Eliminate Blossom End Rot On Tomatoes! World Record Tomato Grower Explains It All! Tips, Myths

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Multiple World Record Tomato grower explains what causes tomato blossom end rot, how to identify it and how to prevent it from happening to your tomatoes! Blossom end rot demystified and explained! Blossom end rot is a common problem many gardeners have to deal with and we explain how you can stop blossom end rot from happening to your tomatoes!
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00:00:00:00 Intro
00:01:24:59 Another Acronym for Blossom End Rot
00:01:32:40 How To Identify Blossom End Rot
00:02:11:35 What Causes Tomato Blossom End Rot?
00:03:49:54 How to Prevent BER In a Greenhouse Environment
00:05:44:02 How To Prevent BER in Outdoors Environment
00:05:57:47 Gypsum?
00:06:11:30 Dolomite Lime?
00:06:28:28 Oyster Shell Flour?
00:06:41:20 When To Apply Amendments to Prevent BER
00:07:41:40 Aragonite?
00:07:56:59 Eggshells?
00:08:59:05 Do Tums Help? Myth or Truth?
00:09:49:52 Epsom Salts a Myth?
00:10:51:11 Whole Eggs In Your Planting Hole?
00:11:04:48 Don't Just Put Amendments Into Your Planting Hole!
00:11:54:57 Does Powdered Milk Help?
00:12:26:50 Banana Peels or Banana Water?
00:13:28:54 Is Dad's Advice Credible?
00:13:54:51 Check Out Our Other Guides & Tutorials!
00:14:36:08 Proper Watering - A Very Important Factor!
00:15:57:14 Good Biology In Your Soil - Very Important! (Compost)
00:17:06:09 Compost Tea?
00:17:24:43 Borax? Yes, But Be Super Careful!
00:18:22:39 How Much Calcium? Important Tip!

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@shanepennington4264 Ай бұрын

My favorite gardening channel. So much knowledge here and as a newer gardener this information will save me a lot of headache. There’s nothing worse than killing some crops and having to wait a year to try again.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

That's great to hear! Thanks for your nice comment! Blessings!

@shadyacrefarm1005 Ай бұрын

Luke and Dan, great job men. Loved this one.

@Stephanies-garden Ай бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for sharing.

@loriboles8382 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your advice. Here in Nevada my tomatoes seem to love the dry air. Incidentally, last year I planted a Native American corn seed that was 20 years old. Out of 65 starts only 11 came up. I did the same this year but used your seed starting mix. Out of 65 starts I had 26 come up! I’ve used your mix with all my seeds and have noticed a significant germination rate improvement!! My plants are healthier and thriving. I’m so pleased and have you to thank! Blessings to you and your family.

@MrSBGames Ай бұрын

The bit about the humidity is good to know! I was always told that to cool down your greenhouse you should wet the floor

@rachaelsooklall1208 17 күн бұрын

Amen!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

@derrickpayton7774 Ай бұрын

Thanks for answering my question from the live stream! You guys are the best!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Happy to! Thanks for being on the livestream! Take care!

@mssavedin92 9 күн бұрын

very good to know. thankyou

@eugenemartin5918 Ай бұрын

Great video guys. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@robwells354 Ай бұрын

Thanks guys

@ammiedoering4205 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience. I just found your channel and I’m in awe.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Glad to have you here on our channel! Blessings!

@philomenabrabazonobroin5236 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for including Jesus❤. He is the original gardener and will happily bless our gardens with abundance if we just ask❤

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 10 күн бұрын

We thank Him for including us in His plans, Who, despite our wretchedness, devised a means whereby we can be cleansed from our sin. Simple faith is all God is looking for. May God bless you!

@indiefan23 7 күн бұрын

Please. Stop pushing the cult. ffs

@Ok-Mardy Ай бұрын

Good information guys!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Great to hear people opine! Take care!

@joshuaoberholtzer8486 Ай бұрын

Great tips guys!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Good to hear! Thanks for watching! God bless!

@bubbles6124 Ай бұрын

Thank you as always!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@amandarossouw493 Ай бұрын

Thank you great information.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Your very welcome, God blessings to you!

@chadwalton2128 Ай бұрын

Great video. You can buy a product from Build a Soil called GroCal, it's a liquid that you mix with water and then foliar spray your tomato plants in the evening

@bryannakvinda8411 Ай бұрын

Or oyster shell meal

@matthewmiller9042 Ай бұрын

Gardens looking great!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@yusufalbalooshi2723 15 күн бұрын

Thank dear for good information 👍

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 12 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you found it useful!

