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Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
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Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
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"You might be thinking that Blossom End Rot is a calcium deficiency, but that is not correct. The rest of the plant can have lots of calcium, and Blossom End Rot can still develop. More recently, scientists have had a closer look and found that the problem is one of moving calcium around inside the plant, not necessarily a shortage."
happy face on my tomatoes getting their calcium
I'm not lost because where ever I go there I am and that light at the end of the tunnel is not a train.
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Christina Pearson wrote:
Regarding Robert Pavlis, I really like his findings. Especially since he "digs deep" backing up his writing with scientific findings, and debunks many myths (on YT too)
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james cox wrote:
james
Hi
If I may chime it, have a look here, and you might find interesting explanations on eggs shells and many other gardening subjects (curtesy of Robert Pavlis)
https://www.gardenmyths.com/tag/eggshells/
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Sometimes activism is chaining yourself to a bulldozer or blockading parliament. Far more often, it’s growing too many zucchinis and sharing them with your neighbours.
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Phoenix Blackdove wrote:I usually crush eggshells and throw back to the chickens so they can maintain their calcium levels. They don’t last long in the pen.
Strawberry rocks seemed to work on the birds this year, but sadly had no effect on the mice.
Speaking of mice, though - a good, cheap, everything-else safe bait can be made by mixing equal parts of flour, sugar, and bicarbonate of soda together. Leave out on plates or in containers where there’s rodent activity. Corners of sheds tend to be a good spot.
The sugar and flour attract them and disguise the taste of the soda, which is what kills them. It’s safe for pretty much anything that isn’t a rat or a mouse - we use it so we don’t poison the blue-tongue lizards in the backyard.
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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james cox wrote:
"You might be thinking that Blossom End Rot is a calcium deficiency, but that is not correct. The rest of the plant can have lots of calcium, and Blossom End Rot can still develop. More recently, scientists have had a closer look and found that the problem is one of moving calcium around inside the plant, not necessarily a shortage."
well don't leave us hanging christina, how do we get the calcium flowing through the plant?
or anyone else can answer that knows, would love to not have blossom end rot in my tomatoes.
cheers james
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Ela La Salle wrote:
james cox wrote:
james
Hi
If I may chime it, have a look here, and you might find interesting explanations on eggs shells and many other gardening subjects (curtesy of Robert Pavlis)
https://www.gardenmyths.com/tag/eggshells/
hi ela
i read soil science a couple of years back. you have complicated my life by reminding me of this book because now i have to read it again.thanks for that.
one of the things about scientists, for me is that they need empirical data from controlled experiments etc, etc. not to disparage their work, but often if they can't see it, it doesn't exist. over the years they say one thing then reverse what they think because some "new" thing has come to light, really it was there all the time. the understanding of soil has really grown and so much information has come to light that has helped us(read me) not so bright folks do much better at building soil because of scientists, so i don't just write them off. however, i am into the placebo effect and faith. that is, just because i can't see it doesn't mean it's not real. for years doctors have old us that vitamins have no benefit, that is why i'm into the placebo effect. the first ever year i grew tomatoes with basil all around and gave them to my wife she said these taste basilly and they were the most flavorful tomatoes. so faith. no way to prove that basil helped. could have been a fluke or something totally unrelated. dirt, weather, water. who knows?
i can't remember if it is this book or another but, i think it had a bunch of info on how to make different compost teas. eggshells in acv was one and then dilute and spray or add to soil. i think the idea was to leach the calcium out of the shells. darn, now i have to find that book and read it again to brush up, if it's not in soil science. i think the shells just take a long time to deliver but, that is soil building. cuz if chickens digest and benefit from the shells then soil will to if given the chance and maybe some other nutrient to help with the breakdown into useful ions. or maybe the worms will transform it for me.
at any rate, i appreciate the "chime it".
still waiting to hear how to get the calcium moving around in my plants or maybe i will find it in soil science.
cheers james
I'm not lost because where ever I go there I am and that light at the end of the tunnel is not a train.
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I'm not lost because where ever I go there I am and that light at the end of the tunnel is not a train.
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james cox wrote:
Hi James, I agree with you to a point LOL
Perhaps you might find this (short) explanation from I am Organic Gardening on calcium intake in tomatoes interesting? (mentions Epson salts, fish etc, )
He's good at backing hi findings with updated science
https://youtu.be/VNa_6CbTrRU
Also, his visual explanation how to build healthy soil (the easiest to understand and to retain information for me). This might be quicker then looking for that book
https://youtu.be/lu-yIZOBar8 )
I am going to try growing things this man's way this year, including potatoes in cardboard box
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Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
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“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” — Abraham Lincoln
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Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
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