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7 Things To Put On Your Tomato Planting Hole

November 16, 2018 by Ina Wrobel

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Follow these gardening tips on how to get the best tomatoes in the block by adding these 7 things before you put tomato plants into the planting hole.

Use This Helpful Guide For Creating A Tomato Planting Hole Recipe

Gardening is fun! There I say it! It is not only fun, but you can get free fruits and vegetables just a step away from your kitchen door. Every home garden needs at least one tomato plant.

Because there is nothing better than homegrown sweet and juicy tomato from your backyard that you raised it with love. Well, kids usually love to help with the gardening chore.

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So, how do you get the best-tasting tomatoes in the block, you said. The key is by adding these seven things on the planting hole.

You will give the plant the right amount of fertilizer once and then forget about it until it is time to harvest them. You will amaze how tasty and juicy the tomato is, and you can compare it with the storebought one to make sure.

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The best tomato fertilizer for the best tomato ever.

1. Eggshell
Every time I cook an egg, I collected these eggshells. The eggshell is an excellent calcium source, and one of essential mineral for growing tomato.

I put about 3 to 4 eggshell on the planting hole, and you can also sprinkle the crumbled egg shell around the little seedling to prevent cutworm.

2. Aspirin
There is lots of research done on aspirin for growing tomato. I am a believer in this matter. Aspirin will help tomato plant to increase the immunity system and fight multiple plant diseases like blight.

I always put 2 aspirin tablets per plant on the planting hole. I use one that has 325 mg dosage per pill. Also, spray the seedling with the aspirin solution before you transplant them.

Here is how to make aspirin solution, add 1 pill into a gallon of water, give it a good shake, then use the spray bottle to spray tomato seedling a couple of days before transplant them to the garden. Here is more info about using aspirin for tomato.

3. Bone meal
Bone meal is an excellent source of calcium and phosphorus. It is an essential organic matter to help tomato plant has a good root system and produce bountiful quality fruit. I put about 1/2 cup bone meal per planting hole.

4. Fish
Most of the gardeners use the fish head for this. But I have great success by using smelt fish, shrimp shell, fish scrape, and just about any unsalted raw seafood.

I don’t get access to any fish head supply, as I live far from the coast or any fishery, but these frozen smelt fish is the cheapest, and there is a lot in one package enough for up to around 20 tomato plants.

If you use frozen fish, make sure you thaw it first. Fish has lots of trace amount of nitrogen, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus and some other essential minerals.

5. Banana Peel
I freeze banana peel in a large ziplock bag, and I thaw it whenever I ready to use them in the garden. I put two banana peel per planting hole.

Banana peel is an excellent source of phosphorus which is essential for growing tomatoes. Sometimes I add some old and overly ripe banana that I don’t have time to turn it into banana bread.

6. Epsom salt
An excellent source of magnesium which is help tomato plant that always suffers from magnesium deficiency. One tablespoon is enough per plant.

7. Multivitamin / Calcium pill
One spring, I happen to have some old and expire multivitamin and calcium pills. So instead of tossing into the trash, I put 1 tablets each per plants. I was amazed by the result.

My tomato plants were growing beautiful and had a fantastic yield. Since then, I always add multivitamin and calcium pills on the tomato planting hole. I recommend the regular tablet or capsules, not the gummy one.

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I put all these 7 things in one pile on top of each other as it shows on the image above.

What you need to do before putting tomato plants in the hole

You need to prepare tomato planting hole deeper. Once you put these 7 things on the ground, cover it up with about 1 or 2 inches of soil to make sure the root is not touching these things directly.

Remove the two lower leaves then put the seedling on, and make sure the hole is deeper than the original seedling container.

Fill it up with soil up to the second lower leaves node as it shows on the image below with the arrow pointing to, and create a little hill, so when you water them won’t touch the plant.

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How to water tomato plant with Epsom salt solution

Once you transplant the tomato seedling, soak the soil thoroughly with water. Tomato likes to have the right amount of water, but it doesn’t like soggy or overly wet soil because tomato plants prefer well-draining soil.

The best time to water them is in the morning, so it has times to dry up before evening comes.

Make a solution with 1 tbsp Epsom salt into 1 gallon of water. Water around the base of the plant with this solution once a month.

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Do you know you can get more tomato plants for free in a week? It will save your times, and you will get the same tomato variety you like.

By adding these 7 things on the planting hole, you will get the best tomatoes ever in size and yield. But also keep in mind, we can not control specific natural matter that affects the tomato harvest too, such as too much rain, early frost or hail storm.

We can not avoid these things, but you certainly can cover the plant to prevent any damage from early frost or hail storm with frost blanket or row cover.

If you live in a colder climate with a short growing season, you might end up with too many green tomatoes when the first frost is coming. Don’t worry. You can ripen green tomatoes indoors within a week or two.

Also, sometimes too much good things are not good either, it is better to get the soil tested. You might need to correct the soil ph first before adding some fertilizer.

