All is NOT Well with the Tomatoes | Some Common Concerns and Solutions

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[@tennisisme222]

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.

[@gabrialblair5882]

You are one smart cookie!! I am learning so MUCH from you, your gardening and your beautiful ❤️..... Blessings to you and yours 😇

[@kat1984]

My plants are still setting fruit at 100-106 degrees. Not all of the blossoms set but I still get tomatoes all summer long. Epsom salt helps a lot in southern AZ. They also grow in dappled shade since few plants enjoy AZ full sun

[@kristidemyer2253]

This is such a reassuring video. Went out and picked off the ones with blossom end rot. Thanks.

[@domesticdivo1972]

Use a calcium spray/You can purchase through the Spray and Grow company

[@joannamericle6825]

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!

[@Trulyblessedwith]

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!

[@cynthiab9077]

I scream too! You are so not alone!

[@archaprice3372]

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!

[@debbiejackson7846]

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. 😍

[@ramibu239]

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!

[@rradin4188]

Hey Jess! What do you think about spider mites? Do you deal with them? I’m in Los Angeles and every year around this time they start to come in.

[@Citystead]

If it was easy and there were no challenges we would be gardening

[@homegrownorganics5905]

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

[@shereendowney3987]

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

[@ashleycrockett2624]

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!

[@loritanner4478]

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. 🙃🎢

[@1bjwlsn]

The deer and the weeds are in charge of mine. I two beautiful eggplant blossoms and the deer just chomped them offf.

[@psychorooks]

(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.

[@irenemauro1347]

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.

[@szabomarton8064]

eggshells (and calcium carbonate) will only decompose in acidic soil, just be aware.

[@tennisisme222]

JESS YOU ARE A WONDER WOMAN AT FUNDRAISING AND TAKING CARE OF FRIENDS...I'M SURE YOU HEARD ABOUT MEG HOLLAR AND HER FAMILY...CAN WE DO SOMETHING TO BLESS THEM???

[@bernardkleinschmidt5930]

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.

[@simmadownow]

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?

[@oldsouthhomestead7118]

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

[@irmibullinger1421]

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

[@EsthersGardeningAdventures]

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!

[@racheljames7323]

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??

[@sissinoklahoma2057]

@@racheljames7323 hi, I see the florescent orange and florescent green on my tomatoes and thought they were both hornworms. I mush both types!

[@luferrari6462]

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 💕

[@tiffanyx8577]

Lu Ferrari happy birthday!

[@luferrari6462]

@@tiffanyx8577 aw thank you💕

[@jenniferhenderson4674]

Happy Birthday! My birthday as well!

[@apsutton336]

Best wishes have a great day!🎂🎂

[@apsutton336]

@@jenniferhenderson4674 best wishes for u too! Have a great day!🎂🎂

[@lesliekisser3354]

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❤️

[@lorettawhatley9057]

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.

[@Bigdaddy19714]

Loretta whatley how did you deal with your white flies. I believe we have some. Neem oil?

[@ramibu239]

Yes! I am having a huge issue w/ them this year. Any advice would be good to know!!!

[@doozie8173]

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.

[@psychorooks]

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.

[@lorettawhatley9057]

Rick Silsby I used Neem Oil Spray. It took lots of spraying.

[@ashleycrockett2624]

Tshirt idea blushing tomato: an artist friend of mine creating a cute illustration. How can I get it to you?

[@kikigamble4315]

Hi. Do you use shakeable parm cheese? Save those cans. A small hand strainer would work for sprinkling DE on plants. Any lizards about? Place them among the tomatoes to eat bugs. Hope everyone has a HAPPY N SAFE FOURTH OF JULY !!!! Peace to you and yours

[@rachelcarter2443]

I'm so intrigued how you stay aware of all the concerns of beginning gardeners.

[@tinytibs1]

can you show when you put diatomaceous earth on the plants? would love to see that process

[@harvestenthusiast4519]

🎉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. 💖

[@kathyperry1413]

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!

