have a nice little garden here in southwestern pennsylvania. it gets all the sun til around 4:30 in the afternoon. i have a lot of bugs tho. still trying to find the right bug killer. other than that. i got some great tips from you. thanks again!!!!
Hi Charles, you have inspired me to try my hand at tomatoes this year, thanks! I saw you planted a bed of radishes which I recently did as well (from seeds) and they are now about 1 inch tall. I have been hand removing snails and slugs in the middle of the night to give them a chance of growing. :) Was your process for preparing the radish bed the same as that for the tomatoes? I didn't fertilize the soil when I planted them so should I do that now? One more question, what were you sprinkling on the top of the radish bed in your video? Maybe all of these questions will be answered in your next video about planting radishes! Haha. Thanks again, Mark
Hello Mark Storch,
Thank you for the compliment and I am glad that I have inspired you to do more in your garden this year! :-) I intended to go into more depth on so many topics that I brought up in this video, including the radish plantings-- but had to manage my time. This video is one of the longest ones posted! So here is the answer to your questions: I did not improve the soil for the radishes before planting, even though it would have been best to improve the top one inch of soil with a 1/4-1/2 inch of compost mixed into the top 1 inch of soil. Then level the ground. Add the seeds and coat with a fine layer of vermiculite. Vermiculite is light, retains water well (to keep the seeds wet too) and aids in germination. Covering the seeds with garden soil is too heavy and many may not be able to penetrate. To save the seedlings from the snails and slugs, I would consider a one time application of a product such as SluggoPlus (discussed in this video) which will kill anything that enters my seedling bed for a few weeks as the plants get established. I plan on having a follow up to this video in the upcoming 4-6 weeks. Keep me posted on your tomato growing successes! :-)
Charles
Thanks Charles. Great info and I'll keep you posted how things go in the garden this year! :)
If you have pets be very careful which product you use to kill snails & slugs 🐌 as most ar toxic. Place a saucer of beer in the garden 👌 snails love it, get drunk and drown...
This is awesome. Thank you for the information. very detailed and helpful to new gardeners like me. THANKS A LOT
Oh man Charles, thanks for the lessons! So much information, you don't dare fast forward or you miss something important!
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Thanks for sharing plant info!
So glad I found this video that you made! I wondered what the dark circles were on just a few of my tomatoes...I have chickens too and so PLENTY of eggshells to make the puree like you described! Hope that I don't lose any more tomatoes like I already have...fingers crossed! Thank you!
Thank you for the compliment Kristin Bennett! I wish I had chickens for the (1) natural pest control, (2) manure, (3) unlimited fresh eggs, (4) egg shells for the plants... and I am sure there are many more benefits!!! Thank you for sharing and keep me posted on preventing further "end rot" problems on your tomatoes! Charles :-)
Put the egg shells in the plastic bag, crush them with rubber hammer and then use a rolling pin to make crushed egg shells tiny. These is good to use for perennial flower gardens to keep the destructive root eaters grubs away.
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Charles,
With all due respect, blossom end rot is a Nitrogen converson problem, not necessarily a Calcium deficiency problem. Calcium is just primary nutrient responsible for Nitrogen converson. The problem can also happen because of too little Boron, which is essential to assimilate Calcium.
Or from too much (Sulfur or Phosphate), because these acids reduce Calcium water solubility. Your issue is too much Sulfur & Phosphates! And you are adding a product which contains Potassium Sulfate. Potassium Sulfate when soil is hot can ion exchange with Calcium Carbonate, forming Calcium Sulfate & Potassium Carbonate. This actually reduces the water solubility of your Calcium even though it adds Calcium to your soil. Next time use Gypsum if you are in an area with high water pH & Calciferous Lime if in an area with low pH. Avoid Epsom salts as this too reduces the Calcium water solubility, plus thins & expands cell walls, as Magnesium increases the (Cytokinin/Auxin) ratio! Magnesium also inhibits Ethylene production, reducing flavor complexity, plus increases Acidity thru hyper respiration.
Otherwise I've found your videos to be truly Awesome!!! Thanks.