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  1. Erin

    November 17, 2018 at 12:04 pm

    These are great tips. I’ve never really made my own tomato fertilizer before.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      November 18, 2018 at 10:42 am

      Thank you, these are the best one, you won’t regret with the result!

      Reply
  2. Holly Bird

    November 19, 2018 at 1:42 pm

    I have never heard about adding aspirin to my tomato holes..I will be doing this in the spring!! Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      November 21, 2018 at 9:28 am

      Try it please, Holly. You will be surprise with the result!

      Reply
      • Holly Bird

        December 18, 2018 at 1:00 pm

        getting ready to do my spring crop in January! can’t wait! Thank you again!

        Reply
        • Crafty For Home

          December 20, 2018 at 10:22 am

          So excited, Holly. You can start garden as early as possible.

          Reply
      • Jessica jarsak

        March 25, 2021 at 11:35 pm

        Will baby aspirin be ok? And I have frozen shrimp would that do?

        Reply
        • Crafty For Home

          March 26, 2021 at 2:50 pm

          HI, Jessica, I have never tried baby aspirin (the low dose) before, just the regular aspirin. And frozen shrimp is totally fine, I use it often, but I usually thaw it first.

          Reply
  3. Sarah

    November 21, 2018 at 4:21 pm

    These are some good tips. I have tried most of these, but not all of them. I have seen good results when adding them at planting – if I have a warm enough year for tomatoes, which is rare.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      November 21, 2018 at 4:36 pm

      It is challenging for sure when we only have few month of summer. But it is doable!

      Reply
  4. Holly Bird

    April 23, 2019 at 12:05 pm

    I wanted to check back in a tell you I used your tips and my tomato plants are bigger and so much better this year!! Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      April 24, 2019 at 9:26 am

      Hi Holly, I am glad it works for you too, you will get the best tomato harvest this year! Looking forward for your garden update.

      Reply
  5. Gilbert

    April 27, 2019 at 11:26 am

    I don’t have all 7 things but wondering I have tums4 calcium need to know how many per hole and aspirin same question hope it will b enough

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      April 27, 2019 at 4:11 pm

      Hi, Gilbert, I also use Tums, I always put 2 tablets maximum per plant. If I have multivitamin tablet then I put 1 each, same with aspirin 2 tablets maximum per plant.

      Reply
  6. Martha

    June 20, 2019 at 3:00 pm

    Thank you for the great tips

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 2, 2019 at 1:06 pm

      Your welcome, glad it is helpful for your gardening.

      Reply
  7. SB

    May 29, 2020 at 10:07 am

    Thanks for these tips. Can you use this method in pots or grow bags?

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      May 30, 2020 at 10:51 am

      Yes of course, I add these things for my tomato plants on the container too, just make sure the container has drainage holes in the bottom.

      Reply
      • SB

        June 2, 2020 at 12:03 am

        Thank you!

        Reply
  8. Margaret

    June 16, 2020 at 12:05 am

    Hello, I just purchased a lot of tomatoes seed, will these 7 things work with seeds as well? I have heard of some of these before but just not sure about with seeds

    Thank you,
    Margaret

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      June 19, 2020 at 1:21 pm

      Hi, I haven’t try to use for seed yet, as we know seed will require specific growing medium for better germination.

      Reply
  9. Wonder W

    April 4, 2021 at 11:24 am

    hi, thanks for all these tips, I love planting everything, does this work with all plants? and how often do you have to repeat the process?

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      April 6, 2021 at 5:14 pm

      I only use aspirin and calcium tablet for tomatoes. I use fish, banana peel, eggshells for any plants except root vegetables. Bonemeal would be a better option for root vegetables as it will encourage root growth.
      Also, use Epsom salt in moderation. Add a new batch of these seven things every time you plant a new tomato seedling.

      Reply
  10. selebatso tlhankwe

    March 15, 2022 at 6:50 am

    good ideas, i always add kraal manure only. thank you.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      May 28, 2022 at 10:12 am

      Kraal manure is good too, as long as it has the balance of nutrients and minerals the plant need.

      Reply
  11. Jd

    April 2, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    I’ve tried some of the 7 things to grow tomatoes and all I do is attract possums, raccoons, and squirrels that dig them up! How do I avoid them??

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      May 28, 2022 at 10:09 am

      Hi, Jd. I have heard that putting chicken wire will keep those critters from digging into your vegetable garden.

      Reply
  12. Jeannie

    May 19, 2022 at 1:10 pm

    How deep do you plant these 7 things? Do you put these in a hole then make the hold big enough to fit your seedling on top of these things?

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      May 28, 2022 at 10:05 am

      Hi, Jeannie, yes, you need to dig the hole deeper than the original planter of the seedling. You want to bury the plant 2/3 the height of the tomato seedling. So dig the hole about 4 inches deeper than the depth of the seedling planter. Add these fertilizers, cover it with 1 or 2 inches of soil, then put the seedling.

      Reply

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