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Post by Barbara on May 12, 2014 8:50:31 GMT
Scientists are saying we should spray tomato plants with water that has aspirin in it, as it stops blight and increases yield, it also suggests that soaking the seeds in an aspirin solution would be benificial to plants too.
It's bit late for this years seeds but might be worth a try or the spraying solution.
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Post by Ladygardener on May 12, 2014 8:59:45 GMT
That's very interesting Barbara. I've had a google and a lot of studies seem to have been done on the benifits of Asprin to plants. I must have a look in my tablet box and see if I have any. I think I'll give it a go. |
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Post by Tig on May 12, 2014 10:43:40 GMT
I might do a trial too, I'll add soluble aspirins to my shopping list. Thanks for that info Barbara - happy to give anything a go, and maybe we will all have less headaches as a consequence  |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 12, 2014 11:05:21 GMT
Scientists are saying we should spray tomato plants with water that has aspirin in it, as it stops blight and increases yield, it also suggests that soaking the seeds in an aspirin solution would be benificial to plants too. It's bit late for this years seeds but might be worth a try or the spraying solution. I've used Aspirin with cut flowers before and I had also heard about soaking seeds in a solution of Aspirin, but that it could stop blight and increase yield is a new one on me - definitely worth a go - thanks Barbara.. RF |
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Post by Chuckles on May 12, 2014 20:25:42 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 13, 2014 4:47:09 GMT
Thanks for that ...reading through it says... "Rebecca Brown, professor of plant sciences at the University of Rhode Island, recommends adding 250 to 500mg of aspirin to around 4.5 litres of water and spraying plants two or three times a month.
She warns that the solution is only effective before the first signs of blight."
Could be worth a try - but I don't understand this bit though.. "James Wong, gardening presenting for the BBC, told The Independent on Sunday that plants should be dosed with a water-based aspirin solution when heavy rain is forecast."
However if it works - a 47% reduction of getting blight has got to be worth it.. RF |
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Post by Ladygardener on May 13, 2014 6:06:48 GMT
Yes I read what James Wong said as well Rosefriend and did'nt really understand it. Unless he means that the plants natural defences are washed away by heavy rain and to give them asprin beforehand will help them prepare better.  I'd be doing it every couple of days if that was the case.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 13, 2014 6:19:00 GMT
Yes I read what James Wong said as well Rosefriend and did'nt really understand it. Unless he means that the plants natural defences are washed away by heavy rain and to give them asprin beforehand will help them prepare better. I'd be doing it every couple of days if that was the case. Mmmh exactly and I doubt tom plants would accept being "washed" every couple of days - they don't like being wet to start with.. RF |
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Post by Barbara on May 13, 2014 7:17:40 GMT
That's the article Chuckles.
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Post by applepips on Aug 4, 2014 14:08:55 GMT
This year I containered a tomato plant in my bay window! It grew and grew and the leaves started to curl so I thought it might need a little extra something(as the container is small), I popped in two dissolves aspirin and within a week, clusters of new yellow flowers formed. I've always used bicarbonate to sweeten them, but aspirin seems to give it a boost! They are ripening at the moment so I've yet to taste! My front room smells so fresh too  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 7, 2014 18:21:59 GMT
So far so good, I've been spraying with the asprin through the whole of the growing season and no sign of the dreaded blight as yet. Has anyone else kept doing it? Barbara, Tig Rosefriend did you do it? |
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Post by Tig on Aug 7, 2014 18:26:48 GMT
I used it the once, and have left the spray in the WIG .... but haven't kept up spraying them They seem to have done OK so far though. |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 8, 2014 7:22:07 GMT
I haven't had to use it, is it that it's been a mostly dry, hot summer ?.
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 8, 2014 8:03:49 GMT
Must admit that I haven't tried it Ladygardener as I have never had the dreaded ****** - not even saying the word...but it is at the back of my mind for if and when...mind you I have to do it before, don't I !! This is one for Jasmine as well.. RF |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 8, 2014 12:19:47 GMT
Well,(smug as could be smiley) someone sent me Tomato Wilma seeds (they wouldn't take no for an answer) and for the first time for absolutely years...I have just picked 6 warmed by the sun scrummy little tomatoes! I thought aspirin was for headaches! Never heard of it as a blight preventative! |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 8, 2014 12:23:04 GMT
Well,(smug as could be smiley) someone sent me Tomato Wilma seeds (they wouldn't take no for an answer) and for the first time for absolutely years...I have just picked 6 warmed by the sun scrummy little tomatoes! I thought aspirin was for headaches! Never heard of it as a blight preventative! Aaaahhh and who was it that said that she wasn't going to grow tomatoes ever ever again....lovely Jasmine, I am pleased - bet they tasted great!! The Aspirin trick might be a good one for you...who knows.. RF |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 8, 2014 13:13:49 GMT
I have to say I wouldn't have bothered after last year's blight fest Rosefriend as it was becoming a repeating pattern but you said Wilma was a blight resistant tomato and it is certainly doing very well for me...so thank you for getting me to try again. Sun warmed tomatoes and sunwarmed strawberries - bliss! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 19, 2014 17:29:05 GMT
Well I used the asprin solution faithfully every couple of weeks and still ended up with blight but perhaps I would have gotten it earlier if I'd not used the asprin. I might try it again next year again, we'll see.