[@karenramcharan8983]

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....

[@heathermacdonald6404]

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. :)

[@carolwisniewski6740]

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!!!

[@Ms.Byrd68]

Take into consideration that although the High Tunnel protects from the rain ABOVE, it doesn't protect for the 'flooding' happening UNDERNEATH your raised beds unless your beds are sitting on top of 'concrete'. So maybe inbetween rains trying to 'dry the tunnel out' may help when possible.

[@SparkyChannel]

Your audio sounds really good. What microphone are you using? Thanks in advance, Bill.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Rode Mic Pro

[@joycebartley1975]

I lost about 20 tomatoes to BER made me sad 😫

[@HomesteadHopeful]

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.

[@diannerichard2509]

Thank you for sharing your tomatoe wisdom. Now I know what I have is blossom drop. drop

[@krisk6256]

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!

[@rosea830]

Gardening is therapy. The Grow Family Network had a video on squash problems and they use a garlic salt shaker full of DE. Ok, good, you're putting up fans. I've had luck using calcium tabs and epsom salt in the water for blossom end rot in squash, but not with tomatoes. I've found that different varieties of tomatoes have a susceptibility to it and some never get any problems no matter how bad I treat them. Oh, my soil is Nutrient-Free Clay according to the OTC soil test. Remember that moths pollinate your gourds while your pulling caterpillars. When my cousin came to visit I purposefully left a few dead and diseased plants in my garden because she kept referring to it as an immaculate garden and she's just getting into gardening. I did that to show her that gardens have problems and showed her how to deal with some plant problems and taught her how to prune things. I guess I learned that from watching you :) thank you!

[@susangarland6869]

For blossom end rot, I've been using a combination of gypsum and langbeinite from Down to Earth. The gypsum is mainly calcium and sulfur (sulfur lowers soil pH, which aids in nutrient uptake), and the langbeinite is potassium, magnesium, and sulfur, which support overall plant health and vigor (langbeinite is like epsom salt in that is has magnesium and sulfur, but it also contains potassium and isn't a salt, which isn't good for your soil). I've had a dramatic decrease in blossom end rot since I started this combo.

[@mssmgirl1]

Interesting information. Thank you for sharing. Blessings

[@christieklein6801]

I'm only having blossom drop with one of my tomato plants, it has yet to produce a single fruit while others are heavy laden. I shake it, I tickle the blossoms, it's not excessively hot. I'm lost :/

[@theresaparodi6027]

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🦋

[@minnesotagal507]

The Hollars were in a bad wreck, give thanks to God they are ok.

[@smor944]

How did you hear? What happened? Is everyone ok?

[@kathyhansen4100]

I was wondering if anyone can start a go fund me account for the Hollars. I would definitely contribute

[@grannybearsgarden]

There is a pinned comment on their video with their PO Box, so anyone who wishes to can send any help they feel they can.

[@TalkingThreadsMedia]

Yikes... I saw that! Glad they are okay ✝️

[@debbiejackson7846]

Oh nooooo

[@LorriesWorld]

I put my DE into a Parmesan cheese shaker which makes it super easy to sprinkle where I want it. LOL...Of course, you'll need the big size shaker....Thanks for all the tomato info, and the Cornell link...super helpful.Blessings to you & your family. ♥

[@BreeT1221]

I'm fairly new here so forgive me if you've already done something like this... But once you get into the prime canning season can you do a few videos about it? Like beginner canning. I have so many questions. Like can you can your own recipes?

[@clairebeane3455]

I think she may have one. I will look around and see if I can find it. ❤️ And welcome!!!! 😊

[@trishiatripp8871]

I believe she has a 2 part starter video... I love the one about fire cider recipe. I love her canning jam.

[@Bigdaddy19714]

She has the two starter videos and has said she’s going to do more one their kitchen was done. So hopefully soon. Gotta preserve all that good grub👍

[@homewiththehaugs]

You don’t want to can your own recipes because you can’t guarantee their safety long term. All the recipes by Ball and likewise have been tested. A lot of people do can their own recipes, but I wouldn’t recommend it, especially as a beginner.