@somerspriggs4109 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

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@2waggoner 11 күн бұрын

I just became a member. You two are wonderful! I have lots of questions. I’m in Albuquerque , NM, FYI. I will formulate my questions & present them to you soon.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 11 күн бұрын

Wow! Thank you for becoming a member!😊👍 Your membership helps me be able to take more time from my regular work to make more content, etc! Priority comment reply perk applies to silver membership or higher. You are at the titanium level, but we'll try to help you with your questions!

@lawtongraham7400 11 күн бұрын

Enjoyed. God bless

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 11 күн бұрын

Thanks much!

@martinritch5241 8 күн бұрын

I use eggshells when I have that problem, I just save up my eggshells good big bowl full get out the blender and turn them to dust works fantastic.😎🙏🇺🇸👍

@duiliovalenti1208 Ай бұрын

We would love a video about eggplant as there are not many on KZfaq. Love always.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Great suggestion, thanks! Maybe we'll do that sometime this growing season.

@lisahand5752 Ай бұрын

I love your content! Your videos are so thorough and you are both so fun to watch. Your inventions are so cool too ;) I want to try making the compost/worm casting tea bubbler! Blessings to both of you! ❤ Also, I’ve noticed that KZfaq has unsubscribed me from your channel several times. You might want to say something on your videos to have people check to see if they are still subscribed. This is the 3rd or 4th time I had to re-subscribe! 🤔 Much love 💗

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Glad you like our videos! If you have lacking biological activity in your soil, you should see results from the compost tea. Thank you for the info about KZfaq auto-unsubscribing you. I'll make a mention of that in some of our future videos for sure! Appreciate your care in letting me know! Have a wonderful evening!

@pastryshack551 10 күн бұрын

I usually use old milk that expires and it correct the problem

@Bright_iiii_s 19 күн бұрын

What memo did I miss what does prevent blossom end rot

@tcotroneo Ай бұрын

I’m in NJ near the coast so tomatoes tend to grow like weeds. I had my best tomato season growing inside the tunnel last year. The tomatoes don’t suffer from windy thunderstorms and torrential rainfall. I’m also using the Qlipr system with wickets to better manage the growth of the tomatoes.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Great,glad that the tunnel is working for you! I sure enjoy mine, that's where all the world record tomatoes have been grown,I just finished redoing my evaporative cooling system yesterday. I don't use the wicket system from neversink farms as my giants are never taller than 4'. May God bless you!

@BigWillDogg82 Ай бұрын

Instead of grinding eggshells and putting them in soil, I grind the shells and then soak them in vinegar to dissolve the calcium into calcium acetate which is plant available. Then I dilute a tablespoon or 2 into a gallon of water. Using this every couple weeks have helped keep BER away, plus it’s using a waste product. The leftover shells get added to my worm bin more for grit but also to pre compost the added shells.

@MsLookinup Ай бұрын

Would you tell me the ratio between eggshells and vinegar, and how long do you need to let them soak? Thank you!

@bryannakvinda8411 Ай бұрын

10:1 vinegar : egg shell I start with one table spoons per 2 gallons of water for foliar spray and 2table spoon per gallon of water for soil watering

@BigWillDogg82 Ай бұрын

@MsLookinup as for how to dilute and ratio of vinegar to crushed eggshell it’s roughly 10:1 @@bryannakvinda8411 is exactly right! As for how long to soak the eggshells in vinegar it depends on how finely crushed they are, but generally 3-4 days or until no more bubbles are causing the eggshells to rise. A word of warning, the finer you grind them, the more foam will be made initially which can cause a bit of mess so use an extra large container unless the shells are a bit coarse.

@denisemiller8474 12 күн бұрын

Vinegar.. landscape workers use it too kill weeds so be very careful

@stacyw3250 9 күн бұрын

I did this

@stacyw3250 9 күн бұрын

New subscriber here. So tired of wasting time on myths. Need proven methods. Also adding scripture at the end hooked me. 😅

@nancysala7769 20 күн бұрын

So, you have great info about “preventing” blossoms end rot, but what do you use if you already have blossoms end rot.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 20 күн бұрын

Are you looking for an organic solution or a synthetic one?

@nancysala7769 20 күн бұрын

I have it now, so I need an emergency solution, whatever it takes

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 20 күн бұрын

Try using calcium nitrate ,it's synthetic but it's the quickest way to deal with it , if you want organic you can try water soluble gypsum but it's much slower acting,you could drench any plants that don't have it yet and see if it prevents it.

