The year before last I sweated and planted and weeded and toiled. Then finally the season came, the tomatoes came on and I discovered that I had grown a bumper crop of half rotten tomatoes! Grrr Grunt Snort! I was really put out, and about ready to throw away the notion of growing my own tomatoes. Sound familiar? If you've experienced this in your garden, and are considering throwing in the hat, or at least a little frustrated with the wasted work, keep reading! because next I'm going to tell you how YOU can stop those pesky rotten tomatoes this coming season before they even start! This MYO tip is just in time for the coming season.
The blessing in all of this is actually a double blessing. Can tomatoes talk? The first blessing is that your tomatoes are actually telling you a very important piece of information. gardening.com says that "A water-soaked spot [rotten] at the blossom end of tomato fruits is the classic symptom of blossom-end rot. This relatively common garden problem is not a disease, but rather a physiological disorder caused by a calcium imbalance within the plant. It can occur in pepper, squash, cucumber, and melon fruits as well as tomatoes." WOW! So your tomato is telling you that you have a calcium deficiency in the garden. That's a blessing because plant based calcium is highly soluble in our bodies, meaning we can use it much more readily. We want and need that calcium, so if our soil is deplete, we will be missing out on that benefit when eating our tomatoes. Thank you little ugly rotten tomato for preserving my health!
The second blessing in this issue is that it's not a difficult issue to solve. You can easily purchase bone meal to add calcium to your garden. But the tip I wanted to share with you today is that you can MAKE your own calcium supplement for the garden! It's better than cheap, it's actually almost free!
The second blessing in this issue is that it's not a difficult issue to solve. You can easily purchase bone meal to add calcium to your garden. But the tip I wanted to share with you today is that you can MAKE your own calcium supplement for the garden! It's better than cheap, it's actually almost free!
The super simple short story is that you take your leftover egg shells dry and grind them and then sprinkle them in the garden. The calcium readily breaks down into the soil from this form and will aid your growing plants, and your body when you enjoy the bounty of your garden this summer and fall. The plants will absorb that extra calcium and you'll be getting your calcium supplements from nature, the way our Creator intended! How's that for NATURAL HEALTH!
Now if you want the DIY tutorial on exactly how I did it, stay tuned and I'll be sharing that with you soon. I'll also hopefully be inviting a guest blogger in to share another recipe or 2 on how YOU can make your own natural calcium supplements!
Comment below and tell me what other fantastic natural remedies do you use in your garden? And tell me, who else is itching to get in the dirt!?
Now if you want the DIY tutorial on exactly how I did it, stay tuned and I'll be sharing that with you soon. I'll also hopefully be inviting a guest blogger in to share another recipe or 2 on how YOU can make your own natural calcium supplements!
Comment below and tell me what other fantastic natural remedies do you use in your garden? And tell me, who else is itching to get in the dirt!?
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