[@gypsylady3598]

Also a good canning set of videos is done by Sara at Living Traditions Homestead. She begins at the beginning and teaches through the entire process.

[@sydneykasmar]

Get ready to trade in the buckets and baskets for garden wagons and wheelbarrows full of tomatoes. ❤❤❤

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Very helpful thank you, am not having as many fruits as I’d hoped. Think it’s a combination of wet and colder june and now being super hot.

[@Greens5511]

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!!!

[@MrChrislynn]

I was worried, will she forget that ripe tomato 😊 should have known better... I'm checking hourly for my first ripe one in north east Missouri.

[@Mark4WorldPeace]

Agreed.There will always be issues.Expect them and when they present themselves.you have been waiting on them....DE could help with near all the insects including the soft body ones.Excellent Vlog Jess

[@jessidutton2491]

Will ground cherries live in a pot?

[@extrabranch706]

Check out the dust mizer! It looks amazing and fun.😆 Or tractor supply carries a pump powder spreader for cheap too.

[@loria.02139]

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.

[@laughingmoon7721]

Your breakfast tomato at 1:04 is smiling

[@PatrickPoet]

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.

[@extrabranch706]

I used Gary's lime slurry for my tomatoes this year and it definitely stopped my blossom end rot. Try it!

[@iamhis5580]

What is Gary’s line slurry???

[@colleenbaker4208]

I've used it too.😊

[@misspadowcat]

Do you have a link or recipe for that?

[@tahliel]

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 KZbin 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

[@ColleenEMoody]

Almost every single one of my San Marzano tomatoes had blossom end rot. I had to pull like 20 fruits off two plants! It's the ONLY variety and the one I wanted most for canning. I added in some garden lime yesterday. Hoping that helps them, because I don't want to give up on them! Luckily, most pests and forms of blight are uncommon here and it's a dry climate (though my water bill is huge, lol). I have pulled off some hornworms, but I got a blacklight on your advice and I've managed to get them all super small!

[@hvp6218]

I had some pretty bad blossom end rot on my San Marzanos as well.

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

Me too! I wonder if that variety is just prone to blossom end rot??

[@szabomarton8064]

try foliar feeding with a calcium product (or just milk)

[@steveegbert7429]

Such a good attitude Jess! Deal with what you can deal with, hand the rest to the Lord!

[@chamelaroo4683]

Started my second round of tomatoes about a month ago. I dealt with alot if blossom end rot on my first round, but this is my first year gardening. I container garden and I live in Las Vegas. I think the dry hot weather and knowing that containers dry out faster than the ground, and me wanting to love my plants to death may have caused me to over water a bit. I bought a moisture meter and I think when this round finally goes outside, I am going to try to squash the urge to water every day and really just pay attention to what my plants are telling me

[@deciduus]

Watching video now, I've seen some DE dusters, but as a beekeeper, my thought is that a bee smoker could totally be used - you just might need a way to keep the DE out of the bottom of the smoker so the air can puff it up and out (maybe a coffee filter?).

[@cathyhamby6519]

I take an empty container like a pringles plastic container and punch holes in the plastic lid to use to shake the DE onto the plants. But I'm pretty sure they make a type of duster that uses a pump method to dust plants with. My grandfather had one when I was young that he used in his garden, so by now they probably make several different kinds. (you could use several of the pringles cans and enlist your teenagers to help ya) I have been having the flea beetles on my ground cherries alot so far but the DE is helping. Also, you probably know this, but there is a spray you can buy for the bottom end rot that you spray on the leaves of the plant. One year I had a problem with that and I used the spray and it worked really good and cleared it up fast. You can find it at Lowe's, Walmart, or probably a garden center. And I think it is called bottom end rot spray. Hope this is helpful!