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Hello Michelangelo Alexander Sir-Rhine,
Thank you so much for the compliment! And your explanation on end blossom rot is beyond through... THANK YOU! I will be sure to pour more knowledge into this topic on future discussions of this topic! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me & this forum! Sincerely, Charles :-)
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Ohhh I admire "Chemistry Intellect"!
Great share 🌱
I was wondering, Michelangelo Alexander Sir-Rhine. If you mixed equal parts (say 1 TBSP) of finely ground egg shells and Distilled White Vinegar and then added to 1 gallon of water (once the foaming is done of course), which has been sitting overnight (to get rid of the Chlorine), would this be a viable solution? Since vinegar reacts to calcium carbonate and eventually the egg shells would disappear. Is the calcium still available to the plant? In theory the vinegar is neutral, but if it isn't the water will balance out the remaining acidity. Just a thought. Seen a Vlog about this and I wonder on your thoughts.
Cheers Dele.
Great ideas will try this season
I enjoyed your video however have you not seen an Oregon slug? They are huge and very destructive to especially strawberries. Good info growing tomatoes. Thanks!
My Roma tomatoes grown in buckets are quite soft and don't store well refrigerated. ( mushy ) Does this mean I need more calcium for them? What firms the tomato up ? Thankyou
My father had one place in our back yard... he would grow potted tomatoes. Nothing better... he would say.
BER can also be caused by inconsistent watering.
When my vegetables are really getting hammered by snails and slugs, I just take a tour of my garden at night, by torch light, and collect them. The next morning I usually give the birds a treat. I would not like my garden to be completely without snails and slugs.
Hahaha...very organic way...I remember when I was a kid, whenever I visited and stayed overnights at my grandma's, my aunt would make me something to eat before she went outside into the yard to catch the caterpillars. I used to see them big, hairy, even in orange color which is scary. I wouldn't even take a peak to see how she caught anything at night because it was pitch dark outside and I was afraid thinking there could be ghost outside😊.
I have a question, if you don't mind, I need an answer right away please. I noticed a bunch of black ants around my egg plant seedling (I grew it from a store-bought vegetable). Can you tell me if that's not good or does it matter? And what should I do to prevent them from ruining my plant? Thanks.
Hello Tina,
In a healhty organic garden, you should have some ants, aphids, lady bugs, spiders, etc, etc.... Do not rush to spraying anything unless the life of the plant is being compromised by the insect/ pest. Two organic ways to control pest are (1) oil based such as neem oil, mineral oils, etc.... and (2) spinosad based, such as Captain Jacks. Be careful with the use of oils as it can overheat the plant during the hot spring and summer days... if used, I recommend that you apply the oil spray in the late afternoon, followed by a foliar spray of IV Organic the following morning to help keep the plant several degrees cooler and prevent leaf, stem and fruit burn (which gets intensified with the application of oil-based pest control. You can send me pictures to Info@IVOrganics.com if you would like!
Charles :-)
I've been crushing and saving egg shells for some time, but I do not know the ratio of shells to water, say 1T to quart of water? Can someone help me with this?
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Do you have to wash your egg shells first??
why you still put organic fertilizer? is it not enough the decomposed and the egg shell puree? or you like your tomatoes to bare fruit as big as the fruit of the COCONUT tree
how did you get worms in your comopst if it's in a plastic garbage can?
You might already know this, but if you have boiled eggs....especially hard boiled... used the water you used to boil then in to water your plants as it will have some of the nutrients in the water that you find in the egg shell. Great channel by the way x
Would boiling the eggs decrease or eliminate the calcium???
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@@eddiemills6222 Some dissolves into the water, then it is available for the plants to use.
GREAT SUGGESTION! Also, those boiled egg shells are now also sterilized & reduce the risk of salmonella (which may thrive in garden soil for up to a year). Thanks for sharing!
Charles 🌱👍
Great idea!
A note about the "glowing blue" color of the Miracle Grow: it has nothing to do with it being a chemical product. It is so that if you use an injector dispenser-type fertilizing system and the water coming out of the hose is clear, you are out of fertilizer in the system and need to add more to the tank. The different colors (pink, cobalt, turquoise) of the blends for different plant groups lets you know which formula is in the tank if you have excess from your last fertilizing.