@nancysala7769 20 күн бұрын

Thank you so much

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 20 күн бұрын

Your very welcome and hope you have a wonderful growing season!

@Agui007 11 күн бұрын

Many thanks again to you your Dad! There are so many young growers out there who go with too much hype, and lack the many years of experience. On the subject of tomato growing. I have heard (not BER related) that the first nation's people used to bury fish for their tomato growth. Has this been proven ?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 11 күн бұрын

I wouldn't know,we hear stories about that but who knows, not me😊

@lynnglidewell7367 21 күн бұрын

The Spring weather just went way out of the normal range here in North Alabama in 2024. I had 98, 99, 100, degree temperatures with high humidity by first week of June, and then continued elevated 90+ degree temperatures for the entire month. You aren't going to fix that no matter what you do. I've pulled a dozen Tomatoes or more from the plants already with blossom end rot. Small ones not as big as a golf ball still green that are coming down with it. Fortunately here we get a second growing season for Fall to try again. I've pulled enough suckers from my plants I'm rerooting in water to plant at end of July for The Fall. Conditions just don't favor good Tomato crop this Summer, the rains have dried up as well. So I'll pick them Green and make Green Tomato Relish with mine this Summer. You can even cut the end rot off them and use the rest in a relish as well. So it won't be a total loss but I will miss my garden fresh ripe Tomatoes which I normally would be starting to have already in any typical year.

@chamblen4 Ай бұрын

i've seen on your videos how you don't till. How do you deal with those big white grubs that i believe are also called cutworms? Also, do you have a video on your process for saving tomato seeds? if not, can you make one this fall? Thank you!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Thankfully I don't have to deal with grubs,it may be because of beneficial nematodes. We haven't made a video on saving tomato seeds yet so thanks for the suggestion! Have a blessed day!

@Billbarker57 17 сағат бұрын

I have read that egg shells can take years to break down in the soil to become available for plants to take up. Baking them dry and using a blender creates a huge surface area, which speeds decomposition. I use a little white vinegar to turn the crushed and cooked eggshells into calcium acetate, which is water soluble. My romas are getting some BER currently, and I think you let me know what is causing it. Temp and humidity race to see who gets to 100 first where I am at. I may cut back the growing ends and see if that cuts down on losses to BER.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 17 сағат бұрын

Last resort you can use calcium nitrate 😥

@bryannakvinda8411 Ай бұрын

Magnesium lock up is a common problem

@bryannakvinda8411 Ай бұрын

What about calcium acetate?

@amandarossouw493 Ай бұрын

Can you please let us know what you use to keep the pests off the eggplants . Thanks

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

That's a tuff one! My biggest problem with eggplants are flea beetles and aphids,for flea beetles the best solution is beneficial nematodes, you can also spray surround on the plants,surround is a natural ultra fine white clay that is water soluble, the negative with it is it makes the plant white which looks really ugly in my opinion 😂 trust this is helpful info for you,have a blessed evening!

@Yotaciv 19 күн бұрын

Bone meal at transplant. Monitor VPD in greenhouses. Outside temps and humidity affect plant transpiration and nutrient translocation.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 19 күн бұрын

Yes that is correct,maybe you missed me stating that or maybe I stated it in a different video can't remember which.

@desertflower9557 19 күн бұрын

I found Monday that one of my plants (I have to grow in containers) had blossom end rot. I believe I must have missed watering it one day. The soil was not moist and the roots, I could feel were growing well but were very close to the top of the soil. It had grown well and quickly. I thought it was still very moist because of all the rain we’d had in May here in the mid-Atlantic area. Also, because I was limited with funds and opportunity to get supplies, the plant needed more soil added to its 20 gallon container. I figured if it doesn’t have enough soil, it can’t hold sufficient water therefore, the water perhaps could not carry the nutrients to the tomato. Imagine how I feel, my first time growing this much talked about Black Krim tomato, which I have also never tasted, and it looks like I might blow it. Thank you, I will be watching your soil prep videos. I’m 69 years old and don’t know how long I have to grow veggies but, I will keep going as long as I can, this is my 5th year working at it.

@lynnglidewell7367 19 күн бұрын

I grow great Tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets. You don't need 20 or even 10 gallon container for great Tomatoes. A 5 or 7 gallon is plenty. Just make sure to use good potting soil. Top soil or soil out of the yard won't do. It has to be potting soil for reliable results. I don't know your growing season but if you're far enough south like I am you can still grow a Fall Tomato crop. My Fall Tomatoes in containers grow better then the Spring ones do.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 19 күн бұрын

What fertilizer are you using in your buckets.?