[@wendya1250]

Yes, I've used that spray and it works fast to stop BER

[@psychorooks]

(15:39) Funny, but true story: Vibrating the flowers with a "Personal Massager" would be even more effective than "Shaking the Bush."

[@ogadlogadl490]

Psycho Rooks Or use a electric toothbrush.

[@darrelldunman3627]

I talk dirty. They seem to respond to it well.

[@brookescornerlot6150]

Ive always just repeatedly tapped the blossom clusters as I walk by

[@psychorooks]

The poblanos appear to like it. Thanks for the advice.

[@MichiganGardenGal]

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. 💚🌱🍅

[@Sullivan_Owen]

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!

[@mattsara2802]

Thanks for always sharing your knowledge! It is so appreciated!

[@conniesplace8601]

Thank you for sharing the good the bad the ugly

[@denisebrady6858]

Great Video Jess- I am currently getting up & in my garden by 6.30am - 14C as I know it has missed me overnight hahaha- seriously my vege garden is looking amazing at the moment & I try to get out each morning before I have to go into my home office to work but all day long I can hear it calling me. We try to grow in our Smmer but the temp become so high it is impossible- currently in Winter here in Brisbae Australia & actually the temp for the rest of the week is 26Celcius ???? Cheers Denise- Australia

[@krislange1186]

Wow - this video was definitely informative. Thank you. I've really become hooked on your videos and the amount of plants you deal with is mind boggling to me!! Being in SW MO, I've noticed that with the summers getting hotter every year, we've been having problems with sun scald and I've had to put curtains and sheets over the tomato plants to cover them from the sun. It helped somewhat. I know that tomatoes will stop growing fruit once the temps hit above 90 deg . Being that you are farther south than us, I was wondering if you ever had problems with that?

[@AliciasInTheKitchen]

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.

[@villagesteader3552]

Patients are what Dr.’s have. Patience is a virtue and what we strive for. Don’t trust autocorrect it will fail you. ♥️

[@maria1o1ortiz8]

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

[@jnlong1]

In my research, I have found that blossom end rot can actually just be caused by poor pollination. It's not exclusive to watering/calcium issues.

[@amipetersen4069]

I know that my parents used a pump sprayer for seven dust which would probably work for DE as well

[@SheriLatulip]

Rutgers is an old timey tomato a hardy plant and great to can.

[@samanthak.2430]

Could you roll the plastic up on the end(s) of the high tunnel to help with air flow & more air circulation?

[@ratgirl44]

I plant my tomato seedlings with a scoop of crushed oyster shells from Down to Earth. Never seem to have the end rot issue since I started doing that.

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

Thank You for sharing such Great information and Advise! God Bless and Peace Be With You All

[@marinigrey4913]

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...

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

You are so kind!

[@shashakeeleh5468]

The Lime is likely raising the pH too much. Might want to consider switching to Gypsum.

[@shashakeeleh5468]

@Angel 123 yep, I learned the hard way too. If I have to get the gypsum into the plant fast, I put it in the watering can and swirl around to get it into soil already somewhat dissolved.

[@KenS1267]

Also keep in mind that many slightly different things are labeled as lime. Lime used in the building trades is high in calcium oxide/hydroxide and is very caustic. Agricultural lime is mostly calcium carbonate, basically pulverized limestone. calcium carbonate is still a base and will raise the Ph of acidic soil it isn't nearly as harsh. If your soil is just low in calcium it is a reasonable choice for adding calcium, as is gypsum. However gypsum also contains sulfur which you may not want to add to your soil, for instance if you're growing sweet onions you want as little sulfur in the soil as possible.

[@PrincessStatus29]

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!!

[@alliegaebler9784]

You are such a joy to watch. I love the advice you give and your energy. Thank you!

[@LadyDewinter]

Thank you I lost my Roma tomatoe plant...some kind of disease. I thought it was me, but you helped me understand it just happens.

[@mistysedillo1696]

Very helpful, thank you beautiful girl! I have learned so much from you all!