A compact, comprehensive course on tomato cultivation. Highly beneficial. Highly appreciated!
Does anybody use Epson salt and how are you preparing to feed your plants with it do you mix it with water or just throw it on the soil
I blend my eggshells dry either in my high power blender or the Nutribullet without water. Then I store the powder in a jar until ready to use. I also dehydrate my banana skins and pulverize them to a powder, and stored in a jar, too.
Yup, same. When I apply to my plants, I mix them with warm castings. I also use the egg dust in combination with baking soda and diatomaceous earth in water when I spray my plants for insects.
@@CATRYNA49 I tried grinding dry in my nutra bullet - no water. It caused a lot of abrasion on the plastic. Not got a sheen on it any more.
you can use the wateryou boiled the eggs in also rice water..soda
@@emmalowarance2437I don't understand what is rice water...soda help me with this 😫 please 🙏
I tried to grow a Sam marzano tomatoe last season which are indoor cordon type's without much luck it flowered but it was way too late in the growing season. A quick note I use chicken manure pellets to add calcium to the compost
I like to use my coffee grinder to pulverize the eggshells, and then let steep in boiling water for a while before using.
Absolutely great video- very informative and nicely presented!!
I also use the water from Boiled eggs. My research has found that about 25% calcium goes into the water that way. Dry the shells, and pulverize them for a nice slow release to the plants.
We love sweet 100s, this year was the fastest fruitation ever, we cut up the 12 foot vines from last year into 1 foot sections, rooted in water within 3 days, planted and 2 weeks later we have blooms on 18 plants! If in the southwest, Texas or Cali, cover the plants with a sheet, doesn't matter if bedsheets or plastic drop cloths, or pile leaves or straw over, protect them from the frost and have tomatoes for years from the same plant, and consistent taste to your product.
Great idea. I will try this propagation method.🍅
I have ordered the seeds, looking forward to getting them.
Wow, thank you for sharing such great information.
I made eggshell puree last year. The eggshells, while blending, scratched the surface of my Vitamix blender container - it is plastic. I was not aware that it could happen. Also, the puree - eggshells are a lot heavier then water, so. They plummet to the bottom of the container and are hard to get out.
Yes it will, I puree in my animals veggie fruit mix adding to their meats I prepare for them each day. I have a second container for my needs which is still like new, the scratched up one is for their needs, and of course garden needs as well. You might consider a second one, you can get it on Amazon.
Informational, but you can tell you’re gardening in California when you’re wearing surgical gloves...
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I wish I could be that disciplined to wear gloves and keep diseases from passing plant to plant. I also noticed he was wearing what looked like work clothes - maybe trying to keep them clean also :)
Love this channel. Epsoma also make an organic product called Tomato Tone - with 8% calcium. That totally fixed the one time a crop of heirloom tomatoes I was growing were affected by blossom end rot. FWIW.
"If you kill all of the bugs, above and below the soil, then you've basically just defeated the purpose of organic gardening" Amen brother! Thank you so much for saying that. So many people look at gardening as just getting the fruit off the plant but the soil is the life line and it will be around much longer than us- we need to add back to it continually and let it do it's thang!
Very well said Addictedtoelf! :-) Especially the part about "the soil is the life line." The majority of the people I teach gardening to in my community do not understand this concept-- Yet. I have 4x per year to reinforce and remind them of healthier and better gardening techniques! Great to hear from you!!!
Charles :-)
Plenty of sun throughout tomato plants lifespan.
Water 😊 not excessive especially after fruiting.
I dry mine first and use a coffee grinder works great nice fine power.lisa in East Central Ohio
Just did that this morning. I have my powdered shells soaking in white vinegar, then will add water and use the mixture to water my tomatoes and squash later today.
So me the hobby garden person needs to protect the world and the Gaint Farms have killers and feed the most of our population and that goes on and the world dies anyway....
