Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
Saw an ad for Tomato Blossom Set Spray in this week's hardware
circular. I don't have any idea if it really works or not. Does anyone have any first (or even second)-hand experience with this stuff? Bob Hofmann |
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Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
In article , "Kelly Greene"
wrote: "hr(bob) " wrote in message ... Saw an ad for Tomato Blossom Set Spray in this week's hardware circular. I don't have any idea if it really works or not. Does anyone have any first (or even second)-hand experience with this stuff? Bob Hofmann A healthy outdoor tomato plant needs no spray to set fruit. The breeze will do it. http://gardening.about.com/od/organi...psom_Salts.htm Do Epsom Salts Really Help Plants Grow Better? Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. (snip) However, experienced gardeners have been swearing by Epsom salts for years, and folk wisdom is often ahead of scientific study. ----- I'll be trying it as soon as the night time temp gets above 55F. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
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, Billy wrote: In article , "Kelly Greene" wrote: "hr(bob) " wrote in message ... Saw an ad for Tomato Blossom Set Spray in this week's hardware circular. I don't have any idea if it really works or not. Does anyone have any first (or even second)-hand experience with this stuff? Bob Hofmann A healthy outdoor tomato plant needs no spray to set fruit. The breeze will do it. http://gardening.about.com/od/organi...psom_Salts.htm Do Epsom Salts Really Help Plants Grow Better? Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. (snip) However, experienced gardeners have been swearing by Epsom salts for years, and folk wisdom is often ahead of scientific study. ----- I'll be trying it as soon as the night time temp gets above 55F. We went with additions of things like Rock Phosphate, Green Sand, Barber hair clippings etc. Soil amendments based on price and availability. Encyclopedia of organic gardening has more details. http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/altsoilamend.html Bill with much rain washing in new milky spore. -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA No foreign intervention unless tyranny at home. |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
Billy wrote:
In article , "Kelly Greene" wrote: "hr(bob) " wrote in message ... Saw an ad for Tomato Blossom Set Spray in this week's hardware circular. I don't have any idea if it really works or not. Does anyone have any first (or even second)-hand experience with this stuff? Bob Hofmann A healthy outdoor tomato plant needs no spray to set fruit. The breeze will do it. http://gardening.about.com/od/organi...psom_Salts.htm Do Epsom Salts Really Help Plants Grow Better? Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. (snip) However, experienced gardeners have been swearing by Epsom salts for years, and folk wisdom is often ahead of scientific study. ----- I'll be trying it as soon as the night time temp gets above 55F. You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: Billy wrote: In article , "Kelly Greene" wrote: "hr(bob) " wrote in message ... Saw an ad for Tomato Blossom Set Spray in this week's hardware circular. I don't have any idea if it really works or not. Does anyone have any first (or even second)-hand experience with this stuff? Bob Hofmann A healthy outdoor tomato plant needs no spray to set fruit. The breeze will do it. http://gardening.about.com/od/organi...psom_Salts.htm Do Epsom Salts Really Help Plants Grow Better? Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. (snip) However, experienced gardeners have been swearing by Epsom salts for years, and folk wisdom is often ahead of scientific study. ----- I'll be trying it as soon as the night time temp gets above 55F. You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this
was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote: You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Damn. Like they say,"All pain is desire". Oh well, back to work. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
On Jun 6, 10:35*am, Billy wrote:
In article , *"David Hare-Scott" wrote: You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. *Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Damn. Like they say,"All pain is desire". Oh well, back to work. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Interesting discussion, but no one has answered my questions does the blossom set really work????? |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
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Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
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, "hr(bob) " wrote: On Jun 6, 10:35*am, Billy wrote: In article , *"David Hare-Scott" wrote: You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. *Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Damn. Like they say,"All pain is desire". Oh well, back to work. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Interesting discussion, but no one has answered my questions does the blossom set really work????? Haven't you been following along? What part of "Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. Gardeners are a different story and the use of Epsom salts is a gardening tip passed down for generations.", didn't you understand? Whether I have a good crop of tomatoes this year or not, it will just be one data point. What the hell. It can't hurt. Or if you don't like that cavalier attitude, then consider doing a Ph.D thesis on the subject so that we don't get it wrong ;O) -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on_the |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
On Jun 5, 5:31*pm, Billy wrote:
In article , "Kelly Greene" wrote: "hr(bob) " wrote in message .... Saw an ad for Tomato Blossom Set Spray in this week's hardware circular. *I don't have any idea if it really works or not. *Does anyone have any first (or even second)-hand experience with this stuff? Bob Hofmann A healthy outdoor tomato plant needs no spray to set fruit. The breeze will do it. http://gardening.about.com/od/organi...psom_Salts.htm Do Epsom Salts Really Help Plants Grow Better? Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. (snip) However, experienced gardeners have been swearing by Epsom salts for years, and folk wisdom is often ahead of scientific study. ----- I'll be trying it as soon as the night time temp gets above 55F. Fast acting magnesium supplement, use when fertilizers don't include Mg -- such as Miracle grow all purpose. Use 1 - 2 tsp per gallon. Adding dolomite to soil before planting supplies magnesium and calcium, in equal amounts, both of which tomatoes need especially. |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