[@rickschuman2620]

I use fines from a gravel pit for free the small stone s are cove with a small lime dust with potting soil and had no problems for two years good luck look like you will be busy and running around like a six legged chicken ❤️🙏👨🏼‍🌾

[@shannonhodge4825]

That ripe tomato has a face! did you see it?

[@micolekelsey4096]

Oh no! How sad. That really came out of nowhere!

[@caroldhenrich9021]

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!!

[@TheSarahLindy]

I used a hand-held flour sifter to dust my plants with diatomaceous earth and powdered sulfur on a couple of occasion. Good luck!!

[@yotagerlie]

Honey Tree Farm is a testament to getting your soil right 1st

[@rusmiling9909]

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

[@salliebeard1899]

Thank you for sharing ❤️💗❤️ Go eat that yummy tomato 😋😁

[@gardengirl50t30]

Awesome video!!! Thank you for this. I found 2 different tomato plants that had blossom end rot this morning. We have a private Lanei & Patio so your tips will help!!! I'm going out there right now to add the Lime and shake them! Thanks Again ❤❤

[@SherryEllesson]

Jess, when I had blossom end rot issues, I had about a gallon and a half of crushed, dried egg shells that I ran through my blender until they were powdered. I added the powder to the top 1" of soil and watered it in and it made a huge difference. On the DE application, there's a tool that looks like a tube-within-a-tube that you pump and it "puffs" the DE wherever you aim it. I think it was originally developed to apply Sevin, but I used it for DE. Sounds like your beetles have a thing for nightshades!

[@jeanajett2719]

Ewww! I'm so glad we don't have Tomato horn worms. It's wierd though cause we have very similar climate out here in Tennessee.

[@whatnow8362]

Thank you for sharing! I had my first beefsteak tomato baby get blossom end rot because I under watered in a heat wave :( I'm on a better schedule now and no other tomatoes since have it. Crossing my fingers. Also, curious how many tomatoes you get from each plant in a season?

[@OhanaAppliqueDesigns]

OOO I wanna see you take the blacklight and take care of them! =D I am learning so much from you

[@danatompson4658]

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!

[@nicolesalazar6538]

I found a squeeze duster on Amazon called Harris Diatomaceous Earth Powder Duster for $8. I used it last season on my kale to combat flea beetles and grasshoppers it worked pretty well. Sometimes more comes out than others, but it is a lot easier than trying to do it by hand. Hope this helps.

[@emilybh6255]

I've had a Dustin-Mizer by Earth Duster LLC for years. Their website is earthduster.com I'm pretty sure I got it thru someone selling food-grade diatomaceous earth that I was also purchasing at the time I got it.

[@LindseySpiegelquackquack]

I have this and LOVE it!!

[@debbiejackson7846]

In got that! Works great and even on fleas on my furry friend

[@robinjean5925]

I have used this to dust my chickens as well as plants..worked great for me!

[@PatrickPoet]

@@emilybh6255 that looks great!

[@nickadamopoulos6472]

Keep your chin up you've done a great job this year. My only solution is to strip off a lot of the leaves. Let them breath. Another thing that's good is spray whey from cheese making.

[@Pintsizequilts]

Thank you for this video. I’ve been growing tomatoes for a few years now but we are having a lot of very hot days this year. More so than normal, so nice to know what might be causing the flowers to dry up. Also good reminder to shake my plants this evening 😝

[@Thatcntrygirl1]

Get you a “duster “ it came with my bag of DE.. it’s like an bottle that looks like an accordion with a pipe at the bottom. You squeeze the accordion and it pushes it out the pipe and it make a fine dust ..

[@GameNerdMom]

I have the same thing! Work so easy

[@annienewman8312]

usually, i have flea beatle problems with my eggplants. this year, so far so good. i dont know if planting them near mint helped....?

[@szabomarton8064]

have you ever tried to use neem oil extract? They say it kills all insects that eat from the plant.