Don't sell me the organic farm theriomorphic
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Me too, I save be about two pounds a year. I add mine in early spring while I get my garden ready for planting.
I love the way you teach with such passion and joy. I'm starting my first garden on my balcony in a planter and will be using some of your tips. Thank you so much. Blessings.
I think its important to note blossom end rot is not always a lack of calcium. Occasionally it is a watering program where the calcium is not being taken up by the plant. Too much as well as too little water. Not always as simple as giving the plant some food. Thanks for the through review tho. Very helpful
Hello Mary 👋 So true- watering definitely can have an effect on nutrient uptake & plant health! I’ve got to remember to share your point in a future lesson!!
Happy Gardening,
Charles 🌱👍
@@IVOrganic can i ask is the time of watering important example before the sun rise or after the sunsets and if so which is better for summertime and winter time crops. how do you gauge water overuse also , grazie tanto from Australia love your schooling and thank You for shareing ...
We live in Crete, our soil is awful, clay, cloggy and difficult. We've been doing lots of organic stuff and been quite successful but your information is brilliant. Thank you lots. From a Scots couple in sunny Crete, Greece.
try building a no dig bed over the top of it, mulching with cardboard, well rotted manure etc. watch Charles Dowding.
Grow them in 5 gallon buckets.
I use my new Ninja to grind up some egg shells and decided to just to leave the egg shells in the pitcher and add more as I go - little did I know that the eggshells would ruin my pitcher - leaving pits all in the inside of it!! Just in case anybody else decided to do the same.
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Thank you. I'm just starting to use the egg shell mixture and didn't know that.
@@betsybarnicle8016 yep damaged my ninja too
Great video! The different products that you showed - loved that you pointed out the good and bad of using them. Even though I am in a different growing zone I still learned a lot from watching and wow 3 years later and people are still tuning in good job 👍
This is by far the most complete video on tomatoes i've ever seen. Thank you so much!!
You should check out the MIGardener channel. He's also SUPER helpful and educational!
I put the egg shells in a small coffee grinder, their just like dust. As well their very good for your pets.
So let me help you, if you spray aspirin water onto your plant leaves you can get your plants back to health without buying expensive food other than your normal food
How often do you do this?
Thank you so much. This is my second year trying to grow tomatoes. Your videos are really helping me
EXCELLENT video calcium is important to prevent blossom end rot on tomatoe but I've seen more blossom end rot on squash, all varieties. This advice is good for growing squash as well
Please answer thus good question
Thanks for the tomatoe tips. I’m growing tomatoes for the first time and started my seedlings in Jan 2020. Have 30 or 40 plants in various stages up to 11 inches so am ready to start planting. With covid19 I’ve decided to grow over 888 food plants. I have 3 1/2 acres. My peas radishes carrots lettuce potatoes greens and of course flowers (edible) have emerged. I love to see my new babies sprouting forth. Thanks for your expertise. CMACshack green gardens
Do not forget to plant fruit trees, they make good wind brakes and planted in the right places will cut the acreage into easier manageable plots.
I live on 4 acres and have tried to grow a garden during this pandemic. Is so difficult with the deer and squirrels. I have trapped and eliminated about 30 squirrels. I have fences to keep deer out. Your irrigation must be the biggest challenge. Is for me but I use timers and drip.
@@michaelprice3785 Try using creosote keeps most animals away just create an air born smell with a few rags around the fence line do not over do it as it will kill plants and ruin soil. do not use substitute as it dose not work. irrigation is a problem but with a little thought can be overcome using shade and soil building methods new gardens can take a few years to get right. it is a good idea to find out how far below the surface the water table is and that will usually let you know if you are wasting your time trying to grow shallow rooted crops. A well is a good idea you do not need drinking water just water and that can usually be found by hand digging.
@@michaelprice3785Couldn't you fence out the Squirrels too? Maybe use netting on top,
keeps out birds as well. 🤔
Also we can grow enough food for all of us on this planet; including the wild animals who are an important part of the ecosystem.
Killing everything throws the balance off...
It's not a good look or practice.
