How to Prevent Blossom-End Rot in Tomatoes and Peppers plants. BER facts vs myths!

[@daveluke5416]

Excellent information! I live in a very hot area near Sacramento, CA and have battled this disorder for years. I've found a decent results with 6" of alfalfa/straw hay mulch around each plant. Also to prevent another disorder, blossom drop, I get them in the ground no later than April 15 so that the fruit can set. Even if it's too hot for the blossoms to produce fruit, at least the earlier ones do well. Then, in late summer/early Fall, I get another round of fruit production because it's cooler. One of these days, I definetly want to get a 30-40% shade cloth.

[@jonestraloma]

Hi, neighbor! Where do you source your mulch? I never had this issue before but I moved to a new homestead last year and this is new ground that I broke. I should have added lime when I amended the soil earlier this year, but I never had to before.

[@v.mishrasart43]

Nice👍👍

[@markwilder1329]

Man, you deserve a lot more views than you have here. Your advice is spot on IMO for all the research I have done. Great job and I am subscribing even though I'm from Minnesota.

[@desertgardener2151]

Thanks so much Mark. Lot of work.

[@joycesmith1270]

Thank you for the information.

[@vickisenn9969]

Good info! Thanks!!

[@desertgardener2151]

You are welcome. Glad this old video is getting some attention again.

[@walterbrooks5141]

How can one know why a plant just dried up even though I Watered and fed it?

[@desertgardener2151]

Hard to say especially without seeing it. I had one do the same recently. That is why I plant extras.

[@jcwiley6618]

Crap...just don't grow certain ones. I've grown romas for years and no blossom end rot because I add compost and eggshells...waste

[@brianramsey3824]

Deficiency in the soil I think u mean

[@desertgardener2151]

Nope.

[@DanielKostka]

Bad advise. Keep to talking to your herb.

[@TJtheHAWK]

What did he say that was wrong? And It's 'advice' genius. Keep talking to your fellow cult members, bud.

[@desertgardener2151]

@@TJtheHAWK Thanks TJ. Unfortunately, once a myth takes hold it's hard to change peoples mind.

[@quacksmack7449]

I think I saw this guy on a scarecrow pole, sipping his tea :P