Top Ten Secrets - #2 Tomatoes, Everything You Need to Know

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In this episode of GardenRx, host Loren Nancarrow sets the record straight on growing prize winning tomatoes in your own garden. You'll learn how to ready the soil prior to planting, when and how to plant and you'll learn Loren's organic "homemade" fertilizer recipe. You'll learn how much to water and when, how to avoid Blossom End Rot and we'll introduce you to the Dreaded Tomato Horn Worm and give you a quick and easy method for controlling this crop destroying little critter. Basically, everything you need to know to grow world class tomatoes and possibly become famous.

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This was a great video. Thank You!

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The only thing I want to stress out is that the egg shells will increase the pH of the soil, while tomato prefers acidic environment. Use lemon juice or citric acid to partly dissolve the egg shells before you mix it in under the tomato plant or water your tomatoes with the diluted lemon juice once in a while if you have put egg shells (or any other form of CaCO3) in the soil. Moreover, this will help "ionize"and release the Ca++ ions from very insoluble CaCO3 and make it available for the plant.
And do not forget to mulch !!!
Otherwise it is a great video. Thanks. Subscribed to your channel.

I have just watched plenty of tomato plant vids & I gotta say this was the most informative one yet that I got allot out of.

Will I have to feed later in the season? And I welcome the hornworms because my frilled dragon LOVES them!!

Well I learned from you so I subscribed. Great video.

I don't know why but watching this dude is so calming

Thanks! My daughter and I are growing her first plant and it has been good so far. The tips are great and well delivered. she has renewed excitement. Thanks!

I live in thailand and it gets very hot should i water more than once a week

very informative!!!!!!

We miss you Loren.

I have white dots some look like a tiny leaf on the leaves and stem of my plants ..I have them all over the plants that I just purchase are these some kind of insect eggs or whiteflies eggs ...Help

You truly are "The Man"!! I tried this last year. I grew the finest tomatoes in all the land!

of course you are there because of other dummies cunt

i watch this video every year to refresh ,and i use the tuna can feeder, the blue jays and cardinals are steady customers

Excellent video thanks!

horse manure is horrible for garden because horses eat everything and the seeds so it all grows in the spring

will garden lime work the same as gypsum ?

Great video. Thanks.

Wow! I randomly clicked on this and instantly recognized Loren Nancarrow. A legendary San Diego TV weatherman and an all around nice guy. Met him in 1988. RIP, Loren. I'm sure the gardens in Heaven are a little nicer now!