Hi Charles awesome Video lessons and thank You for passing this all on, love that tomatoe plant that fruits can we get them or seeds here in Australia ? im struggleing to find good seeds but we keep trying and composting is always a learning curve i find. love your enthusiasm and keep gardening Charles G,day from aussie land
ha ha. killed my ninja blender blending egg shells! I didn't add water! Luckily they sent me another one!
No need for water or a blender or an oven. I just leave my rinsed shells on the counter for a day or two. Then I crush them in my hand and throw them in the coffee grinder. Whizz until I have a powder. I store it in an empty coffee can than can come out to the garden (no glass).
I use a coffee grinder.
Now I have to watch All Your Videos because you know your on top of your gift. I went to school for cultivation and I have learned several things that I didn't know or learned in school. I have a seizure disorder so I don't sleep much so I have a bit of free time THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VIDEOS, and you will be seeing my post.
Diatomaceous earth antislug/snail.
But only the Food Grade kind -- the kind you can buy in large amounts cheaply at a pool supply store is too fine, and won't kill them. Of course, only the more expensive kind works! =P
Great video! A caution from my garden: I planted a passion fruit vine my first year- by the third year the vine was sending out runners within a 5 foot radius, then beyond. It took me 3 years to get rid of all the runners. Shaded a large area. The fruit didn’t taste good, and the flowers were beautiful up close, but not a flash as I’d hoped.......
I really like that you stitch in other videos you have into this one. It helps to show before/after and justify your gardening decisions!
Thank you for making this so detailed. Here in Dallas, TX, there's a lot of rabbits that come and eat my plants. Do you have any advice on how prevent that? Also, I like to plant in pots, what's the best way to plant potatoes in pots and how big do the pots have to be?
Hello Tina Jumayao,
IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard has castor oil which naturally repels most rodents, including rabbits. If they taste IV Organic on the plant, they should leave it alone-- In addition to the 6 other oils in the product including garlic, cinnamon, rosemary, clove, cedarwood and peppermint. You can apply the product as a foliar spray, and even better protection by brushing onto the stems and trunks of the plants that you feel would be at risk. Let me know what you end up doing to control the situation. Keep me posted! :-)
Charles
"If your heart had taste-buds, what would you eat?"-- GREAT QUOTE Peter Rabitt!!! :-)
I'll have an update on this video within the next week or two... Stay tuned! Charles :-)
Thanks Charles. Where can I buy that? The local Calloways here didn't have it.
Hello Tina,
I learn so much from people, like you, that share good leads-- like Calloways. I just did my research and see that they have stores throughout Texas.... I'll work on containing them this week! :-) Our products are in- stores in Northern California and Arizona... so far; however, you can also purchase at HomeDepot.com, Walmart.com, Amazon.com, Sears.com, ArbicoOrganics.com, HarmonyFarms.com, etc.... about a dozen retailers, all that ship within 1-2 day plus 2-5 days shipping. Let me know if you have any other questions.... And again, thank you for the lead! :-) Charles
Thank you! I'll get on that! :-)
The best Basil I've ever grown is Thai Basil and it gives beautiful small cluster flowers and the Thai Basil is he best tasting Basil ever ! it's the only kind I grow now. Great for soups and salads and just plain eating.
Thank you for the tip CSAcitizen Feather! I'll be on the hunt to add Thai Basil to my garden.... I've been growing the same common Sweet Basil for almost 10+ years in a row... Time for some change in my garden! :-)
Thanks again for the suggestion!
Charles :-)
Thank you very much for this informative video! I especially appreciate the fact that you recommend organic gardening. Thank you for your expertise!
I think I missed something: you suggested only planting determinate tomatoes in cages, but since the indeterminate tomato plants grow larger , how do you contain them? Or do you just let them sprawl?
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Very interesting as always. I was pleased to share your site with my sister who lives in LA and has just started growing tomatoes again after many years. She, by the way, is also a biologist. Thanks and happy growing.
Try thorny brambles like a fence to keep the slugs away. They can't crawl over it
Best gardening videos I have ever seen your knowledge of plants and biology is incredible!
LOL I just blended eggshells for my tomatoes a few days ago before I saw this video!