@desertflower9557 19 күн бұрын

@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork I started with adding leaf compost, bone meal, blood meal, just a half cup maybe of dolomite lime. I had to wait a week or so to add Alaska fish emulsion.

@lynnglidewell7367 19 күн бұрын

@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork I'm not sure if you're asking me or the person with the original comment I responded to? As for me I use potting soil from Miracle Grow. I also add additional Miracle Grow every 10 days or so. I put it in after sunset so the plant has all night to absorb it before watering the next morning. I change soil each year. I refurbish the old soil for continued use also.

@desertflower9557 19 күн бұрын

@@lynnglidewell7367 with indeterminate tomatoes? In the past I used 15 gal. for them. I’m growing some TOMATO FEST DWARFS this year in 7 and 10 gallons, they seem a little small to me.

@OneTakeTuber Ай бұрын

That background is so beautiful it looks like AI

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Thanks! 😊

@arnaldobarajas3932 7 күн бұрын

Do you have a video of how you keep weeds out of the garden?

@cheriweber4 Күн бұрын

Always cover your soil. It keeps your weeds out and the soil stays moist longer.

@bryannakvinda8411 Ай бұрын

What about azomite

@paulastafford1642 5 күн бұрын

Do you have to get rid of the entire plant if the plant gets BER? What about watermelons? You talked about prevention. What do you do if you get BER? Thank you for your expertise.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 5 күн бұрын

Oh no you don't have to discard the plant,it's not a disease it's just a lack of calcium getting to the fruit,lot of times it'll clear up by itself! Not sure what you're asking about watermelons. I talked in one of the videos about what to do about ber. Blessings to you!

@amandarossouw493 Ай бұрын

How do you stop the animals from eating your crops when growing in ground?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

What kind of animals are we talking about?😊

@darlaalbert6816 16 күн бұрын

So that gypsum does that help right away. I’m new and starting to see rot. I’m using pots

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 16 күн бұрын

The water soluble gypsum is fairly quick acting but if you want something quicker you'd have to go the synthetic route wich is calcium nitrate, May God bless you!

@darlaalbert6816 16 күн бұрын

Thank you so much@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork

@VeronicaLeMay 11 күн бұрын

@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Could you recommend a brand to use of this Calcium Nitrate? I too have BER on my tomatoes that I'm growing on my patio. I am new to growing a garden and would like to get some good tomatoes and don't want to put the wrong stuff on them. All your advice is so appreciated!!! Thank you and God Bless you for making video's like this for all of us who need help!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 11 күн бұрын

Any brand is fine as it may all come from just a couple manufacturers,remember it's synthetic and I don't recommend using any synthetic amendments or fertilizer because it's detrimental to your soil biology. Blessings to you!

@woodchipgardens9084 8 күн бұрын

Thats something i find on the first several fruits then it stops happening.

@johnnyb4869 17 күн бұрын

Amino acids 😊

@user-lg6ki6ic5f Ай бұрын

A lot of homesteaders are using bone meal. So I'm trying that this year. We shall see how that goes.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Bone meal doesn't have as much calcium in it as gypsum, but with bonemeal you get phosphorus and nitrogen and nitrogen is definitely not what competition growers need so that is why I stay away from bonemeal. Fishbone meal is better that other types of bonemeal. Have a blessed day!

@slb1505 Ай бұрын

This isn't a blossom end rot question, but a blight question. Can you give your opinion on using aspirin to help prevent blight? I see a lot of channels recommending either putting aspirin in the planting hole or mixing a slurry & spraying their plants. So far I am really hesitant to do this. I can usually beat early blight by giving enough space between the tomatoes, pruning to a single stem, mulching, trimming the bottom leaves, etc... however, our climate is so humid, I always get late blight. I have seen people using aspirin, spraying with baking soda & Neem oil or other sprays. I have tried Neem oil, however I still get late blight. Do you have any suggestions that you can share?

@macktonight9511 19 күн бұрын

Asprin is backed by science. Also use peroxide weekly

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 19 күн бұрын

Yes the salicylic acid in aspirin is what helps prevent late blight but I would prefer not to treat it in that way,my approach would be to increase your biology in your soil so that the plant would have a strong immune system to resist any of the diseases that might try to take it down, with a healthy soil your brix would be higher as well which is an overall indicator of plant health, you can buy a refractometer which will give you the brix number, hope this helps and may God bless you!