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Re: The Dawg Patch
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 8:13 am
by JayneR13
Wildcat82 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 4:50 pm
Has Stop Rot worked well for you? I planted all my tomatoes with a handful of bone meal but it didn't help at all and I had BER everywhere.
I plant mine with gypsum, a fast acting source of calcium. I find that works very well, though I also use Stop Rot in a pinch. BER, from what I've read, is a calcium deficiency. I've also read about uneven watering being a possible cause but more commonly it's a lack of calcium. Gypsum and Stop Rot are fast acting sources. Egg shells take a lot of time to degrade. Here's a link for your enjoyment:
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/article ... m-end-rot/ Interestingly enough, WI Extension also recommends bone meal. I've had better luck with gypsum though.
Re: The Dawg Patch
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:24 am
by GoDawgs
JayneR13 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 8:13 am
I plant mine with gypsum, a fast acting source of calcium.
Do you mix it in with all of the potting soil or mix a little into the potting hole itself before putting the plant in?
Re: The Dawg Patch
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 7:46 pm
by JayneR13
I put it in the planting hole along with some chicken poo at planting. I use one of those Soil Savvy cups to measure so perhaps 1/8 cup.
Re: The Dawg Patch
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:30 pm
by GoDawgs
@JayneR13 , thanks for that info. I will do that when it's time to plant the few newbies I started for fall.
I was going to get out the Daconil last evening to foil the emergence and/or spread of powdery mildew. Then I remembered I had some neem oil which has both fungicidal and insecticidal properties and decided to try that first. It's a two-fer since I had noticed some of the small dreaded cucumber beetles out and about. I went ahead and treated everything in the garden since a few bean beetles were spotted too. It's a war, I tell ya!
Re: The Dawg Patch
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 8:01 pm
by Wildcat82
GoDawgs wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:30 pm
@JayneR13 , thanks for that info. I will do that when it's time to plant the few newbies I started for fall.
I was going to get out the Daconil last evening to foil the emergence and/or spread of powdery mildew. Then I remembered I had some neem oil which has both fungicidal and insecticidal properties and decided to try that first. It's a two-fer since I had noticed some of the small dreaded cucumber beetles out and about. I went ahead and treated everything in the garden since a few bean beetles were spotted too. It's a war, I tell ya!
I know a lot of commercial growers consider Quadris to be the best for powdery mildew/leaf fungus problems. Last year I noticed Heritage fungicide which has the same ingredient as Quadris is now available. Gives you another weapon in your arsenal with the Daconil.
https://www.domyown.com/heritage-sc-fun ... 23707.html