It's big brother watching you! 😊
Ever notice you can have a conversation about something you would like to buy - and up pops an ad on google for that very thing! Scary!
@@somethingintheair5373 if you read your user agreement for your phone, you'll see that they do record what you say in the background (always, not just when you're using it) and search for keywords for targeted advertising and data collection. very disturbing. look yourself up on spokeo for instance.
Go Ashley! Your tomorrow are gonna be awesome! I've been looking up lots on gardening too! Glad it suggested this one but I already unfortunately added the Miracle Gro 🤦🏾♀️😔🤷
Thank you , I use miracle grow for my tomatoes and I did not realize there was no calcium in it and I will go buy some so that my tomato 🍅 plants get there calcium thej need
Your videos are so amazingly informative! I feel like I'm taking a class on tomatoes, and I love it! Thank you so much, I'm so glad I found you on here!
by the way, i took many egg shells(50?) and put them in a coffee grinder, they are like a feather, im good with that, they will break down fast enough
Thanks for the videos. I grow mostly in containers, we have these big African Snails here in Hawaii. They are huge and can eat a whole kale plant in one night. What works well for my situation is copper tape, if I wrap the container with it the snails won't go there. The sealing paint you sell is great stuff, we also have a lot of wood boring insects here and it stops them cold. Thanks again, hope to see those sweet 100's when they are full of fruit.
Hello Ken Hughes,
Thank you so much for the compliment! :-) As I showed in the video, SluggoPlus an effective and organic product that I would typically used around my seedlings in the garden.. but not broadcast over the entire garden to kill every bug that consumes the product. I would recommend scattering the product a few inches around each of your kale plants. Here is the link with more details about the product: www.homedepot.com/p/Monterey-1-lb-Sluggo-Plus-LG6575/202043634 I will be sure to post follow-ups to these tomatoes and I am most looking forward to the Early Girl and Sweet 100 tomatoes!!! Have a great weekend!
Charles
Hi Charles, thank you for posting educational videos. I really enjoy learning the Biology side of gardening. I'm an Engineer so I know how valuable theory can be, thank you!
Hello Brandon Hubbard,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write me, and for the compliment!!!
Charles :-)
I collect banana peel and egg shells from the week and store them in the fridge. End of the week, I blend them all together.
I would suggest, if I may, that people only buy organic bananas if they are composting or using the peels this way. I lived in Costa Rica and know first hand how much they are sprayed with pesticides (coffee plants too ). The local waters had dead fish from the runoff. Organic bananas don't cost much more. I would give up coffee before I would drink pesticide sprayed.
Thank you. You are so practical and use natural methods. And you are not selling any products. I so appreciate your videos and have subscribed.
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Thank you for this great, information filled garden tutorial. I feel totally confident about planting my first community garden (raised bed) plots (80 sq ft). Digging in the dirt is so therapeutic... especially during this pandemic. Stay safe.🌿🍎
In reality. Just go to a local hydroponic store and buy a bottle Calcium(Cal/Mg). A 1 liter bottle will cost about 15$. It won't take months until the plants ACTUALLY can absorb the benefits of the Ca, nor require months worth of eating eggs everyday and saving shells. Not to mention be x100 times more pure and quality. (Calcium carbonate, Calcium bi-carbonate, Calcium Chloride*not oganic) and comes with a perfect amount of magnesium(Mg) which helps the plant to actually absorb the calcium in the first place.
Other then that. Seems like a nice guy with helpful tips for many beginners. This technique just seems like a pain in the a** for anyone knew and is absolutely not nessisary.
It's great to hear someone talking good sense these days...I suggest subscribing. Thank you for such excellent presentations!
I make my own yogurt and wondered if the excess whey would benefit my garden. What types of plants are safe to give yogurt whey to?
I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for making 'em. Could you consider making a video all on watering. I'm curious as to how you manage watering everything in your garden. Thanks for the great videos and keep 'em coming.