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Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
On Jun 6, 7:44*pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote: On Jun 6, 10:35*am, Billy wrote: In article , *"David Hare-Scott" wrote: You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. *Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Damn. Like they say,"All pain is desire". Oh well, back to work. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html-Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Interesting discussion, but no one has answered my questions does the blossom set really work????? As long as people keep spending their money on it, I'd say it fulfills it's purpose quite nicely. |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
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, Mycosimian wrote: On Jun 6, 7:44*pm, "hr(bob) " wrote: On Jun 6, 10:35*am, Billy wrote: In article , *"David Hare-Scott" wrote: You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. *Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Damn. Like they say,"All pain is desire". Oh well, back to work. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html-Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Interesting discussion, but no one has answered my questions does the blossom set really work????? As long as people keep spending their money on it, I'd say it fulfills it's purpose quite nicely. In rec.gardens.edible, Gunner just posted http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%2...tural%20Myths_ files/index.html which leads to http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%2...tural%20Myths_ files/Myths/magazine%20pdfs/EpsomSalts.pdf which says no, unless you have a magnesium deficiency in the soil. Bim-batta-boom, case sol-ved. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on_the |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
On Jun 6, 8:50*pm, Billy wrote:
In article , *"hr(bob) " wrote: On Jun 6, 10:35*am, Billy wrote: In article , *"David Hare-Scott" wrote: You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. *Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Damn. Like they say,"All pain is desire". Oh well, back to work. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html-Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Interesting discussion, but no one has answered my questions does the blossom set really work????? Haven't you been following along? What part of "Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. Gardeners are a different story and the use of Epsom salts is a gardening tip passed down for generations.", didn't you understand? Whether I have a good crop of tomatoes this year or not, it will just be one data point. What the hell. It can't hurt. Or if you don't like that cavalier attitude, then consider doing a Ph.D thesis on the subject so that we don't get it wrong ;O) -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What does epsom salts have to do with blossom Set Spray??? |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
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, "hr(bob) " wrote: On Jun 6, 8:50*pm, Billy wrote: In article , *"hr(bob) " wrote: On Jun 6, 10:35*am, Billy wrote: In article , *"David Hare-Scott" wrote: You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. *Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Damn. Like they say,"All pain is desire". Oh well, back to work. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html-Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Interesting discussion, but no one has answered my questions does the blossom set really work????? Haven't you been following along? What part of "Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. Gardeners are a different story and the use of Epsom salts is a gardening tip passed down for generations.", didn't you understand? Whether I have a good crop of tomatoes this year or not, it will just be one data point. What the hell. It can't hurt. Or if you don't like that cavalier attitude, then consider doing a Ph.D thesis on the subject so that we don't get it wrong ;O) -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What does epsom salts have to do with blossom Set Spray??? http://gardening.about.com/od/organicgardenin1/f/Epsom_Salts.htm http://www.nres.uiuc.edu/uploads/files/extension/hfs/MicroFertRec.pdf Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA No foreign intervention unless tyranny at home. |
Does Tomato Blossom Set Spray Work???
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, "hr(bob) " wrote: On Jun 6, 8:50*pm, Billy wrote: In article , *"hr(bob) " wrote: On Jun 6, 10:35*am, Billy wrote: In article , *"David Hare-Scott" wrote: You are giving your plants a quick hit of soluble magnesium, if this was what was required you would get noticable results and find it worked even quicker as a foliar spray than on the ground. While folk wisdom is often right but it lacks the mechanisms to be sure and to tease out real effects from mere ritual and side issues. Science has the better methods but the scope of its work is too often bound by what makes money. *Personally I am trying to give the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Ah, the rational mind. What a wonder it is. Don't stop. Continue. That was supposed to be Personally I am trying to give UP the desire for perfect methods as I see no prospect of realisation. David Damn. Like they say,"All pain is desire". Oh well, back to work. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html-Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Interesting discussion, but no one has answered my questions does the blossom set really work????? Haven't you been following along? What part of "Researchers have never been terribly impressed with the effects of Epsom salts on plants. Gardeners are a different story and the use of Epsom salts is a gardening tip passed down for generations.", didn't you understand? Whether I have a good crop of tomatoes this year or not, it will just be one data point. What the hell. It can't hurt. Or if you don't like that cavalier attitude, then consider doing a Ph.D thesis on the subject so that we don't get it wrong ;O) -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What does epsom salts have to do with blossom Set Spray??? http://gardening.about.com/od/organi...psom_Salts.htm and http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...545916543.html response from carolyn137 -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on_the |
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