The Secret All Gardeners Hide: How to Grow Giant Tomatoes Without Fertilizer
Have you noticed that your neighbor's tomatoes are the size of a child's head, while yours are like small plums, even if you water and fertilize them?
The whole point is that you are missing one key step that experienced gardeners are silent about.
Imagine: you plant seedlings, water them, but instead of growing upward, they begin to wither.
But the secret is not in fertilizers, but in... eggshells and cinnamon. Yes, you heard right! When planting tomatoes, dig a hole deeper than usual, pour a handful of crushed shells and a teaspoon of cinnamon on the bottom.
The calcium in the shell will make the fruit firm and sweet, and the cinnamon will kill the fungus that often destroys the roots. But that's just the beginning.
The main life hack is watering with whey. Dilute it with water 1:3 and water the bushes once a week. Lactic bacteria will create a protective barrier against late blight, and the tomatoes will begin to fill with juice, like yeast.
But be careful: too much whey will acidify the soil. Add a pinch of wood ash to the solution - it will neutralize the acid and saturate the soil with potassium.
Tomatoes also love… banana peels. Bury them near the roots, and the plant will get a dose of phosphorus, which will speed up ripening. But don’t overdo it – two peels per bush are enough.
And remember: never water tomatoes with cold water from a hose. A sharp temperature change will shock the roots, and the plant will drop the ovaries. Heat the water in a barrel until the morning, and then pour it under the roots.
Lastly, if you want your tomatoes to be sweet, stop watering them two weeks before harvest. Stress will cause the plant to put all its energy into the fruit, not the leaves.
Your neighbors will beg for your secret, but you won't tell anyone, will you?