Milk has loads of calcium phosphate and magnesium and in the correct amounts. Perfect for the bloom stages. No more than half cup per gallon otherwise you may burn the roots
please note that if your blender jar is plastic, it may damage interior surface! Go to thrift store buy one for $5. I grind mine dry, not with water
Donna Thompson I use a mortar and pestle to grind up the shells.
Wonderful video! It is one of my favorite gardening videos and so helpful as I am planting on a trellis this year. I am saving this one for sure.
Thank you so much. 🌱🌿🌾🍀
I just plant my first veggie plants today, I plant cucumber 🥒 tomatoes 🍅 chili Jalapeño 🌶 and mint. I also do my own compost. Let’s just wait to see my results.
Fingers crossed from Philly.😊
A small amount of garden lime at planting prevents, and also quickly stops, blossom end rot. Lime is organic. Boron, copper, zinc etc are trace elements naturally found in soils that have not been depleted by continuous cropping of the same plant in the same garden beds (monoculture) which is done on many commercial farms. If you do grow your tomatoes in the same beds every year you will need to replace the trace elements.
Wow! I marvel at the maturity of your March plants. Here in Iowa, with 2 late frosts in April, my plants are just beginning to enter the growth cycle. That's the way it goes. I'll give the egg shell puree a try. Great idea. BTW, I overdid the coffee this year [200lb/100ftsq~Oct-Feb. I had to do something with it]. What they say about stunted growth looks to be true, but I'm here to tell you, the worms love it. Never seen so many before in a garden. Stunted plants this year, great soil next. I guess you can't have everything at once.
Thank you for sharing this awesome and wonderful video..i love to eat tomatoes..it is great red veg..by the way, is it good to use burnt ashes or particle for vegetables ?? Thank you.God bless.
I love your channel just stumbled across it subbd and binge watching your vids - thank you for taking the time to pack with so much information while staying interesting
If you make tobacco tea from Beechnut chewing tobacco and apply it as a foliar spray it will help control your pests too.
This is my first time enjoying your RUclips channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it. You’re a great teacher.
This is a wonderful, especially EGG SHELL PUREE .
I am going to award you a *Ph.d degree* on Tomato Exploration. Thanks
I just grind crushed shells in a separate coffee grinder. No water necessary. We eat lots of organic, free range eggs, so I store ground shells in a plastic coffee container.
This has been extremely helpful to turn me on to organic gardening
Thanks for the tomatoes information. Learned a lot, I'm about to transplant my seedlings
I will be watching your show for ever, I’m’ going to put it on practice.
I save my eggshells, banana peels and when the cookie sheet gets full I slow cook them to dry them out. 210 - 215 degrees. turn the oven on at night and check in the morning. when the banana skins are dried out I grind them up to a powder. sprinkle in the garden.
Very clever Cheryl Johnson! Thank you for sharing your gardening tip with us! :-)
Charles
Cheryl, I've been doing the same as you for a couple of years and put the powdered shells, powdered banana peels, plus a couple of tablespoons of Epson salts in my tomato planting holes and the plants produce lots of fruit.
Dave Lawson $12 - 15/hour profits is enough to live. Plus you save money by growing your food, and you save also money from doctors and drugs. All in all, it's all good.
Cheryl Johnso
Cheryl Johnson sounds like lots of wasted money on coal-burning-produced electricity.
"Blossom end rot" is more accurately descriptive.
If you want instant. Tomatoes, ready the soil and squeeze a fully ripe tomato over the ground in a shallow grove in the ground. The fruit is always the best fertilizer for the seed~~!! God made it that way ? Or lets say Mother nature~~~!!!
Hello E Davis,
That makes a lot of sense! Thank you for sharing that great suggestion!!! Charles :-)
Try dry eggshells and put them in a blender without water and you'll get an even finer almost powdered result.
I bought a coffee grinder at Goodwill for my egg shells. They are powdery!!!
If you have a clear plastic blender cup this will sand blast the inside of it and it will no longer be clear. This is how I ruined my Ninja blender cup.
@@greghackney8437 good point.... I use my old and broken food processor....
I bought a coffee grinder at a thrift store for $1.50 I only use it to grind my egg shells & it's powdery works great
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