[AiNt-RiTe-Acres]

Awesome… ours started out with bloom rot. Took a bit to get it under control. We’d never had that problem before. Glad yours are growing well now.

[FaithK]

Yeah I’m working on remediating right now. I didn’t label (oops) and it seems like some varieties are more susceptible than others. So it’s a patchwork of “is it or isn’t it”. It’s not like I have a handle on fixing it. lol

[AiNt-RiTe-Acres]

👍

[CityDweller]

Nice! Right now I just have teenie greenies. 😊

[FaithK]

Me too! That’s pretty much all that’s out there. But there a couple of teeny blossom end rots going orangeish red, one that rotted on the ground (oh I was so mad, it was the first one that fruited), and now this! YAY! I’m all those “teeny greenies” lol get with the program!

[MerryMary]

I’ve heard that some crushed egg shells sprinkled around the base will help with end rot. It’s usually caused by a lack of calcium in the soil, or so I’ve heard. You can do a compost tea of banana peels, egg shells and coffee grounds, especially with acid loving tomatoes, blueberries and azaleas – they LOVE used coffee grounds. At the very least, make a banana peel tea and sprinkle the crushed eggshells around the roots. You can often get used coffee grounds from most coffee shops. I know a lot of the ones around here will actually package them up in 1 lb bags if they know they have gardeners around that will pick them up. It doesn’t hurt to ask around. I hope this helps.

[Abby-Joy]

I heard one lady today on a YouTube video say she pours milk around her tomatoes, cucumbers, and squashes/zucchinis.

[FaithK]

Yep, sprinkled and watered in about 1/4 cup of dried milk per plant this week.

[FaithK]

Egg shells are great, but they need to break down, so they are best to add at the start of the season, or even better, the fall before. I do add coffee grounds to my beds in general. I can get about 20-30 pounds at a time from the Starbucks in town. Sometimes someone beats me to them that day (and I don’t go to town often) but I think other’s use of it is slowing down, while I’m still over here amending my soil, trying to make it workable .

[SimplerTimesHomestead]

Congratulations!! I hope that you get a lot more!

[FaithK]

Thanks! I saved one today – though I picked and tossed a lot more with blossom end rot. It needs another day or two before hubby enjoys it, but I think it’s another black plum.

[Thy-abundance]

Aloha 🌋 O’ how blessed and wonderful. Can wait to hear more praise reports from ya. Continued success to ya. You know some may call it a waste but I get raw milk from a friends cow and water my tomato plants roots and soil with it for a couple weeks after their first blooms appear. The milks encourages strong plant growth

, and prevents blossom end rot, which is cause from calcium deficiency. Sharin’ God bless and keep ya

[FaithK]

I added dry milk powder this weekend. Sadly I have no source of raw milk (oh man I miss it, soooo good). If I had a source again, I’d be all about making cheese and butter and cream for my coffee… then the rest could go in the garden.