Jan in VA

Try Epsom salt on your plants.
A healthy growing tomato plant uses up lots of magnesium in the growing / production process. Maintaining the magnesium at the right levels can be accomplished with regular applications of Epsom salt. The results… more blooms, less blossom rot, more fruit, stronger plants, deeper green color, along with taster, sweeter tomatoes. Use 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon warm water (to help the salts dissolve).

Jan in VA

rj.neihart

All great advice - sounds like there are some tomato growers on here too!

SewingSew

I mix up a solutiion of epsom salt & water and put it in a spray bottle. Then, at the first sign of blossoms, I spray directly on the blossoms of my peppers, tomatoes, & eggplant. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. Doing this is suppose to increase the yield of the plant.

maviskw

I'm going to do that right now. I have tomatoes, but no ripe ones yet. One Tablespoon Epsom salt to one gallon water. Got it!

Charleen DiSante

Love learning about worms and their benefits/problems. Thanks for the info.

sewnclog

Epsom salt too is good for tomatoes - and pepper plants; will help them set fruit.

DonnaFreak

I agree with Jan. Epsom salts are good for the plants. Also, they may be getting leggy because they are too close together. I never put more than one in a large pot. Even when planted in the ground where they have plenty of room to spread, they should be at least 3' apart. I never use commercial fertilizer. Instead I buy one bag of blood meal, one bag of bone meal, and one container of Epsom salts. When mixed together they organically provide everything the commercial fertilizers do. Also, tomatoes love calcium, so sprinkling some powdered milk around the plant every time they're watered provides that, and helps prevent blossom end rot. Hope this helps. ☺

Donna

mjhaess

The plants are too close for growing. I grew beautiful tomates in raised beds. I canned 50 quarts and kept the neighbors in tomatoes for the last month. They are now now nearing the end.

lots2do

I will try the Epsom salts and powdered milk. Thanks! Mine went in late but I should be able to pick my first tomato soon.

Grace creates

Wow so much information about tomato plants. I only have a small raised plastic bed my son bought me. I did get some tomatoes, but sure wish I read this sooner.