Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) can be added to seedlings to help strengthen cell walls and improve nutrient intake from the soil. It can also curb yellowing leaves that result from magnesium deficiency and be used as a foliar spray (learn more here) on mature plants to help promote larger ...
I like to alternate the Epsom salt treatment with a liquid seaweed feed or a tomato fertilizer containing seaweed. Liquid seaweed contains a range of nutrients that will boost the vigor of your plants, helping them to recover faster. Plus, this general plant tonic covers all bases in case ...
Mulch with aged compost around tomato plants once the soil has warmed. Add a few pinches of Epsom salts in the planting hole. Epsom salts are rich in magnesium which is important for strong cell growth. Garden soil is usually warm enough for tomato transplants about 2 to 3 weeks after ...
Tomatoes are a warm-weather crop. They don’t tolerate frosts, and they don’t like cold “feet”. Warming up the soil prior to planting improves early root growth and gets the plants off to a better start. It’s a tomato growing secret many gardeners don’t always consider. To warm ...
EVERY GARDENER has his or her own tomato secrets, tips, and tricks they’re sure will bring earliest fruit or the biggest harvest. Some of us swear by staking others by caging, some let their plants sprawl and then there’s to feed or not to feed and what about preventing tomato ...
After purchasing the bag, I took it home and admired my new planter. I could not wait to fill it with tomato plants. So once my local frost-free date had passed, I took out my wine bag to plant it. To begin this process,Read the rest of this entry » ...
Buy Determinate tomato seeds now! Determinate tomatoes are often referred to as "bush" tomatoes. They are compact plants, growing no more than 5 feet tall. All the fruit on the plant ripens at the same time. Doesn't require staking or caging. No pruning
Recent findings have implicated lipid metabolic pathways in the defense responses of plants to RKN46,47,48. For example, microarray-based expression profiling indicated that several fatty acid metabolism genes, includingLOX, patatin-like protein 1 (PLP1), and 12-oxophytodienoate reductase (OPR), ...