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 13, 2016 9:19:13 GMT
Barbara, Ladygardener, Tig, Chuckles, Jasmine, Jilly, bagpussWell it looks as though I have got blight in two areas of the garden - the tomatoes are really in a sorry state - I got rid of half the leaves and will take all the leaves off and cut back to a good truss to try and ripen the toms but I don't hold out much hope. In my tomato groups on FB aspirin is used a lot it seems - with good results. I have re-read through this thread and our results weren't really helpful... Did anyone carry on with the aspirin or try it again??
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Post by Barbara on Aug 13, 2016 12:31:44 GMT
I have to confess Rosefriend, I ended up taking the aspirin myself as I read it prevents bowel cancer. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 13, 2016 13:15:56 GMT
I have to confess Rosefriend, I ended up taking the aspirin myself as I read it prevents bowel cancer. Dunno about bowel cancer but it will have thinned your blood, watch your tum though...made me laugh anyway !! |
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Post by Tig on Aug 13, 2016 13:34:27 GMT
The one year I had a go there was no blight, but perhaps there wouldn't have been blight anyway. Think a lot of us would have to try it as a proper trial to get results which were more reliable?
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 13, 2016 14:48:12 GMT
The one year I had a go there was no blight, but perhaps there wouldn't have been blight anyway. Think a lot of us would have to try it as a proper trial to get results which were more reliable? Prevention is always better than cure and I can understand that by soaking/spraying seeds it would help...tomato plants are not as sensitive as one thinks and by spraying every 2 weeks or whatever it is nothing more than a short rain shower - at a time that the leaves dry quickly... I know some of the USA growers are in terrible rain areas and just accept that they get blight every year - well, OK but I can't cope with it so have to find a way of at least reducing it somehow...or covering things up more. If all fails I will only grow in the GH's - I get grey mould etc but that can be coped with - blight can't... I'll try and find out more about it from those that use it in rainy areas... |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 13, 2016 18:58:25 GMT
Right - so I have been chatting with a USA lass that started using Aspirin after getting blight for 10 years and being more than a little fed up about it.
She soaks her seeds in an aspirin solution for 2 hours ( 1 soluble tablet to a glass) and then dries them overnight, then plants them.
She spray then once a week using a 32ounce sprayer (roughly 2 litres) and put 2 tablet per litre in. If it gets very moist and hot then she adds a organic antifungal spray called "actinovate" - that I can't find here in Germany...
She has now been free from blight for two years and has reduced the amount of tomatoes because the toms are growing like triffids..
Oh yes - she sprays her pots etc with peroxide/bleach in the spring against spores as well...
I am going to try it - nothing to lose. She told me to spray my toms now using double the amount as Aspirin cannot hurt the toms - she is right - will have a go...
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Post by Tig on Aug 13, 2016 19:18:03 GMT
And you won't get a headache when you eat them  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 13, 2016 19:24:02 GMT
And you won't get a headache when you eat them Yes I thought that as well Tig, - when you need a painkiller you just eat a tomato - hahahaha!! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 14, 2016 6:36:56 GMT
I did'nt keep up with it either Rosefriend but good luck with your spraying. I've had blight in the past too so I know what it's like but I've only ever grown a few plants unlike you with your huge amount. |
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Post by maglonian on Aug 14, 2016 8:09:39 GMT
Interesting thread. Just googled actinovate - £859 + tax for 18 ounces. I'd need aspirin and paracetamol for the damage my wife did to my head if I spent that  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 14, 2016 8:32:13 GMT
Interesting thread. Just googled actinovate - £859 + tax for 18 ounces. I'd need aspirin and paracetamol for the damage my wife did to my head if I spent that Hahahahaha - yes I saw that maglonian as well. The woman that I was talking to in the USA said that it cost "the actinovite is like $15 or so for a couple of ounces" - not sure where she was buying it but I can't find it anyway...think I might have to go without that!! |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 14, 2016 9:35:55 GMT
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I'd be doing it every couple of days if that was the case. 
